South Carolina Female Collegiate Institute

At Barhamville, about ½ mi. west of this point, a famous girls' school, founded by Dr. Elias Marks (1790-1886), was located 1828-65. Among the students were Anna Maria, daughter of John C. Calhoun; Ann Pamela Cuningham, founder of Mt. Vernon ...

Battle of Rowlesburg: "The River Road"

You are standing less than a mile from an important battle site in the Civil War. Just ahead a handful of determined Union troops and townspeople would thwart the Confederate Raiders.

Though small in scale compared to Gettysburg and Antietam, ...

Skirmish at Waters Creek

Capt. Edward Waters gave his name to Waters Creek when patented land here in 1624. In the spring of 1781 a force of 30 mounted militia led by Capt. Edward Mallory repulsed a British foraging party loaded with plunder near ...

First Brick Rural Road in United States

Olde York Road

Side A:

In the late nineteenth century, a movement to improve inadequate plank and dirt roads was brought on by the popularity of bicycling, the introduction of the automobile, and the need to improve travel to and ...

Former Grand Trunk Railway Station

The Saint-Jean station, built in 1890, symbolizes the presence of the Grand Trunk Railway in Québec before its amalgamation in 1923 with the Canadian National Railways. The Grand Trunk was incorporated in 1853 to provide service through the Province of ...

National Guard Armory

1910 - 1999

Site of the

National Guard Armory

1910 - 1999

Home of the

2nd National Guard Regiment

Company M

The armory also served as an important community and cultural center hosting graduations, dances, rallies, sporting, and other important community events.

Marker is on Grove Street, on ...

Tribute to Combat Pigeons

A Memorial

to

Homing Pigeons

In Combat

Courage • Loyalty • Endurance

Marker is on Gosselin Ave near Murray Drive.

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Stewart's Corps at Big Shanty

During the march of Lt. Gen. Hood's army N. from Palmetto, Stewart's A. C., & Armstrong's

cav. [CS] were sent from Lost Mtn., Oct. 3, 1864 to destroy the State R. R. at Big Shanty.

Featherston's brigade, Loring's div., [CS] captured ...

Marion's Camp at Snow's Island

Front

During the American Revolution Gen. Francis Marion (ca. 1732 ~ 1795), the most successful of the Patriot partisan leaders, made his camp and headquarters about 1.8 mi. SSW on Snow's Island. The island, named for settlers James and William Snow, ...

William Augustus Atlee

1735-1793

Chairman of Committee of Safety

during American Revolution

Chief Burgess of Lancaster

Judge of first Supreme Court of

Pennsylvania

Warden and Vestryman of

St. James Church

Marker can be reached from Orange Street.

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