Dr. John Towsend

Born in Pennsylvania, died in San Jose

Dec. 8, 1850

A leader of the Stephens-Townsend-Murphy

Party of 1844

First American M.D. to settle in California

Served as physician, alcalde, and councilman in San Francisco before moving to a farm north of San Jose. He and ...

John Leeds Barroll

Publisher Accused of Treason and Exiled

John Leeds Barroll first walked these courthouse grounds, as a prominent Kent County lawyer before becoming a newspaper publisher. He was admitted to the bar in 1852 and served as the county State’s Attorney, 1854–1856, ...

Brig. Gen. John Cadwalader

1742–1786

Commander Penna Troops. Served at Princeton, Brandywine, Germantown and Monmouth. Incensed at the cabal against Washington he wounded General Conway in a duel. Lived nearby and served in General Assembly of Maryland from Kent County. Buried in Shrewsbury Churchyard. His ...

John Evans House, 1764

Methodist Land Mark

First convert lived here 1764–1827, first class met here 1768–1809, first preacher Robert Strawbridge, first bishop Francis Asbury, preached here.

Bicentenary of Methodism, 1962.

Marker can be reached from Wilt Road.

Courtesy hmdb.org

John Christo, Senior

(side A)

Built in 1927 by A.A. Payne, a banker, and bought by John Christo, Sr., the house is significant in architecture, a mixture of styles typical of the late 19th and early 20th centuries which includes Neo-Colonial Revival and Italianate ...

John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Church of the Holy Trinity

[Rendering of the Seal of the President of the United States]

In Memoriam

Within the hallowed walls of the historic Church of the Holy Trinity in

Georgetown, D.C. worshiped the late President of the United States, John

Fitzgerald ...

Fuller & Johnson Manufacturing Co. Office Building

1885; Additions c. 1892 and 1909

This building is significant for its association with Madison's industrial history. It is all that remains of the once expansive Fuller & Johnson Manufacturing Co., a producer of farm implements and the first major ...

Rear Admiral John W. Wilcox

To The Memory of

Rear Adm. John W. Wilcox, Jr.

Born Midway Ga. Mar 22, 1882

Commander of Battle Ships

Atlantic Fleet U.S. Navy

Lost at sea from his flagship

the U.S.S. Washington

on Mar 27, 1942

off Sabel Island, N. Atlantic

longitude 60° W. latitude 44° N.

Marker can ...

Harpers Ferry / John Brown’s Fort

(West Facing Side): Harpers Ferry

Named for Robert Harper, who settled here in 1747 and operated ferry. Site purchased for Federal arsenal and armory in 1796. John Hall first used interchangeable gun parts here. Travel route thru Blue Ridge gap, and ...

Birthplace of Johns Hopkins

Founder of the Johns Hopkins University and the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Born May 19, 1795. Died December 24, 1873.

Marker is at the intersection of Reidel Road and Johns Hopkins Road, on the left when traveling south on Reidel Road.

Courtesy ...