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Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania Formerly known as Taylorsville, it is most famous for Washington's crossing of the Delaware River on the night of December 25–26, 1776 during the American Revolutionary War. It is also the location of the headquarters of Washington Crossing Historic Park. It is directly across the river from Washington Crossing, New Jersey, to which it is connected by the Washington Crossing Bridge.
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- Two of the biggest battles of the war were in Pennsylvania.  Brandywine, on September 11, 1777, was Washington's attempt to halt  a British march on Philadelphia. The battle… was along Brandywine  Creek south of Philadelphia, at Chadd's Ford of the Creek, and is  sometimes called Chadd's Ford.
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Shingle Creek Crossing Shingle Creek Crossing. Brookdale Center was a regional shopping mall in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, which opened in 1962. It became the third mall in the Twin Cities, after Southdale Center and Apache Plaza. After a long decline, the mall closed in 2010 and redeveloped into a new center called Shingle Creek Crossing. Contents.
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About Washingtonville In its earlier years, Washingtonville was called Matthews Field, even before it became known as Little York. A part of the Rip Van Dam patent, it was sold to Vincent Matthews in 1721. Matthews was the second settler of the region, although the first white settler.
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- Strasburg (previously known as Comanche Crossing) was renamed that year in honor of an official of the Kansas Pacific (Kansas Pacific is not one of the railroads however that was involved in the Transcontinental Rail Road, only the Central Pacific and Union Pacific).
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- Geography [edit]. Taylorsville is located at 40°4′25″N 120°50′17″W﻿ / ﻿40.07361°N 120.83806°W﻿ / 40.07361; -120.83806 (40.073685, -120.838180).According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.2 square miles (8.3 km 2), all of it land.eography [edit]. Taylorsville is located at 40°4′25″N 120°50′17″W﻿ / ﻿40.07361°N 120.83806°W﻿ / 40.07361; -120.83806 (40.073685, -120.838180).
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Battle of Harpers Ferry Harpers Ferry (originally Harper's Ferry) is a small town at the confluence of the Potomac River and the Shenandoah River, the site of a historic Federal arsenal (founded by President George Washington in 1799) and a bridge for the critical Baltimore and Ohio Railroad across the Potomac.
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- No. Washington's Crossing is the location of Washington's crossing of the Delaware on the Delaware River in Titusville, New Jersey, and Yardley, Pennsylvania. The site was nam … ed a US National Historic Landmark in 1961.
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Home In 1788 Allegheny County was formed and Elizabeth Township, named in honor of Elizabeth Bayard, wife of the founder of Elizabeth Village, was incorporated as one of its original Townships. Villages in Elizabeth Township were Boston, Greenock, Buena Vista, Industry, and Blythedale. Later the areas of Blaine Hill, Mt. Vernon, Victory, and Central were created. Elizabeth Township is home to the Great Allegheny Passage Trail.
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George Washington Bridge The George Washington Bridge – known informally as the GW Bridge, the GWB, the GW, or the George – is a double-decked suspension bridge spanning the Hudson River between the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City and Fort Lee, New Jersey.
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George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River Preparations for the attack began on December 23. On December 24 the boats used to bring the army across the Delaware from New Jersey were brought down from Malta Island near New Hope and hidden behind Taylor Island at McKonkey's Ferry, Washington's planned crossing site, and security was tightened there.
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A Place in Virginia Called Gum Springs Edition: U.S. / Global. WASHINGTON, Nov. 7— Across the river on George Washington's side of the Potomac, the traffic on old Route 1 rolls blurred and hard past a humble place in Virginia called Gum Springs, where Judith Saunders Burton ponders the slavery that once haunted her family there and, in its way, still does.
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- Move to Ferry Farm. In 1734, Augustine moved the family up the Potomac River to another Washington home, Little Hunting Creek Plantation (later renamed Mount Vernon). In 1738, they moved again to Ferry Farm, a plantation on the Rappahannock River near Fredericksburg, Virginia, where George spent much of his youth.
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- CIVIL WAR REENACTORS. The Historical march of 1863 marching the same route that they did on June 16th 1863. The skirmish of Triplets Bridge on June 16th 1863 is the only known Battle/ skirmish that took place during the Civil War in Rowan County Kentucky. June 12th 1863- Col Peter Everett and his men pass through Maysville KY.
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Henryville, Indiana In 1850, the village of Morristown was established. It was renamed Henryville in 1853 to honor Colonel Henry Ferguson, who was once a colonel in the Pennsylvania militia. He purchased the land on which Henryville was established, and helped persuade Pennsylvania Railroad officials to run the line through Clark County.
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History In 1815, George Cabell, who owned a point of land adjoining Lynchburg (known today as Daniel's Hill), built a home, Point of Honor, overlooking Lynchburg (Point of Honor, shown to the left, is also open for tours and is located on Cabell Street).
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Lewisport, Kentucky Lewisport was originally a ferry landing site known as Little Yellow Banks in allusion to Owensboro 's original name of Yellow Banks. The first settler was James Prentis, who platted the current town in 1837 with his brother John.
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- Published: November 8, 1985. WASHINGTON, Nov. 7— Across the river on George Washington's side of the Potomac, the traffic on old Route 1 rolls blurred and hard past a humble place in Virginia called Gum Springs, where Judith Saunders Burton ponders the slavery that once haunted her family there and, in its way, still does.
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Taylorville Taylorville is a city in Christian County, Illinois, United States. The population was 11,246 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat and largest city in Christian County. Taylorville is located at 39°32′27″N 89°17′17″W / 39.54083°N 89.28806°W / 39.54083; -89.28806 (39.540768, -89.288005).
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- George Washington Bridge. The George Washington Bridge – known informally as the GW Bridge,[4] the GWB,[5] the GW,[6] or the George[7] – is a double-decked suspension bridge spanning the Hudson River between the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City and Fort Lee, New Jersey.
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- Mark your calendar for next year's Washington's Crossing,Sunday June 5, 2016Race Format:The Washington's Crossing race format is swimmers will board a Potomac Riverboat and cruise to the western shore of the Potomac River in Alexandria, Virginia, jump in the river, and begin the race with a water start.ashington's Crossing is destined to be a nationally recognized swim growing in prestige and attendance commensurate with our Nation’s Capital. The 2015 Queen and King of the Potomac River are Amanda Levy and Brewer Matthews with times respectively, 33:12 and 32:15.
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- Located in the center of Confluence, the Confluence House B&B is a restored Victorian that belonged to the town's doctor, Dr. Frantz. Just 10 miles from Fallingwater & Kentuck Knob, half block from the Great Allegheny Passage Bike Trail, offering private baths, full sit-down breakfast and garage for bike storage.
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Columbia, Pennsylvania Columbia became an incorporated borough in 1814, formed out of Hempfield Township. The same year, the world's longest covered bridge was built across the Susquehanna to Wrightsville, facilitating traffic flow across the river and reducing the need for the ferry.
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- Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 10:01 am Post subject: Lower Wabash -- Crawleyville - New Harmony. Hi, New to the forum and to Wabash River Kayaking. First of all, thanks to those that have done such a nice job providing great resouces relative to the Wabash! Particularly the pics and google connection for Access sites. I am planning to take a initial trip in the Crawleyville - New Harmony section of the river.
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Battle of Washington For the War of 1812 action in Washington, D.C., see Burning of Washington. The Battle of Washington took place from March 30 to April 19, 1863, in Beaufort County, North Carolina, as part of Confederate Lt. Gen. James Longstreet 's Tidewater operations during the American Civil War.or the War of 1812 action in Washington, D.C., see Burning of Washington. The Battle of Washington took place from March 30 to April 19, 1863, in Beaufort County, North Carolina, as part of Confederate Lt. Gen. James Longstreet 's Tidewater operations during the American Civil War.
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Lurid Lucy and Other Statues from Movies and TV The first was erected in Raleigh, the state capital, in 2003 as part of the TV Land Landmark series. But the actual town that Taylor's Mayberry was fashioned after is Mt. Airy, which is Griffith's hometown. So TV Land arranged to have a second statue placed in Mt. Airy in 2004.