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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM51M_whites-ferry_Dickerson-MD.html
The serenity of the Maryland countryside wasshattered on September 4-6, 1862, as 35,000 Confederate soldiers of the Army of Northern Virginiawaded across the Potomac River. Gen. Robert E. Lee, hoping to rally support in the dividedstate, sent the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM51L_general-sullivans-new-york-campaign-trail_Seneca-Falls-NY.html
Routes of the armies ofGeneral John SullivanandGeneral James Clinton1779An expedition against the hostile Indian nations which checked the aggression of the English and Indians on the frontiers of New York and Pennsylvania, extending westward the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM51K_counterscarp-battery_Fort-Washington-MD.html
Along the outer wall of the ditch you see the counterscarp battery, named for its location on the "counterscarp," or outer wall, of the dry ditch.
This structure sheltered troops who could direct musketry toward the river or into the ditch itse…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM51J_camperdown-mill_Greenville-SC.html
Greenville's first post-bellum textile mill was founded by Massachusetts mill owners George Hall, George Putnam, and O.H. Sampson, who came south to start a textile business after a disasterous fire in Boston. In cooperation with Vardry McBee's he…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM51I_minefields_Fort-Washington-MD.html
Minefields were an important part of the Endicott System of defense at the turn of the century. You are standing on the site that controlled the minefield operation.
Groups of underwater mines anchored in the river downstream from the fort coul…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM51H_mulberry-grove-plantation_Port-Wentworth-GA.html
Mulberry Grove which is located approximately 2 miles northeast from this marker is one of the most historic of the old Savannah River plantations.
In early Colonial days mulberry trees were cultivated at Mulberry Grove for use in Georgia`s sil…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM51G_shot-and-shell_Fort-Washington-MD.html
Fort Washington's solid masonry walls offered good protection against shot from smoothbore cannon of the early 19th century.
When rifled artillery was introduced in the late 1850s and used during the Civil War, effectiveness of masonry structur…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM51F_falling-spring-church_Chambersburg-PA.html
Founded 1734; main part of present church built 1803. One of the Presbyterian churches marking the first great settlement of Scotch-Irish pioneers west of the Susquehanna.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM51E_water-battery_Fort-Washington-MD.html
Construction of this inverted V-shaped outerwork began in 1814. Traces of its shape are visible today. Surrounded by a dry ditch, the Water Battery mounted 24-pounder guns that provided an additional level of firepower to the fort.
The Water Ba…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM51D_king-street-church_Chambersburg-PA.html
King Street Church moved to the southwest corner from the northeast corner of King and Second Streets in 1936, expanding to accommodate growth. For 63 years, the church was led by Dr. Clyde W. Meadows (1928-1961), and Dr. Paul B. Baker (1961-1991)…