The Old White

1858 - 1922

Here stood a famous hostelry affectionately known as

The Old White

Once the pride of the Old Dominion

Whose gracious hospitality, beautiful surroundings and healing waters gained national renown and made it the object of many a pilgrimage.

Here gathered from ...

Near Routes of Alonso de Leon Expeditions

Spain's desire to colonize this area of the New World in the late 17th century was spurred by the fear that French adventurer Rene La Salle, who had landed on the Texas coast in 1864, was claiming vast areas for ...

Great Western Railroad Depot

This depot, built in 1852, was the site of Abraham Lincoln's famous farewell address upon leaving Springfield on February 11, 1861, to assume the presidency of the United States.

Marker is at the intersection of E. Monroe Street and 10th Street ...

Great Western Depot

Throngs give big sendoff to Lincoln Monday morning

February 11, 1861 dawned dismal and gray. A chilling drizzle soakedthe dirt roads of the capital. At 7:30 A.M., a carriage pulled up here in front of the depot, and President-elect Lincoln climbed ...

Mechanicsburg Gap / Col. Claudius Crozet

Mechanicsburg Gap

Scenic canyon cut through Mill Creek Mountain by Mill creek. Here an old Indian trail was the pathway from the Valley of Virginia to the Alleghenies, then the Northwestern Turnpike, now the George Washington Highway

Col. Claudius Crozet

Col. Crozet, born ...

Revolutionary War Soldiers in Hain's Church Cemetery

This tablet is in commemoration of the services of Revolutionary War soldiers buried in Hain's Church (St. John's Reformed) Cemetery at Wernersville, Pa. This tablet is dedicated in grateful recognition of their patriotism and valor.

[Honor Roll of Names]

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Wilhelm and Elizabeth Hain Fischer

Erected to the memory of

Wilhelm Fischer

Born in the Palatinate April 11, 1706

Arrived at Philadelphia Aug. 17, 1733

Died October 23, 1771

and his wife

Elizabeth Gertrude

The daughter of

George and Veronica Hain

Born 1711

Died June 4, 1768

Who are interred at this spot, and

who were among ...

Julius and Augusta Bronson Farm

This old house was once part of the Julius and Augusta Bronson Farm. The family of Samuel and Sarah Fenn owned it from 1887 to 1923. This house was purchased by the Blick Family in 1936 and the Middlebury Garage ...

Custer Camped Here

General George Armstrong Custer Encampment

Custer Camped Here

June 23, 1876

Marker is on Montana Route 39 11.9 miles north of U.S. 212, on the left when traveling north.

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Springfield Plantation

Marker Front:

Springfield Plantation, an inland rice plantation, was established here by Paul Mazyck (d. 1749), a planter and merchant who combined two large tracts on Foster Creek, a branch of Back River. His father Isaac, a French Huguenot planter, had ...