Battle of Brandywine

On Sept. 11, 1777, an American force of about 11,000 men, commanded by Washington, attempted to halt a British advance into Pennsylvania. The Americans were defeated near Chadds Ford on Brandywine Creek by approximately 18,000 British and Hessian troops under ...

Disappearance of Albert J. Fountain and his son Henry

Albert Jennings Fountain was a Civil War veteran, New Mexico legislator and prominent lawyer. On February 1, 1896, Fountain and his eight-year-old son, Henry, were traveling home to Mesilla from Lincoln. They carried grand jury indictments against cattle rustlers. Both ...

Amherst Fire District

Original Fire Bell

Established 1902

Marker is on Mill Street (County Highway B) east of South Main Street (County Highway A), on the right when traveling east.

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Preservation of Log Post Office

"The Long Journey Begins"

[North face of the pavilion]

It all started in June 1974 when Franklin Judge J.T. Riley decided to replace the white building pictured here. It was reputed that the right portion was where J.N.C. Schenck had his store ...

Commission for the Blind Orientation Center

The Orientation Center teaches persons who are blind or visually impaired the skills to live independently and work competitively. Originally part of the New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, the “Training Center” opened in 1949 before integrated ...

All Veterans of Seat Pleasant

In Honor of

All Veterans

of Seat Pleasant

Who Served

Our Country.

Marker is at the intersection of Martin Luther King, Jr. Highway (Maryland Route 704) and Addison Road, on the right when traveling west on Martin Luther King, ...

In Honor of the Men and Women of Fairmount Heights who Served in

[The four plaques containing the text of this marker are missing]

Marker is at the intersection of 59th Avenue and 59th Place on 59th Avenue.

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The Old Log Post Office

The oldest known structure standing in Franklin, the Old Log Post Office is a reminder of the links the community's earliest members maintained to the rest of the young state of Ohio and to the United States during the early ...

New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired

The New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired was founded on granted land in 1903 by the new territorial governor. The teacher and later regent was the blind daughter of lawman Pat Garrett, Elizabeth Garrett, who solicited the ...

Fraternizing at the Ford

The Rappahannock River During the Civil War

The Rappahannock River served as a barrier separating the Union and Confederate Armies during the winter of 1862-63. Places where the water level, the river bottom, and the steepness of the banks were favorable ...