Site of Log Meeting House of the Baptist Church of Warwick

James Benedict ordained and installed as pastor Nov. 7, 1765 was the first minister and this the first church in the valley. He died Sept. 9, 1792 aged 72 years. His wife, Mary Blackman, is buried beside him in this ...

The Grand Army of the Republic Hall

Central Park Law Building

Built in 1892 by Union veterans of the Civil War

to replace an earlier structure

destroyed in the Johnstown Flood of 1889

has been placed on the

National Register of Historic Places

by the United States

Department of the Interior

Marker is at the ...

Falls of the James

The Falls of the James River are the central physical fact of Richmond, having directly influenced its history through their effect upon Trade, Energy, Community and Nourishment.

Trade

As the Falls of the James are a natural barrier between the sea and ...

The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II

They Accepted the Challenge

Two hundred strategic bomber escort missions over Europe with the 15th Air Force without the loss of a single bomber to enemy aircraft, 1944-45, a record unsurpassed.

Dedicated in their memory, 10 November 1995.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Stephen Tyng Mather

July 4, 1867 - Jan. 22, 1930

He laid the foundation of the National Park Service defining and establishing the policies under which its areas shall be developed and conserved unimpaired for future generations. There will never come an end to ...

The Lemon House

Samuel Lemon and his wife Jean moved to this mountain in 1826 and built a log tavern not far from here. As many as fifty Conestoga wagons a night camped at Lemon's first tavern on the old turnpike that crossed ...

The Johnson Manufacturing Company

Side A:

The Johnson Manufacturing Company was incorporated in 1902 by brothers James B., J. Will, Isaac T., and Charles F. Johnson, all of Quaker heritage. The company manufactured tin and galvanized iron ware for railroad lines across the United States. ...

"A Pacific Paradise on the Potomac"

"A Pacific Paradise on the Potomac," suggests the type of atmosphere that existed at Freestone Point in July, 1957. The S.S. Freestone, a gambling ship, was the main attraction of an exciting new recreational resort. Even though it was illegal ...

The Lee Family Cemetery

This is the burial site of Henry Lee (d. 1787) and his wife Lucy Grymes (d. 1792). They were married in 1753, and their home, Leesylvania, stood on the ridge to the east. Henry Lee was County Lieutenant and Presiding ...

St. Jean'in (Aziz Yahya) Kimli?i Ve Hayat?/The Life of St. John

[Left column: text in Turkish]

[Right column: text in English]

According to an opinion that is based on the decision of, and thus at least as old as the council of Ephesus in 431 A.D., it is generally accepted that St. John ...