“The Dublin Spring Water Boy”

This monument was sculpted by Gaetano Federici in 1931. It was originally located at the southwest corner of Mill Street and Oliver Street to commemorate the Dublin Spring used by the Irish-American community during the 1800’s. It was moved to ...

“The Whole Art, Secret and Mystery of Manufacturing Sturgeon”

For several thousand years the waters of the Delaware River supplied fish to Native Americans living along the riverbank. Colonial Immigrants and modern Americans followed suit, catching fish for their own local consumption and for sale in domestic and overseas ...

The Big Spring

The site of Greeneville was a

juncture of two Indian trails, and

the presence of the Big Spring

furnished a stopping off place for

the weary Indian traveler. The

Scotch-Irish pioneers made the

spring the reason for the founding

of Greeneville in 1783. As early as ...

Honoring the Dead

Union Soldiers built Henry Hill Monument to commemorate those who died at First Bull Run (Manassas). For many Civil War veterans this had been their first battle. Intense memories drew both Union and Confederate soldiers back to this scene years ...

The Culper Spy Ring

Revolutionary War Heritage Trail

General George Washington created a domestic network of spies, appointing Major Benjamin Tallmadge of Setauket as the head of the Long Island based Culper Spy Ring. Tallmadge appealed to Robert Townsend, a Manhattan merchant, to join him ...

Many Meetings During the Revolutionary War

This tablet commemorates the site where were held many meetings during the Revolutionary War and where was assembled on Nov. 1, 1784 the Continental Congress of the several confederated states.

Here the Marquis de Lafayette took final farewell of Congress December ...

The Civil War in Silver Spring

Just west of the Jesup Blair House was "Falklands," home of President Lincoln's Postmaster General, Montgomery C. Blair, and "Silver Spring," home of his father, Francis Preston Blair. During the attack on Ft. Stevens, July 11 and 12, 1864, Confederate ...

The British Attempt to Divide the Colonies during the War of Ind

In 1777, the British attempted to divide the colonies by gaining control of the Hudson Valley. This campaign ended with the first overwhelming defeat of the British army and a turning point for the American cause.

General Burgoyne planned to proceed ...

The Watering Place

Near this spot early colonial navigators replenished their ships’ supply of water from a spring well known to those anchoring inside the Narrows before the year 1623.

The Richmond County Chapter,

Daughters of

the American Revolution,

place this tablet to mark

the earliest historical ...

The Ringling Bros. and Baraboo, Wisconsin Circus Heritage

In Recognition of

The Ringling Bros. and Baraboo, Wisconsin Circus Heritage

presented by

Irvin Feld and Kenneth Feld Owners of the Greatest Show on Earth

This historical marker, commemorates the birthplace of the renowned Ringling Bros. Circus. It was in this city that the ...