Here were the boatyards of John and Samuel Walker, a major center for building boats for western waters. A ship launched in 1793 at these yards reached Philadelphia via New Orleans. — — Map (db m41772) HM
A tribute to our men and women of our community who served their country
WORLD WAR I
1914 • 1918
Barton, Hobart, Sr. •
Brown, Jack •
Brown, Thomas •
☆ Burke, Charles •
Burke, William •
Butcher George •
Cavanaugh, . . . — — Map (db m205558) WM
On May 29, 1825, General Lafayette was welcomed in Elizabeth. He embarked on a barge & proceeded downriver toward Braddock's Field. — — Map (db m240580) HM
Elizabeth's first burying ground dates back to the laying out of the town in 1787. Though few markers remain, the people of Elizabeth wish to pay tribute to the past and to those who helped make their home what it is today — — Map (db m205552) HM
This pioneer settler of Rostraver Township, Westmoreland County, arrived in Philadelphia from Rotterdam aboard the ship Mortonhouse in 1729. He and his wife Mary lived for a time near Hagerstown, Maryland and after the Braddock and Forbes . . . — — Map (db m63078) HM
One of the nation's earliest and most successful river navigation systems, its series of locks and dams, begun in 1838, has provided year-round navigation between Pittsburgh and Fairmont, West Virginia. Millions of tons of coal shipped through the . . . — — Map (db m56942) HM
