Richard W. Simpson

Born in 1840, Colonel Simpson, lawyer, farmer, and legislator, drafted and executed Thomas Green Clemson's will, establishing Clemson Agricultural College in 1889. Simpson was first president of the college's board of trustees and once owned land which became part of ...

Simpson Ferry Road

Built about 1792. It extended from Michael Simpson's ferry on the Susquehanna to Carlisle, following, at this point, a course later known as Simpson St. Used by many persons traveling to western part of state.

Marker is at the intersection of ...

Simpson Creek Covered Bridge

A. S. Hugill built 75' long by 14' wide multiple king-post truss bridge in 1881 for $1483 on land of John Lowe. Survived great flood of 1888 but was washed away from original site 1/2 miles upstream in 1899.

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Simpson United Methodist Church

This congregation grew from an early Sunday school class directed by Annas Brown, Richard Dukes and Mrs. Vina Harris Forehand, Members of Wesley Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church, for residents of the far eastern section of Austin. In December 1880 the ...

Platt-Simpson Building

Radcliff Platt constructed the original portion of this building about 1871. He operated a livery stable here until 1890 and lived in one side of the structure for a number of years. In 1901 J.S. Simpson (1854-1934) purchased and enlarged ...

Simpson House~Irvine Place~Coby Hall

Built by John Simpson in 1843, on the site of his earlier home, this residence was occupied at various times by both armies during the Civil War. Purchased in 1867 by George W. Foster, builder of Courtview, for his daughter, ...

Bishop Matthew Simpson

Matthew Simpson, an eminent Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal church, was born on June 21, 1811, in a log house which then stood on the north corner of Market and Main Streets in Cadiz. Simpson spent most of his youth ...

Ulysses Simpson Grant

Here in this little hamlet Ulysses Simpson Grant was born on April 27, 1822. He was the victorious commander of the Union forces in the final stages of the war of the rebellion and President of the United States March ...

Raleigh Rutherford Haynes / Simpson Bobo Tanner

1885

are known as the fathers of the textile industry in Rutherford County. Near this site was located the first textile mill.

Marker is on Harris-Henrietta Road 0.1 miles north of Main Street, on the left when traveling south.

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Simpson & Mount Gregory United Methodist Churches

Creating a Unified Community of Strength

Methodist churches were a source and inspiration for the budding African-American community as people moved

westward along the Baltimore and Frederick-Town Turnpike, part of the National Road system. Both enslaved and free African-Americans worshipped, ...