Loudoun Ferry Road

1755 Constructed as Military Road from

Albany to Lake George by Provincial

Troops from New York, New England

and New Jersey under command of

Major General William Johnson

———

Named in honor of Major General

John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun.

Commander in Chief of His Majesty's

Forces ...

Father John D. Kempf Veterans Memorial

To all veterans

in honor [of]

Father John D. Kempf

National Chaplain of the

American Legion 1982 - 1983

Marker is at the intersection of Chestnut Street and 4th Street, on the left when traveling north on Chestnut Street.

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Dresden Firefighters Memorial

Dresden Fire Department

Dedicated to all fallen firefighters who have made the supreme sacrifice

In memory of Greg Rodgers who passed away in the line of duty 12/13/99

“Greater love has no one than this that he lay down his life for his ...

Defense Works

On the crest of the hill just to the south was a redoubt forming part of the defenses thrown up by General D. H. Hill, June, 1864. These works were held by General Imboden's cavalry. A military road was constructed ...

Truman's First Job

"It was in the Clinton's Drugstore that Harry S. Truman obtained his first job at three dollars a week. He opened the store every morning at six thirty, mopped the floor, cleaned away the trash, polished the jugs and bottles, ...

Lynchburg Defenses

The earthwork on the hilltop, two hundred yards to the east, was thrown up as a part of the system of defenses for Lynchburg, 1861-65. The city was an important supply base and railroad center.

Marker is at the intersection of ...

Confederate Line of March

“ … on this wretched road … ”

(Preface): The Carolinas Campaign began on February 1, 1865, when Union Gen. William T. Sherman led his army north from Savannah, Georgia, after the “March to the Sea.” Sherman's objective was to join ...

Skirmish Line of 2nd Regiment Delaware Volunteers

Skirmish Line

of

2nd Reg. Del. Vols.

July 3rd 1863

Marker is on Hancock Avenue, on the left when traveling north.

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Fort Hill

On the hill to the west

are the north and south

redoubts, built in 1778,

for the defense of the

Highlands against British.

Marker is on Albany Post Road (U.S. 9), on the left when traveling north.

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The Battle of Huck’s Defeat

The information on the historical marker to the left[sic] is not accurate,

The inscription on the back is an honorable tribute to Martha Bratton’s bravery prior to the battle. Watt’s tombstone, a reproduction, is in tribute to his significant patriotic activities ...