 view gallery |   Fort Fincastle - Nassau, Bahamas
in Signs of History Fort Fincastle is a fort located in the city of Nassau on the island of New Providence in The Bahamas. The marker stands near the entrance to the fort. posted by:  denben location: Bahamas date approved: 6/2/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Sullivan Expedition - Wysox PA in Signs of History Sullivan Expedition Against the Iroquois Indians 1779-from Wyoming to Teaoga August 8-9 1779 opposite the Standing Stone posted by: Don.Morfe location: Pennsylvania date approved: 5/31/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Wysox Presbyterian Church - Wysox PA in Signs of History This church was organized October 3, 1791 as Congregational by the Reverend Jabez Culver, a Connecticut missionary. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Pennsylvania date approved: 5/31/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | The Battle of Lime Hill - Wyalusing PA in Signs of History The Lime Hill Battlefield, April 14th, 1782. Several hundred yards south west and in front of this marker, a rescue party of eight Patriot men ambushed a war party of thirteen Iroquois Indians posted by: Don.Morfe location: Pennsylvania date approved: 5/31/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Asylum - Wyalusing PA in Signs of History A settlement of French Royalists, who fled the French Revolution in 1793, was established in this valley directly opposite this marker. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Pennsylvania date approved: 5/31/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Major General John Sullivan’s March - Wysox PA in Signs of History This stone commemorates the passing through Wesauking on August 9, and October 4, 1779 of Major General John Sullivan and his troops in the military expedition against the Six Nations posted by: Don.Morfe location: Pennsylvania date approved: 5/31/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Is this Weiser's House? - Womelsdorf PA in Signs of History We can't be sure. We know that Conrad Weiser owned this land and lived on the property from 1729 to about 1750. And there is a strong oral tradition indicating that Weiser's house stood on this spot. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Pennsylvania date approved: 5/31/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | From Alsace, France to White Mills - White Mills PA in Signs of History Eugene A. Dorflinger Sr., Christian Dorflinger’s cousin who had also emigrated from Alsace, established a general store in White Mills in 1869. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Pennsylvania date approved: 5/30/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | The Canal and the Rails Spark the Growth of White Mills - White Mills PA in Signs of History Transportation was essential to the success of the Dorflinger glassmaking enterprise. With its location on the banks of the Delaware and Hudson Canal, White Mills was positioned to receive raw materials by canal boat. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Pennsylvania date approved: 5/30/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Watching Over Their Livelihood and Their Homes - White Mills PA in Signs of History The earliest fire protection in White Mills was likely informal bucket brigades---neighbors pitching to help when needed. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Pennsylvania date approved: 5/30/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Fort Allen 1756-1922 - Weissport PA in Signs of History The fort consisting of the two block houses and a well, surrounded by a stockade, was situated 201 feet southwest of this spot. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Pennsylvania date approved: 5/30/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | United States Civilian Conservation Corps - Wellsboro PA in Signs of History Born at our nation’s lowest point, the CCC rebuilt a land and its people. We all owe thanks to the thousands of men who helped build Pennsylvania’s parks and reforest its hills. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Pennsylvania date approved: 5/30/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Pine Creek Gorge-Colton Point State Park-West Rim - Wellsboro PA in Signs of History As the last glacier receded north more than 10,000 years ago, its meltwaters helped carve Pine Creek’s deep gorge. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Pennsylvania date approved: 5/30/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Sandy Hollow - West Chester PA in Signs of History The Battle of Brandywine involved 28,000 soldiers in combat and was the largest and longest battle of the American Revolution posted by: Don.Morfe location: Pennsylvania date approved: 5/30/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Birmingham Hill - West Chester PA in Signs of History The Battle of Brandywine was the largest and longest battle of the American Revolution posted by: Don.Morfe location: Pennsylvania date approved: 5/30/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | The Hub in its Heyday - Weissport PA in Signs of History The Hub in its Heyday-Weissport Lehigh Canal— 1829-1942 —As long as the Lehigh Canal prospered, so did Weissport. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Pennsylvania date approved: 5/30/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Exploring the Corridor - Weissport PA in Signs of History Exploring the Corridor-Weissport Lehigh Canal Park— 1828 -1932 —Welcome to the Delaware and Lehigh National and State Heritage Corridor, a collection of people, places and events that helped shape our great nation. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Pennsylvania date approved: 5/30/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Royal Bank of Canada lion statue and plaque - Sydney, Nova Scotia in Signs of History This plaque provides details about the provenance of the lion statue that stands at the corner of Esplanade and York Street in Sydney, Nova Scotia, as well as about the significance of the lion being in the position he is in on the pedestal. posted by:  Weathervane location: Nova Scotia, Canada date approved: 5/30/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Floating From Mine to Market The Lehigh Canal - Walnutport PA in Signs of History The Lehigh Navigation, built by the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company, was used to transport anthracite coal from mines in north eastern Pennsylvania to New York, Easton, Philadelphia, and beyond. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Pennsylvania date approved: 5/29/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Lehigh River - Walnutport PA in Signs of History Once owned by the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company, the Lehigh River was the only privately owned river in the United States. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Pennsylvania date approved: 5/29/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Lehigh Canal - Walnutport PA in Signs of History Completed in 1829 under the guidance of entrepreneur Josiah White, this 46 mile canal was constructed in only two years. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Pennsylvania date approved: 5/29/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Anchor Hotel - Walnutport PA in Signs of History Built in 1834, the Anchor Hotel was a 2 ½ story, 6 bay stone building which included a 2 story double veranda. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Pennsylvania date approved: 5/29/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Pennsylvania House Slate Exchange Hotel - Walnutport PA in Signs of History The Pennsylvania House and Slate Exchange Hotels provided lodging for railroad passengers and travelers on the Lehigh Canal. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Pennsylvania date approved: 5/29/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Walnutport - Walnutport PA in Signs of History Incorporated as a borough in 1909, Walnutport was originally a part of Lehigh Township. The area’s first settlers were from Germany, Switzerland, Ireland and Scotland. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Pennsylvania date approved: 5/29/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Jasper Park Indian - Vera Cruz PA in Signs of History The name Jasper Park remains a legacy to the labors of the Indian Clan of Chief Lappawinze of the area Lenape Indians posted by: Don.Morfe location: Pennsylvania date approved: 5/29/2020 last visited: never |
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