Bratton Home

This structure, built by William Bratton about 1770, is one of the oldest in York County. The original log house was a two-story home. The timber frame wing at the back of the house was added later. The home was ...

Double Springs

* ? 1 Mile *

Founded February 18, 1850. Became county seat of Calaveras County. Old court house, said to be constructed of lumber brought from China, is still standing but not on the original site.

Historical Landmark No. 264

Marker is ...

Bethel A.M.E. Church

The Bethel African Methodist Episcopal congregatoin is the oldest independent black institution in Baltimore. Its origins date back to the late 18th century, when blacks withdrew from the parent Methodist Church in protest against racially segregated seating and lack of ...

Welcome to Oriskany Battlefield

Oriskany Battlefield stands at the very heart of the American Revolution in the Mohawk River Valley. As in past conflicts, in 1777 the valley again became a critical military corridor for the movement of men and materials.

The story of the ...

Christopher Columbus

1451 – 1506

Dedicated in memory of

the courage and

determination of

Christpoher Columbus.

He followed his dream,

and discovered America.

Erected by the

Columbia

Italian-American

Club of Union

October 13, 2000

Marker is on Morris Avenue 0.1 miles east of Stuyvesant Avenue, on the right when traveling west.

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Battery

On this hill, during the

American Revolution, was

a battery for the defense

of “The Gorge of the

Mountains”, Fishkill Clove.

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

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Robinson House

The oldest portion of this structure is believed to have been built circa 1730. In the 1740s the house and surrounding property were sold to Philadelphia merchant Thomas Robinson. Other holdings included a milling operation and landing on nearby Naaman’s ...

Backwoods Cabin

The upper part of South Carolina was opened to settlement during the mid-1700s. Traveling down the Great Wagon Road from Virginia, Pennsylvania and North Carolina, settlers brought with them vast knowledge needed for life in the wilderness - how to ...

Three Batteries

On the hills

back of this stone

stood three batteries

guarding this pass

1776 – 1783

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Melzingah Chapter

Daughters American Revolution

1902

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

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Smithville Burying Ground

“Nor even this hour shall want its charm / For side-by-side still fondly we’ll keep / And calmly in each others arms / Together linked go down the deep.” —From the marker for Emeline L. Taylor and Major George Taylor ...