The Remarkable One-Armed Joe Forkey

This is

the flagpole

of

Plattsburgh Barracks

erected

by

the Remarkable One-Armed Joe Forkey

under the direction

of

Colonel Horace Jewett

21st Infantry

Commanding

this flagpole was used from

1894 to 1964

Marker is on U.S. Oval.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Ralston New Jersey

First settled as a hamlet called Roxiticus.

The stone mill was built in 1732 for John Logan. The mansion house and store about 1780 for John Ralston.

Inscribed by the Ralston Historical Association - Custodian of the store building since 1941.

Marker ...

Purvis James Boatwright Jr.

"P.J."

P.J. Boatwright served the USGA with dedication and distinction for over three decades.

Renowned for his expertise in conducting championships, he was also the world's foremost authority on the rules of golf.

P.J. was the ultimate arbiter in maintaining the integrity of ...

John Wesley Hardin

(May 26, 1853 - August 19, 1895)

Born in Bonham, Texas, John Wesley Hardin was named for the founder of Methodism. "Wes" Hardin grew into a family man, cowboy, and outlaw who claimed to have killed more than 30 men. An ...

Temple B’Nai Jeshurun

Side A

Congregation B’nai Jeshurun dedicated its first temple on this site on Thanksgiving Day, November 30, 1893 with Rabbi Edward Levy of Selma officiating. The perpetual lamp was lighted by Isaac Marx, the first Jew to settle in Demopolis. The ...

The Courthouse Lancaster County / John Simpson

[Front]:

The Courthouse Lancaster County

Built in 1825-1828. Designed by Robert Mills of Charleston, South Carolina, America's first native born, professionally trained architect, State Civil and Military Engineer and designer of the Washington Monument.

[Reverse]:John Simpson

John Simpson in 1792 gave a courthouse site ...

Jefferson Davis' Flight

Having crossed the Catawba at Nation Ford, April 27, 1865, the President of the Confederacy fled south along this road following the fall of Richmond. He was accompanied by the remaining members of his cabinet and a detachment of cavalry ...

Major General Joseph Bradford Carr

1828 – 1895

[Left of Monument: ]

United States Volunteer Service.

Mustered in United States Service   May 14, 1861.

Commissions.

Colonel   Second New York Volunteers, May 10, 1861.

Brigadier General United States Volunteers, Sept. 7, 1862.

Major General ...

J.F. Kinney House / P.M. Kinney House

J.F. Kinney House

This house was built as a one-story residence in 1902 for Dr. John Frank Kinney (1870-1928) and his wife Florence McLeod Kinney (1874-1936). They added a second story and wraparound porch in 1907 and raised their five ...

John Lowndes McLaurin

(1860-1934)

One mile west is the last home of John Lowndes McLaurin, Marlboro County native, U.S. Congressman and Senator. He served as S.C. Representative 1890-91, S.C. Attorney General 1891-92, U.S. Congressman 1892-97, U.S. Senator 1897-1903, and State Warehouse Commissioner 1915-17. The ...