Ortt's Preble County Civil War Memorial

Erected by

Wm. H. Ortt

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Sacred to the memory

of his comrades of

the Civil War from

Preble County Ohio

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A.D. 1931

1861 1865

Marker can be reached from Camden Road (State Highway 355), on the right when traveling south.

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Site of Fort St. Clair

Regular and militia troops under General James Wilkinson built this supply post and defensive fortification in March 1792 in preparation for Gen. “Mad Anthony” Wayne's campaign against the Indians of the Northwest Territory, following disastrous expeditions in 1790 and 1791. ...

Little Red Schoolhouse

Little Red

Schoolhouse

Since 1861

The Only

One Room Schoolhouse

Operating In

New York State

Marker is on North Greenbush Road (U.S. 4), on the right when traveling north.

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First United Methodist Church

(1822)

Established September 8, 1822 in a log house on the west side of town by Revs. John Cox and John Kerr. Cox and wife, Frances Langley had been affiliated with the Wesleys in England. Second meeting place was in Farmer's ...

The Freedom Trail

Neighborhood of Revolution

“Paul Revere . . . started on a ride which, in a way has never ended.” - Esther Forbes, author of the classic study, Paul Revere and the World He Lived In

In the course of just two ...

Brown County Veterans Memorial

[ West - Plaque ]

Lest We Forget

From its inception in 1836, Brown County has given freely its sons and daughters to serve in the quest for World Peace. Its sacrifices began in 1846 with the Mexican War, and continued through ...

Military River Crossing

In this vicinity, during the Black Hawk War of 1832, General Henry Atkinson and approximately 1,000 soldiers crossed the Wisconsin River in pursuit of Sac Indian leader Black Hawk and his followers. On July 26th, at the old abandoned Village ...

Fairfax Monument

This monument, erected circa 1924 by the Fairfax family, memorializes William Fairfax, who built Belvoir, and his wife Deborah Clarke, who died in 1757 and 1747, respectively. The monument also honors Thomas and William Henry Fairfax, two of William's sons. ...

Granville Grant

Formed northern half of colony of North Carolina. Southern boundary was surveyed to a point just south of here in 1746.

Marker is on U.S. 1, on the right when traveling north.

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American Merchant Mariners' Memorial

Dedicated to all merchant mariners who have served America from the Revolutionary War through present day. In the prosecution of war and in pursuit of peaceful commerce, unrecognized thousands have lost their lives at sea. Their sacrifices have helped secure ...