Effingham County Methodist Camp Ground

1790

Effingham Camp Meeting has the longest record of continuous service in South Georgia - from 1790 according to oral tradition. The first camp ground was off Sister’s Ferry Road on land of George Powledge, later sold to Gideon Mallette. In ...

Birthplace of the Martini

On this site in 1874, Julio Richelieu, bartender, served up the first martini when a miner came into his saloon with a fistful of nuggets and asked for something special. He was served a "Martinez Special." After three or four ...

The Open Cut

The Open Cut was once a solid mountain on which Fred and Moses Manuel with Hank Harney located the original Homestake claim on April 9, 1876. It is estimated that up to 14 different mining companies removed 48 million tons ...

Homestake Open Cut Mine

This is Homestake's Open Cut Mine, one of the best known landmarks in the Black Hills. It is the site of the original discovery in 1876 of the Homestake claim, named for "making a man rich enough to make his ...

Union Chapel United Methodist Church

On April 24, 1855, Irby Hudson Scott deeded to the trustees of a new newly organized and consolidated Methodist Episcopal group, three and three-quarter acres of land in the Tompkins District in Putnam County, Georgia. A church building was to ...

Christ Church Parish House

[upper marker]: Christ Church Parish House

[lower marker]: The

hand wrought weather vane

atop this building

is from the 12th century church of

Cranham, Essex, England

where

Gen. James Edward Oglethorpe

is buried. It was presented in 1967 by

Lester Karow

1885-1968

Marker is on Abercorn Street, on the right ...

The Church of St. Joseph

[Sanctuario di Nazareth]

[Text in Hebrew …]

[Text in Arabic…]

This church was built in 1914 on the site of an earlier 12th century church.

-The caves, granaries and wells in the lower level were used by the early dwellers of Nazareth. Later, Christians ...

First Baptist Church

Organized as Cool Springs Baptist Church in John Bostick home in 1848-met there until 1855, about 500 feet west. First log Meeting House and Cemetery on Vance Street, 1855-1867. Second church house located in present Cool Springs Cemetery, 1867-1889. Church ...

Twelfth Army Corps

Goodrich's Brigade, Greene's Division

U.S.A.

Twelfth Army Corps.

Goodrich's Brigade, Greene's Division

Col. William B. Goodrich, 60th New York Infantry,

Commanding,

Organization.

3d Delaware Infantry,

Purnell Legion Maryland Infantry,

60th New York Infantry,

78th New York Infantry.

September 17, 1862.

Goodrich's Brigade was detached from its division, and supported Gibbon's and Patrick's ...

Liberty Bell Replica Marker

Dedicated to You, a Free Citizen in a Free Land

This reproduction of the Liberty Bell was the inspirational symbol for the United States Savings Bonds Independence Drive, conducted from May 15 to July 4, 1950.

The dimensions and tone are identical ...