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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQ4H_the-barracks_Smyrna-DE.html
This longtime Smyrna landmark was constructed by Robert Holliday in the late 18th century. The first known residents of the home are believed to have been the family of his daughter, Susannah Holliday Wilson. The origin of the name "The Barracks" …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQ4G_home-of-allen-mclane_Smyrna-DE.html
For many years this home was the property of Colonel Allen McLane, statesman and hero of the American Revolution.Born in Philadelphia August 8, 1746, McLane had moved to Delaware by 1769. His military career began when he was commissioned as an of…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQ4F_site-of-old-asbury-methodist-church_Smyrna-DE.html
The roots of Methodism in this community can be traced to the organization of a local "society" in the 1770's. Meetings were held in private homes before a frame structure was built here circa 1786 on land provided by Col. Allan McLane, Revolution…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQ4E_first-in-the-world_Smyrna-DE.html
In 1924, the members of the David C. Harrison American Legion Post # 14 initiated the first American Legion ambulance service in the world. Its eighteen founding members were veterans of World War I who volunteered their time to transport the sick…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQ4C_sgt-john-b-maberry_Smyrna-DE.html
Born December 17, 1841, John B. Maberry was the son of John and Temperance Brockson Maberry of Duck Creek Hundred. Responding to the call of his country, he enlisted in the Union Army's Company F, First Regiment, Delaware Infantry Volunteers, in A…