John J. McRae

1815-1868

Governor of Mississippi, 1854-1857. Member, U.S. Senate and House; Confederate congressman. Born 5 miles southeast.

Marker is at the intersection of North Carolina Route 52 and Old Sneedsboro Road (North Carolina Road 1829), on the right when traveling south on State ...

John Van Cleve

(1801-1858)

John Van Cleve, Benjamin Van Cleve's son, made his own mark on Dayton as an intellectual, a political activist, and an advocate for a more beautiful city. Van Cleve studied botany, mathematics, and music. He served as the mayor of ...

In Memory of the John H. Rose Family

In memory of the John H. Rose Family

Property located to the north of this marker is part of a farm once belonging to John H. Rose an area pioneer from Fayetteville, N.C. A grist mill and saw mill on property ...

Capt. John H. Banta Homestead

Built about 1796 by John H. Banta on a tract bought in 1755 where he had an earlier house. Banta was a carpenter and farmer who enlarged his homestead to 395 acres. At the time of the French and Indian ...

Saint John’s Cemetery

This is Coloma’s Catholic Cemetery. There were probably some internments here early in the 1850’s. Many of the early burials were marked by wooden markers that have long since disappeared. The oldest existing headstone is dated 1861. This cemetery contains ...

John Henry

Ledgendary 'Steel Drivin' Man'

The story of "steel driving' man" John Henry is one of America's most enduring legends. The strong ex-slave became a folk hero during construction of the Columbus & Western Railroad between Goodwater and Birmingham. He drilled holes ...

John C. McKinney Memorial Stables

Named in honor of CW4 John C. McKinney

Caisson Platoon Leader

3d U.S. Infantry (The Old Guard)

June 1959 to May 1974

Marker is at the intersection of Jackson Avenue and Sheridan Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Jackson Avenue.

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The John Allen House

Quaker John Allen constructed this log dwelling circa 1780 in nearby Snow Camp. The State of North Carolina moved it here in 1966, restored it, and opened it to the public in 1967 to illustrate colonial life in the backcountry ...

St. Jerome Sesquicentennial / Elisha John Durbin, 1800-1887

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St. Jerome Sesquicentennial

Site of first St. Jerome, completed 1836 by the Rev. Elisha Durbin; first Catholic Church in the Jackson Purchase. Second church dedicated, 1858; present church in 1893. St. Jerome settlers were mainly descendants of Maryland Catholics from Washington ...

John A. Roebling

(1806-1869)

Here in 1846, Roebling built the first wire rope suspension bridge to carry a highway over the Monongahela River. He also designed a bridge across the Allegheny River, a railroad bridge at Niagara Falls, & the Brooklyn Bridge.

Marker is on ...