John Ericsson Memorial

“I love this country. I love its people and its laws, and I would give my life for it just as soon as not.”

John Ericsson.

Swedish-born John Ericsson revolutionized maritime navigation through the first practical use of a stern-mounted ...

Major Thomas Dry Howie

Commander, 2nd Battalion, 116th Infantry, 29th Division U.S. Army

Abbeville honors herself in

honoring her son

The Major of St. Lo.

He fell during the liberation of Normandy and was taken by his troops into St. Lo. His flag-draped body was enshrined in the ...

Joanna Troutman

On this site in 1835 Joanna Troutman gave to a company of Georgia soldiers on their way to fight for the independence of Texas, a “Lone Star” flag, which she had made and which was later adopted as the Texas ...

Patjens Post Office

In 1899, the Patjens family built this small office adjacent to their store on Church Street, to serve as the post office in Mount Pleasant. The Patjens family served as postmasters until 1917. Patjens Post Office has been owned and ...

Jasper Green/ Sergeant William Jasper

Jasper Green

Jasper Green, a grassy field, became part of Moultrie High School’s campus and was named for Sergeant William Jasper. Jasper Green was home to the Moultrie High School Generals, now the Moultrie Middle School Patriots. The Green ...

Detective Martin J. McFadden

On October 31, 1963, the actions of Cleveland Police Detective Martin J. McFadden led to a new legal standard allowing police officers in the United States to stop and frisk suspicious persons prior to committing a crime. On that day ...

Joaquin Murrieta and Murrieta's Well

The legend of Joaquin Murrieta is one of the most enduring and fascinating of chapters in California history. Facts, fiction and romantic tales entangle to create a legend of unique aura that had become part of California's folklore, especially in ...

Home of Joseph Henry Lumpkin

Georgia's First Chief Justice

Joseph Henry Lumpkin, born in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, Dec. 23, 1799, entered the University of Georgia at fifteen, completing his college education at Princeton, New Jersey, in 1819. Lumpkin passed the bar in 1820 and began practicing ...

San Jacinto Plaza

In 1857, W. T. Smith sold his property which he called "The Town of El Paso" for $6500.00. The buyers were J. S. and H. S. Gillette, J. F. Crosby, J. W. Morton and V. St. Vrain; they had it ...

Enjoy the Havre de Grace Promenade

Stroll along our boardwalk, stop and listen to the ducks splashing in the water, feel the bay breeze on your cheek, and search the horizon for boats drifting on the water.

Marker can be reached from Commerce Street.

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