American Encampment and General Headquarters

History Now

Mid-September of 1777 found an American army of 8,500 encamped on these uplands, called Bemis Heights. The soldiers worked feverishly building fortifications to block the Crown Forces marching from the north.

You can see the site of American ...

Church Cemetery

at Ewing Presbyterian Church

Thirty-five veterans of the Revolution lie buried here in this 1708 cemetery of the Ewing Presbyterian Church.

Marker is on Scotch Road ¼ mile north of Carlton Avenue, on the right when traveling south.

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Prince George County / Sussex County

(Obverse)

Prince George County

Area 294 Square Miles

Formed in 1702 from Charles City, and named for Prince George of Denmark, husband of Queen Anne. The battles of the crater, 1864, and Fort Steadman, 1865, took place in this county.

(Reverse)

Sussex County

Area 515 Square ...

Wilson Family Cemetery 19th Century / Slave Cemetery 19th Centur

Side A

In 1818 three Wilson brothers John, Matthew and Samuel, came from Virginia to purchase large farms in this area. The plantations of John and Matthew joined near this cemetery. All three brothers and their families are buried here. Inscriptions ...

"Mountain" Tom Clark

Hanged September 4, 1872

The notorious outlaw gang leader who boasted that no one would ever run over Tom Clark lies buried near the center of Tennessee Street where now all who pass by do run over him.

In 1872, Clark, who ...

Ohio World War Memorial

1917 – 1918

To justice in war and lasting peace after victory.

To the Armed Forces of the United States “with the going down of the sun and in the morning we shall remember them.”

To the women of America in the World ...

Wood Avenue Church of Christ

1886

In 1886 a group of Christians began meeting in the home of Susan Thrasher on the northeast corner of Court and Tuscaloosa Streets, for the next four years the group assembled in various rented places until it obtained its own ...

Frank Dusy

Born in Canada in 1836, orphaned at age 8, he worked at numerous jobs before arriving in California in 1858. In his 40 years here he pioneered in photography, discovered Tehipite Valley and other prominent Sierra features. He led construction ...

Major Robert Rogers

Founder and Commanding Officer of Rogers' Rangers in the French and Indian War.

Author, in October of 1757 on this site, of the Rules of Ranging, which have been in use by the U.S. Army since that time.

Rogers' Rangers ...

Mary Virginia Wade

Jennie Wade

Aged 20 yrs. 2 mos

killed July 3, 1863

while making bread

for the Union soldiers.

What soever God

willeth must be

though a Nation

mourn.

With a courage

born of loyalty,

she hath done

what she could.

Erected by the

Woman’s Relief Corps.

of Iowa A.D. 1901

Marker can be reached from Baltimore ...