Jewish American Pioneers and Deadwood

Jewish American pioneers significantly contributed to the commercial development and establishment of responsible government in Deadwood. Gritty Jewish Westerners, such as Sol Star, arrived with his business partner Seth Bullock in the midst of the Gold Rush in 1876. The ...

James Monroe’s First Farm

Site of the University of Virginia

In 1788 James Monroe purchased an 800-acre farm here to be close to his friend Thomas Jefferson and to establish a law office. In 1799 the Monroes moved to their new Highland plantation adjacent to ...

John M. Olin

1851 - 1924

A trust fund established by Mr. Olin President of the Madison Park and Pleasure Drive Association from 1894 to 1910, made possible the construction of architectural features in this garden

Marker can be reached from Atwood Avenue 0.2 miles ...

Jane Holmes

(1805-1885)

A distinguished philanthropist and humanitarian, she created and funded numerous social service agencies, including the Western Pa. School for Blind Children, here. Her pioneering efforts in charitable giving have served those in need, regardless of race, ethnicity, class, or gender.

Marker ...

Thomas Heyward Jr.

[ Emblem The Signers Of The Declaration Of Independence, Inc ]

( We Mutually Pledge To Each Other

Our Lives Our Fortunes and Our Sacred Honor)

Thomas Heyward Jr.

Signer Of The Declaration

Of Independence

Placed By

Descendants Of The Signers Of The

Declaration Of ...

Jamestown’s Churches

The First and Second Churches

Captain John Smith reported that the first church services were held outdoors “under an awning (which was an old sail)” fastened to three or four trees. Shortly thereafter the colonists built the first church inside James ...

Here Lies Buried John Brown

John Brown of Osawatomie

Here Lies Buried

John Brown

Born at Torrington, Connecticut

May 9th, 1800

He emigrated to Kansas in 1855 where he took an active part in the contest against the pro-slavery party. He gained in August 1856 a victory at Osawatomie over ...

James Joyce

(1882 - 1941)

Acknowledged as a world figure in literature. He dismantled the English language and put it together again so that it became music. The sculpture in bronze was unveiled on June 16, (Bloomsday) 1982.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Quitman County’s Old Jail

The original jail was a wooden structure built in 1859. It was replaced in 1891 with this brick structure which is typical of rural jails built during this period in southeast Alabama and southwest Georgia counties. The commissioners in 1890 ...

Major General Oliver Otis Howard

(Left):Major General Oliver Otis Howard

United States Army

Born Nov. 8, 1830 Died Oct. 26, 1909

(Right):Erected to the memory of

Major General Oliver Otis Howard

and the citizens of Maine

who served their country in the Civil War

Marker is on Baltimore Pike (State Highway 97), ...