The John T. Cunningham Memorial Bridge

The Cunningham Bridge, completed in 1925, once spanned the Cumberland River here. Erected on the site of the old Gaiser's Ferry. It was one of the first bridges to be built by the newly-formed Tennessee Highway Department and was the ...

St. John's Methodist Church

Organized in 1828, this

was the first church in

Anderson. A log meeting

house built in 1830 on

West Benson Street served

the church until 1858

when a frame building

was erected on this site.

A brick church replaced

it in 1888. The present

sanctuary was completed

in 1912, the Educational

Building ...

Captain John E. Cook

Near this spot Captain John E. Cook, of John Brown’s Army of Liberation, was captured and disarmed on October 25, 1859 by Daniel Logan and others. He was hanged at Charlestown, Virginia, December 16, 1859.

Marker is at the intersection of ...

John A. “Snowshoe” Thompson

Born April 30, 1827 at Upper Tinns, Telemark District of Norway, John A. “Snowshoe” Thompson’s parents Tosten Olsen and Gro Johnsdotter baptized him as John Tostensen. At an early age he learned to “snow skate” (snow ski). In 1837 he ...

John Brown Raid

Captain John Cooke, one of Brown’s followers, was captured near here on October 25, 1859, nine days after the raid on Harper's Ferry. He was hanged December 16, two weeks after John Brown.

Marker is at the intersection of Park Street ...

House of John Plume

This house, probably the oldest in Newark, was built by John Plume about 1726, of native sandstone from the neighboring quarries. It witnessed many stirring events of the Revolution and by it passed Washington’s army on its retreat from Long ...

John Chapman

"Johnny Appleseed" Monument

Marker Front:

In memory of

John Chapman

Best known as

Johnny Appleseed

Pioneer apple

nurseryman of

Richland County

from 1810 to 1830

Marker Reverse:

Erected by

Park Trustees

M. B. Bushnell

H. M. Weaver

R. Brinkerhoff Sr.

1900

New Shaft Erected

1933

by Richland County

Historical Society

Courtesy hmdb.org

"Johnny Appleseed" Monument

(Within This Park)

John Chapman - better known as “Johnny Appleseed” - Pioneer Apple Nurseryman - lived in & around Mansfield for 20 years - 1810 to 1830.

Marker is at the intersection of Brinkerhoff Avenue and Summit Street, on the right ...

John Wilkes Booth

Escape of an Assassin

War on the Chesapeake Bay

Divided loyalties and ironies tore at Marylanders’ hearts throughout the Civil War: enslaved African-Americans and free United States Colored Troops; spies and smugglers; civilians imprisoned without trial to protect freedom; neighbors and families ...

John Sherman, 1823-1900 / The Sherman Anti-Trust Act

Side A: John Sherman 1923-1900

Born in Lancaster, Fairfield County, John Sherman moved to Mansfield to practice law and was elected to Congress in 1854 as one of the first Republicans. In 1861, Sherman was elected to the U.S. Senate. An ...