Dred Scott

(In Florence 1820 -1830)

Dred Scott, whose name is associated with the landmark U.S. Supreme Court Dred Scott Decision of 1857, was born in Virginia between 1795~1809. In 1818 he was in Madison County, Alabama. He came to Florence with the ...

Old Capitol Building

When the decision was made in 1810 to designate Harrisburg the Pennsylvania State Capital, the prophecy of John Harris Jr.'s town plan of 1785 was realized. At that time, he donated four acres of land to the Commonwealth, a portion ...

Present State Capitol Building

Upon the destruction of the Old Capitol Building in 1897, the sense of loss was quickly replaced by a new spirit of community advancement for which the construction of a new Capitol Building would act as catalyst. in order to ...

Battery E, 2nd U.S. Artillery

U.S.A.

Battery E, 2nd U.S. Artillery.

Lieut. Samuel E. Benjamin, U.S.A. Commanding.

(September 16-17, 1862.)

On the morning of September 16, Benjamin's Battery took position on the ridge bordering the Antietam, above the Burnside Bridge, engaged the Confederate batteries on and around Cemetery Hill ...

Berkeley County Confederate Monument

Front

Honoring Berkeley County Confederate Soldiers “Deo Vindice”

J B Adkins, S Adkins, S Alexander, J Armstrong, J F Avinger, E Ball, I Ball, J M Ball, J Ball, W J Ball, A Ballentine, J J Ballentine, L E Ballentine, W J ...

St Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church

(Organized 1879 from earlier 1840 Congregation)

In early 1840s about 14 African-American members from First Methodist formed own congregation “Church Springs” near South Court Street. In 1857, a nearby brick cow shed was converted for its use under Rev. Robin Lightfoot ...

New Hope First Baptist Church and Cemetery

Although Baptist worship services may have been conducted in this area as early as 1848, this church was not formally chartered until 1868. On October 22 of that year the organizational meeting was held in the home of James M. ...

United States Senator Morgan C. Hamilton

An outstanding patriot who acted as Secretary of War and Marine in Republic of Texas and later served the state in many roles, Morgan Hamilton in 1837 obtained a 1009-acre land grant in this area. While his brother A.J. Hamilton ...

Dead of the North Anna Battlefield

This monument honors all the valiant men who lost their lives on the battlefields of the North Anna

May 23-26, 1864

“No more shall the war cry sever,

or the winding rivers be red;

They banish our anger forever

when they laurel the graves of ...

The Double File Trail (Georgetown)

Laid out about 1828 by Delaware Indians, “The Double File Trail” got its name because two horsemen could ride it side by side. The Delawares carved this trace migrating ahead of expanding white settlements. They moved from what they called ...