Judge Debra Halpern Bernes

October 15, 1955 – July 20, 2010

Judge Debra Halpern Bernes was a loving and devoted wife and mother to her husband, Gary, and children, Lane and Matthew. She served her community as an Assistant District Attorney for Cobb County, a ...

Brookville's Carnegie Library

Dedicated in 1912, starting with approximately 600 books; collections and services have expanded to meet needs of local patrons. One of 1, 679 libraries built in U.S. with funds from philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. Indiana built more Carnegie libraries than any ...

Battery Ridge

Located 40 ft. south of this

location is the Flagler and

Forsyth Family Cemetery, 1866.

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Located 80 ft. to the north is

a Civil War Fortification, 1861-

1862. This was a part of a large

military complex that extended

from Centreville to Manassas.

Marker is on Battery Ridge ...

Welby

Garfield Beach Railroad Junction was built in 1905. In 1908, its post office was named Welby in honor of Rio Grande Railroad Superintendent. The R.G.R.R. Company drilled water wells, built soft water treatment plant, a round house, machine and boiler ...

Battle of Petersburg

From Blandford Heights

to Pocahontas Bridge

April 25, 1781

Here was fought the opening engagement of the decisive campaign of the revolution. 1000 American militia under Steuben, Muhlenberg, Dick and House opposed 2500 British under Phillips, Arnold and Abercrombie.

Erected by Frances Bland Randolph ...

Brookville's Grandstand

[Side one:]

This grandstand built 1922 to seat 1, 000 and serve fans of new Brookville semi-pro team. Twenty box seats included to help pay for construction. Central platform included for community activities. Facility later used for youth sports. Structure renovated ...

Founding Members of the Morgan Township Fire Department

Our Founding Members

Earl Bennett

Zelotes Brown

Homer Davis

Leonard Fagaly

Robert L. Kimball

Fred Mabis

Eli Parkhurst

Stanley Scheering

Carl Skjoldager

Frank L. Tompkins

This Fire Station is

dedicated in memory of

Chief Frank L. Tompkins

For his 34 years

of dedicated service

to the community of

Morgan Township

Served 1948 - 1982

Courtesy hmdb.org

Burton's Ferry

In 1765, Robert Dunn established a ferry here. It became the gateway for settlers from the Carolinas and Virginia claiming grants in the newly opened lands of interior Georgia.

In 1772 Dunn sold to the enterprising Thomas Burton who made a ...

Battle of Petersburg

Here was fought the Battle of Petersburg, April 25, 1781. The Southside Militia, 1000 strong and commanded by Baron Steuben and General Muhlenberg, made a brave resistance to 2500 British Regulars under Phillips and Arnold.

Marker is on Crater Road (U.S. ...

Dunbeg Promontory Fort / An Dún Beag

Dunbeg Promontory Fort

This Promontory Fort consists of four fosses (ditches) and five mounds. Behind this we have the terraced dry-stone masonry rampart, originally straight but which became curved during later construction work. The entrance is roofed and flanked by two ...