Bridgeport / Newtown Turnpike

Stepney

1801

Bridgeport / Newtown Turnpike

The forerunner of CT Route 25. Five toll stations were located along this road. Travelers would be stopped by a pole or “pike” across the road attached to a base. Upon paying a ...

Army of the Potomac

July 6 1863

First Corps marched from Gettysburg to Emmitsburg. Fifth Corps from Marsh Creek to Moritz's Cross-Roads. Sixth Corps from Fairfield to Emmitsburg except the Third Brigade Second Division which in conjunction with the First Brigade Second Cavalry Division was ...

Army of the Potomac

July 7 1863

Headquarters of the Army moved from Gettysburg to Frederick. First Corps marched from Emmitsburg to Hamburg. Second Corps from Two Taverns to Taneytown. Third Corps from Gettysburg via Emmitsburg to Mechanicstown. Fifth Corps from Moritz's Cross-Roads via Emmitsburg ...

Original Bell of Stepney Baptist Church

Original Bell Of

Stepney Baptist Church

In Service

From 1885 to Sept. 9, 1964

Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (Connecticut Route 25) and Green Street, on the right when traveling south on Main ...

Anticipating An Indian Council

One of President Jefferson’s goals for this expedition was to seek out the native peoples and council with them. On July 28, 2804, the expedition passed this overlook area early in the morning and noted of this area “a bluff ...

Battle of Port Gibson

On May 1, 1863, Confederate forces under Brig. Gen. John Bowen clashed with elements of two Union corps commanded by Maj. Gen. U.S. Grant. The battle began around midnight near the Shaifer House four miles west of town. At dawn, ...

Birdsey’s Plain Stepney Baptist Church

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Stepney

1848

Birdsey’s Plain

Stepney Baptist Church

This two-story Greek Revival-style church was built under the direction of Hanford Hull, a noted joiner. The congregation was formed by the unification of the Stepney Baptist ...

Maplewood

Maplewood, erected in 1816, was an early office of the Bank of Orange County. Est. 1813. Long the home of the Murray family, it became the Goshen Village Hall in 1976.

Marker is on Maplewood Terrace 0 miles east of Main ...

Elephant Butte Lake State Park

Situated beside the huge, 36,000-acre Elephant Butte Reservoir, this is one of the largest and most popular parks in New Mexico. It combines boating, waterskiing, fishing and other water-based sports with land activities such as camping, picnicking, and hiking. Fish ...

Confidence Engine Company

City Hill

Erected in 1860, this part of City Hall housed the Confidence Engine Company which was originally formed as The Mountaineer Engine Company. When flames engulfed most of the town in 1856, concerned citizens of Placerville realized that even the ...