The Prince of the French Explorers

(North Side):The Prince of the French Explorers

Commissioned by Louis XIV of France, the Sieur Robert de LaSalle, sweeping down the Mississippi with his flotilla of canoes, stopped in 1682 at this place, in his quest for the mouth of the ...

James Durbin

Sec. No. 53, W.&E.C.

Completed 1842

By

James Durbin

Marker is at the intersection of U.S. 24 and County Route 4, on the left when traveling west on U.S. 24.

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Landmark Landings

Along with the South Pond and Lincoln Park Zoo, the landmark buildings of Café Brauer and Carlson Cottage have served Chicago for more than 100 years. Their history parallels the growth of the pond—and the city around it.

Timeless Elegance—Café Brauer

A ...

Jack Jouett’s Ride

On 4 June 1781, John “Jack” Jouett Jr. arrived at the Albemarle County Courthouse to warn the Virginia legislature of approaching British troops. The state government under Governor Thomas Jefferson had retreated from Richmond to reconvene in Charlottesville because of ...

Lewis & Clark at Old Fort Jefferson

Long before Lewis and Clark stopped near Wickliffe in western Kentucky on their outbound trip to the west, Fort Jefferson had been built in 1780-81 by George Rogers Clark during the Revolutionary War as an outpost against British-led Indian attacks. ...

Timothy Bloodworth

1736-1814

U.S. Senator, 1795–1801; member, U.S. House, in First Congress, 1790–91. Opposed ratification of U.S. Constitution, 1788, 1789. Lived near here.

Marker is on U.S. 117 just south of Interstate 40, on the left when traveling south.

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Lauman's Brigade

C.F. Smith's Division

U.S.A.

Brigadier General Charles F. Smith's Division

Colonel Jacob G. Lauman's Brigade2d Iowa, Colonel James M. Tuttle

7th Iowa, Lieut. Colonel James C. Parrott

14th Iowa, Colonel William T. Shaw

16th Missouri, Lieut. Colonel Benjamin S. Compton

Wabash and Erie Canal

Completed from Lake Erie to Evansville, 1853. Used till 1865. Passing from 5th St. to 1st Ave., canal widened into basin for docks covering part of this square.

Marker is at the intersection of NW 5th Street and Vine Street, ...

8th Iowa Infantry

Sweeny's Brigade - W.H.L. Wallace's Division

U.S.

8th Iowa Infantry,

Sweeny's (3d) Brig., W.H.L. Wallace's (2d) Div.,

Army of the Tennessee.

This regiment held this position, supporting Stone's battery, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. April 6, 1862 and then moved to left and front ...

Abandoned Shoreline of Lake Michigan

This ridge is an ancient beach or sand bar of Lake Michigan whose waters reached this point 8,000 years ago when the lake level was 20 feet higher than now. Clark Street runs north atop this ridge. The park ponds ...