John Penn

—1740–1788—

One of North Carolina’s three signers of the Declaration of Independence. His home stood three miles northeast.

Marker is on U.S. 15 south of Cedar Lane (Local Route 1430), on the left when traveling north.

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Site of the Town of Jonesville

Site of the town of

Jonesville

Second county seat of

Angelina County

August 22, 1854 ••• May 19,1858

Marker is on U.S. 69, on the left when traveling south.

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Julius Ellsberry Memorial Park

In honor of Julius Ellsberry of Birmingham

World War II Hero

First Jefferson County Citizen

to die for his country at Pearl Harbor while serving aboard the U.S.S. Oklahoma December 7, 1941

Marker is on Finley Avenue North 1 ...

Campaign for Atlanta: Johnston's Review

On April 19, 1864, General Joseph E. Johnston reviewed the Confederate Army of Tennessee on this ridge. After his appointment in December 1863, Johnston rebuilt a defeated and demoralized army following Confederate General Braxton Bragg's defeat at the Battle of ...

A Diverse Jamestown Household 1620-1640

By 1624, William Peirce, a “beloved friend” of governor Francis Wyatt, built a house – “one of the fairest in Virginia” – on this lot. Peirce, captain of the governor’s guard and the colony’s cape merchant, also served as lieutenant ...

A. J. Stevens Monument

[Front of Monument:]

Erected

To A

Friend of Labor

By His

Coworkers

Nov. 28, 1889

[Inscription on West Side of Monument:]

Think

Look Up

And

Lift Up

[Inscription on Back of Monument:]

Welcome

Illegible

Illegible

Engineers

The People

1866 - 1888

[Inscription on East Side of Monument:]

Labor

Is Entitled

To A

Just Reward

Marker can be reached from "J" Street.

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William Sell Jr. Memorial Bridge

First Place Award Winner

In the 1972 Federal Highways Administration Contest as the outstanding example of a bridge, overpass, tunnel or other highway structure in the United States.

“This is the way a bridge should look.”

Marker is on California Highway 49 (State ...

Site of the home of James Dill

Born in Pennsylvania in 1770. Pioneer Indian trader. Recognized by the King of Spain as a public - spirited citizen. First Alcalde of Nacgodoches under the Mexican government in 1821.

Marker is at the intersection of North Street and Hospital Street, ...

The Joiner Family

The distinguished Joiner family lived here in an imposing mansion, demolished in 1970.

James H. Joiner: Pioneer in Talladega's progress while publisher, 1844-73, of one of Alabama's most influential newspapers - The Democratic Watchtower.

George A. Joiner (son): Confederate naval ...

James Taylor House (Reconstructed) - 1971

James Taylor, owner of a Coshocton woolen mill, built a house and possibly the fruit cellar on this lot in 1826. Taylor moved to California in 1840. Subsequent owners include David Frew, a miller, farmer, and a postmaster, and Daniel ...