Johnson County World War II Memorial

1941 - 1945

Dedicated to the memory of those who gave their lives in the service of their country

[Roll of Honored Dead]

Marker is at the intersection of 4th Street and Clay Street, on the right when traveling south on 4th Street. ...

Joanna Veterans' Memorial

Top plaque:

This hospital erected as a lasting tribute to the men and women of Joanna who served their country in World War II and as a memorial to those who gave their lives

H. Odell Barrett • Floyd R. Edwards • ...

John Murphy

Governor 1825 - 1829

He initiated construction of the Capitol, the University of Alabama, and the State Bank. The legislature passed laws, known as slave codes, to severely restrict the rights of slaves, while citizens began to press for the removal ...

Johnson County Veterans Memorial

Dedicated To All Who Served

Marker is on 3rd Street near Clay Street, on the left when traveling south.

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John A. Shulze

Governor of Pennsylvania, 1823-1829. Born, 1775, in the old parsonage behind Christ Lutheran Church. During his terms, the State inaugurated its extensive program of internal improvements. He died at Lancaster in 1852.

Marker is at the intersection of Benjamin Franklin Parkway ...

Jetersville

Lee's Retreat

Lee found Union cavalry and infantry across his line of retreat at this station on the Richmond and Danville Railroad. Rather than attacking the entrenched Federals, he chose to change direction and begin a night march toward Farmville where ...

John Winthrop

1606 – 1676

Founder of New London

May 6, 1646

Governor of Connecticut

1657, 1659-1676

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The Charter of Connecticut

was procured by him

from King Charles II

April 23, 1662

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To commemorate

his great services

to this commonwealth

the State of Connecticut

erects this monument

A.D. 1905

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Marker is at the intersection of Hempstead Street ...

St. John's Episcopal Church

1776 1976

St. John's Episcopal Church

In 1774, St John's, the first Episcopal Church in this area, was built here on land granted by the town. Struck by lightning that same year, the original building was repaired and endured for a hundred ...

Grave of Gen. John R. Chambliss, Jr.

Brig. Gen. John Randolph Chambliss, Jr., C.S.A., is buried just west of here. Born in Hicksford (present-day Emporia) on 23 January 1833, Chambliss graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1853. During the Civil War, he commanded ...

Joseph H. McKinney

First Sheriff

of Sacramento

County

Killed during a

Squatters Riot in

Brighton Township

August 15, 1850

Age Early 20’s

Marker can be reached from the intersection of 43rd Street and Folsom Boulevard.

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