The Jewish Cemetery

The earliest known Jewish settler in the Alexandria-Pineville area was Henry Michael Hyams, whose name appears in the 1830 census. The earliest grave marker identifiable on this site tells that Augusta Bernstein, daughter of Samuel Bernstein, was buried here after ...

Andrew Jackson's Military Road

-1817-

Construction of this road, as ordered by General Andrew Jackson, began in May 1817 by troops of the U.S. Army for national defense purposes. Beginning near Nashville, Tennessee and continuing to Madison, Louisiana, it shortened the distance from Nashville to ...

John Fullerton House

Architect - Builder - Owner

c. 1772

Georgian period Built of

Cypress, Charleston single

house design. Drawing room

Mantle by Thomas Elfe.

Quarters for British

junior officers of Clinton's

and Cornwallis staffs.

Legends:

Ghost which continues to appear:

Duel with pistols ...

Fort Jefferson

Fort Jefferson (also known as Camp Crittenden) was the second of two Union Army posts established in Ballard County in September 1861, following the Confederate occupation of Columbus. Fort Jefferson was first established during the American Revolution by George Rogers ...

Jacob Snyder House

Jacob Snyder

House

Known in 1802 as

"Yankee Pete Tavern"

Original Inn Destroyed

During Revolution

Marker is on New York Route 443, on the right when traveling west.

Courtesy hmdb.org

House of Jonathan Harrington

House of

Jonathan Harrington

who wounded on the Common

April 19, 1775

dragged himself to the door

and died at his wife’s feet.

Left Marker:

Here lived

John Augustus,

shoemaker

Friend of the

poor victims

of the law

Pioneer in

Probation

Marker is at the intersection of Harrington Road and Bedford Street (Massachusetts Route 225), ...

Casey Jones

In this community,

the famous locomotive engineer

John Luther Jones,

(Alias Casey Jones)

spent his boyhood days.

Casey's many record feats as locomotive engineer engrossed him deeply in the hearts of his fellow workers. On the morning of April 30th 1900, while running the Illinois ...

Major John B. Downing

Major John B. Downing was born in Rutland in February 1834, son of Rodney and Marian Black Downing. Educated at Marietta College, he spent 27 years as a pilot and boat owner on the Mississippi River, operating between St. Louis ...

Hickman Bluff Stabilization Project

1996 - 2000

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Memphis District

U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell

Congressional Sponsor

Mayors of Hickman

Judy C. Powell

John P. Shuff

Richard H. White, M.D.

Project Design: D'Appolonia, Inc.

Prime Contractor: Schunbel Foundation Co.

Subcontractor: Coffey Construction Co.

After a century of instability, erosion of Hickman Bluff caused ...

Elvis J. Stahr, Jr.

March 9, 1916 - November 11, 1998

Born in Hickman, Mr. Stahr became one of the towns most decorated citizens. Having studied in England as a Rhodes Scholar, Mr. Stahr went on to become President John F. Kennedy's selection as Secretary ...