St. Ann’s Pioneer Schoolhouse

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St. Ann’s schoolhouse was purchased by Bishop Demers for the four sisters of the order of St. Ann who came from Quebec in June, 1858, to teach in Victoria. It is believed to be the oldest building in Victoria which ...

Godwin's School - District #190

On March 10, 1896, the State Board of Education

approved a resolution recommending the creation

of a new school district to serve the needs of

local residents. The recommendation was forwarded

to the Sussex County Levy Court with a petition ...

Horace M. Albright

Albright's contributions to the National Park Service can hardly be overstated. While working with the agency's first director, Stephen Mather, in the early years of the National Park Service, Horace Albright played a decisive role in guiding the agency. Upon ...

Neshkoro War Memorial

In memory of

our dear relatives

and friends, who made the

supreme sacrifice, in defense

of our beloved country.

In Memory Of

Dean Dennis Crane

12/7/45 - 6/21/67

Joseph Kresic, Jr.

6/30/48 - 11/30/68

They Gave Their All

Vietnam Veterans Of America

Chapter 659

Marker is on South Main Street (State Highway 73) ...

Georgetown Presbyterian Church

In 1859 a petition was submitted to the Lewes

Presbytery requesting the creation of a

Presbyterian Church in Georgetown. The

congregation was organized the following year.

Meetings were first held in the Sussex County

Courthouse. The church was incorporated in

...

First Reformed Church

Congregation organized 1745. This building, enlarged and restored, was erected, 1776. Scene of Indian Treaty, 1777. During the Revolutionary War, it was used as a military hospital.

Marker is at the intersection of North 3rd Street and Church Street, on the ...

The Guy West Bridge

Named in honor of

Dr. Guy A. West

Founding President of

Sacramento State College

(1947 – 1966)

Under his guidance and dedicated

leadership, the university grew from

four faculty and fewer than two

hundred students to a comprehensive

regional institute of higher

learning with a national reputation

for excellence

Marker can be ...

Lincoln Assassination Trial

On April 14, 1865 John Wilkes Booth (of Maryland) assassinated President Abraham Lincoln at Fords Theater in downtown Washington. Booth's conspirators were arrested and tried by a Military Court here in Building 20 from May 9 to June 30, 1865. ...

Rev. Carleton A. Staples

The Hancock – Clarke House

- Preserved from destruction in 1890 -

stands as a memorial to

Rev. Carleton A. Staples

through whose personal efforts

the building was saved

and moved to this spot

Instrumental in forming the

Lexington Historical Society

Army Chaplin • Minister

• Citizen •

This tablet placed ...

Georgetown Fire Company

On April 11, 1903, the commissioners of the

Town of Georgetown held a public meeting to

organize a fire company for the community.

The effort was in response to the demands of

businessmen and homeowners who had experienced

rising insurance ...