One of the very oldest settlements of this county. Here in 1840–1850 settled the Bakers, Barnetts, Booths, Couches, Deeses, Dixons, Garretts, McDonalds, McWilliams, and other pioneer families Near this point Harvey Crowley Couch, Arkansas . . . — — Map (db m121240) HM
One of the oldest settlements in Columbia County. Here Colonel John Dockery had his plantation and home. Here T.P. Dockery, who became a general in the War Between the States, was born and reared. The Caddo Indian Trail from Camden on the Ouachita . . . — — Map (db m121136) HM
Third courthouse on this site. Bid for construction of a new courthouse was let in 1905 for $58,631. Designed by W.S. Hull and built of blond brick with stone detailing, it is considered an example of second renaissance revival architecture. . . . — — Map (db m121341) HM
John P. McCown was born Aug. 19, 1815, in Sevierville, Tenn. An 1840 graduate of West Point, he served in the Mexican and Seminole wars before resigning from the U.S. Army on May 17, 1861. McCown joined the Confederate army, rising to the rank of . . . — — Map (db m121139) HM
It’s August 17, 1539…
When Hernando de Soto’s scouts sight the abandoned Indian village of Caliquen, Cavalry Captain Baltasar de Gallegos is ordered to move ahead –
My men and I were sent to check for food and supplies. When . . . — — Map (db m127006) HM
Ichetucknee Springs
Has been designated a
Registered Natural Landmark
under the provisions of the
Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1955
this site possesses exceptional value
in illustrating the natural history of the United . . . — — Map (db m126019) HM
The town of Fort White, named for a former Second Seminole War fort built nearby in 1837, was founded in 1870 and flourished briefly after the arrival of the railroad in 1888. Phosphate mining and the growing of citrus and cotton sparked a boom that . . . — — Map (db m64600) HM
Near this point, the Bellamy Road crossed the Santa Fe River. The road was named for its builder, John Bellamy, a civil engineer. Approved by Congress in 1824 and completed in 1826, it was the first Federally funded road in Florida, connecting St. . . . — — Map (db m155320) HM
In Honor of all who served
during the Global War
on Terrorism. As part of the
Operations and Campaigns in
Iraq and Afghanistan
2001-2021
With Special Honor to
LCPL Ronald Douglas Freeman
U.S. Marine Corps.
Who paid the . . . — — Map (db m239705) WM
It’s September 10, 1539…
Conquistador Hernando de Soto has come to Uriutina, a deserted Indian village near here.
We have feasted upon the bounty of food left behind by the fleeing villagers. Messengers sent by Chief Uzachile have . . . — — Map (db m126584) HM
Originally called Alpata Telophka, or Alligator Town, this site was a Seminole village, ruled by the powerful chief Alligator, an instigator of the Dade Massacre, which began the great Seminole War of 1835. Following the cessation of hostilities, a . . . — — Map (db m57686) HM
The Apalachee Indian Trail of early times
passed in this vicinity through Alligator -
now Lake City - to near the upper mineral
springs - White Springs - on to Tallahassee
via Alapaha.
This marker commemorates, also, the historically . . . — — Map (db m57642) HM
Old Bethel Church was first organized by Alligator area settlers as early as the 1820s. The original church was a small log structure located some two miles northeast of this site. In 1855, this building was erected to accommodate a growing number . . . — — Map (db m54580) HM
Falling Creek Falls Park is a cooperative venture between the Suwannee River Water Management District (SRWMD) and the Columbia County Board of County Commissioners. The SRWMD acquired the land through the Preservation 2000 land acquisition program . . . — — Map (db m126089) HM
Earliest known records indicate a Baptist congregation worshipped at this site until 1866, when the church became Methodist. The church continues regular worship services (as it has since its founding) and is open to visitors. The original log . . . — — Map (db m126091) HM
Side 1
African American education in Columbia County dates to Reconstruction when the first school was established in 1866 for freed people of color in the county. In 1906, the Lake City School for Colored Students was created under the . . . — — Map (db m202818) HM
The light of freedom still burns brightly in our world today because
of the service and sacrifice of America’s men and women in uniform.
Our Nation’s servicemen and women have fought the forces of tyranny and
won victories for liberty, . . . — — Map (db m152579) WM
During the Reconstruction Era local townspeople threw several rifles, trap door Springfield Model 1868 Caliber .50-.70, belonging to U.S. Forces into Lake DeSoto to protest the presence of Federal Troops in the area.
Sixteen rifles were . . . — — Map (db m149337) HM
Dedicated July 3, 1991
by the
Northeast Florida
Leadership Council Inc.
In Honor of the
Columbia County
Desert Storm
Military Personnel — — Map (db m239707) WM
All Gave Some Some Gave All
Raymond E. Johnson • Gilbert Smith, Jr. • Julius F. Jones • Melvin L. Mize • Ronald W. Pharis • William Pate • William T. Allen • Luther M. Sexton, Jr. • Bruce A. McCormick • John Clark - M.I.A. • Jimmy R. . . . — — Map (db m239765) WM
This memorial is dedicated to all
of those who served in World War I
with special honor to our valiant dead listed
below who laid down their lives in the Great War
J. Adams • R. Allen • M. Anderson • W.A. Baker • H. Barr • A.L. . . . — — Map (db m239785) WM
Dedicated to the memory of those
who made the Ultimate Sacrifice
in World War II
Burkett, Robt. Jr. • Bythwood, Willis B. • Boler, Clarence E. • Bray, John • Courson, W.E. • Clements, Joe L. • Devant, Shelly H. • Dennis, Earl M. • . . . — — Map (db m239772) WM
This "CCC Boy" Statue
was erected by
Chapter 143, NACCCA,
Gainsville, Florida
In 2007. Chapter 143 was organized by
CCC veterans of the area on
October 1, 1988.
This statue was donated to Chapter 143 and O'Leno
State Park by . . . — — Map (db m66128) HM
2,876,638 American youth
served in 4500 CCC Camps
restoring ravaged lands of a
depressed America.
Some Accomplishments
2 to 3 billion trees planted, 800
parks built, 3980 historical sites
restored, and 6 million days . . . — — Map (db m65804) HM
Originally called "Keno", for a variation of lotto gambling, the town was settled in the 1860's. Ecclesiastical and commercial pressure changed the name to "Leno" in 1876. A grist and saw mill, cotton gin, stores, and hotel sprang up in the . . . — — Map (db m64075) HM
Columbia County, named for Christopher Columbus, was created by Act of Dec. 10, 1790 from Richmond County. Originally, it contained parts of McDuffie and Warren Counties. Settled by Quakers before the Revolution, it has been the home of many . . . — — Map (db m27049) HM
Kiokee Church, the first Baptist Church to be constituted in Georgia, was organized in the Spring of 1772, by the Rev. Daniel Marshall, one of the founders of the Baptist denomination in Georgia. A meeting house was built, and the Rev. Daniel . . . — — Map (db m27064) HM
Born in Columbia County, GA, c. 1794. The son of Abraham and Ann (Waller) Marshall. Followed his father as pastor of this church, which he served until his death. He was educated as the University of Georgia. Notable positions include clerk, . . . — — Map (db m88576) HM
Dedicated in the honor of a gentleman, who was a true friend to all children of Columbia County; a youth league organizer, coach, sportsman, and community leader. Mr. Morris had vision for the establishment of this park and through his leadership . . . — — Map (db m246026) HM
This building, Kiokee Church's sixth meeting house, was erected in 1937 with the help of many Georgia Baptists as a monument to Daniel Marshall. Not later than 1770, he was arrested for preaching in Colonial Georgia at a site east of this marker. . . . — — Map (db m87419) HM
In Sacred Memory of the Men of Columbia County Who Made the Supreme Sacrifice
World War I
Barney Bivins, John Burnett, Doughty Jansen, Selwyn Williamson
World War II
Daniel W. Cason, John B. Crawford, Thomas W. Smith, Robert . . . — — Map (db m87416) WM
Acclaimed poet, editor, and lecturer of the post-Civil War era, Paul Hamilton Hayne was born in Charleston, South Carolina. A contemporary of Sidney Lanier, Hayne edited Russell’s Magazine and the Charleston Gazette and wrote for the . . . — — Map (db m38987) HM
For the last 20 miles this highway has followed the course of the noted Upper Trading Path that led from present Augusta to Indian tribes as far away as the Mississippi River. By various connections the trail reached the Cherokees of North Georgia; . . . — — Map (db m13815) HM
Harlem became the birthplace of the rotund member of one of Hollywood's greatest comedy teams when Oliver Hardy was born January 18, 1892. After his father died and was buried in the Harlem Cemetery the year of Oliver's birth, Mrs. Hardy took the . . . — — Map (db m15374) HM
Damascus Baptist Church, organized July 29, 1820, was constituted by Samuel Cartledge and Widner Hilman. First members were Jeremiah Blanchard, James Ramsey, Jeremiah Roberts, Sara Blanchard, Sara Reid, Dilly Swan and Margaret Wilkins. James . . . — — Map (db m13816) HM
Marking the place where two geophysical provinces intersect, the Fall Line attracted Native American settlement, served as a natural crossing point for Hernando DeSoto's journey, and made the Augusta Canal possible.
The roar of water . . . — — Map (db m114331) HM
Little has changed here over the past century. The area remains a natural oasis for reflection, social events, and recreation.
The historic Augusta Canal, recognized as one of the most unique and intact canal systems in the United . . . — — Map (db m114327) HM
"Happy Valley", homesite and burial place of Basil Neal, Revolutionary soldier, lies one-half mile off this highway in the direction the arrow points.
Basil Neal or O'Neal, was born in Maryland in 1758. When he was 17 years old his family . . . — — Map (db m27058) HM
Sharon Baptist Church was founded in 1799.
The first pastor, Abraham Marshall, who served
the church until his death in 1819, probably
constituted the church. This building, the
second on the site, was erected in 1869. Many
names . . . — — Map (db m27056) HM
Shiloh Methodist Church, the outgrowth of the earliest known Methodist place of worship in this community, has had a church building on this site for over 125 years. Originally, services started by a local hermit "who lived by a spring," were . . . — — Map (db m27067) HM
On this site stood the home of William Few, one of Georgia's signers of the United States Constitution. Built in 1781, the house burned in 1930.
William Few was born near Baltimore, Maryland, June 8, 1748. In 1776 he moved to Augusta, . . . — — Map (db m27053) HM
Belcher, John A. •
Bell, Charles M. •
Brandt, Phillip •
Brooks, Henry •
Brown, John •
Butts, James •
Butts, Robert •
Byrne, John •
Card, Roland •
Card, Walter •
Carl, John •
Dayis, Isaac •
Decker, Jacob •
George, Charles . . . — — Map (db m140120) WM
Belcher, Sheloon C.
Blass, Tard B.
Boice, Guy
Boice, Lee
Booth, George
Brizzie, Lee
Brandt, Frank
Brower, Charles Jr.
Cabe, Henry
Dietter, Free J.
Edleman, Lliam F.
Garrisson. Arthur E.
Binsdale, Alfred
Hinsdale, . . . — — Map (db m140121) WM
Ancramdale Hamlet
Historic District
has been placed on the
National Register of
Historic Places in 2019
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m245343) HM
Built 1775 by Livingston family. Sold to Vandeusen
1849. Later owned by Knickerbocker and Card families. Mill operated until 1944. — — Map (db m245248) HM
Austerlitz Historic District has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018 by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m205921) HM
Killed Simon Vandercook 1882,
Partner in failed Austerlitz
Hills Gold Mine 1.6 Mi. East
Arrested 1885 in Canada and
hanged in Hudson, NY 1888. — — Map (db m203322) HM
Stone survey marker on this
site determined southwest
corner of Massachusetts,
aka Boston Corner. Land ceded
to New York State in 1855. — — Map (db m245239) HM
1828 -1963 Queechy Methodist Church
1829 Building erected.
1929 September 21-22 One Hundredth Anniversary, Rev. D.A.Cataldo, Pastor.
The following is copied from the booklet published for the celebration.
1964 N.Y. Conf. Minutes, . . . — — Map (db m145309) HM
By 1916 Thomas Buckley's
lumber & cider mills, Borden
milk plants, coal yard and
railroad siding operated
in this former hamlet. — — Map (db m236941) HM
First known as Groats' Corners. Settled about 1811. Incorporated 1869. Earlier renowned as an important terminal on three railraods. — — Map (db m135977) HM
In grateful
memory of
the services rendered by
the men of
Chatham, that
the principles
of this
Republic might
br preserved.
Rededicated in celebration of our bicentennial Nov. 11, 1976 — — Map (db m135980) WM
Mary E. Clark, prominent
physician & philanthropist
lived here 1845-1937. Land
owned by early settler
Nehemiah Spencer until 1799. — — Map (db m158656) HM
Site of
“Linlithgo Mills"
grist mills built 1780 by
Robert Livingston. Named by S.
Fox of Fox's hosiery
factory and grist mills. — — Map (db m165565) HM
Both districts 1772, towns 1788. Livingston included Clermont, Gallatin, Granger. Claverack included Hudson, Hillsdale, part of Ghent. — — Map (db m150825) HM
Both districts 1772, towns
1788. Livingston included
Clermont, Gallatin, Granger.
Claverack included Hudson,
Hillsdale, part of Ghent — — Map (db m166153) HM
Both districts 1772, towns
1788. Livingston included
Clermont, Gallatin, Granger.
Claverack included Hudson,
Hillsdale, part of Ghent — — Map (db m166154) HM
Taghkanic organized 1803
as Granger, included Copake.
Claverack, a district 1772.
Hillsdale removed 1782, Hudson
1785. Organized as town 1788 — — Map (db m165751) HM
Erected
in Honor of
the Men and
Women of
Claverack
who
served their
Country in
World War I
And
World War II
Panel 2:
World War I
George A. Baker
John D. Barnard
Clifford C. Best
LeRoy Best
Albert . . . — — Map (db m150427) HM
Erected 1788. Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, other prominent lawyers tried cases here.
Martin Van Buren admitted to bar here. Court moved to Hudson in 1805. — — Map (db m150388) HM
Congregation established 1716.
Current sanctuary built 1767
NYS Historical Register May 5, 2001
National Register June 21, 2001 — — Map (db m140604) HM
Early Columbia County school established here 1779. Later became Claverack College and Hudson River Institute until its closing in 1902. — — Map (db m136449) HM
Location of manor of Lower
Manor of Van Rensselaer
patroonship. House built by
Hendrick van Rensselaer in
1685. Tenants paid rents here. — — Map (db m158660) HM
Since and prior to its incorporation in 1788, Clermont has played a significant role in the history of America. Clermont’s history includes: home of Robert R. Livingston, negotiator of Louisiana Purchase and a drafter of the Declaration of . . . — — Map (db m136305) HM
Scenic Hudson purchased this 590-acre property to conserve it for the public. Nature had full rein to heal the land, mined for its clay by the Empire Brick Co. through the late 1930s. Despite subsequent decades of human neglect, wildlife habitat . . . — — Map (db m244942) HM
Bash Bish Creek cascades down more than 1300 feet from a spring-fed source in Mt. Washington, Massachusetts, through a picturesque gorge to meet the Roeliff Jansen Kill at the base of the Taconic Ridge. Bash Bish Falls, where the creek waters . . . — — Map (db m218651) HM
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