Birthplace of the Direct Primary

Here in Crawford County on Sept. 9, 1842, direct primary elections were born when county Democrats used this system to nominate candidates for the legislature and county offices. Republicans here began voting by this method in 1860. This "Crawford County ...

The Metcalf Grove

This grove is given to the State of California for the preservation of these ancient trees by Mr. and Mrs. Jesse H. Metcalf of Rhode Island.

Marker is on Howland Hill Road, on the left when traveling east.

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The William T. Jones, III Bridge

This man was born and reared on the land adjacent to and southwest of this bridge where his ancestors settled in the late 1750's. His forbears were very civic minded and patriotic and included many doctors and lawyers. Among them ...

The Home of John Penn

On this site was the home 1766-1771 of John Penn 1726–1795, last colonial governor of Pennsylvania, son of Richard Penn and grandson of William Penn, the founder. Also the home 1771–1810 of Benjamin Chew 1722–1810, last colonial Chief Justice of ...

The Home of Juan de Miralles

On this site stood the home, 1778–1780, of Juan de Miralles (1715–1780) the first Spanish diplomatic representative to the United States of America. He died April 28, 1780, while visiting General George Washington at his Morristown headquarters. The same home ...

Fort San Marcos & The Ribaut Monument

The concrete pillars and the shallow depression here represent the outline and moat of a fortication excavated by the Marine Corps in 1923. The archaeological dig was supervised by Major George Osterhout who believed this was the site of the ...

The Pilgrim

To Commemorate

The Landing of The

Pilgrim Fathers

on

Plymouth Rock

December 21, 1620

Erected By The

New England Society

In The City of New York

1885

Marker is at the intersection of 72nd Street Transverse Road and 5th Avenue, on the left when traveling east on 72nd Street ...

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

[ Upper Marker ]

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

by Wilbur Lee Mapp

1994

[ Main Marker ]

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., planned to speak at Trinity AME Zion Church in Greensboro (a few blocks from here) on April 4, 1968. He canceled ...

Victims of Terrorist Attack on the Pentagon

September 11, 2001

[List of the 184 victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the Pentagon.]

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The Fires of Autumn 1918

Marker Front:

The Cloquet-Moose Lake forest fire of October 12-13, 1918, which almost reached this location, was one of the most destructive forest fires in Minnesota's recorded history. Like other major fires, this one took place on cutover land the stumps ...