William J. Burke

(1873-1946)

Cardiologist, Philanthropist. Born February 17,1873, San Miguel, Manila. Obtained the degree of Doctor of Medicine at the University of Dublin, Ireland. Returned to practice his profession in Manila, 1900. Introduced and installed the first Electrocardiograph in the Philippines. Recipient of ...

St. James Catholic Church

Built 1923

In May 1980 with the help of Msgr. Patrick Nolan this church was saved from being torn down and was then moved from Main Street to Buffalo Hill by the Jeepers Jamboree Committee for Preservation as a historical building ...

Major Charles W. Davis, Infantry United States Army / "Above and

Major Charles W. Davis

A native of Montgomery, graduated of Lanier, alumnus of the Universities of Alabama and Maryland. Major Davis was awarded the Medal of Honor as Executive Officer, 2d Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. "For distinguishing himself ...

Construction of Fort Jackson

(Panel one)

In the early years of the 19th century, the

United States was a fledgling nation with

a population of 7,700,000, a standing army

of 6,700, and a navy of only 12 ships. The

Americans were vastly outnumbered by

the major powers of the time, ...

John Harris, Jr.

1726 - 1791

Buried here is the founder of the city of Harrisburg. In 1785, he and five others planned and named the city.

Marker can be reached from Wilhelm Road.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Cold Harbor: June 2, 1864

Hanover County Parks and Recreation

This drawing (below) by the famous Civil-War artist, Alfred Waud, provides a rare glimpse of the Cold Harbor battlefield, sketched from this very spot on June 2, 1864. Union cannons blazed away at the Confederate lines ...

John Rolfe

1585-1622

John Rolfe emigrated from England to Virginia in 1610 and settled in what was to become Henrico County. In 1612 he imported tobacco seeds from Trinidad and cultivated a new strain of mild tobacco. He shipped part of his harvest ...

Mary Harris "Mother" Jones

Labor leader, workers' advocate. Arrested and jailed in Homestead for speaking to striking steelworkers, 1919. When a judge asked who gave her a permit to speak publicly, she replied, "Patrick Henry. Thomas Jefferson. John Adams!"

Marker is on Amity Street near ...

The Joseph Lord House

Joseph Lord was a significant pioneer of the community. A naturalized Englishman, he was born about 1837 and died before 1906. The house was built around 1875 in the Italianate style. It is the oldest surviving house in the Tuolumne ...

Jeff. Smith’s Parlor

The building before you is an historical structure known as “Jeff. Smith’s Parlor.” It has recently been acquired by Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, a unit of the National Park Service. Jeff. Smith’s Parlor, a part of the extensive ...