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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6D5_john-neilson-house-and-farm_Stillwater-NY.html
John Neilson, who farmed this land, cast his lot with the Patriot cause. The building you see is a restoration of his original home. By mid-September 1777, the American Army had taken over Neilson's house and barn, and enclosed much of his farm wi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6D4_maidenhead-church_Lawrence-Township-NJ.html
Organized during 1698, this Presbyterian congregation was among the earliest in America. Part of this church was built in 1764.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6D3_american-encampment-and-general-headquarters_Stillwater-NY.html
Mid-September of 1777 found an American army of 8,500 encamped on these uplands, called Bemis Heights. The soldiers worked feverishly building fortifications to block the Crown Forces marching from the north.
You can see the site of American Ho…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6D2_church-cemetery_Ewing-Township-NJ.html
Thirty-five veterans of the Revolution lie buried here in this 1708 cemetery of the Ewing Presbyterian Church.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6D1_ohio-world-war-memorial_Columbus-OH.html
To justice in war and lasting peace after victory.
To the Armed Forces of the United States "with the going down of the sun and in the morning we shall remember them."
To the women of America in the World War. They served nobly in a just cau…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6D0_catoctin-rural-historic-district_Leesburg-VA.html
The surrounding area of about 25,000 acres has been a cohesive agricultural community since the mid-1700s, when it was settled largely by former Tidewater Virginia planters attracted by its streams and fertile soils. Bordered by Catoctin Mountain …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6CZ_bemis-heights_Stillwater-NY.html
You are on the crest of Bemis Heights at the apex of the American defense lines. Nearby were a fortified barn, batteries, infantry breastworks, hospital, headquarters and encampment sites.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6CY_an-historic-crossroad_Ewing-Township-NJ.html
Near this site, in the early morning hours of December 26, 1776, General George Washington divided his Continental Army of 2,400 men for a two-pronged, surprise attack on the Hessian garrison in Trenton. One column under the command of General Nat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6CX_davis-township-maysville_Attica-IN.html
Platted 1832Addition 1836
Population in 1840 - - 800
First polling place in Davis Township.
Many years Largest Town South of Chicago.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6CW_for-mountain-youth_Berea-KY.html
Berea College, founded 1855 by John G. Fee with the support of Cassius M. Clay in a one-room school built by the community. Its constitution, 1858, made it Christian, non-sectarian, anti-slavery. Compelled to close 1859 by pro-slavery factions, re…