Blair County War Mothers Memorial

That the loving memory of

Blair County's War Mothers

may be forever perpetuated,

this shaft is erected by a

grateful people

Marker is at the intersection of 40th Street and Chestnut Avenue, on the right when traveling west on 40th Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

The Scottish Parliament

Presented by

The Rt Hon Sir David Steel KBE MSP

Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament

to

The City of Aberdeen

To commemorate the occasion of the

Scottish Parliament sitting in Aberdeen

during the period Tuesday 28 to Thursday 30 May 2002

Marker is on Union Street ...

The Freedom Tree

With the vision of universal freedom

for all mankind

this tree is dedicated to

CW2 Sheldon Schultz

and all

Prisoners of War

and

Missing in Action

1973

Marker is on 6th Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 764) near 17th Street, on the right when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

The Elks Home

Historic Pottstown Walking Tour

Local residents have long admired this beautiful mansion built in 1888 by Jacob Fegely, which since 1913 has served as the home of the B.P.O.E. Pottstown Lodge No. 814. This was not the first mansion on the ...

Manasss 1905 - The Great Fire

Courage & Determination Save Town

During the cold winter night of December 5, 1905, a smoldering fire began in Blossom's Alley across the tracks from the train depot. It soon raged through the young town of Manassas, destroying 35 homes, the ...

Heart of the Community

Scotch-Irish Presbyterians called their worship places Meeting Houses to emphasize that the structure is a building and that the church is the body of believers. The community came to the Meeting House not only to worship, but also for recreation, ...

A Fight on the Potomac

A Fight on the Potomac took place here on September 25, 1861. According to Confederate Sgt. Wilmot Walter Curry, his unit was ordered to construct a battery at Freestone Point in order to deflect attention from larger, more permanent batteries ...

Birthplace of Washington’s Mother

Seven tenths mile west is Epping Forest. The land was patented by Colonel Joseph Ball, who died there in 1711. His daughter, Mary Ball, mother of George Washington, was born there in 1707/8. The house incorporates parts of the original ...

The 1841 Mountain Howitzer

The 1841 Mountain Howitzer, thought to be the type used in Rowlesburg during the Civil War

A howitzer (as illustrated above by Peter W. Gaut) is a short-barreled, large-caliber cannon designed to throw shells at a higher trajectory than regular field ...

In Memory of the Brave Soldiers of the Continental Army

who died in this building when it was used by order of General Washington as a military hospital from Dec. 19, 1777 to Aug. 28, 1778. This tablet is erected by the Lititz Moravian Congregation

of the 450 men quartered here, ...