Town of Thompson

Named for Judge William A. Thompson, first Judge of Sullivan County, appointed 1803.

Marker is on Heiden Road (County Route 161) 0.1 miles north of Thompsonville Road.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Seven Confederate Brothers

On 22 Apr. 1861, at the beginning of the Civil War, six sons of Benjamin Mills Roberts and Mary Ann Wright Roberts enlisted in Co. D (Isle of Wight Rifle Grays), 16th Va. Inf. Regt. They were Mills W., John ...

W.C. Fields (1880 - 1946)

American comedian raised in Philadelphia, noted for his irreverent wit. Starting out as a vaudeville juggler, he won enduring fame on screen and radio. He was in over 40 motion pictures, 1915-44. As a lad, he worked for a time ...

5th Maine Infantry

2nd Brigade, 1st Division

5th Maine Infantry

2nd Brig. 1st Div. 6th Corps

Occupied this position from

evening of July 2nd until

close of battle.

Mustered into the U.S. service Portland, Me.

June 24, 1861. Served with the Army of the

Potomac in the field from 1st Bull ...

Buffalo County’s Lincoln Highway Seedling Mile

The Lincoln Highway Association was founded in 1913 to promote a transcontinental automobile route from new York City to San Francisco. Dedicated on October 31, 1913, the route was marked by the letter “L” within red, white, and blue bands ...

Civil War Fortifications at Virginia Point

Virginia Point, the site of an important railroad bridge which provided the only connection between the Texas mainland and Galveston Island in the mid-19th century, played an integral role in the Confederate defense of Galveston during the Civil War.

A ...

Confederate Cemetery

In the cemetery north of the road are buried Confederate soldiers of the Army of Tennessee, who fell while opposing the advance of Rosecrans' Army of the Cumberland through Liberty Gap and Guy's Gap, in late June, 1863. Also buried ...

7th Massachusetts Infantry

2nd Brigade, 3rd Division

7th Mass. Inf'y

2d Brig. 3d Div.

6th Army Corps.

Erected 1885.

Marker is on Sedgwick Avenue, on the right when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

City Founders’ Cemetery

“Pitts’ Cemetery”

This cemetery is the final resting place of men, women and children who settled Pittsville and the surrounding area. Some tombstones have weathered, some broke; some graves were never marked. Some stones were moved, but time and nature cannot ...

First Massachusetts Cavalry

3d Brigade

First Mass. Cavalry

3d Brigade

2nd Cavalry Division

on detached service

Marker is on Sedgwick Avenue, on the right when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org