Pioneer Burying Ground

Lexington's first burial ground was on this site, part of “first hill” on route from fort toward Georgetown. In 1781, this square was set aside by town trustees for house of worship and graveyard. The cemetery was used until end ...

Town Branch

Under Vine Street flows the Town Branch of Elkhorn, the stream upon whose banks Lexington was established in 1779. Used in the early days to bring merchandise to Lexington from Ohio River. On Town Branch was launched Edward West's steamboat ...

Overland Emigrant Trails

This boulder marks the

Overland Emigrant Trails

through Fremont to

Oregon, California, Utah

and Colorado

Erected Setp. 23, 1912

Marker is at the intersection of Military Avenue and D Street, on the left when traveling east on Military Avenue.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Dodge County Veterans Memorial

All Gave Some • Some Gave All

In honor and memory

of all men and women

who served in the

Armed Forces of the

United States of America

God Bless America

Thank You

Dodge County Veterans

Dedicated August 15, 1998

Marker is at the intersection of 5th Street and Park ...

Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial

The Battle of Lake Erie

September 10, 1813

American.........................................British

O.H. Perry............Commander............R.H. Barclay

9...............Vessels...............6

54...............Guns...............63

1. The battle begins near this spot at 11:45 A.M. The British open fire when the fleets are approximately one mile apart.

2. Perry's flagship, the Lawrence, is disabled after suffering 80% casualties ...

Franklintown Chapel

The Franklintown community was first populated by ex-slaves from the Samuel Harrison plantation. Franklintown Chapel's congregation was organized in 1880 by Trinity M.E. Church, located in the City of Fernandina at the north end of Amelia Island. The Reverend J.G. ...

Patrick J. Quinlan

1849 - - - - - 1893

President

United Association of Journeyman and

Apprentices of the Plumbing and

Pipefitting Industry of the

United States and Canada

1889 - 1892

A plumber born in Boston, Massachusetts, Patrick J. Quinlan was a member ...

Walter Philip Reuther

1907 - - - - - 1970

“- - - - Whose memory is enshrined in the hearts of all of us.”

Born at Wheeling, W. Va. Sept. 1, 1907, the son of Valentine and Anna Reuther. One of four brothers, ...

Charles Luna

1906 - - - - - 1992

President, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen

1963 - 1969

President, United Transportation Union

1969 - 1972

Contributing six decades to the Rail Labor Movement, Charles Luna began working as a Yard Switchman in 1928 on ...

Joseph A. Beirne

1911 - - - - - 1974

President

Communications Workers of America

1938 - 1974

Joseph Beirne helped found the CWA in 1938, and served as President until 1974, helping develop CWA into the largest communications union in the Nation.

In 1949, ...