Mt. La Grange – Barn Bluff

This bold bluff was a landmark for French explorers who named it Mt. La Grange for its resemblance to a large barn.

Some 10,000 years ago meltwater from the glaciers carved a deep channel in this area. Barn Bluff became an ...

Eliza R. Snow - Leader of Pioneer Women

Eliza R. Snow

Leader of Pioneer Women

January 21, 1804 - December 5, 1887

O My Father

The immortal poem – hymn, “O My Father” was written by the inspired poetess, Eliza R. Snow, sometime in the Spring of 1845 in the City of ...

Florence's Early Water Tower 1890

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this tower of native stone was completed in 1890 as the foundation for a wrought- iron tank with a capacity of 280,000 gallons of water. It is 70 feet high and is ...

Site of Ellerson’s Mill

The foundation of the mill was located in the depression below the road bed. The millrace that supplied water to power the mill was built along the base of the hill and remnants can be seen today. The mill pond ...

Lone Cedar Church of Christ 1898

Christians first met here in a log building which also served as a schoolhouse. In 1909 a frame building was constructed. Because of a single cedar tree in prominent view, it was given the name Lone Cedar by Wilbert M ...

Rout of Sigel's Column

Wilson's Creek

The Union strategy at Wilson's Creek called for a two-pronged surprise attack. General Lyon's main column with about 4,000 men would strike the Confederate camps from the north, while Col. Franz Sigel's brigade of about 1,200 men would attack ...

Arlington Post Office

In the first half of the 20th Century, Arlington County changed from a handful of separate neighborhoods to a cohesive community with its own identity and government. The establishment of a central post office was a major factor in this ...

Lest We Forget

Lest We Forget

1941 – 1945

Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (State Highway 152) and Freedom Boulevard on Main Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Suffern’s Tavern

Erected Oct. 4, 1924

Site of

Suffern’s

Tavern

a noted hostelry of

the Revolution

Headquarters of

• General •

George Washington

• July 15th to 20th, 1777 •

Headquarters of

Colonel Aaron Burr

commanding the troops

guarding the Ramapo Pass

Marker is at the intersection of Washington Avenue and Lafayette Avenue, ...

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory

(Asch Building)

Has been designated a National Historic Landmark

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire in which 146 workers died occured here on March 25, 1911.

This building possesses national significance in commemorating the history of The United States of America.

1991

National Parks Service

United ...