Home of John Goode

Here is the home of John Goode, political leader, born 1829, died, 1909. Goode was a member of the secession convention of 1861; of the Confederate Congress and of the United States Congress; Solicitor General of the United States; president ...

General John Hunt Morgan, CSA / Morgan's Escape

Side A:

General John Hunt Morgan, CSAOn this site once stood the Ohio Penitentiary, which was built in 1834 and operated through 1984. Incarcerated here in July 1863 was Confederate General John Hunt Morgan, a cavalry commander known as the "Thunderbolt ...

John Brown

Here John Brown aimed at human slavery a blow that woke a guilty nation. With him fought seven slaves and sons of slaves. Over his crucified corpse marched 200,000 black soldiers and 4,000,000 freedmen singing “John Brown’s body lies a-mouldering ...

John A. Roebling

Civil Engineer

Designer and builder

of many suspension bridges

Founder of Trenton’s greatest industry

An energetic worker

Inventor and man of affairs

Devoted to his adopted country

in whose progress he had unswerving faith

A patron of arts and sciences

and benefactor to mankind

This monument is erected

by the citizens ...

John Gary Evans

October 15, 1863 - June 22, 1942

The youngest Governor in South Carolina history, Evans served in the House and Senate before being elected Governor. He was a veteran of the Spanish-American War and is buried in Willowbrook Cemetery in Edgefield.

Marker ...

Johnson City

Incorporated - December 1, 1869

The town was formerly known as Green Meadows, Blue Plum, Johnson's Depot, Haynesville, then Johnson City. It is situated on land grants of 1782 to Robert and Joseph Young and in 1792 to Joseph Tipton. The ...

John Wesley Landing Site

(upper inscription):

John Wesley

landed in America

on this island.

February 6, 1736

(lower inscription):

From

the Journal of John Wesley

"Fri,6,- About eight in the morning I first set my foot on American ground. It was a small uninhabited island,... over against Tybee, called by the English ...

Johnny Marcus Memorial Loop

This plaque honors the memory of Johnny Marcus, a local running enthusiast who died in an automobile accident, April 7, 1995. His dedication and commitment to the sport of running was inspiring to those who now follow in his footsteps.

Marker ...

John Calhoun Sheppard

July 5, 1850 - October 17, 1931

He served a Speaker of the South Carolina House and was elected Lieutenant Governor in 1882 and 1884. Sheppard was a leader of the Conservative movement of the 1890's in opposition to Tillman. He ...

Andrew Johnson Office Plaza

Site of original Andrew Johnson Hotel constructed in 1927

Restoration by Aetna Casualty & Surety Company 1985.

This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the U.S. Dept. of Interior

Marker is at the intersection of South Gay ...