The Iron Works at Andover

Purchased from a large tract of land belonging to William Penn, William Allen and Joseph Turner started their iron works here in 1760. Slaves and indentured servants were employed to extract and process iron ore to produce fine grade iron. ...

Stovall Mill Covered Bridge

Fred Dover constructed a bridge and nearby grist, saw and shingle mill complex here in the late 1800s. The original bridge washed away in the early 1890s and Will Pardue replaced it in 1895 with the present 38-foot structure. Dover ...

The President's House - Washington and Adams

Presidents Washington and Adams lived and worked in a house on this site from 1790 to 1800. Here they established traditions and protocols that our presidents follow to this day.

The Washington Years

Washington moved into the President's House in ...

Dedication of Newburgh Landing

Dedication of

Newburgh Landing

Nov. 14, 1976

Presented By

Newburgh Chapter of

Unico

Service Above Self

Marker is at the intersection of Water Street and 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north on Water Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Samford University

Multiple purpose Christian university founded 1841 as Howard College by Alabama Baptists at Marion.

Moved to East Lake, Birmingham, 1887. Established on this campus 1957.

Acquired Cumberland School of Law, Lebanon, Tennessee 1961.

College rechartered 1965 as Samford University in honor of Frank ...

Archeology Methods and Interpretation

Uncovering History

How do we learn about the lives of those who came before us? Old documents such as letters, diaries, and land deeds tell us about particular people, places and events. Yet written records do not always survive and ...

The Lafayette Foundry

1836

On this site stood the LaFayette Foundry, built in 1836 by Alexander Boyles. This operation employed many laborers and the success of the industry resulted in the sale of building lots along Union Turnpike (now Route 15) by Joseph Northrup, ...

Park Home and Site of Park’s Mill

This house, built in early 1800 and used as a stagecoach stop, was located on Seven Islands Road which ran from Philadelphia to New Orleans. On Nov. 20, 1864, Federal raiders under Gen. Geary destroyed the nearby mill and ferry. ...

Tangier Island

The island was visited in 1608 by Captain John Smith, who gave it the name. A part was patented by Ambrose White in 1670. It was settled in 1686 by John Crockett and his sons’ families. In 1814, it was ...

Historic New Windsor

Historic New Windsor

Nearby stood the Thomas Ellison house, used as headquarters by General George Washington at various times during the years of 1779-1781.

Also quartered here was Alexander Hamilton and here was planned the attack on Stony Point with Gen. Anthony ...