Birthplace of the Department of Wisconsin American Legion

1919 - 1937

On this site, September 3, 1919, was held the first caucus of World War veterans who organized the Department of Wisconsin of the American Legion

John C. Davis

First Department Commander

This tablet dedicated August 8, 1937

Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church

Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church traces its existence to 1789 when Shenandoah Valley circuit preacher Paul Henkel held services for the German community in a schoolhouse nearby at Seawright Springs. By 1805, the congregation had built a frame structure on land ...

Welcome to the Lake Greenwood State Recreation Area

About Lake Greenwood State Recreation Area

Lake Greenwood became a part of the South Carolina State Park System in April 1938. the land for the park was donated by Greenwood County. Originally the park consisted of 1,114 acres. Later the state ...

The Old Tillman Hall Bell

[West Panel]:

This bell was originally hung in the Tillman Hall Clock Tower in 1905, where it faithfully tolled the hours until replaced by the carillon in 1985. During those so eventful years, it joyfully rang out for the graduation of ...

The Ephraim Bales Place

It would be difficult to find a better place to imagine mountain life than this. Picture yourself growing up here as one of Ephraim and Minerva Bales' nine children. Look around. This was your world. Imagine yourself and 10 others ...

The Miami and Erie Canal Lift Bridge

The lift bridge built in 1899 across the Miami & Erie Canal at Third Street (now Central Ave.), was the third bridge at this site since the canal began in 1825. An electric motor was used to raise the ...

The Miami and Erie Canal in Middletown

Port Middletown Plaza

Ohio's canal system was the most effective between 1827 and 1850, before the introduction of the railroads. In Middletown, the canal was still used well into the 20th century but in 1913 a devastating flood destroyed much ...

The Guinea Road Cemetery Reinterment

Virginia aristocrat William Fitzhugh was granted 21,996 acres in 1694: The Ravensworth tract, which was divided into northern and southern halves in 1701 and subsequently subdivided among Fitzhugh heirs throughout the 18th and 19th centuries. The cemetery located at Guinea ...

The March to Trenton

December 26, 1776

“The troops marched with the most profound silence and good order. They arrived by two routes at the same time, about half an hour after daylight, within one mile of the town. The storm continued with great violence ...

The Barretts: A Franklin Pioneer Family

In 1847 one of Franklin's most influential

couples, Richard and Mary Rebecca Murfee

Barrett, married and received a 260 acre farm

from Mary's father, Simon. The couple built a

house near the center of the new settlement

and began providing meals to the ...