The Dilbone Massacre

In memory of

Henry and Barbara Dilbone

who were killed by the Indians

on their farm to the north

August 18th, 1813

Buried at this place

Marker is on U.S. 36, on the right when traveling west.

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Frontier Fort

Early outpost against Indians. Used by Gen. Rutherford

in expedition against Cherokee, Sept.,1776. Stood nearby and gave name to this town.

Marker is at the intersection of Catawba Avenue and North Railroad Street on Catawba Avenue.

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Brown Township School District #6

(Allen's School)

In 1832, Sylvanus Allen's property became the site of Brown Township's sixth and final school district. Following many building expansions, the current building, constructed in 1916, became the home of the Lena-Conover Consolidated School and became part of ...

Confederate Savannah

The election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 brought years of festering political differences between Southern and Northern states to a head. In mid-January 1861 Georgia delegates voted to secede from the Union. The April 1861 bombardment and surrender of the ...

Korean War

June 25, 1950 · July 27, 1953

132,000 of Wisconsin's sons and daughters served the cause of freedom

801 Killed in Action

4,286 Wounded, Sick or Injured in Action

111 Prisoners of War, 54 Died in POW Camps

84 Still Missing in Action

Marker can be ...

Eisenhower Park

Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal and Works Progress Administration was the basis for the construction of Abilene's swimming pool, stadium, rose garden, and other buildings located in this park. This park project under the WPA was one of thirty such ...

James A. Beaver

Civil War hero; Governor of Pennsylvania, 1887-91; a Superior Court judge, 1895-1905, was born in Millerstown Oct. 21, 1837. Site is marked by a plaque. His adult life was spent at Bellefonte, where he died on January 31, 1914.

Marker is ...

Old Presbyterian Church

Newtown Heritage Walk No. 13

The Old Presbyterian Church was erected on North Sycamore Street in 1769 to replace the original 1734 log structure that stood a half mile to the west on Swamp Road near the high school and ...

Elinor Slack Campbell

Dedicated in memory of

Elinor Slack Campbell

A Founding Member Of The Newtown

Township Historical Architectural Review Board.

A Life Member And Historian Of

The Presbyterian Church.

History was her passion

Preservation her primary concern

Born: November 8, 1920

Farmers and Exchange Bank

has been designated a

National Historic Landmark

This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America

1980

Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service

United States Department of the Interior

Marker is on East Bay Street.