Charles Follen

Born in Hesse-Darmstadt

September 4, 1796

A fearless advocate

of Liberty and Justice.

Exiled for conscience sake,

he sought in America the freedom

denied him in the Old World.

Distinguished

for rich and varied learning,

for uncompromising devotion to

the cause of the oppressed

and enslaved, and for the simplicity

and integrity ...

St. Stephen's Episcopal Church

(Marker Front)

St. Stephen’s, built 1767-69, is a fine example of the rural churches built in the S.C. lowcountry before the Revolution. “The Church is one of the handsomest Country Churches in So. Ca. and would be no mean ornament ...

Lawrence County Korean Honor Roll

Korea

Honor Roll

Defenders of Freedom

for God and Country

This votive tablet is dedicated to the honor of the men of Lawrence County, Indiana who answered the call of our Country during the Korea Conflict and died so that you ...

Robbins Cemetery

Originally part of the Samuel Winship farm, this land was deeded by his son in 1784 as a cemetery for the Robbins, Winship, Buckman, Bowman and other Lexington families. Stephen Robbins and his son Eli, who are buried here, operated ...

Steensland Bridge

The Steensland Bridge was named after Norwegian Consul Halle Steensland who donated $10,000 in 1904 for construction of a stone bridge over the Yahara River. The bridge was widened in 1950 reusing the original stone facing. The bridge was replaced ...

Eldorado Canyon

Head of Steamboat Navigation in Nevada

Eldorado Canyon runs east from here to the Colorado River and was the site of one of Nevada's mining booms. Prospectors began digging for gold and silver here, about 1859, forming the Colorado Mining District. ...

Raritan Township Firemen's Monument

John Lesanics Memorial 1927-1974

In tribute to these Raritan Twp. Firemen who have served and to those who have made the supreme sacrifice.

Dedicated 1975

Marker is at the intersection of Old Clinton Road and Cherryville Hollow Road, on the left when traveling ...

May Erwin Talmadge

(1885 – 1973)

May Erwin Talmadge was the eighteenth President General of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, 1944-1947. Mrs. Talmadge and her husband, Julius Young Talmadge (1880-1940), an Athens businessman, made their home in this Colonial Revival Style ...

Lawrence County World War II Honor Roll

Honor Roll

Defenders of Freedom

for God and Country

This votive tablet is dedicated to the honor of the men of Lawrence County, Indiana who answered the call of our Country in World War II and who died that you and ...

El Dorado Canyon

Toward the Colorado River from this point runs El Dorado Canyon where occurred one of the biggest mining booms in Nevada history. Gold and Silver mines were developed here about 1859 and soon rich mines were developed. In the 1860's ...