John Brown's Last Stand

You are in the line of fire. The stone marker in front of you identifies the original site of the armory fire engine house - now known as John Brown's Fort. Barricaded inside the fort, abolitionist John Brown and his ...

Stephen Jackson House

Captain Stephen Jackson – member

of George Washington’s body-

guard. The General stopped here

for refreshments 1780.

Marker is at the intersection of East Main Street and Franklin Ave., on the left when traveling east on East Main Street.

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James Manny Hagaman

1830 - 1904

Founder of Concordia

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John Mann House

Once the centerpiece of a 130 acre farm, this stone house and adjacent outbuildings were built by New York native John Mann in 1856. Of classical proportions, the vernacular Mann House displays a mixture of Greek Revival and Italianate architectural ...

In Memory of General John A. Sutter

Benefactor of the Great State of

Who mined here and gave Sutter Creek its name and under whose regime gold was discovered.

Also to those pioneer mothers, fathers and miners of the Mother Lode, which has produced millions is gold.

This rock used ...

Jalufka-Galatos House

A first-generation Texan, James Jalufka (1879-1969) was born in Lavaca County, the son of Moravian (Czech) immigrants. A veteran of the Spanish-American War, he also served as at soldier in World War I. He was a prominent South Texas cotton ...

Josiah Martin

Last royal governor of North Carolina, 1771–75. Fearing capture, in June 1775 he sought refuge here. Fled offshore to HMS Cruizer in July.

Marker is on East Bay Street east of South Davis Street, on the left when traveling east.

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Home of John Forsyth

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This house was part of the home of John Forsyth located on this property. As U.S. Minister to Spain, in 1819 Forsyth negotiated the treaty by which Florida was acquired by the United States.

He was Congressman from Georgia, 1813- 1818; ...

Fort Johnston

Built, 1748–54; burned by Whigs, 1775; rebuilt by U.S. government, 1794–1809. Only the officers quarters remain.

Marker is on East Bay Street east of South Davis Street.

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Battle of James City

Opening Battle of the Bristoe Station Campaign

On October 10, 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, anticipating an offensive that became known as the Bristoe Station Campaign, sent a division of Confederate horsemen led by Gen. J.E.B. Stuart north from Madison ...