Dedicated to the Memory of Pony Express Riders

1860 The Knights of the Saddle 1861

William Hamilton, the first Pony Express rider to reach Benicia on the final relay. Carrying the mail from St. Joseph, Missouri to California. Arrived in this city April 23, 1860, at 7 a.m. Thomas ...

The Archibald Irwin House

On September 26, 2003, this property was nearly destroyed by fire. Located in the northwest corner in a two-story log house built in 1791-1792 by Archibald Irwin. Irwin's granddaughter Jane married William Henry Harrison, Jr., and served as First Lady ...

Grouseland Treaty Line

(August 21, 1805)

Territorial Governor, William Henry Harrison, in a treaty with Indians held at Vincennes, secured lands which for the first time opened the entire north bank of the Ohio River for settlement.

Marker is at the intersection of Indiana Route ...

Bordentown Veteran's Memorial

In honor of all men & women who served our country in the Armed Forces

Marker is at the intersection of Crosswicks Road and Cemetery Lane, on the right when traveling east on Crosswicks Road.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Benjamin Lundy Home / Free Labor Store

Benjamin Lundy Home:

After witnessing the slave trade in Wheeling, Virginia, Quaker abolitionist Benjamin Lundy (1789-1839) resolved to battle the institution, first organizing the Union Humane Society in St. Clairsville in 1815. In 1821, Lundy moved to Mount Pleasant and began ...

Mount Pleasant Historic Underground Railroad District

Historic Underground Railroad Site

By 1816, Mount Pleasant had earned a reputation among fugitive slaves as a town where they would be welcomed in their quest for freedom. The Quakers who lived in the village helped Mount Pleasant become a center ...

Platt-Simpson Building

Radcliff Platt constructed the original portion of this building about 1871. He operated a livery stable here until 1890 and lived in one side of the structure for a number of years. In 1901 J.S. Simpson (1854-1934) purchased and enlarged ...

Erected by Sullivan - Dunklin Chapter D.A.R.

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Approximately 2 miles s.e. is the corner of the Old Indian Boundary Line. Nearby is also the original site 1785 of the following:

Lebanon Church, the Rev. Mark Moore's School, the Grove Settlement.

The church organizers 1785 were: the Rev. Mark Moore ...

Steubenville's Dean Martin

One of the most famous entertainers of the 20th century, Dean Martin was born Dino Crocetti in Steubenville in 1917, the son of Italian immigrants. At age 16 he entered the steel mills and later boxed under the name of ...

Dedicated To Learning

Ruthville High School

Schools were precious to a community denied education for centuries. Following the Civil War one and two-room schools for "colored" children were established around the county. It was here in Ruthville, however, that a commitment to learning first ...