The Conference House

Long known as

“The Billopp House”

built before 1700

In this house on September 11, 1776 after the Battle of Long Island a Peace Conference was held between Lord Howe, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Edward Rutledge.

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Erected by

Abraham Cole Chapter

Richmond County ...

Site of the Birth Place of Rev. Anthony Foucher

The first American Priest

of the West.

July 22, 1741 —— June 12, 1812

Marker is on South River Road west of County Route 300 W, on the left when traveling west.

Courtesy hmdb.org

The Family Cemetery

“Near Cold Harbor stands the house where my father was born, and not far from the house there is a graveyard, surrounded by a brick wall…there sleep the generations of my forefathers. In that enclosure is buried Mr. James Hooper.

Dr. ...

Sosa-Carillo-Frémont House

The earliest documents for this property indicate that the pioneering Sosa family lived here in the 1850s. In 1878, Manuela Sosa and her husband, Michael McKenna, sold the property to Jesus Suarez de Carrillo, wife of businessman Leopoldo Carrillo, who ...

Warren County Confederate Memorial

CSA

1861 – 1865

Unveiled

July 4, 1911

This monument was erected

to commemorate the courage

and patriotism of the men

from Warren County, who

served honorably, in the Confederate Army

“To those who fought and lived and to

those who fought and died. To those

who gave much, and ...

Thirty-Fourth Massachusetts Infantry

(Pedestal):Thirty Fourth

Massachusetts

Infantry

1862 - 65

Erected by Comrades

To those who fell in the Valley

(Under Bust):Col. George D. Wells

Brevet Brigadier General

Killed Oct. 13. 1864

Wells

Marker can be reached from the intersection of National Avenue (State Highway 7) and Lincoln Street, on the right when ...

The Battle of Tippecanoe

November 7, 1811

Here, on this site, military forces commanded by General William Henry Harrison, engaged in battle with the Indians of the Wabash country led by The Prophet, brother of the great Indian leader, Tecumseh. This battle destroyed forever the ...

150 Years Of Faith at St. James Church

1826-1976

In tribute to all those who, casting away the shackles of servitude and the humiliation of bondage, accepted the sweet yoke of Christ and the light burden of his teachings in the Holy Catholic Church founded by Jesus upon Simon ...

The Deadly Work of Sharpshooters

Cold Harbor Battlefield Park Walking Trail

Adding to the misery of the Union and Confederate soldiers at Cold Harbor was the fear of enemy sharpshooters. Quite often armed with special rifles these marksmen would prey on any unfortunate soldier who appeared ...

The Battle of Gaines’ Mill - 1862

Cold Harbor Battlefield Park Walking Trail

All the visible remains along the trail date from the June 1864, Battle of Cold Harbor, but this ground figured prominently in the Seven Days campaign of 1862 as well.

On June 27, 1862, General Thomas ...