Borough of River Edge

Sections were once known as Kindermack, Steenrapie, Old Bridge and New Bridge. George Washington, in 1776, retreated across New Bridge and the hill above was fortified by the British in 1778. In 1780 the Americans encamped in town with the ...

Memorial to Three Milford Men

1639 1939

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This Bridge Dedicated

On the 300th Anniversary

Of the Settlement Of

The Town of Milford

A Memorial to Three

Milford Men Who Were

Governors of the Colony

and

State Of Connecticut

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Jonathan Law

Born 1672 ...

Battle of Cross Keys

Walker’s Flank Attack

After repulsing the initial Union attack, Confederate Gen. Isaac R. Trimble’s brigade heavily engaged two brigades of Union Gen. Louis Blenker’s division near here on June 8, 1862.

During the afternoon fighting, Col. James A. Walker’s demi-brigade consisting of ...

Forney’s Corner

Jacob Forney III lived and operated a thriving mercantile establishment at Jacksonville from 1835-56 on the south-east corner of the square. He and his wife Sabina Swope Hoke were the parents of nine children.

1. Daniel Peter - b. Feb. 24, ...

Major General Winfield Scott Hancock

(Front):Major General

Winfield Scott Hancock

wounded

July 3, 1863.

(Back):Erected by

Comrades and Friends

Marker is on Hancock Avenue, on the left when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Wyona Park / Rifle Pit Legend

Wyona Park

This site has traditionally been a popular picnic area for Wyocena residents. As early as 1905, approximately 1,000 people attended an insurance company picnic at this location. In 1948, Gordon Spear, a lifetime Wyocena resident, sold the grounds to ...

Near Site, Southern Pacific Ceremony of Silver Spike

Marked completion of Southern Pacific Railway. Eastern part originated in Texas in 1850s; then was rechartered 1870 by Texas Legislature as Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Rwy., designed to join Houston and San Antonio to the Rio Grande.

T. W. ...

Confederate Dead

More than 200 soldiers from every Confederate state are buried in two separate plots in Linwood Cemetery. Many of these men died in the several Confederate hospitals located in Columbus, 1862-1865. Numbers fell in the battle here, Easter Sunday, April ...

Robert Lee McKenzie's Home and Office

(Front Side): The McKenzie House is a large two-story clapboard frame dwelling built in the Dutch Colonial style typical of the turn of the century houses still standing in Northern Michigan.

It was built 1909 by Belle Booth who married R. ...

Temple of Music and Art

This cultural center was built through the efforts of the Saturday Morning Music Club. The grand opening October 28, 1927, starred violinist Jascha Heifetz. Many world-renowned artists followed upon the stage and in the galleries while local talent also gave ...