Cross Roads

Here the first two post roads established in Hamilton County by the United States government, in 1820, crossed. This spot was also the site of Aaron Hunt's blacksmith shop described in Augusta Evans' book St. Elmo.

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Fort Defiance

Anthony Wayne Parkway

The arrival of the Legion of the United States at this point on August 8, 1794 marked the end of General Anthony Wayne's difficult march, through swamps and forests, from Fort GreeneVille. On this site, in the ...

White Hall Tavern

Located directly across from the U.S. Armory, the White Hall Tavern was an 1850's community gathering place, where white males debated politics; discussed local events; and protested armory management, wages and layoffs. The tavern's close proximity easily tempted armory workers ...

Lauman's Brigade

Hurlbut's Division

U.S.

Army of the Tennessee.

Lauman's (3d) Brigade,

17th Ky., 25th Ky., 44th Ind., 31st Ind.,

Hurlbut's (4th) Division.

This brigade, with its regiments in order from left to right as above, was engaged here at about 10 a.m. Monday, April 7, 1862.

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The Dam Works

The Lexington is freed

By May 8, the water level had risen five feet four inches, allowing the lighter draft gunboats, the Fort Hindman, Neosho, and Osage, to cross the upper rapids and wait behind the dams. Fearing that the structure ...

First Fulling Mill

1630 - 1930

Ten rods west is the site of the first fulling mill in the English colonies, built about the year 1643 by John Pearson.

Marker is at the intersection of Newbury Turnpike (Massachusetts Route 1) and Mill Street, on the ...

Armory Paymaster's Residence

Rank has its privileges. The paymaster, second in command at the armory, enjoyed an unobstructed view of the factory grounds and water gap from the substantial brick dwelling erected here about 1800.

Soot and noise disrupted the scene with the ...

Archibald Debow Murphey ca. 1777 - 1832

Advocate of improved schools, roads, canals. Jurist, teacher, legislator. Born 7/10 mi. S.

Marker is at the intersection of State Highway 57N and State Highway 119, on the left when traveling west on State Highway 57N.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Fort Sewall

1630 - 1930

Built in 1742 for defence against French cruisers. U.S.S. "Constitution" sought shelter under the fort's guns when chased by H.M.S. "Tenedos" and "Endymion" April 3, 1814. Named after Samuel Sewall of Marblehead, Chief Justice of Massachusetts in 1814.

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Agnes Surriage Well

1630 - 1930

Belonging to the Fountain Inn, where Sir Harry Frankland, collector of the Port of Boston, while supervising the erection of Fort Sewall, met Agnes Surriage in 1742. Agnes, a poor fisherman's daughter, later became Lady Frankland and returned ...