Rev. John J. Curran

Founding pastor of Holy Savior Parish in 1895. Known as the Labor Priest, he championed the workers' cause and was instrumental in settling the Anthracite Strike of 1902. He was a friend of Theodore Roosevelt, who visited here often.

Marker is ...

Central Park Veterans Memorial – Japanese American Combat Team

In Memory of

442nd

Japanese American

Combat Team

and their families

"Go For Broke"

Marker can be reached from South El Camino Real.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail / Camp 21: El Aqui

Juan Bautista de Anza

National Historic Trail

While the American Revolution brewed on the Atlantic Coast, Spain expanded its New World empire to protect California against the British and Russians. In 1774, Juan Bautista de Anza, commander of the Royal Presidio of ...

July 22, 1864

This cemetery was the scene of an engagement between 8th Confederate Cavalry Col. J. S. Prather commanding and a large force of Federal troops. The latter were repulsed and 225 prisoners taken.

Marker is on Commerce Drive (Route 155) 0.1 miles ...

Marshall J. Moore House

In 1900, Marshall Moore and his wife, Agnes V. McClain commissioned Joseph G. Nesbitt,Sr., an African- American contractor/builder, to construct this Victorian period cottage. The Moores, among the first graduates and early faculty members of Lincoln Normal School in Marion ...

Johnson's Island Prison

1862-1865

[Marker Front]:

CONSTRUCTION

In 1861 it became apparent to Federal authorities that the war would not end quickly and plans were made for construction of prisons to permanently house thousands of Confederate prisoners. Lieutenant Colonel William Hoffman was assigned the task of ...

Joe Cavalli – Historical Site

Historical Site

1883 – 1924

Adjacent to this site stood “Cavalli’s Blacksmith Shop” which served the truck farmers in the area.

Joe Cavalli

1883 – 1946

Joe was the first and last sheriff of Lawndale (1924 – 1942) and the first Chief of Police of ...

Johnson's Island

Military Prison Camp

In 1861 the United States Army established a prisoner of war camp on Johnson's Island, approximately 1 mile south of this point. The camp, which housed captured Confederate officers, was maintained until 1865 when it was dismantled. The ...

Colonel John Banister

One mile to the south is the site of Hatcher's Run Plantation and the grave site of Col. John Banister (D. 1787), first mayor of Petersburg and prosperous entrepreneur. Banister represented Dinwiddie County in the House of Burgesses (1765-1775) and ...

Jacob Schunk Farmhouse

Germantown, Wisconsin

This limestone, Greek Revival dwelling was built by Jacob and Mary Ann Schunk in 1858. The clapboard and stone section was added in 1870. Of special interest are two sets of quarter-circle windows at the attic level. The history ...