Merrimack Mfg. Co. & Village / Joseph J. Bradley School

1900-1992 / 1919-1967

Merrimack Mfg. Co. & Village

In 1899, construction started on Merrimack Mill and village. The mill began operation in 1900. A second mill building, added in 1903, made it one of the largest in the South. Under ...

Jefferson Pier

Position of Jefferson

Pier, erected Dec. 18, 1804

Recovered and re-erected

Dec. 2, 1889

. . .

District of Columbia

Marker can be reached from Constitution Avenue, NW west of 15th Street, NW.

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Jacob's Well

Jacob Foos, while surveying the Military Road north from Fort Morrow to Fremont during the War of 1812, dug a well at this site. General William H. Harrison and his troops, on their way to Lake Erie, camped here and ...

St. John Lutheran Church

The first Lutheran worship services in this area were held at the home of early German settler J.E. Pietzsch, who had moved from Austin County. In 1880 a small school and church building was erected on land donated by John ...

Joshua L. Martin

Governor 1845 - 1847

He presided over the transfer of the capital from Tuscaloosa to Montgomery in 1847. When the United States invaded Mexico Alabamians readily joined to fight, just as they would in 1861.

Marker is on 6th Street west of ...

Benjamin Fitzpatrick

Governor 1841 - 1845

He oversaw the closing of the unstable State Bank. In 1845 the legislature amended the constitution to allow the removal of the capital from Tuscaloosa. The growing wealth and population of the Black Belt brought the seat ...

Alester Garden Furman, Jr.

1895-1980

Fourth generation descendant of Richard Furman, who was the spiritual founder of Furman University.

He served many terms on the Board of Trustees of the University. As chairman he was instrumental in moving Furman University to the present location and in ...

John E. Jones '47

This site honors

the memory of

John E. Jones '47

President

Furman University

1976-1994

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John Gayle

Governor 1831 - 1835

He extended state laws into Indian lands and actively encouraged illegal white settlement there. A treaty with the Creek Indians in 1832 forced them to leave the state and resulted in nine new counties in east Alabama. ...

Johnson County World War Roll of Honor

Dedicated to those of Johnson County Nebraska who in the spirit of self sacrifice enrolled in the service of their country in the Great World War of 1914-1918.

[Roll of Honor]

Marker is on Broadway near 4th Street, on the right when ...