National Historic Landmark-Fort Hill,John C. Calhoun House

National Historic Landmark- Fort Hill -John C. Calhoun House

This was the residence of John Caldwell Calhoun (1782-1850), best remembered for his vigorous defense of States' Rights.

His long political career included the U.S. House and Senate, service as Secretary of ...

Johnnie Ruth Clark Health Center at Historic Mercy Hospital

Built in 1923, Mercy Hospital is St. Petersburg's oldest surviving hospital building. Designed by St. Peterburg architect, Henry Taylor, it was directed by Dr. James Ponder, one of the most influential leaders of St. Petersburg's African American community. Dr. Ponder ...

National Historic Landmark-Lyndon Baines Johnson Boyhood Home

National Historic Landmark - Lyndon Baines Johnson Boyhood Home

From 1913 to 1920, and again from 1922 to 1930, this small one story frame house was the family home of Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908-1973), 36th President of the United States (1963-1969).

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National Historic Landmark-John Nance GarnerHouse

National Historic Landmark-John Nance Garner House

From 1920 to 1957, this was the residence of John Nance Garner (1868-1967), of one of the most influential U.S. Representatives.

Garner served in the House from 1903 to 1933; as Speaker (1931-33), he led ...

National Historic Landmark-St. Johnsbury Athenaeum

National Historical Landmarks- St. Johnsbury Athenaeum

The Athenanaeum's construction (1868-1873), its collection of American landscape paintings and books, its original role as a public library and free art gallery, and the industrial origins of the fortune that provided it, all contribute ...

Private Rosamond Johnson Jr.

U.S. Army Private Rosamond Johnson, Jr. was one of many African American soldiers who died to protect freedoms that a segregated society often denied them. Born on May 18, 1933, Johnson lied about his age and joined the Army at ...

Rear Admiral John H. Fetterman, Jr.

Admiral John H. Fetterman, Jr., known to his family and friends as Jack, dedicated his life to public service, from his career as a naval aviator to his time as a civic and community leader. A native of Ashland, Pennsylvania, ...

St. Johns Bluff

In early September 1862, Confederate Brigadier General Joseph Finegan ordered the construction of an artillery battery at St. Johns Bluff, downriver from Jacksonville. The Federals quickly learned of the Confederate presence and their gunboats engaged in several artillery duels with ...

St. Johns Episcopal Church Cemetery

Established in 1840, this cemetery is the burial place for many of Leon County's most prominentfamilies. Among those buried here is Theodore W. Brevard, who raised a Partisan Ranger Battalion at the beginning of the war that became part of ...

John C. Calhoun Monument

Political theories suggest that John C. Calhoun was a defender of American republicanism and Southern rights, while others distinguish the 19th century Vice-president, Senator, and Congressman from South Carolina as a defender of slavery. Frederick Douglass, a former slave, wrote ...