Woodlawn Cumberland Presbyterian Church

Organized 1869. Original building ¼ mile west. Rev. Thomas Benton Wood, first Pastor. Land Given by Martha Kidd Vaughn, lumber by A.P. Presley.

Marker is at the intersection of State Highway 12 and Woodlawn Road on State Highway 12.

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William Barksdale

Eminent lawyer and editor. U.S. Congressman 1852-1861. Miss. Quartermaster-General 1861. Commanding General of famous Mississippi Brigade. Killed at Gettysburg. Here is site of plantation home.

Marker is at the intersection of North 2nd Avenue (State Highway 182) and Phillips Hill Road ...

Deer Creek Lutheran Church Bell

This bell has called people to God’s house to worship since 1869. It was first purchased and used by First Lutheran Church of St. Ansgar. In 1893 they gave it to Deer Creek Lutheran Church where it continued its call ...

Bragg's Invasion of Kentucky

The Confederate Army’s advance into Kentucky in 1862 was initiated to relieve Tennessee of Union control, to align the help of dissatisfied Kentuckians and to gain access to the rich supplies Kentucky offered.

General Kirby Smith entered southeastern Kentucky advancing toward ...

Bockoven Farm

This stone monument was constructed from a foundation of a barn on the former Bockoven Farm. This was the site of the last working dairy farm in Brookside.

Marker is on W. Main Street, on the right when traveling west.

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Walter "Red" Barber

A native of Columbus, Walter Lanier "Red" Barber (1908-1992) as a boy lived on North 4th Avenue. He began a storied career in radio broadcasting in 1934 after receiving a job offer from the Cincinnati Reds. Barber was the voice ...

Robert Whitehill (1735 - 1813)

Legislator and official lived here in Lowther Manor on land conveyed by the Penns in 1771. At the state's 1787 convention to ratify the U.S. Constitution, Whitehill led the Anti-federalist minority; he presented amendments later embodied in the Bill of ...

Cumberland Riflemen

Capt. William Hendricks led from nearby Cumberland County points a company of riflemen to Quebec, Canada. There they fought Dec. 31, 1775, at the side of Gen. Richard Montgomery. Hendricks was killed in action.

Marker is on Market Street near 24th ...

Harrisburg

Pennsylvania's capital since 1812. As Harris' Ferry, was settled a century before by John Harris Sr. Laid out as a town in 1785 by John Harris, Jr. For over 200 years a center of travel, trade, and historic events.

Marker is ...

Brookside Historic District

"Water Street"

Water power and natural resources made this a busy industrial village from the early 18th century through 1900. Visible today are waterways that powered sawmills, grist mills, wagon shops, a glass factory, and cottage industries.

Marker is on E. Main ...