The Norway House & the Birthplace of Alexander Wiley

Built in 1871 by Alexander Wiley Sr. and Nels Elikson, the rooming house over the years was home for hundreds of immigrants, lumber jacks, mill workers, farm hands and log drivers (known as river pigs). In 1887 Wiley Sr. became ...

Birthplace of Commodore Stephen Decatur

United States Navy, born January 5, 1779, mortally wounded in duel at Bladensburg, Md., March 22, 1820.

Marker can be reached from Tripoli Road 0.1 miles from US 113, on the left when traveling west.

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William Clark Birthplace

William Clark was born to John and Ann Rogers

Clark on 1 Aug. 1770 on the family farm about

one mile north. The Clark family moved to Louisville, Kentucky, in 1784. William Clark served in

the Kentucky militia and in the Indian campaigns

in ...

Birthplace of Johnny Appleseed

Near this site was born

John Chapman

known as

Johnny Appleseed

Sept. 26, 1774 — Mar. 18, 1845

Marker is on Johnny Appleseed Lane 0.3 miles south of Mechanic Street, on the left when traveling south.

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Site of Daniel D. Tompkins Birthplace

Near This Spot Was Born June 21st 1774

Daniel D. Tompkins

Governor Of The State Of New York 1807-1817

Vice-President Of The United States 1817-1825

This Site Is Marked By

The Westchester County Historical Society

Through The Generosity Of Charles Butler Esq.

1897

[ lower plaque ]

The monument ...

Birthplace of the Veterans of Foreign Wars

On the evening of September 29, 1899, thirteen recently returned veterans of the Spanish-American War met in a tailor shop that once stood on this site. These men, all veterans of the Columbus-based 17th Infantry Regiment that had fought in ...

J. Strom Thurmond Birthplace

[Front]:

J. Strom Thurmond, by mid-1997 the longest-serving U.S. Senator in history, was born here to J. William and Gertrude Strom Thurmond Dec. 5, 1902. educated at Clemson College, he taught high school 1923-29, was county superintendent of education 1929-33, state ...

Birthplace of “Silicon Valley”

This garage is the birthplace of the world’s first high-technology region, “Silicon Valley.” The idea for such a region originated with Dr. Frederick Terman, a Stanford university professor who encouraged his students to start up their own electronics companies in ...

Birthplace of General Morgan

the Rebel Raider

In this house John Hunt Morgan was born June 1, 1825. This dashing cavalry leader of the Confederacy was killed at Greeneville, Tenn., Sept. 4, 1864.

This house, built in 1823, was the home, 1849-1949, of the heirs ...

Birthplace of Tench Francis, Jr.

(1731-1800)

Nearby is the site of "Fausley", the birthplace of Tench Francis, Jr, colonial businessman, revolutionary patriot, financier and father of the United States Navy Supply Corps. A successful merchant in the last decades before independence, Tench Francis, Jr. contributed heavily ...