John Mitchel

This Irish patriot, exiled from his homeland for revolutionary newspaper activities, settled in the cove about two miles from here in 1855. After a short stay he moved to Knoxville. The rest of his life was taken up with lecture ...

The Historic Home of Annie and John Bidwell

A House With a Style

Completed in 1868, the home featured many surprisingly modern conveniences including running water, flush toilets, an acetylene gas lighting system, eight fireplaces, and wall-to-wall carpeting. The pink stucco mansion was designed by San Francisco based architect ...

The Life and Times of John Bidwell

An Amazing Life and Legacy

John Bidwell was born on the east coast to a poor farming family in 1819. In spite of these modest roots, he would eventually become a key figure in California history, one famous for being a ...

John Bannister Gibson

Distinguished jurist and author of legal books, lived in this house from about 1820 until his death, 1853; Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania for 24 years of his 37 years membership.

Marker is on High Street (Pennsylvania Route ...

John J. Pershing, General of the Armies (1860-1948)

The Western Front - The Meuse-Argonne Campaign

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On 6 April 1917, the United States entered World War I. With few regular forces, the task of training and transporting an effective army to fight in France was formidable. The U.S. Navy, ...

John Marshall

Site of the residence of

John Marshall

Chief Justice of the United States

Plaque erected under the auspices of the

Columbia Historical Society

and

the Bar Association

of the District of Columbia.

[Inscription on wall below the marker plaque:]

John ...

Gen. John Armstrong

“Hero of Kittanning,” Revolutionary officer; member of Continental Congress, County Judge, lived in a house on this site. Died at Carlisle, 1795. Buried in Old Graveyard, two blocks south.

Marker is at the intersection of High Street (Pennsylvania Route 74) and ...

Federal Expedition on John's Island / Battle of Burden's Causewa

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Federal Expedition on John's Island

The Battle of Burden’s Causeway was the climax of a Federal expedition against John’s Island, July 2-9, 1864. 5000 Federals under Brig. Gen. John P. Hatch crossed the Stono River and advanced along ...

John Glenn

1962

“Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt.”

-William Shakespeare

In the midst of the Cold War, the United States was losing face to the Soviet Union's superior space program. The ...

John Hanson "Hance" Steelman

(1655-1749)

Indian trader and interpreter of Maryland and Pennsylvania. First settler in this valley. Born of Swedish parents along the Delaware. This tablet erected by Liberty Twp. and Fairfield Area Bicentennial Cmte. First Marker Placed in 1924 by Pennsylvania Historical Commmission

Marker ...