Hudson Bay Trail

Hudson Bay Trail

Originated 1836

Marker can be reached from the intersection of Howell Road and Center Street and Diggles Road.

Courtesy hmdb.org

The Fishback Block in 1872

In 1870, ground was broken for the three-story Fishback Block on the site of Jeremiah Kannady's blacksmith shop which manufactured Bowie knives for the Confederate Army. The builder, future Gov. William Meade Fishback (1831-1903), named the 7,000 square foot third ...

W.J. Murphy - Eads Brothers Building in 1903

The first mention of this property is from 1838 when it was part of the brickyard that manufactured bricks to build the second Fort Smith. In 1877 the City Hotel was built here. In 1897, identical buildings were constructed to ...

Fort Benning / Fort Benning Military Reservation

Side 1: Fort Benning

Kasihta or Cusseta Town, an important Creek Nation market, played a part in American Revolutionary affairs. In 1780 British Colonel John Tate recruited a large force of local Indians for duty with the British in their defense ...

Marble City Cemetery Sylacauga

Marble City Cemetery opened for public burials in 1898 when the City of Sylacauga purchased one acre of a wheat field from James T. Persons. Originally a private burial ground of the George W. Pearson family, the earliest burial dates ...

Hightower Brothers Livery Stable

Founded in 1896 by brothers John Judge and Milton Graham Hightower, this small-town livery stable served the community and surrounding countryside until its closing in 1955. Originally located nearby, the business moved to this “New Town” site in 1905. A ...

Quackenbush

Front

William Graham Quackenbush

Orange County, North Carolina

December 12, 1849

March 9, 1903

Laurinburg, North Carolina

Back

Christian, Scholar, Philanthropist

Twenty One Years

Principal Laurinburg High School

1879-1900

Right

In recognition of his exalted character, in appreciation of his ennobling influence upon youth.

Erected by a people grateful for his love and ...

Mt. Nebo Cemetery

In use since the 1940s, this cemetery is the oldest stand-alone Jewish cemetery in Dade County. Among its thousands of grave sites are those for Isidor Cohen, recognized as the first permanent Jewish resident of Miami; Morris Cooper, founder of ...

Blackstone Hotel

Nathan Stone built the Blackstone Hotel in 1930. It provided a place for Jews to stay at a time when "Restricted Clientele" signs were prevalent elsewhere along the Beach. In 1954, under the management of Nathan's son Alfred, the hotel ...

Congregation Beth Jacob (Orthodox)

Beth Jacob was the first Jewish congregation founded on Miami Beach (1927) and is its oldest synagogue (1929). It was located well south of 5th Street, the northernmost boundary of where Jews were allowed to settle. In 1936, the congregation ...