Capture of Fort Charlotte

July 12, 1775

Less than a mile from this point, close to the Georgia shoreline of Lake Thurmond, lays the remains of Fort Charlotte now 50 feet under water. Named after the wife of King George III, Fort Charlotte was a ...

Gertie

On September 25, 1997 Eppstein Uhen Architects-Milwaukee, presented this replica of "Gertie" to the City of Milwaukee, in appreciation of their 90 year partnership.

Gertie is the mallard that captivated the City and the Nation in 1945. Replacement of ...

Chaplain's Chapel United Methodist Church

Methodism came to this area in the late 18th century when pioneering circuit riders such as Francis Asbury visited local residents to spread the message of their faith. The origin of this congregation can be traced to 1859, when the ...

First Presbyterian Church

Ohio Historical Marker

This congregation was organized January 9, 1820 by 11 charter members. In 1837 the structure was completed on land reserved for religious purposes on the first Maumee plat. A British gun battery stood on the site in ...

Fort Hill

Archaeological study of the flat-top hill across the valley revealed two palisaded Indian villages with extensive house and burial remains, all dating from the Discovery Period.

Marker is on Kingwood Road (Pennsylvania Route 281) 1.5 miles east of Humbert Road, on ...

Edward Redfield

Landscape painter Edward Willis Redfield was born near Bridgeville, Delaware on December 19, 1869. After studying in Philadelphia and Paris he moved to Buck’s County, Pennsylvania, where he became leader of a colony of artists called the New Hope Impressionists. ...

Bear Mountain Bridge

Bear Mountain Bridge

The first highway bridge to span the Hudson River south of Albany

Begun March 24th 1923 – Opened Nov. 27th 1924

To all who

With thought labor and loyalty have

Contributed to the construction of

This bridge ...

Commander in Chief’s Guards

An Elite Security Force

Always present, Washington’s guard occupied huts here. This special detachment was created to protect the Commander in Chief, his official family, and his equipment, supplies, and papers. Washington required that each life guard, as they called themselves, ...

James Thomas Rapier

Lawyer and statesman James T. Rapier, a son of free African-American parents in Florence, holds the distinction of being just the second African-American from Alabama to be elected, in 1873, to the U.S. Congress.

Inducted 2007

City of Florence Walk ...

Sudler House

Erected about 1750, with additions during the Federal period. Land was granted to Cacilus Stevens in 1658. Francis Asbury preached here. William Jessop, an early occupant, was a pioneer Methodist missionary in Canada. From 1833 to 1971 the Sudler family ...