Dewitt Smith Jobe

Compatriot of Sam Davis and cousin of Gen. Thomas Benton Smith, he was a member of Co. D, 20th Tenn. Regt., CSA, and later was transferred to Coleman's Scouts. On August 30, 1864, he was captured by a Federal patrol ...

Johnny Appleseed

Johnny Appleseed

Chapman

Benefactor

1774 - 1845

First Nursery

1811 - 1828

Marker is on East River Drive (Ohio Route 424) 0.2 miles west of East High Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

St. John's Episcopal Church

This congregation was organized in the 1830's, with services being held in private homes and the Methodist meeting house. The present building was first used in October 1852 and completed the following year. During the Civil War, Union troops occupied ...

James McNally

1839 - 1904

Near this spot lie the unidentified remains of a true American hero. Born in Ireland in 1839, James McNally served in the 3rd and 8th US Cavalry from 1858 to 1883. He was wounded during the Civil War ...

James Pleasants

James Pleasants was born on 24 Oct. 1769 at his home, Contention, located two miles south. A Quaker, Pleasants served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1796 to 1810, and in 1803 was elected its clerk. He sat in ...

Jornada del Muerto

High plains of the Jornada del Muerto, elevation 4,340 feet, lie 400 feet above the Rio Grande Valley. It is a transitional area from the Basin and Range region to the west into tilted mountain ranges, such as the San ...

Jornada del Muerto

On the Camino Real

This stretch of the Camino Real leaves the Río Grande and cuts across 90 miles of desert with little water or shelter. Despite its difficulty, the dreaded “Journey of the Deadman” was heavily used by Spanish, Mexican, ...

Paraje San Diego

This paraje, or stopping place, provided travelers along the Camino Real with a final opportunity to water their stock and prepare their caravans before leaving the Rio Grande Valley and entering the desolate Jornada del Muerto. Caravans on their way ...

Jack Brickhouse

Hall of Fame Broadcaster

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[Artwork motif of Wrigley Field, Soldier Field and Comiskey Park.]

Hey Hey

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Inducted into Media Wing of Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown, NY, in 1983, and 13 other Halls of Fame throughout the nation.

Broadcasted for Chicago Cubs – ...

Paraje de Robledo

This paraje or resting place was named for Pedro Robledo, a member of the Juan de Oñate expedition, who was buried nearby on May 21, 1598. This camping place was a welcome sight for caravans entering or exiting the dreaded ...