New Hampshire Gate

June 17, 1775

Strength United is Stronger

New Hampshire American Revolution Bicentennial Commission

East Marker:

Colonel John Stark commanded 900 New Hampshire men at the rail fence and at the stone wall on the Mystic River shore against the British advances. This was the ...

Women War Workers 1861 - 1865

During the Civil War the Washington Arsenal was both the largest Federal arsenal and the one closest for shipping its war materials to the various fighting fronts in Virginia. Here thousands of caissons and limbers, wagons and ambulances, cannon balls ...

The Hayden Conference Center

A gift from Mr. Claude J. "Pappy" Hayden provided funds to construct this building in 1979. It was originally called the Horticultural Service Center but after renovation in 1992, it was renamed in honor of its original donor. Mr. Hayden, ...

Dickerson Chapel A.M.E. Church

On May 2, 1868, the African Methodist

Episcopal Church purchased land west

of Millsboro from John M. Burton and

first church building was soon built.

In 1885, the Church officially changed

its name to Dickersons Chapel to honor

Bishop William ...

Dr. Luther W. Baxter

For many years, Dr. Luther W. Baxter, Professor Emeritus of Plant Pathology, maintained this collection, aided by a group of volunteers. Much of Dr. Baxter's research focused on camellia diseases. To reduce root-rot, he taught the volunteers how to graft ...

United States Submarine Crews Memorial

To the United States

52 Submarines and

And Their Gallant Crews

Who Sacrificed Their

Lives In World War II

“Lest We Forget These

Boats on Eternal Patrol”

Sealion • S ? 36 • S ? 26 • Shark • Perch • S ? 27 • S ? ...

Asbury United Methodist Church

On May 16, 1812, land at this location was

conveyed by Minos and Sally Tindall to

representatives of the local Methodist

society “in trust that they shall build or

cause to be erected thereon a house or place

of worship ...

Miami and Erie Canal

Ohio Historical Marker

The Wabash & Erie Canal opened between Toledo and Lafayette, Indiana, May 8, 1843. The Miami Extension Canal was completed to Junction, Ohio, on July 4, 1845, linking the Wabash & Erie Canal with Cincinnati and resulting ...

Chinese Railroad Workers

About 1000 feet from this location is the track of the Transcontinental Railroad. In 1865 thousands of Chinese in Kwantung Provence China were recruited to work on this great connection between the East and West Coast . This monument is ...

Standing Guard

Built from 1939 to 1942, the 11 concrete observation towers along Delaware's coast were built to protect the shores during World War II - and to last about 20 years. They are still standing after 60 years. The towers were ...