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William Webber

Three miles north are the home site and grave of William Webber, pastor of Dover Baptist Church, 1773-1808. As an early Baptist leader before the Revolution, he was imprisoned in the jails of Chesterfield and Middlesex. He aided in organizing ...

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Herman W. Lay Physical Activities Center

Erected 1973

This Building is Named in Honor of

Herman Warden Lay

Entrepreneural genius of the business world, leader in civic and cultural affairs, friend and benefactor of higher education, loyal alumnus of Furman University.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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Rio Grandé Bridge at Radium Springs

This structure – one of the best surviving examples of timber and beam bridge construction in the state – was erected in 1933. The superstructure consists of 19 spans, each 25 feet in length. The roadway is 475 feet long. ...

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General Thaddeus Kosciuszko

General Thaddeus Kosciuszko

Revolutionary War Hero

Dedicated By Polish American Congress

South Jersey Division October 14, 1984

Marker is on N. Park Dr. ¼ mile from U.S. 30/130, on the right when traveling east.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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Fort Selden Cemetery

Fort Selden was established nearby in 1865 to help protect the settlements of the Mesilla Valley and travelers along the Jornada del Muerto from Apache raids. The post cemetery was located in this field until the fort was abandoned in ...

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Jack Brickhouse

Hall of Fame Broadcaster

[Front:]

[Artwork motif of Wrigley Field, Soldier Field and Comiskey Park.]

Hey Hey

[Left Side:]

Inducted into Media Wing of Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown, NY, in 1983, and 13 other Halls of Fame throughout the nation.

Broadcasted for Chicago Cubs – ...

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Paraje de Robledo

This paraje or resting place was named for Pedro Robledo, a member of the Juan de Oñate expedition, who was buried nearby on May 21, 1598. This camping place was a welcome sight for caravans entering or exiting the dreaded ...

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Sweetwater

Home of Major John Brahan, veteran War of 1812.

Major General, Alabama Militia, who owned 4,000 acres here. Built of bricks made on the place, marble mantels imported from Italy, boxwood hedge from London. Named for spring nearby.

Federal and Confederate quarters ...

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America's Oldest Agriculture College

A mile north of here, on Oatlands Road, stands the stone and stucco building, erected in 1854 as Loudoun and Mechanical Institute. Its three founders were prominent County agrarian scientists. Unfortunately, America's first agricultural college, Loudoun A&M, failed to thrive ...

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Florence Cemetery

-1818-

When the city was surveyed this land described as "outside the city limits" was designated as the burying grounds for the new town. It contains the graves of early settlers, including a son and brother of Ferdinand Sannoner, Surveyor of ...

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