Seven Days Battles

Golding's Farm

Half a mile northwest occurred the action of Golding's Farm at dusk on June 27, 1862, as the battle of Gaines's Mill, on the other side of the river, was ending. The Confederates, sallying from their defenses, attacked Hancock's ...

Grapevine Bridge

Here stood Grapevine Bridge across which, on the night of June 27, 1862, part of McClellan's Army moved in changing base from the Pamunkey to the James after the Battle of Gaines' Mill. "Stonewall" Jackson pursued, June 29.

Marker is on ...

Bicentennial of General George Washington's Birthday

To commemorate

the Bicentennial of the birthday of

General George Washington

at this spot hallowed by his stroke

of military genius in the crossing of

the Delaware on Christmas night – 1776

and to remind us

that the triumphs of the Revolution

were made possible only by his ...

200th Birthday of George Washington

1732 - 1932

In commemoration of the

two hundredth birthday of

George Washington

These eagles

and this tablet were placed here

by the

New Jersey Society of the

Colonial Dames of America

Marker is at the intersection of River Road and Washington Crossing Pe Rd, ...

123 East Broadway

Local rancher Lee Degenhart financed the construction of this building in 1910. Fred Haverty, a contractor from Hal, Montana, who later ran a car dealership here in Philipsburg, was the builder. Design features include the original ornamental leaded glass and ...

Seven Days Battles

Grape Vine Bridge

Here Sumner crossed the river to reinforce the part of McClellan's army fighting at Fair Oaks, May 31, 1862. Here a part of Porter's force crossed in the night of June 27, 1862 after the battle of Gaines's ...

Campobello's Resort Hotels

In 1881, a group of American businessmen (called themselves the Campobello Company) purchased most of Campobello Island. In an era of summer-long vacations and great summer resorts, the company hoped, by promoting Campobello's charms, to attract, well-to-do people with extensive ...

Greenville & Columbia RR / Belton

Greenville & Columbia RR

The Greenville & Columbia Railroad, founded in 1845, began construction in 1849. It reached Greenville in 1853, with a branch at this point to Anderson - the Blue Ridge Railroad. The town of Belton grew up ...

Walker Commercial Building

Prominent Missoula architect A. J. Gibson designed and built this two-story commercial building in 1905. The fine design includes a metal modillioned cornice and panels with a full height glass storefront and polished granite skirt below. The Walker Company operated ...

First Aluminum Observatory Dome

On the hill just west of here, the first known astronomical observatory with an aluminum dome was erected in 1930. Designed & built by Pittsburgh amateur astronomers led by Leo J. Scanlon, the Valley View Observatory stood beside his Van ...