John Calhoun Sheppard

July 5, 1850 - October 17, 1931

He served a Speaker of the South Carolina House and was elected Lieutenant Governor in 1882 and 1884. Sheppard was a leader of the Conservative movement of the 1890's in opposition to Tillman. He ...

Andrew Johnson Office Plaza

Site of original Andrew Johnson Hotel constructed in 1927

Restoration by Aetna Casualty & Surety Company 1985.

This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the U.S. Dept. of Interior

Marker is at the intersection of South Gay ...

John Brophy

(1883-1963)

The American labor leader lived here in Nanty Glo. Brophy was president of District 2, United Mine Workers of America, 1916-1926; he gained national prominence for his "Miner's Program," calling for a shorter work week, nationalization of the mines, and ...

James Harlan

1820-1899

Harlan moved to Iowa in 1845, and was elected state superintendent of public instruction two years later. He became President of Iowa Wesleyan University in 1853, and was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1855. After winning a second term, ...

Jesse Duncan

Two and one quarter miles east,

on a ridge north of the road,

is the grave of this pioneer,

who was killed and scalped by

Indians in 1765. He was the first

white man known to have been

slain in this area.

A monument ...

John Fatjo House

1786 Catherine Street

This unique Greek Revival Pioneer style farmhouse was built around 1860 by John and Teresita Fatjo. The square turret and ornate veranda are later Vicorian additions.

The Fatjo family were prominent merchants in Santa Clara. John’s father Antonio founded ...

John Lederer and Party

East of this site

on the Rappahannock River

John Lederer and Party

of the first white men entered

Culpeper County

August 20, 1670

Marker presented by

Virginia State Society

Thomas, Lord Culpeper Chapter

Colonial Dames XVII Century

November 6, 1983

Marker is at the intersection of Eleys Ford Road (County Route ...

Jackson

On the Field

Dec. 12 - 13, 1862.

Marker is on Lee Drive, on the left when traveling east.

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James Henry Hammond

November 15, 1809 - November 13, 1864

In addition to serving in the U.S. Congress and Senate, Hammond was a very successful planter and agricultural entrepreneur. He coined the phrase "Cotton is King" while in the Senate. "Redcliffe", his plantation home ...

Mulberry Grove - Birthplace of John Hanson

President of the United States in Congress Assembled 1781–1782. Died, Oxon Hill, Maryland, November 22, 1783.

Marker is on Chapel Point Road.

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