Zachariah W. Wines

Black merchant and educator Zachariah Wines, born 1847 in Society Hill, represented Darlington County in the S.C. House 1876-78 and was commissioned Captain in the National Guard by Gov. Wade Hampton in 1877. He taught at nearby Waddell School and ...

Randolph Settlement

Side A: Randolph Settlement

In 1833, John Randolph from Roanoke, Virginia, died leaving three wills that requested that all of his slaves be set free and that land be purchased for them. Although contested for thirteen years by his ...

The Sulphur Spring

Ohio Wesleyan owes its location to the initial efforts to establish a resort for healing purposes on the site of the Sulphur Spring. When the business faltered, Adam Poe, a pastor and several citizens purchased it and gave it to ...

Sunbury Veterans Memorial

Honoring the veterans of all wars.

In remembrance of those who never returned

KIA / POW / MIA's

Marker is at the intersection of Cherry Street (Ohio Route 37) and Columbus Street, on the right when traveling east on Cherry Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Pontiac Birthplace

Here, in 1712, was born the

Great Indian chief who in-

Cited Pontiac’s Conspiracy.

He federated the tribes and

With the aid of the French

threatened British supreme-

acy. Killed in Illinois in 1769.

Marker is on East River Drive (Ohio Route 424) 0.2 miles east ...

Old Town Triangle

Chicago Landmark District

Old Town Triangle

Settled in the 1850s by German immigrants, this area was virtually destroyed by the Fire of 1871. Most of these wood cottages and brick and stone townhouses date to the last decades of the 19th century. ...

Pennsylvania Railroad "BF" Tower

The Bradford or "BF" Tower was built by the Pennsylvania Railroad circa 1929, at the important site of Bradford Junction. It replaced an earlier wooden tower that stood to its west. From this building, operators controlled the movement of ...

Latrobe Gate - Tingey House

Latrobe Gate

Designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe in 1804, the gate and flanking guardhouses were constructed in the Greek Revival style. This style became very popular in the young nation, and the original section of the gate represents one of ...

A Haven From Everyday Life

Whether you call the mansion before you "Queen Anne Farm" as the Bensels did, or Hardscrabble House as the Cross Family renamed it, the estate served as an escape from everyday life.

John A. and Ella Bensel built the house in ...

Thomas Rose's House

c. 1735

In 1680, Town Lot No. 61 was granted by the Lords Proprietors to Elizabeth Willis, and in 1701 was deeded to William Elliott. This notable early Georgian house replaced a smaller house on the premises, and was built by ...