Richfield Pioneer Homestead

General Riley Lucas Bartholomew

Born the son of 1812 War Veteran, Benjamin Bartholomew, and a grandson of Revolutionary War heroes, Benjamin Bartholomew and Abigail Patchen Bartholomew, Riley was the oldest of 12 siblings living on a frontier farm in Harpersfield, Ashtabula ...

Petersburg Defenses

Batteries 35-38

You are facing Battery 37 in the 10-mile-long Confederate defensive line constructed between 1862 and 1864 east and south of Petersburg. Named the Dimmock Line for supervising engineer Capt. Charles H. Dimmock, it consisted of trenches linking 55 earthen ...

The Underground Railroad in Canada

From the early 19th century until the American Civil War, settlements along the Detroit and Niagara rivers were important terminals of the Underground Railroad. White and black abolitionists formed a heroic network dedicated to helping free and enslaved African Americans ...

New Market Road

Legend indicates that the road was once an Indian trail. In the early nineteenth century, a "new market" was established in Richmond to replace the old one in Williamsburg. This road was eventually referred to as New Market Road.

The ...

Battle of Eltham’s Landing

A vast array of equipment and thousands of troops

By May 4, 1862, Confederate Gen. Joseph E. Johnston’s army was retreating west toward Richmond from Yorktown as Union Gen. George B. McClellan’s army followed. McClellan, to accelerate the Federal advance on ...

The Detroit River

The Detroit River is unique in Canada, the United States and indeed, the world. Its shores embrace the largest metropolitan area on any international border - but rather than separating communities, the river connects them culturally and economically.

Archaeological finds ...

The Condor

Where It All Began

The birthplace of the world’s first topless & bottomless entertainment.

Topless • June 19, 1964

Bottomless • September 3, 1969

Starring Ms. Carol Doda

San Francisco, California

Marker is at the intersection of Columbus Avenue and ...

The Douxsaint House

This property, a part of one of the

original town lots in the Grand Model

of Charles Towne was bought by

Paul Douxsaint, merchant, planter, and

French Huguenot immigrant, in 1725.

The Charleston single house of French

type construction appears ...

Military Road

Military Road

from Mount

Independence to

Hubbardton

1777

Marked by Hands

Cove Chapter

D.A.R. 1933

Marker is on Mt. Independence Road, on the right when traveling west.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Farmersville Fire Department Memorial

Dedicated to the memory of all members who answered the call to protect and those who continue to carry on our legacy.

In memory of all brothers and sisters who have given the ultimate sacrifice.

Marker is on Elm Street, on the ...