Father Divine Birthplace

Middle Lane

Father Divine was an influential and charismatic religious leader and founder of the International Peace Mission Movement.

Father Divine was born in 1879 on Middle Lane as George Baker, Jr. and attended the Rockville and Jerusalem M.E. Church. He later ...

Cyrus Griffin’s Birthplace

Four and a half miles southwest was born Cyrus Griffin, July 16, 1748. Educated in England, he served in the Virginia House of Delegates, 1777–8, 1786–7. He was a member of the Continental Congress, 1787–1788., in which last year he ...

Birthplace - W.D. Zinn

One mile east is Woodbine Farm, birthplace of W.D. Zinn, noted farmer, writer and lecturer. He contributed much to scientific farming in this and adjoining states. "The Story of Woodbine Farm" is an autobiography of his work.

Marker is on Beverly-Fairmont ...

The Birthplace of Edward Hicks

1780 - 1849

Painter of The Peaceable Kingdom

Marker is at the intersection of Maple Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 213) and Bellevue Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 2049), on the right when traveling east on Maple Avenue.

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Birthplace of Naval Aviation

On Nov. 14, 1910, man proved that planes could fly from ships when a Curtiss Bi-Plan piloted by E. B. Ely took off from the deck of the cruiser U.S.S. Birhingham, at anchor off Old Point Comfort, flew two miles ...

Birthplace of Wilbur Wright

April 16, 1867 - May 30, 1912

Co-inventor of the airplane

With his brother, Orville,

he began studying flight, 1896;

built first model airplane, 1899;

began gliding, 1900; and achieved

first successful powered flight

at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina,

December 17, 1903

Marker is on North County Road ...

The Birthplace of 4-H

A. B. Graham, superintendent of Springfield Township Rural schools in Clark County, established the "Boys and Girls Agricultural Experiment Club," which revolutionized agricultural education and non-formal youth development methods. The first meeting of the club, said to be the nation's ...

Birthplace of Elvis Presley

Elvis Aaron Presley was born Jan. 8, 1935, in this house built by his father. Presley's career as a singer and entertainer redefined American popular music. He died on Aug. 16, 1977, at Memphis, Tennessee.

Marker is on Elvis Presley Drive, ...

Birthplace of Eighth Air Force

On 28 January 1942, the Eighth Air Force, was activated in the adjacent building, a National Guard Armory at the time.

Having moved to England, the Eighth was ready on 17 August to test the theory that daylight bombing raids could ...

Birthplace of Thomas A. Hendricks

Vice President Thomas A. Hendricks was born at this site on September 7, 1819. While still a baby, Thomas' family moved to Indiana and he grew up and rose to prominence in the Hoosier State. Hendricks served consecutively in the ...