John Edwards 1748-1837 / Westwood

John Edwards 1748-1837

As early legislator, Edwards was member of the Virginia House of Delegates in 1781-83, 1785, 1786. He was a delegate to the convention to ratify Federal Constitution, June 1788, and to conventions that separated Kentucky from Virginia. Edwards ...

John Durang

(1768 - 1822)

The first American-born professional stage performer, Durang gained fame as a dancer, actor, clown, musician, acrobat, choreographer, and puppeteer. Born in Lancaster near here, he performed in the northeastern US, eventually founding his own company and a theatrical ...

Edward Potts House / John Potts House

Circa 1831 / Circa 1832

The house on the right (45 South Main) appears to have been built circa 1832 by Joshua Trotter. In 1837, Trotter sold the house to John and Mary Potts, who were “conductors” on the Underground Railroad, ...

St. John’s Episcopal Church

Site of

St. John’s Episcopal Church

and Burial Ground

Built 1747. Samuel

Seabury Jr. Catechist,

1748 & later

First American Bishop 1784

Marker is on Park Avenue (County Route 35), on the right when traveling south.

Courtesy hmdb.org

John Frederick Steinman, Ph. B., LL. D.

August 21, 1884 - December 23, 1980

Graduate of the Yeates School, the Hotchkiss School, and Yale University

Publisher and chairman of the board of Lancaster Newspapers, Inc.

Chairman of the board, Intelligencer Printing Company

Co-founder of WGAL, Inc., and WGAL Television, Inc.

Trustee, Lancaster ...

John Bateman House Site

Bateman Tannery Site

John Bateman was a local tanner who had his house, storehouse, and workshop on this site. The house now located at 440 South Main was built circa 1869 by Joseph Haines, a carpenter who built a number of ...

Andrew Johnson

Champion of Public Education in Tennessee

“Can there be nothing done to advance the great cause of education?”

Governor Andrew Johnson, 1853

----------Throughout his legislative and gubernatorial careers, Andrew Johnson advocated appropriation of public money for common schools for both boys and ...

Andrew Johnson Homestead

The Andrew Johnson Homestead was the last home of Andrew Johnson (1808-1875), 17th President of the United States (1865-1869). Congressman Andrew Johnson purchased the house and half-acre lot from James Brannan in September 1851. Built directly upon the street in ...

John Herndon Mercer 1909 - 1976

Savannah's Native Son

{ Caricature }

Johnny Mercer

Lyricist Songwriter

Co-founder of Capitol Records Winner of 4 Academy Awards

Front Rim reads;

Ac-cent-tchu-ates The Positive - Autumn Leaves - Blues In The Night - Charade - Jeepers Creepers -

Laura - Moon River - ...

John B. Sargeant, Sr.

May 29, 1915 - March 6, 1989

John B. Sargeant is remembered as a "gentle" man who generously gave of his time so that future generations could enjoy the lands preserved here. A Polk County dairyman, he served twenty-seven years on ...