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Cherokee Foothills

National Scenic Byway

This location (Greenville/Spartanburg County Line) marks the eastern boundary between the Cherokee Nation and the Province of South Carolina from the end of the Cherokee War (1761) until 1777. The local community, Gowensville, is named for John "Buck" ...

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Carnegie Hall

Carnegie Hall, built in 1902, by Lewisburg Female Institute and citizens of the Greenbrier Valley area. It is one of only three Halls in the U.S. named for Andrew Carnegie who gave $26,750. Local citizens gave $10,000 to complete the ...

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Middlebury Blacksmith Shop

Westover School located across from the Green was once the location of the original Blacksmith Shop. It was later relocated to Store Rd. near the spot where the old trolley waiting room was once located. The blacksmith shop has a ...

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The William Vanderhorst House

54 Tradd Street (Postmaster Bacot House)

Constructed circa 1740 by William Vanderhorst, this three story stuccoed masonry structure is considered one of the earliest examples of Charleston single house. A notable aspect of the building is the absence of a piazza, ...

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Hallam Borough and Township Honor Roll

[Honor Roll of Veteran Names]

God Guide and Protect Them

Marker is at the intersection of Market Street (Pennsylvania Route 462) and Prospect Street, on the left when traveling east on Market Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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Greenbrier Military School

First school was established 1808-09 by Dr. John McElhenney and chartered as an academy in 1812. Used as barracks and hospital during War between the States. The present buildings were erected in 1921.

Marker is at the intersection of U.S. 219 ...

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Indian River Hundred

So named in 1706.

This hundred together with Lewes and Rehoboth,

Broadkill, and Cedar Creek Hundreds,

formed what the early settlers called “Old Sussex.”

Marker is on John J. Williams Highway (Delaware Route 24) near Jersey Road, on the right when ...

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Lewisburg Battle

Confederate troops under Gen. Henry Heth here, May 23, 1862, were repulsed in attach upon division of Col. Geo. Crook's brigade. The Old Stone Church was used as a hospital. In his retreat, Heth burned bridge over Greenbrier at Caldwell.

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Nazareth

Moravian settlers arrived here in 1740 from a failing colony in Georgia. Bishop August B. Spangenberg led an experiment in communal living, called the "Great Economy," 1745-1765. It was designed to support Christian missionaries to the Indians.

Marker is on East ...

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The George Ducat House

56 Tradd Street

Charleston shipbuilder George Ducat constructed this two-story Charleston single house shortly after purchasing the property in 1739. The house is a rare surviving example of a Charleston residence constructed partly of Bermuda stone, a coral limestone imported from ...

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