Battle of Plum Run Bend

On May 10, 1862, Confederates defeated the Union navy in one of only two Civil War gunboat fleet engagements on the Mississippi River, ramming and sinking two Union ironclads, Cincinnati and Mound City. A reinforced Union armada routed the outnumbered ...

Darbytown Road / Pioneer Baptist Church

The Battle of Darbytown Road, 7 Oct. 1864, was the last large Confederate offensive north of the James River. Gen. Robert E. Lee personally supervised the operation. Attacking from the west astride the Darbytown Road, Lee’s infantry shattered the right ...

Gettysburg Campaign

Here on June 22, 1863, the First N.Y. Cavalry attacked the Southern advance force of cavalry under Gen. A.G. Jenkins. Here died the first Union soldier killed in action in Pennsylvania. Corporal William H. Rihl of Philadelphia serving in a ...

Nearby On This Tract of Land Called Mount Vernon

Stood the home of Colonial Patriot

John Wallace, Junior

February 15, 1755 - May 1811

Founder

of

Waynesboro, Pennsylvania - 1797

The town laid out in 1797 was named Waynesburg until 1831.

The plot included the original "settlement" which came to be

called Wallacetown in honor of John ...

Gettysburg Campaign

Gen. Jubal Early's Confederate troops occupied Waynesboro June 23, 1863. Next day they marched by Mont Alto to Greenwood, or Black Gap, where, June 25, they were ordered by Gen. Ewell to march to York.

Marker is at the intersection ...

Liberty Rock

History of Liberty Rock

Liberty Rock as we call it today was one known as “Hog Rock”. With a little imagination, the rock appears to be in the shape of a hog. Somewhere in the rock can be found the imprint ...

Britton's Neck/Britton's Ferry

(Front)

One of the oldest settlements in Marion County, Britton's Neck lay between Great and Little Pee Dee Rivers extending northward from the mouth of Little Pee Dee. It was named for Francis, Timothy, Daniel, Moses, Joseph, and Philip Britton, who ...

Boonville Veterans Memorial

In memory of all those

who served in the

Armed Forces of the

United States of America

Dedicated this 5th Day of October, 2004

Designed by Sabra Tull Meyer

"Freedom Flight"

Sculptor Sabra Tull Meyer

Dedicated November 11, 2009

Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (Missouri Route ...

Old Log Building

The one-and-a-half story structure that stands about 100 yds. north of here is one of the oldest buildings in Waynesboro. Built for a schoolhouse and church between 1770 and 1780 by John Bourns. Later used as dwelling.

Marker is at the ...

Gettysburg Campaign

Over this route Confederate General R.S. Ewell's 2d Army Corps led Lee's invading forces on June 22, 1863. Next day Gen. Jubal Early, under Ewell's command, entered the state to the east, near Waynesboro.

Marker is on US 11 0.1 ...