General Andrew Jackson Trail

Here passed the trail used by General Andrew Jackson and his troops on his way to Fort Hughes [now Bainbridge] and Fort Scott fourteen miles southwest during the First Seminole Indian War, March 8, 1818

Marker is at the intersection of ...

Cape Cod Canal

Chief of Engineers

Award of Excellence

US Army Corps of Engineers

Cape Cod Canal

For exceptional project managemental achievements, and the enhancement of public perception of the corps objectives.

Marker is on Scenic Highway (U.S. 6).

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William Barclay Parsons

William Barclay Parsons, Hon.M.ASCE

Chief Engineer, Cape Cod Canal, 1906-1914

The original construction of the Cape Cod Canal demonstrated the feasibility of constructing and operating a sea -level canal without locks.

Marker is on Scenic Highway (U.S. 6), on the right when traveling ...

Monica Dickens Stratton

Founder of the Samaritans, USA

Through her efforts suicide barriers were placed on the canal bridges.

"The Samaritans hope that saving people here will give them time to reconsider, to give themselves another chance at living, and at finding some help."

Marker is ...

Burbank's First City Hall

Burbank's first City Hall was built here in 1916. The building housed the offices of the City Council and City Manager, and was also home to the Police and Fire Departments. In 1943, these offices were relocated to the present-day ...

Sister Mary Miranda C.S.S.F.

This plaque is a memorial to Sister Mary Miranda C.S.S.F. of the Province of Felician Sisters of Lodi, New Jersey, who came to this Holy Mount to establish a house of prayer for the Fatima Apostolate and to whom is ...

I. C. Honors Mr. Lincoln

Since 1856, Beecher Hall has been the headquarters of two of Illinois College men's societies. Sigma Pi Society and Phi Alpha Society. Both societies elected Abraham Lincoln into honorary membership in their fraternal-literary organizations in 1859. Lincoln subsequently had close ...

Ruddick Pond

Named for John Ruddick, 1854 Town Supervisor, who took over area called French Mill. Later served by the former Birchwood Post Office. William Mitchell was last Postmaster.

Marker is on French Clearing Road ¼ mile from Sackett Lake Road when ...

Lincoln and Slavery

Pictured in the crowd listening to Abraham Lincoln's speech is Joseph O. King, a prominent merchant who later became mayor of Jacksonville. He helped found a political group that agitated for the exclusion of slavery from the free territories. Their ...

Lincoln County Confederate Monument

[Crossed Flags]

61-65

To the Memory

of the

Confederate Soldiers

of

Lincoln County

Marker is on North Washington Street (State Highway 43), on the right when traveling south.

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