John K. Tener

(1863-1946)

Governor of Pennsylvania, 1911-1915. Highlights of his administration included creation of statewide primary elections and a state highway system; establishment of the Department of Labor & Industry and Pennsylvania Historical Commission. Member of Congress, 1909-11. Professional baseball player,1885-90; president, National ...

John G. Benson House

Built c. 1800 by John G. Benson, a farmer, and from 1794 to 1797, a captain in the militia. This house, an example of post-Revolutionary War Dutch Colonial architecture, was built on property confiscated by New Jersey from the Reverend ...

The John Peacock House

This 1790’s farmhouse was

built by John Peacock.

The homestead has been

continuously in use

as an operating farm

since that time.

Marker is at the intersection of Branin Road and Chapel Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Branin Road.

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Pope John Paul II

Trinity College commemorates with joy the visit of Pope John Paul II,

October 7, 1979.

He blessed the campus and the faculty, students, alumnae, board members, staff and friends assembled near the Main Building.

In Notre Dame Chapel, His Holiness led an ...

Sergeant John E. Buffington

The Breakthrough

Sergeant John E. Buffington

6th Maryland Infantry, 2nd Brigade,

3rd Division (Seymour), Sixth Corps

Resident: Carroll County, Maryland

Enlisted: August 1862

Sergeant John Ezra Buffington, with five other men of his regiment, stormed the ramparts of the Confederate works near this position during the ...

General Albert Sidney Johnston

C. S.

General Albert Sidney Johnston

Commanding

the Confederate Army,

Was mortally wounded

at 2.30 P.M.,April 6, 1862,

Died in ravine, 50 yards

south-east, at

2:45 P.M.

Marker is on Hamburg-Savannah Road.

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Site of Childhood Home of Richard Malcolm Johnston

Richard Malcolm Johnston (1822–1898), educator and author, was born at Powelton. Later, his father moved to Crawfordville for better school facilities for his children. The Powelton home was torn down and reerected on this site. Johnston was educated at old ...

John Basil Lamar

Col. John Basil Lamer, aide-de-camp of General Howell Cobb, his brother-in-law and close friend, was mortally wounded on September 14, 1862 while vainly trying to rally Cobb’s Brigade at Crampton’s Gap, Maryland. After temporary burial in Charles Town, Virginia, he ...

The John Haines House

The oldest house in Medford

is on land patented to the

builder’s father in 1682. The

west section was built c. 1690,

with later additions. It was

in the Haines family until 1919.

1847-1997

Marker is on Fostertown Road, on the right when traveling north.

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John H. Reagan

County Named for Texas Confederate

John H. Reagan

1818-1905Delegate Texas Secession Convention. While member 1st Confederate Congress, made postmaster general C.S.A. 1861. Difficult job begun by raid on U.S. Postal Dept. for southern personnel asking them to get maps, forms. Despite ...