Thurgood Marshall, J.D.

Supreme Court Justice

Trumpter for Freedom

Mr. Civil Rights

1908 ~ 1993

“I did the best I could with what I had.”

Marker is on West Main Street, on the left when traveling west.

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Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside

1824 - 1881

Born in Liberty, Indiana, Ambrose E. Burnside invented the breech-loading rifle in 1856. Commanded a brigade at First Bull Run and the Army of the Potomac at Fredericksburg. He was commander of the Army of Ohio when Morgan's ...

Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion

Hebrew Union College (HUC), founded in Cincinnati in 1875, is the oldest institution of higher Jewish learning in the United States. Its founder, Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise (1819-1900), was a leading proponent of Reform Judaism in America. In 1950, ...

John Witherspoon

1723 - 1794

Preacher

“One of the most useful qualifications of a good minister is that he have a lively sense of religion upon his own heart.”

John Witherspoon

Born in Gifford, Scotland, in 1723, Witherspoon was educated at the University of ...

Major Ridge

Principal Chief of the Cherokee Tribe of Indians, moved to this spot about 1794 and built this dwelling. Modernized by later owners.

His ferry & trading post made this farm a tribal center. Here was negotiated final treaty for the Cherokee ...

Governor John Houston

Born near Waynesboro in 1744, Houston was the son of Sir Patrick Houston and Priscilla Dunbar. He was elected in 1775 to represent Georgia at the Continental Congress and served on Georgia’s Council of Safety, which in January 1776 issued ...

Fort Jackson

Built 1822-32 to protect the lower river. Named for Andrew Jackson. 1862 - Fort withstood 10-day siege by Farragut and surrendered after city fell. In 1898 and 1917-18 used as training base. 1961 - Fort was declared a national monument.

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James Milton Cherry House

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The home of James Milton Cherry (1856-1920) stood here until 1974. Cherry was a businessman, public servant, agriculturalist, and real estate developer in Rock Hill for 50 years. He helped found the Young Men’s Loan & Trust Co., one of ...

John Harris Mansion

Built by John Harris Jr., founder of Harrisburg, in 1764-66. It was Simon Cameron's home, 1863-89, and many famous people visited there. It is now home of the Dauphin County Historical Society.

Marker is on S. Front Street, on the left ...

John Harris Sr. Grave Site

Here lies John Harris, Sr., father of the founder of the City of Harrisburg, who emigrated from Yorkshire England in the early 18th Century to share in the opportunities of William Penn's new world. First locating in Philadelphia, Harris made ...