James Buchanan

Born April 23, 1791.Passed his schoolboy days in Mercersburg, became a lawyer, member of the legislature and of Congress, Minister to Russia, member of the United States Senate, Secretary of State, Minister to Great Britian and fifteenth President of the ...

John Boggs Memorial

(West Face)

Capt. John Boggs, born in Western Penn. 1738. Married Jane Irwin and raised a large family on the frontier. Near Wheeling W.Va. one son Wm. was taken prisoner by the Indians, in view of his Fathers cabin, ...

Frank Bell Jr.

Frank Bell Jr. (1893–1963) was the son of early La Marque settlers Flavery and Frank Bell, Sr. Although he received little formal education, he was able to achieve business success and became a respected civic leader in La Marque’s African ...

Dr. James Anderson House

100 South Washington Street

Long before the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863, some enslaved people freed themselves by escaping to Canada. In 1856, Alfred Homer walked and ran more than 500 miles from this site to freedom, despite the dangers of the ...

Rockville Methodist Episcopal Church - Jerusalem/Mount Pleasant

Rockville was an early center of Methodism in Montgomery County. Methodists first met in private homes with occasional visits from a "circuit rider" minister. In 1835, the trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church purchased lot 82 of the Original Town ...

Jim Bridger

1804-1881

Famous mountain man,

trader and scout

Donated by the Fort Bridger

Historical Association

Dedicated 8-8-08

Artist David A. Clark

Marker is on Business Route I-80, on the right when traveling south.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Benjamin Lucas House

Circa 1858

Built by Benjamin Lucas

a contractor, as his

residence and owned

by his family until

the 1930's. It was

extensively restored

in 1960 by

Richard H. Jenrette.

Marker is on Bull Street, on the left when traveling east.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Lord - Higel House Restoration Project

This house is the oldest home located in Southwest Sarasota County. Built in 1896 for Joseph H. Lord, the home was in the center of his ninety acre citrus grove, located at what is now Bay Shore Estates.

In 1905 it ...

Astronaut Judith Resnik

"The future doesn't belong to the fainthearted; it belongs to the brave. The Challenger crew was pulling us into the future and we'll continue to follow..."

President Ronald Reagan

As the second American woman in space, Judith Resnik (1949-1986) paved the way ...

Maj. Gen. William Colbert

A noted Chickasaw chief who served the United States at the Battle of Fallen Timbers, 1794, and in the War of 1812. Colbert died in Pontotoc in 1836 and is believed to be buried in this cemetery.

Marker is on North ...