Kevin Earl Carper

In memory of deputy

KEVIN EARL CARPER

Loving husband, Father, Public Servant, Hero

Killed in the line of Duty

February 27, 2007

We appreciate your 10 years of

service to Spartanburg County.

Your sacrifice will never be forgotten.

Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall

be called the children ...

Wabash and Erie Canal

( At Top - - Canal Map & Points of Interest )

Here is a section of the Wabash & Erie Canal still visible in Gibson County. Construction of the approx. 460 mi. canal. The longest in North America. ...

Byram's Ford Historic District

Text of the Marker:

Byram's Ford Historic District

has been placed on the

National Register of Historic Places

by the United States

Department of the Interior

Site of the

Battle of the Big Blue

October 22 and 23, 1864

and ...

Control the Rivers and Railroads

During the Civil War rivers and railroads routinely carried soldiers, material, and food to keep the war effort going. The Tennessee and Cumberland rivers were the main arteries that carried the economic lifeblood to the heart of middle Tennessee. Most ...

Stuart's Headquarters

On Oct. 10, 1862, 1800 picked Confederate cavalry commanded by Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart and Brig. Gen. Wade Hampton with four cannon under Maj. John Pelham occupied Mercersburg on their way to destroy the railroad bridge at Chambersburg used to ...

Steiger House at Mercersburg

Confederate General J.E.B. Stuart, during the first Chambersburg Raid (October 1862), stopped in Mercersburg at Bridgeside, the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Steiger. He intended to use the house as his headquarters while his troops rounded up supplies and ...

St. George's United Methodist Church

The roots of this congregation can be traced to the late 1700’s, when Methodist pioneers such as Francis Asbury and Freeborn Garrettson visited this area to propagate the faith. Meetings were held in the open air and in private residences. ...

Ambush at Mercersburg

On July 3, 1863, three Confederate riders in Mercersburg’s town square were ambushed by two Union stragglers. Bullets passed through Private J.W. Alban, killing him and also the horse of the rider beside him. The third man quickly galloped out ...

Mount Rubidoux

With the backing of Southern Pacific Railroad magnate Henry E. Huntington, Mount Rubidoux was purchased by Frank Miller of the Mission Inn in 1906, in an attempt to beautify the mountain and to sell residential lots at its base, a ...

Chiquola Baptist Church Bell

Rang from 1924 until 1959

August, 1980

Rang for 75th Anniversary

Mr. Ben L. Davis (Uncle Ben, as he was

called) rang the bell until his retirement in

1958. The bell was rung at 9:00 am and

10:00 am and 10:30 am and 11:00 am.

After his ...