Old Court House

“Widow Piper’s Tavern,” used for Cumberland County court-sessions, 1750-1751, until a court house was erected at Carlisle, the county seat. The house is now the home of the Shippensburg Civil Club.

Marker is on East King Street (U.S. 11) near Queen ...

Fort Morris

Named for Gov. R.H. Morris, and built by local settlers under the supervision of James Burd after Braddock’s defeat in July, 1755. Later garrisoned by provincial troops commanded by Hugh Mercer. The fort site, long marked by the soldiers’ well, ...

Marie Cromer Seigler House

[Front]:

This house was for many years the home of Marie Cromer Seigler (1882-1964), educator and national pioneer in agricultural instruction. In 1910, as teacher and principal of Talatha School, she founded a Girls' Tomato Club, the first of many such ...

Frederick Douglass and John Brown

The two abolitionists met at a stone quarry here, Aug. 19-21, 1859, and discussed Browns plans to raid the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry. He urged Douglass to join an armed demonstration against slavery. Douglass refused, warning the raid would ...

Franz Kline (1910 - 1962)

This Abstract Expressionist painter, born in Wilkes-Barre, helped establish the international reputation of American artists in the 1950's. Kline's "Action Painting" is noted for bold, emotionally charged brushstrokes and non-representational subjects. The stark anthracite landscape of his native region inspired ...

Green Shack

Opened around 1931 by Mrs. Mattie "Jimmy" Jones, the Green Shack restaurant was a town landmark at this site. The restaurant opened in a Union Pacific Railroad barracks building that was moved here; in 1934 additions were made to the ...

52nd Illinois Infantry

Sweeny's Brigade - W.H.L. Wallace's Division

(front)

Illinois

52d Infantry

3d Brigade - Sweeny

2d Division - W.H.L. Wallace

Army of the Tennessee

(back)

52d Infantry.

Commanded by

1. Major H. Stark.

2. Capt. E. A. Bowen.

This regiment was held in reserve until 4 p.m., April 6, 1862, when it formed ...

Central Park and The Kohl Pumphouse

The site of the Central Park is possibly the sole surviving example of the late nineteenth century estates once so numerous on the Peninsula.

Charles B. Polhemus, Director of the San Francisco & San Jose Railroad and founder of Central San ...

Putnam County World War Memorial Clock

To Those That Served

Lest We Forget

In memory

of all

veterans

who served

Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (U.S. 224) and Hickory Street, on the left when traveling east on Main Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

The Eternal Flame Of The Confederacy

Erected under the auspices

of the Old Guard

and Atlanta Chapter U.D.C.

A.D. 1919 in memory of

Andrew J. West.

Beloved citizen

Captain C.S.A.-General U.C.V.

The damage at the base of

this lamp post was caused

by a shell during The War

Between the States,

Battle of Atlanta

July 22nd 1864.

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The ...