Ely House - 1837

Designed by Hugh Hastings for Hervey Ely in Greek temple style with wings occupied by Howard Osgood 1871-1905 and D.A.R. 1920-

Marker is at the intersection of Livingston Park and Troup St on Livingston Park.

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Pioneer School

First schoolhouse in Rochester was built of wood on this site, 1813. It was replaced by a two-story stone building, 1836, and by this structure, 1873.

Marker is on Fitzhugh St. S., on the left when traveling north.

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Statesville in the Civil War

The Raiders Soon Departed

(Preface):

On March 24, 1865, Union Gen. George Stoneman led 6,000 cavalrymen from Tennessee into southwestern Virginia and western North Carolina to disrupt the Confederate supply line by destroying sections of the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad, the North ...

Genesee Valley

Historic New York

The Genesee River rises in Pennsylvania and flows northward 150 miles before emptying into Lake Ontario. Starting as a placid stream, the Genesee, in Letchworth State Park, plunges over three impressive cataracts, dropping 300 feet in three ...

Sand Hill Missionary Baptist Church

Birthplace of the Smyrna Baptist Association

This church was organized in 1857. The first sanctuary, made of logs, was situated near the still-present old well. A number of Coffee County’s prominent citizens were early members of the church and are buried ...

The Holland Purchase

Historic New York

The Holland Land Company was organized by six banking firms in the Netherlands to purchase the unsettled land of western New York State. Their agent, Theophile Cazenove, in 1792-93 bought more than three million acres, known as ...

Dunham's Mill

This Historic structure, known as Dunham's Mill, was built in 1837 and now houses the Hunterdon Art Center.

Milling on this site dates back to 1751, and the present mill was in operation until 1951.

The building and its site on the ...

Animal Problems

Cultural differences made it hard for citizens to agree on animal control policies. Well into the 1850's hogs freely roamed the streets, contesting the walkways with pedestrians, rooting up sidewalk planks, and creating smelly "how wallows" in front of stores. ...

Edenton Cotton Mill

Founded by local investors in 1898, mill had major impact on local economy.

Deeded to the Historic Preservation Foundation of NC in 1995.

Marker is at the intersection of East Church Street and McMullan Avenue, on the right when traveling east on ...

Edenton Mill Village

From 1898-1923 more than seventy dwellings existed on five streets for mill families.

Deeded to the Historic Preservation Foundation of NC in 1995.

Marker is at the intersection of East Church Street (North Carolina Route 32) and Wood Avenue, on the right ...