Crawford Long Birthsite

?— 1 block—«

Dr. Crawford W. Long who first used ether as an anesthetic, in a surgical operation at Jefferson, Ga., March 30, 1842, was born in a house that stands about 1 block from here. Dr. Long, born Nov. 1, ...

Barkhamsted Center Cemetery

The

Barkhamsted Center Cemetery

The Hollow Cemetery

and the

Tiffany Private Cemetery

Removed from their former locations to

this site. Dedicated to the memory of the

known and the unknown dead.

This new Barkhamsted Cemetery has been

constructed by the Water Bureau of the

Metropolitan District of Hartford ...

The Bridewell 1775-1838

This Georgian style gray stone structure served as New York City’s largest prison. The name of the building came from a common 18th century English term for a jail. In 1776, when British forces occupied New York City, hundreds of ...

Barkhamsted

Barkhamsted

Named for Barkhamsted in Hertfordshire, England, this area was part of the Western Lands granted by the proprietors of Windsor to 108 persons of that town in 1732. The first highway through the town was the New Country Road, better ...

Manchester Lodge No. 14

On September 19, 1795, Manchester Lodge No. 14, A.F.&A. M., laid the cornerstone of its first temple on this site. The ceremony was conducted by the worshipful master Archibald Campbell, grand master John Marshall, and deputy grand master Robert Brooke. ...

Pioneer Ferry and Bridge

Concrete shaft located one-half mile west on Bear River marks the site of the Nathan Williams Packer Toll Ferry and Bridge, one of the first on the river. The ferry operated with rope and carried equivalent of one team and ...

Hollow Church Bell

[ right plaque ]

This bell hung in the Hollow Church which was relocated during construction of the Compensating Reservoir. It was cast in Hartford, CT in 1834.

[ left plaque ]

Dedicated 1997

These boulders were provided by the generosity of the Metropolitan ...

W 3 R

Washington

Rochambeau

Revolutionary Route

March To Victory

1781 – 1782

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Marker is at the intersection of Bristol Ferry Road (Rhode Island Route 114) and Boyds Lane, on the right when traveling north on Bristol Ferry Road.

Courtesy hmdb.org

40 Cubic Yard Dipper

This dipper bucket will hold 40 cubic yards of dirt and rock. It was donated by the Peabody Coal Company from their Roger County Mine #2 near Vinita Oklahoma. The dipper came off a Model 5561 (Marion) Coal Shovel. The ...

Morris-Jumel Mansion

Roger Morris Park, 1,524 acres

Manhattan’s oldest surviving house, Morris-Jumel Mansion, is a monument to colonial grandeur. Built in 1765 as a summer retreat for British colonel Roger Morris and his American wife Mary Philipse, this house is the only ...