"The Manassa Mauler"

This monument is dedicated to Mary Celia Dempsey mother of William Harrison "Jack" Dempsey born June 24, 1895

He fought his way to become

world heavyweight champion on July 4, 1919

and became known as the legendary "Manassa Mauler"

Marker is on Main Street ...

Leonard Brothers Department Store

1918 - 1967

(center panel)

Obie Paul Leonard • John Marvin Leonard

Two farm boys, with ingenuity, determination and 600 dollars, built a business empire.

(outer panels)

The history of

John Marvin Leonard and Obie Paul Leonard

Two farm boys, with ingenuity, determination and $600,

built a business ...

U.S. Army of the West — Mormon Battalion

Longest Sustained March in U.S. Military History, 1846-1847.

Between 1846 and 1848, the United States and Mexico went to war. One of the major directives of the United States during this war was to secure its western border and to occupy ...

The Mine Managers House

Ajo, Arizona

The mine manager’s house was built in 1919

by John O. Greenway, General Manager of Calument & Arizona Mining Co. Michael Curley, the first occupant lived here until his retirement in 1939. Of the 14 subsequent managers, 12 lived in ...

The Culpeper Minute Men

Honoring

the Culpeper Minute Men.

Virginia's first, who organized

in this field & fought their

first battle at Great Bridge

1775

Erected by

Culpeper Minute Men Chapter, DAR

6-14-71

Marker can be reached from Monument Lane, on the right when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Baltimore-Southern Maryland Trunk Line

Baltimore-Southern Maryland Trunk Line

Robert Crain Highway

At this point construction was started 1922.

Marker is at the intersection of Old Crain Highway and Main Street (Maryland Route 725), in the median on Old Crain Highway.

Courtesy hmdb.org

The Gallant Pelham

The Confederate Army of Northern Virginia had no braver officer than Major John Pelham. Although just 24 years old, the blonde-haired, blue-eyed Alabamian had already proven himself on more than half a dozen battlefields in Maryland and Virginia. Pelham commanded ...

History of the Ten Commandments Monolith

May 1958 the Hanover Eagles Aerie #1406 Fraternal Order of Eagles erected the 10 Commandments Monument in Wirt Park, a Hanover Borough Park.

April 2004 Hanover Borough Council Petitioned the York County Orphan's Court for the right to sell the ...

Mother Loses Two Sons to War

Mother Loses Two Sons to War - Within the span of one year, Elizabeth Hoffacker of West Manheim Township received the news of her two sons' deaths in combat during the Civil War. John, 24 years old, was promoted to ...

Village Academy / Furman Academy and Theological Institute

Village Academy

Organized in 1811, the Edgefield Village Academy was located for many years on this site acquired from Col. Eldred Simkins in 1825. The South Carolina Coeducational Institute was located here from 1903-1913. During Reconstruction, many exciting political meetings were ...