John Durang

(1768 - 1822)

The first American-born professional stage performer, Durang gained fame as a dancer, actor, clown, musician, acrobat, choreographer, and puppeteer. Born in Lancaster near here, he performed in the northeastern US, eventually founding his own company and a theatrical ...

Camp Lejeune

Established 1 May 1941 by the U. S. Marine Corps for amphibious training. Named for Lt. Gen. John A. Lejeune, USMC, 13th Commandant, 1920 - 1929.

Marker is on Lejeune Boulevard (North Carolina Route 24) near the Main Gate for Marine ...

Edward Potts House / John Potts House

Circa 1831 / Circa 1832

The house on the right (45 South Main) appears to have been built circa 1832 by Joshua Trotter. In 1837, Trotter sold the house to John and Mary Potts, who were “conductors” on the Underground Railroad, ...

St. John’s Episcopal Church

Site of

St. John’s Episcopal Church

and Burial Ground

Built 1747. Samuel

Seabury Jr. Catechist,

1748 & later

First American Bishop 1784

Marker is on Park Avenue (County Route 35), on the right when traveling south.

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Judge Stockton P. Donley

in whose honor Donley County was named

Confederate officer

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas

born in Missouri

May 27, 1831

died Feb. 17, 1871

his wife

Emma Donley

born July 15, 1834

died July 9, 1909

Marker can be reached from W Oakwood Street.

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Pioneer St. James Catholic Church

of Menomonee Falls

Congregation began in Irish settlement between old Lannon Springs and Templeton about 1841. First mass was said in James Brogan’s log cabin.

Original church built of local stone and dedicated, 1848, by parishioners and Fr. James Colton, ...

James Hale Steinman, A.B., LL. B., LL.D.

October 22, 1886 - December 31, 1962

Graduate of the Yeates School, The Hotchkiss School, Yale University

University of Pennsylvania School of Law

President and publisher of Lancaster newspapers

Chairman of the board, Intelligencer Printing Company

Co-founder of WGAL, Inc., and WGAL Television, Inc.

Treasurer, American ...

John Frederick Steinman, Ph. B., LL. D.

August 21, 1884 - December 23, 1980

Graduate of the Yeates School, the Hotchkiss School, and Yale University

Publisher and chairman of the board of Lancaster Newspapers, Inc.

Chairman of the board, Intelligencer Printing Company

Co-founder of WGAL, Inc., and WGAL Television, Inc.

Trustee, Lancaster ...

Historic Site in Journalism

Lancaster Newspapers, published on this site of Francis Bailey's colonial printshop, trace their roots to the Lancaster Journal of 1794. the Journal was published and edited by William Hamilton and Henry Willcocks. It merged with the Intelligencer, founded in 1799, ...

Jack Decker House

Circa 1830

This site was purchased by Josiah Townsend in 1827 for $50. In 1830, the property was sold for $1,500, suggesting that a house was built on the property sometime before 1830. Emmor Bailey, a member of the Society of ...