Praying John Horrigan

The kneeling figure of Ellis folklore who stumped the curious

Though little is known of John's life prior to his arrival in Ellis during the 1870's, it is known that he worked as an Army muleskinner and also spent some time ...

John Branch

Governor of N.C., 1817-20, and of the Florida Territory, Secretary of the Navy, U.S. Senator. Home was four blocks, grave is ½ mile, west.

Marker is at the intersection of North McDaniel Street (U.S. 301) and East Franklin Street, on the ...

Fred E. McAniff and John R. Parker

In memory

of

Fred E. McAniff

1941 – 1961

and

John R. Parker

1941 – 1962

Beloved members

of the

Class of 1965

[ Second Marker : ]

The future never known

the past never forgotten

when we remember

Fred ...

Who Was Sir William Johnson ?

Sir William Johnson (1715-1774) came from Ireland in 1738 to administer his uncle's lands in the Mohawk Valley. Johnson became a planter, trader, military officer, land speculator, statesman, Indian agent and churchman. He built a store to trade with his ...

John Deere

Inventor of "The Plow that Broke the Plains"

John Deere learned the blacksmith trade here as an apprentice in the shop of Capt. Benjamin Lawrence from 1821 to 1825. The shop was located below this spot on Mill Street, in what ...

Johnson Hall State Historic Site

Revolution in the Mohawk Valley

Sir William Johnson built Johnson Hall in 1763 as the center of a grand estate. He was made a British baronet for his role in the French & Indian Wars, a title his son, John, ...

Landscaping Johnson Hall

New York State purchased Johnson Hall in 1906. At that time, after almost 150 years of changing ownership, only 20 acres remained intact of the original 700+ acre property.

The Johnstown Historical Society, trustee of Johnson Hall in the early ...

John Craig's Fort

Site of the original settlement of Maryville. Here Captain John Craig in 1785 erected a fort on Pistol Creek to protect settlers from Indian raids. In 1793 as many as 280 men, women, and children lived within its walls for ...

Lincoln's Friend Johnston

Quincy lawyer and newspaper editor Andrew Johnston became acquainted with Abraham Lincoln in the Illinois Legislature when Lincoln served as representative and Johnson as assistant clerk. Like Lincoln, a Whig, Johnston was a law partner of Lincoln favorite Archibald Williams ...

John Robinson

Honor to whom honor

Sacred to the memory

of

John Robinson

a native of Ireland,

a soldier of

Washington,

and a magnificent benefactor

of Washington College

Born A.D. 1754

Died A.D. 1826

Erected 1855

Restored 1939

Marker can be reached from Letcher Avenue, on the left when traveling east.

Courtesy hmdb.org