Derby

[Marker front]:

Birthplace of two distinguished wartime heroes

General David Humphreys, aide-de-camp to General George Washington, accepted the British colors at the surrender at Yorktown, Virginia. Friend of both Washington and General Thaddeus Kosciuszko, Polish patriot and hero of the American ...

American Liberty Elm

American Liberty Elm

Dedicated by the Derby Historical

Society July 10, 2002

on the 250th Anniversary of the

Birth of General David Humphreys

1752 – 1818

Sponsored by

The City of Ansonia

Marker is at the intersection of Elm Street (Connecticut Route 243) and Platt Street, ...

Combat Wounded Veterans

Top

Dedicated to all men and women wounded in all our wars.Front

My stone is red for the blood they shed. The medal I bear is my country;s way to show they care if I could be seen by all mankind. Maybe ...

Stark’s Brigade

Morristown National Historical Park

John Stark, a New Hampshire frontiersman, fought at Bunker Hill, Trenton, and Princeton. His brigade of New Englanders defeated part of Burgoyne’s army at Bennington, the first of a series of blows which ended when Burgoyne surrendered ...

Pony Express Bridge

[Front of Marker:]

Dedicated April 23, 2000

WEST SACRAMENTO

by

James Stretesky

First Northern Bank

Daniel F. Ramos Family

Frank C. Ramos Family

Dr. & Mrs. James O. Farley

West Sacramento Land Company

West Sacramento Chamber of Commerce

Pony Express Trail Association

[A list of sponsors is on bottom of base]

[Back ...

Bank of Hampton

(Front text)

The Bank of Hampton, built in 1892, was the first bank organized in Hampton and an important part of the rapid growth and development of the county seat from the 1890s to the mid-1920s. It was designed by ...

Birthplace of David Humphreys

Birthplace of

David Humphreys

1752 – 1818, Soldier,

Poet, Diplomat,

Industrial Pioneer

Marker is on Elm Street (Connecticut Route 243) 0.1 miles south of Thomas Street, on the left when traveling south.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Alex Haley's Boyhood Home

Will Palmer, a prominent Henning businessman, built this house in 1918-19, Palmer's grandson Alex Haley lived here from 1921 to 1929 and later spent many summers with his grand-parents. It was on the porch that he heard the stories told ...

Delaware Memorial Bridge

1951 — 1968

South Span — Dedicated August 16, 1951

North Span — Dedicated September 12, 1968

Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey dedicated these bridges on September 12, 1968 to the men and women of the State of Delaware and the State of ...

Where I Knew I Might Make the Best Fight

The high bluffs here on Little Sugar Creek were a scene of frantic activity on the morning of March 6, 1862 as Federal soldiers shoveled out rifle pits and cut down trees for hasty field fortifications.

With no hope of reinforcements ...