Portion of Wall of China

Taken Near Canton

Each stone represents a type of

the stones used.

The burned brick are 1700 years old.

Donated by

Sun Yat Sen · Harvey Decker

Ek Hock Fung · James A. Bell

Edward Mo Fung · Walter A. Olen

Marker can be reached from 11th Street ...

Confederate Pistol Factory

In 1862, to meet the pressing need of the Confederate States Army for revolvers of the Colt pattern, the Griswold Cotton Gin Company’s plant, on this site, was converted to a pistol factory. In March, the production of cotton gin ...

88th Pennsylvania Volunteers

2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 1st Corps

(Top):On the

afternoon of

July 1st 1863

the Regiment charged to this point

capturing two battle flags and

a number of prisoners

(Front):88 Pa. Vol.

2nd Brigade

2nd Division

1st Corps

Erected by survivors

August 27, 1883.

Marker is on Doubleday Avenue, on the right when traveling ...

Mount Penn World War Memorial

This memorial

is dedicated

in honor of

the men and women

of the Borough of

Mt. Penn

who served their

country during

World Wars I and II

Courtesy hmdb.org

88th Pennsylvania Infantry

2nd Brigade, 2nd Division

(Front):88th Penna. Infantry

2nd Brigade 2nd Division 1st Corps

(Left):

About noon, July 1st 1863, the regiment was in line along the Mummasburg Road, 200 yards S.E. of this monument. Later it changed direction and formed here, charged forward and ...

P & H 2300 Production Shovel Bucket

The production shovel bucket here was once mounted on a P & H shovel similar to the one pictured here.

The bucket capacity is 18 cubic yards which is equivalent to nearly 400 bushel baskets of dirt or broken rock.

The Taylor Public Schools

From 1877 until 1880, several private schools served residents of the Taylor area. In 1880 a public institution, The Stock Company School, was built and maintained by a group of private citizens. A school for black children of the community ...

Shiloh Baptist Church

Founded Nov. 2, 1854, by 18 charter members. Services and revivals were often held under brush arbors at two early meeting sties (Located 3 mi. NE and 2 mi. S of here). Building retains its simple pioneer style even with ...

St. Peters United Church of Christ

This congregation was organized in 1894 by German and Swiss immigrants. Originally known as St. Petri Deutsche Evangelische Gemeinde (St. Peters German Evangelical Church), the congregation built this vernacular gothic revival sanctuary in 1905-1906. The meeting hall was added in ...

Pennington Family Cemetery

Born in Fannin County, Texas, during the Republic of Texas period, John Parker Pennington (1840-1904), lived as a young man in Arizona territory. As a member of one of the first families to settle in the territory he survived several ...