James McMahan

1750 -1831

First Register of deeds of Sevier County, Tennessee, in 1796, James McMahan set aside the original twenty-five acres for the creation of the township at "The Forks of The Little Pigeon" in 1795. An immigrant from Ireland, McMahan was ...

Jonathan Jasper Wright (1840-1885)

Jurist, educator, politician. The son of runaway slaves, Wright became the first black lawyer in Pennsylvania. He supported Frederick Douglass in advocating suffrage and legal equality for blacks. During Reconstruction in 1870, he was appointed South Carolina State Supreme Court ...

Thomas Jefferson Monument

Proclaim Liberty throughtout the land unto the inhabitants thereof —Leviticus XXIV.

This monument to Thomas Jefferson was presented to the people to perpetuate the teachings and examples of the Founders of the Republic.

Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776.

Religious ...

Remains of Maj. Gen. Richard Montgomery

The State of New York Caused the Remains of Maj. Gen. Richard Montgomery to be conveyed from Quebec and Deposited beneath this Monument the 8th day of July 1818.

Marker is at the intersection of Broadway and Vesey Street, on the ...

Jefferson County Courthouse Site

The county seat of Jefferson County was moved from Elyton to Birmingham in 1873. On this site stood the first Courthouse in the City of Birmingham. The Italianate style structure was designed by architect W. K. Ball. Completed in 1875, ...

Dr. Ruth J. Jackson

1898 - 1982

Dedicated to

Dr. Ruth J. Jackson

1898-1982

This woman of strength and vision graduated from the Poro School of Cosmetology, the first black registered school in the State of Alabama. At the vanguard of the Civil Rights Movement, she was unwavering ...

Padre Eusebio Francisco Kino SJ

Founder of Missions

Man of God

Pioneer Explorer

Astronomer

Rancher Teacher

Cartographer

1645-1711

Marker can be reached from West Kino Park Place.

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First Permanent Jewish House of Worship in Iowa

B'nai Israel Congregation

Jews have been part of the social, economic and cultural life of Iowa since the early 19th century. It was not until 1855 that the Jewish population in Keokuk grew large enough to establish a religious community, Congregation ...

Commemorating Jacob Isaacson

Pioneer Settler

First postmaster of Isaacson, Arizona (Changed to Nogales June 4, 1883)

Marker is on North Morley Avenue, on the right when traveling south.

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Eusebio Francisco Kino, S. J.

1645-1711

Pioneer Jesuit missionary,

Explorer of Northwestern New Spain,

Cartographer, historian and mission builder.

The other original casting, representing Arizona,

is located in the capitol, Washington, D.C.

Sculptor-Suzanne Silvercruys

Marker is on East 2nd Street, on the right when traveling west.

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