John Charles Fremont

1813 – 1890

John Charles Fremont was a naturalist, explorer, scientist and Captain with the U.S. Topographical Engineers on his third expedition to the West when he camped on this mountain. His assignment was to survey, map, chart trails and ...

Parson John Elder House

Although the original Borough of Harrisburg and its oldest neighborhoods comprise the area now occupied by the Central Business District, the city's oldest structure is ironically located at its eastern end amidst 20th Century development. This location, however, is understood ...

St. John’s Lutheran Church

German settlers formed a congregation here that was a center of Lutheranism in Virginia throughout the 19th century. The church built around 1800 was replaced by the present structure in 1854. The cemetery has distinctive stones dating from 1804 to ...

John I. Hopper House

Built in 1818, by John I. Hopper in old “Polifly”, this Federal style house stands on land purchased in 1694 by his great-grandfather Hendrick. The farm remained in the Hopper family for seven generations. Slaves lived in the kitchen wing ...

John Harris, Jr.

1726 - 1791

Buried here is the founder of the city of Harrisburg. In 1785, he and five others planned and named the city.

Marker can be reached from Wilhelm Road.

Courtesy hmdb.org

John Rolfe

1585-1622

John Rolfe emigrated from England to Virginia in 1610 and settled in what was to become Henrico County. In 1612 he imported tobacco seeds from Trinidad and cultivated a new strain of mild tobacco. He shipped part of his harvest ...

John W Draper and the Founding of the American Chemical Society

National Chemical Historic Landmark

On this site, 35 chemists formed the American Chemical Society, intending to stimulate original research, awaken and develop talent throughout the United States, provide fellowship, and ensure a better appreciation of the science by the general public. ...

General John Coffee

Home Site and Grave

Cavalry Commander under Andrew Jackson throughout War of 1812:

(Creek War, Pensacola, New Orleans).

Negotiated many treaties ceding Indian lands to U.S.

Made original surveys of Tennessee Valley.

Marker is on Cloverdale Road/Co Rd 157.

Courtesy hmdb.org

John Witherspoon

1723 - 1794

Preacher

“One of the most useful qualifications of a good minister is that he have a lively sense of religion upon his own heart.”

John Witherspoon

Born in Gifford, Scotland, in 1723, Witherspoon was educated at the University of ...

John Neely Bryan and Margaret Beeman Bryan

1810–1877 and 1825–1919

In 1839 Tennessee lawyer John Neely Bryan chose this high bluff and shallow ford on the Trinity River as site for a trading post. Finding Indians scarce when he returned in 1844, he platted a town, installed a ...