John De La Howe / John De La Howe School

John De La Howe

Dr. John De La Howe, a French physician, came to South Carolina in 1764 and settled in the New Bordeaux community by the 1760s. His will left most of his estate, including Lethe Plantation, to the Agricultural ...

In Memory of James McCrory

who departed this life

November 24th 1840

Aged 82 years, 6 months

and 9 days.

The deceased was a soldier

of the Revolution and was at

The battles of Germantown,

Brandywine and Guilford

Court house, and was one of

Washington’s life guards at

Valley Forge and served his

country ...

Jasper County Veterans Memorial

In honor

of all

who served

our country

in the

Armed Forces

from

Jasper County

Marker is at the intersection of Washington Street (U.S. 231) and Van Rensselaer Street, on the left when traveling west on Washington Street.

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James Frederick Hanley

Side A:

Born February 17, 1892 in Rensselaer; became part of New York Tin Pan Alley music scene. Wrote for Broadway musicals such hits as "Second Hand Rose" (Grant Clarke, lyrics) for Fanny Brice (1921 Ziegfeld Follies) and "Zing! Went the ...

Janesville Tank Company

During the 1930s, the Janesville National Guard armory was headquarters for the 32nd Tank Company, a unit of Wisconsin's famed Thirty-Second Division, which had been reorganized after World War I and equipped with light tanks. In November 1940, as part ...

Saint John's Episcopal Church

(Front):

Organized in 1839 and named for St. John's, Berkeley Parish, this was the third Episcopal church established north of Columbia. The Rev. Josiah Obear became its first rector in 1841, serving 1841-49 and 1875-82. The first sanctuary, a wood-frame building, ...

Jasper County World War Memorial

To honor those who went

from

Jasper County

to serve in

The World War

Dedicated November 11, 1927

Marker is at the intersection of McKinley Avenue (U.S. 231) and Franklin Street, on the right when traveling north on McKinley Avenue.

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James Van Rensselaer

1784 - 1847

Founder of the town of

Rensselaer, Ind.

Came to Jasper Co., Ind.

1836

Marker is at the intersection of Angelica Street and Cullen Street (Indiana Route 114), on the right when traveling east on Angelica Street.

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James Jenkins

1764 - 1847

[Front]:

The Reverend James Jenkins served in the Methodist ministry for 55 years. He was born in Bitton's Neck, the son of Samuel and Elizabeth Britton Jenkins. His mother was a revolutionary War heroine. In 1805 he married Elizabeth ...

Maj. General Hanson E. Ely Retirement

1931

To Maj. General Hanson E. Ely, upon the eve of his retirement. This tablet is dedicated with esteem and affection by the officers and enlisted men of the sixteenth United States Infantry. The precedent for duty well performed established ...