Northampton County, formed in 1741, was served by other courthouses on this site prior to construction of this building in 1858. At the time Samuel Calvert oversaw the project; Henry King Burgwyn has been credited as architect. Resting atop a high . . . — — Map (db m67520) HM
St. John's Cemetery contains the graves of four Revolutionary War Soldiers.
Jacob Hileman, born July 20, 1762 in Northampton Co., Pennsylvania. As a private he served in the 4th company, 3rd battalion. Northampton County Militia in 1778 . . . — — Map (db m207797) HM WM
Seven men from Phillips County, all of them immigrants to Arkansas, became high ranking Confederate officers. They served with honor in the Army of the Tennessee and in the Trans-Mississippi, participating in many decisive battles and campaigns. . . . — — Map (db m51981) HM
The original Liberty Tree was a stately elm in Boston, Massachusetts. It was a rallying point for the Sons of Liberty, an organization of Patriots who played a key role in resisting British tyranny and creating support for rebellion against Great . . . — — Map (db m306867) HM
As we mark the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the women's right to vote, we honor our foremothers — the brave women suffragists around the United States who protested and picketed for their constitutional right to vote. The ratification of . . . — — Map (db m276339) HM
Delaware, 1st State
December 7, 1787
1609 • Henry Hudson visited Delaware Bay
1638 • Swedish colonists established Fort Christina, Delaware's first permanent settlement, and founded the colony of New Sweden
1655 • Dutch captured New . . . — — Map (db m47214) HM
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* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
