The Battle of Great Bridge

Great Bridge Battlefield & Waterways Park and Visitor Center

In the early morning of December 9, 1775, two opposing forces faced each other across the Great

Bridge, the British on the north end and the patriots to the south. The battle lasted ...

Robert H. Sayre

(1824-1907)

The engineer and philanthropist lived here. Directed construction, Lehigh Valley Railroad. A founder, Bethlehem Iron Co. Benefactor to St. Luke's Hospital, Church of the Nativity, and Bishopthorpe Girls School. Charter trustee, Lehigh University.

Marker is at the intersection of Wyandotte Street ...

Old Court House

Designed by Jacob Graves and built

by John Damron, Newberry County's

fourth court house was erected in

1852. It replaced an earlier building

on this site which was probably designed

by Robert Mills. The Old Court House

is now used as a community hall.

The ...

1897 Memorial Tree

Provided for at the

40th Anniversary

of the class

as a memorial

to their

departed class mates

Courtesy hmdb.org

Bridging the Past with the Present

Great Bridge Battlefield & Waterways Park and Visitor Center

1600s: Woodlands, Marshes and the Great Bridge

The rich forests and fields south of the Elizabeth River and in northeastern North Carolina gave the early settlers in the late 1600s bountiful yields of ...

The Peacemaker

“Let them surrender and go home, they will not take up arms again. Let them all go, officers and all, let them have their horses to plow with, and, if you like, their guns to shoot crows. Treat them liberally ...

The G.A. Carlson Lime Kiln

The G.A. Carlson Lime Kiln, built in 1882 on the northeast end of Barn Bluff (Mt. LaGrange), is typical of approximately thirty such kilns in use in the Red Wing area during the period from 1870 to 1908. Gustavus Adolphus ...

Purple Heart Memorial

Combat Wounded Veterans

Dedicated to all men and women wounded in all our wars.

"My stone is red for

the blood they shed.

The medal I bear

is my country's way

to show they care.

If I could be seen

New York County Lawyers Association

This building of Vermont marble and limestone known as the home of law was designed by Cass Gilbert in Georgian style and completed in 1930. The auditorium is modeled after the main chamber of Independence Hall in Philadelphia

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The Franklin Cantonment

Fort George G. Meade

In the summer of 1918 the Franklin Cantonment, a Signal Corps Camp of Instruction, opened within 1 mile of the original Camp Meade. This 400-acre camp housed 11,000 men and women (19 battalions) in 599 structures. The ...