Preserving History
Well, you know the saying, “One thing leads to another”. It certainly was in this story. The AWTHS has been working on displays for America-250 which includes our Southern Darke County Patriots and getting their stories together for display and research. We came upon the patriot, William Walker, who has a memorial stone at Ithaca
Read MoreBoth patriots have memorial stones in Harrison Township at the Old Friendship Cemetery. Samuel McClure, 1757-1818, was married to Rosannah Steele and had eight children. We read in the Beers book that Samuel was a commissioned justice, lived near the Whitewater, was a preacher and teacher at Otwellis Seminary, a prominent place of higher education
Read MoreBy NPS Photo – NPGallery, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=80130509 This is a photo of the Memorial located in The Mall in Washington DC. The links below bring up photos and information on all the signers. Very informative. Credit to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_to_the_56_Signers_of_the_Declaration_of_Independence President of Congress1. John Hancock (Massachusetts)New Hampshire2. Josiah Bartlett3. William Whipple4. Matthew ThorntonMassachusetts5. Samuel Adams6. John Adams7. Robert Treat Paine8. Elbridge GerryRhode Island9. Stephen Hopkins10. William ElleryConnecticut11. Roger
Read MoreBy By MichaelWSmith.com inNews What happened to the signers of the Declaration of Independence? This is the Price They Paid Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence? Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before they died. Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned.
Read MoreOur two Revolutionary War Patriots are Joseph Wiley C 1766-1822 and William Graham 1764-1841. Both have stones in Harrison Township at Providence Cemetery near Braffetsville, Ohio. Joseph Wiley-His stone was rededicated at the cemetery Wiley was a Soldier in the American Revolutionary War. He wasin the Virginia Militia with a rank of Private. He enlisted
Read MoreWilliam Noble 1756-1791. Stone placed at Ft. Jefferson Pioneer Cemetery. This memorial is a cenotaph. Grave is unmarked at the Fort Jefferson Burial Ground. Revolutionary War Soldier William Noble died about November 19, 1791 and was buried in the Fort Jefferson Burial Ground. He had been mortally wounded at the Battle of the Wabash also
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