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Great Indian Trading Path

The colonial Great Indian Trading Path crossed land now a part of Augusta College and followed a part of the present McDowell Street. It was variously called Trading Road, Augusta Road, and the Creek Indian Path. Early platts show it ...

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Whilden House / 54th Massachusetts Regiment

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The Whilden House

Elias Whilden, planter and mayor (1857-1858), built his home c. 1840. Five sons fought for the Confederacy, including John Marshall Whilden. John was Captain of the Citadel cadets who fired on the steamer, The Star of ...

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Burleson House (circa 1836)

"A Hard Nut to Crack"

This Greek Revival mansion belonged to Dr. Aaron Adair Burleson and his wife, Janet, during the Civil War. Part of an original 778-acre land grant, the brick home covered by Flemish bond, features 18-inch thick walls ...

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Wando Pottery

Indians living along the Wando River 1200 years ago made distinctive pottery using limestone and clay from the river banks. This type of pottery is found only in the Wando River Basin and is distinguished by the presence of limestone ...

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The Road to Colonel Barrett’s

In 1775 you would be standing at a fork on the Groton Road. The east fork, restored by the National Park Service, today leads up the hill to the Visitor Center. The west fork, now traced as a mown path, ...

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William Hill (1741-1816) / Hill's Ironworks

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William Hill, who served in the American Revolution and was present at many battles, built an ironworks near here on Allison Creek about 1776. Hill and his partner, Isaac Hayne, manufactured swivel guns, kitchen utensils, cannon, ammunition, and various farm ...

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Baltimore Infirmary

On this site in 1823 the faculty of the University of Maryland College of Medicine erected the Baltimore Infirmary, the first teaching hospital associated with a degree-granting school of medicine and the original residency program in medical education. The Infirmary, ...

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World War II Memorial

Dedicated to the military veterans who served our country in war and in peace.

To protect and preserve our freedom.

A nation conceived in liberty and justice.

November 9th 2007

Marker is on S 5th Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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Proudly Dedicated to the Kentuckians

Who Faithfully Served Their Country in Vietnam

USA, USN, USAF, USMC, USCG

Purchase area service men who lost their lives in Vietnam.

Beard, Leon •

Bradley, Given W. •

Clements, Robert A. •

Colson, Ronald S. •

Cruse, James D. •

Doom, Charles ...

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First Methodist Church of Diboll

This congregation was founded about 1897, soon after Diboll was established as a sawmill town. Early worship services were held in a local schoolhouse and in a two-story structure shared with the local Baptist congregation and fraternal organizations. Church leaders ...

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