Johnson County Civil War Memorial

To Commemorate the Valor

of the

Soldiers of Johnson Co.

In defense of the Union

1861 ———— 1865

— ?— ( Relief ) — ?—

This fountain is erected by

John T. Vawter

1905

Marker is at the intersection of Jefferson Street and North ...

John Hancock Residence

Here stood the residence of John Hancock: A prominent and patriotic merchant of Boston, the first signer of the Declaration of American Independence, and first governor of Massachusetts under the State Constitution.

Erected 1737. Removed 1863.

Marker is on Beacon St just ...

John A. Roebling Bridge

John A Roebling (1806-1869), pioneer civil engineer, was the designer and builder of the Covington-Cincinnati Suspension Bridge which was completed in 1866. It served as the prototype for Roebling’s design of the Brooklyn Bridge, which was complete in 1882 under ...

St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church

Landmarks of New York

This church in modified federal style was built in 1821 as the Eighth Presbyterian Church. From 1842 until 1856 it was the house of worship for St. Matthew's Protestant Episcopal Parish, becoming St. John's Evangelical Lutheran ...

St. Johns River and Lake Monroe

Sanford sits on the southern shore of Lake Monroe in the middle basin of the St. Johns River. The river rises in the marshes of Indian River County and flows slowly north 310 miles to Jacksonville and the Atlantic Ocean. ...

John Ball House

In 1742, John Ball received a 166-acre land grant from Lord Fairfax and became one of the first settlers in this area. The oldest portion of the present house is a one-story 18th century log cabin that was probably built ...

John Wesley Fallas House / John W. Fallas

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John Wesley Fallas House

John Wesley Fallas built this house in 1842 in the village which bears his family name. Fallas platted the village on land he purchased from the U.S. government in 1839. That year, after a ...

In Memory of Col. John Coffee Hays

1-28-1817 • 4-21-1883

Born near Little Cedar Lick, Wilson County, Tennessee. Lived in Mississippi, where he learned surveying. Joined Republic of Texas Army in May, 1836, and served 3 years in ranger/spy companies. Gained fame as an Indian fighter while surveyor ...

John Steinbeck

Historic Cannery Row

The real neighborhood of John Steinbeck’s Cannery Row.

Real people and places in the neighborhood of Monterey’s old Ocean View Avenue inspired fictional characters and establishments in the mind of John Steinbeck. Published in 1945, his novel Cannery Row ...

Johnston Ridge Observatory

“Vancouver! Vancouver! This is it!” On May 18 1980, US Geological Survey scientist Dr. David Johnston radioed this when Mount St. Helens began to erupt. The eruption caused a lateral explosion, magma slides, and mudslides. The eruption killed Johnston and ...