Westside Flume & Lumber Company

1889 - 1962

May 31, 1889 Henry J. Crocker, Wellington Gregg, Thomas Bullock and Charles Gardner formed the Westside Flume and Lumber Company, for a total cost of 361,000.00 dollars. The mill was built, and by the end of the ...

Ringfield Plantation

The land across this creek was first granted to Captain Robert Felgate in 1630. Sixty years later it was acquired by Joseph Ring, a prosperous planter and one of the trustees of the Town of York when it was founded ...

1st New Jersey Brigade

(Front):First Brigade,

New Jersey Volunteers.

Brig. Gen. Alfred T.A. Torbert

1st. 2nd. 3rd. 4th. and 15th.

Regiments Infantry

1st. Brig. 1st. Div. 6th. Corps.

July 2, in reserve, July 3 and 4

detached from the Corps,

held this position.

Erected by the State of

New Jersey, A.D. 1888,

in testimony of ...

The Old Kings Road

Crossed north to south near this site. This road was constructed from 1763-1773 by the English, connecting St. Augustine north to St. Mary's River and south to New Smyrna, Florida. First originated as an Indian trail, and later improved by ...

Lasting Friendship

by J. Hester

John O. Meusebach, German settler and founder of Fredericksburg, and Penatuka Comanche chief, Santanna share a peace pipe on May 7, 1847, at the signing of the treaty between the People of Fredericksburg and the Comanche Nation. The ...

First Brigade

First Division - Sixth Corps

Army of the Potomac

Sixth Corps First Division

First Brigade

Brig. Gen. Alfred T.A. Torbert

1st. 2d. 3d. 15th. New Jersey Infantry

July 2 Arrived at 4 p.m. from Manchester Md. a distance by the route taken of about 35 miles ...

Evesham Friends Meeting House

Oldest Friends Meeting House

in Burlington County – Used

as barracks for General Clinton’s

troops in June 1778

Built 1760 Addition 1798

Marker is at the intersection of Moorestown - Mount Laurel Road and Hainesport Road, on the left when traveling east on Moorestown - ...

Gold and Turquoise

(side one)

First gold placer mining west of the Mississippi began with the discovery of the precious metal in the rugged Ortiz Mountains south of here in 1828, 21 years before the California gold rush. Since then, the district ...

Building a Fort

Early in the Revolutionary War, the Continental Congress realized that the Hudson River was critical to the American Cause. If the British controlled the river, they could divide the rebellious colonies. Therefore, the Americans began work on Fort Montgomery in ...

“The Old Church”

Erected on this spot in 1753

Established originally on the Pamunkey River prior to 1684

Subsequently moved to the village of “Old Church” and rebuilt in 1718

The Rev. Patrick Henry officiated 1737-1777

Marker is at the intersection of Old Church Road and McClellan ...