The Earl and Lillian Carter Home

James Earl Carter, Sr. and his family moved into this middle-class rural dwelling as its second owners in 1928, six years after the home had been built. Heating was accomplished by fireplaces and wood stoves.

Initially, there was no running water ...

The Carter Family Garden

Earl Carter always had a garden to add variety to the family's meals. A community sweet potato garden was also planted and shared among the residents who lived nearby. This garden was strictly for the Carter family's use although the ...

Next-door Neighbors

The nearest house to ours, between the barn and the main road, was the home of a special family.

Jack Clark was in charge of the barn, the mules and horses, the equipment and harness, and rarely worked in the ...

Legacy of an Outdoor Childhood

"Why do you fish and hunt?" I'm often asked, The easiest answer is : "My father and all my ancestors did it before me. It's been part of my life since childhood, and part of my identity, like being a ...

A Town Divided

Ambush of Sanders and McCabe

(sidebar)

During the Civil War, neither the North nor the South was totally united over the key issues. Just as some Northerners supported slavery and secession, some Southerners were abolitionist and Unionists. These issues could split families, ...

Defensive Outwork

About this spot

was an outwork of

the first line of defense

1812 - 1815

Marker can be reached from York Boulevard north of Dundurn Street North.

Courtesy hmdb.org

The Crawfords Memorial

(Left)

Herbert Boyd (H.B.) Crawford

U.S. Navy

Honorably Discharged

April 8, 1946

During World War II with Japan

his back was broken & both

legs were paralyzed when his

cargo ship was torpedoed

(Right)

Mabel Garvin Tarver Crawford

U.S. Navy

Honorably Discharged

May 6, 1945

Presented the Exceptional Award

By The National Security ...

Dave Stratford 1945 – 2001

This is dedicated to Dave Stratford & his contributions to the Emergency Medical Services, without which many lives would have been lost. For 22 years, Dave worked everything from the ambulance to the O.R., from EMT to Paramedic. He recruited ...

First Line of Defense

This Stone Marks

The Line of Earthworks

In First Line of Defense

1812 - 1815

Marker can be reached from York Boulevard north of Dundurn Street North.

Courtesy hmdb.org

It Happened Right Under Our Noses

Albert Alexander Hyde

Albert Alexander Hyde (1848-1935) was a partner in founding The Yucca Company in 1889, which manufactured and marketed laundry and toilet soap and shaving cream. One of their first products was a cough syrup containing menthol and camphor, ...