Two USCT Heroes
Two African American Civil War veterans, Pvt. Edward Diggs and Sgt. Anthony W. Poole, are buried here. Each enlisted in Co. G, 36th U.S. Colored...
Loyal Quaker And Brave Slave
In September 1864, U.S. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan heard rumors that Confederate forces had left the Shenandoah Valley to rejoin Gen. Robert E. Lee’s...
Woodlawn Methodist Church
African Americans in Woodlawn, four miles southwest of here, established Woodlawn Methodist Episcopal Church ca. 1866.
Van Campen Inn at Delaware Gap
The Van Campen Inn was a farmhouse designated as a "Yaugh" in Colonial Times, meaning it could be used by travelers over the Delaware Gap for rest and...
Touro Synagogue
The Touro Synagogue is the United States first and oldest Synagogue. The Synagogue and its original congregation were both extremely important for the...
Redwood Library
The Redwood Library and Athenaeum is America’s first purpose-built library, and the oldest continuously operating in its original location. Thus, it...