Fender Cemetery

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A short distance East on this road is Fender Cemetery, in which are buried many of the first settlers of the area of old Lowndes County lying East of the Alabama River, from Union Church. This location for the Cemetery ...

First Presbyterian Church of Annapolis

Founded May 2, 1846

Built in 1828 as the Hallam Theatre

Reconstructed in 1847 for

use by the church

Enlarged in 1948 and 1959

Designated May 25, 1947 as the

National Naval Memorial of the

Presbyterian Church

This plaque given in memory of

Agnes Myers Zorn

1914-1984.

Marker is on ...

Quinn Chapel African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church

Founded 1821

[Marker Front]:

Methodism was known in Chillicothe as early as 1796. During the early years, 1803-1821, both African American and white Methodists worshipped together in a small brick church, located on the north side of Second Street between Paint and ...

Rufus Z. Johnston

7 June 1874 - 4 July 1959

Rear Admiral Medal of Honor awarded 22 April 1914

Marker is on Court Square Drive just from W. Main Street.

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Scioto Lodge No. 6 F. & A. M.

One of the lodges which in 1808

founded the Grand Lodge Free

and Accepted Masons of Ohio

Erected January 7, 1958

Marker is on Main Street (U.S. 50), on the right when traveling west.

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Post Office

During the 1870's and 80's, this building served as a community post office. The building has been restored and displays "pigeon holes" which are compartments used to sort the mail.

The building on the right is a smoke house. It dates ...

Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Ohio

On this site, on January 4-7, 1808, the six Masonic lodges then existent in the state met and formed the Grand Lodge of Ohio. General Rufus Putnam of Marietta was elected the first Grand Master. Because of advanced age and ...

President Eisenhower’s Gettysburg Farm

Eisenhower National Historic Site

The farm has never looked better, mainly by virtue of the frequent gentle rains we have had since we have been here, and I have been happily renewing my acquaintance with my tiny Angus herd.

Eisenhower letter during ...

Occupation of Smithfield

“cheering … rolled along the lines”

(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 Gen. Ulysses S. ...

Fort Davis

On this site in June, 1864 General U.S. Grant gained control of the Jerusalem Plank Road.

Marker is on Crater Road (U.S. 301), on the right when traveling south.

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