Marion County Courthouse

This is Marion County's fourth courthouse and the second at this site. The cornerstone was laid on July 4, 1884. Costing $115,000, it was completed in 1885 by contractors Leffler and Bland. In 1973 the courthouse was placed on the ...

Veterans' Garden

2005 - Year of the Veteran

Dedicated November 4, 2005

to remember, honour, and celebrate

our Canadian Veterans.

May the memory of their

achievements and sacrifices

be kept alive.

This garden was made possible thanks to the generous donation by Angus and Mabe McLennan - for the ...

S-36 Submarine Memorial

Front

1 of 52 U.S. Submarines lost during WWII

Lost on her 2nd patrol, January 20, 1942

in Makassar Strait, Indonesia.Left Image

U.S. Submarine Veterans World War II

In memory of all submarines and crews on eternal patrolRight Image

United States Submarine Veterans

Honoring all U.S. Navy ...

Oakland United Methodist Church

Generations of African~American families have worshiped here, beginning with services held under a brush arbor prior to the Civil War. In August of 1879, the land for the Oakland Methodist church was deeded to parishioners. In a wooden one-room building, ...

The American Army

At Hobkirk’s Hill the American army numbered between 1,200 and 1,500 men. Col. Otho Holland Williams’s brigade held the left of the line. It consisted of two Maryland Continental regiments commanded by Col. John Gunby and Lt. Col. Benjamin Ford, ...

German-American Friendship Garden

Celebrating 300 Years of Friendship

“One magnificent symbol of the bonds that tie our two great peoples together is the German-American Friendship Garden. This symbol of eternally renewing growth and strength will be dedicated this autumn here in the ...

Veterans' Memorial Carillon

2005 - Year of the Veteran

With deepest gratitude to those who so generously

contributed to this visible and resonant

remembrance of our Canadian Veterans

Separate Stone marker nearby:

Thank You Canada

Thank You Veterans

1940 - 1945

This musical tribute is a gift to all

Canadians from the ...

Homesite Of Lyman Beecher

Homesite Of

Lyman Beecher

Birthplace Of

Henry Ward Beecher

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Marker is at the intersection of North Street (Connecticut Route 63) and Prospect Street, on the left when traveling north on North Street.

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World War I

We Answered the Call

World War I began in Europe in 1914. The United States stayed neutral for the first three years. Only after German submarines sank a record number of U.S. merchant ships did the U.S. enter the war.

Called up ...

VFW Bedworth Post 2871 Monument

Dedicated To All Veterans

Placed By

VFW Post 2871

2004

Marker is at the intersection of Meetinghouse Lane and Newton Road, on the right when traveling south on Meetinghouse Lane.

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