The Birthplace of the “Gallant Pelham”

Major John Pelham C.S.A.

Born September 14, 1838

at the home of his Grand Parents

William McGehee and Elizabeth Clay McGehee

Erected by Forney District U.D.C.

May 5, 1937

Marker is on Choctaw Street north of Tomahawk Trail, on the right when traveling north.

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The Bloomfield Avenue School

On this site stood the brick Bloomfield Avenue School. Nearby and within the confines of the civic center were the previous two buildings which were removed in 1923 when the municipal center was constructed (the 1851 building was dismantled and ...

Commission for the Blind Orientation Center

The Orientation Center teaches persons who are blind or visually impaired the skills to live independently and work competitively. Originally part of the New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, the “Training Center” opened in 1949 before integrated ...

In Honor of the Men and Women of Fairmount Heights who Served in

[The four plaques containing the text of this marker are missing]

Marker is at the intersection of 59th Avenue and 59th Place on 59th Avenue.

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New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired

The New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired was founded on granted land in 1903 by the new territorial governor. The teacher and later regent was the blind daughter of lawman Pat Garrett, Elizabeth Garrett, who solicited the ...

Army of the Potomac

July 1, 1863

First Corps marched from Marsh Run, Eleventh Corps from Emmittsburg to Gettysburg. Second Corps from Uniontown via Taneytown to near Gettysburg. Third Corps from Bridgeport via Emmitsburg to the field of Gettysburg. Fifth Corps from Union Mills via ...

Army of the Potomac

June 30, 1863

Headquarters Army of the Potomac moved from Middleburg to Taneytown. First Corps marched from Emmittsburg to Marsh Run, third Corps from Taneytown to Bridgeport. Fifth Corps from Liberty via Johnsville Union Bridge and Union to Union Mills. Sixth ...

The Friends School at Birmingham Meeting House

Was established at this place about 1753. It was for many years under the care of John Forsythe, the First Head Master of Westtown Boarding School opened in 1799. Dr. William Darlington was a pupil at Birmingham.

Marker is on ...

The Peace Garden at Birmingham

During the Battle of the Brandywine on September 11, 1777, the American Army used the walls of this Quaker Burial Ground in their first line of defense. Both armies used this meetinghouse of Quaker pacifists as a hospital. Behind the ...

The Ellison Gristmill

A gristmill owned by Thomas Ellison, and later by his son John, was in operation at this location by 1741. Water from an upstream millpond was carried here through an underground tunnel called a raceway. To the left is the ...