John Heath

John Heath was born on 8 May 1758 in Northumberland County. He attended William & Mary College and on 5 Dec. 1776, he and four of his classmates founded Phi Beta Kappa, a prestigious undergraduate honors organization. He became its ...

Leland Stanford, Jr.

1824 – 1893

A man of tremendous ambition, Leland Stanford, Sr., was one of California’s most distinguished businessmen, politicians, philanthropists, and proponents of education. Lured to California by the Gold Rush in 1852, he became an owner of Sutter Creek’s Union-Lincoln ...

St. James Hotel

On this site stood the

St. James Hotel

built shortly after

the American Revolution.

Aaron Burr died here

September 14, 1836

Originally marked by

Staten Island Chapter NSDAR

February 1932 Replaced September 1976

Marker is at the intersection of Port Richmond Avenue and Richmond Terrace, on the right when ...

John Brown Scaffold

Within these grounds a short distance east of this marker is the site of the scaffold on which John Brown, leader of the Harpers Ferry raid, was executed December the Second, 1859.

Marker is at the intersection of S. Samuel Street ...

Prince George’s County - St. John’s Church

Erected 1723. (King George's Parish established 1692). Credible evidence and honest tradition record that Washington attended services here on numerous occasions.

Marker is on Broad Creek Church Road 0.1 miles south of Oxon Hill Road, on the right when traveling south. ...

San José Academy

The San José Academy was founded on this site in 1850, as Edward Bannister’s English and Classical School, and held it first graduation ceremony – the earliest in the state – in December, 1851. A private, non-sectarian preparatory school teaching ...

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.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Jackson's Impact

Around you is tangible and dramatic evidence of the impact "Stonewall" Jackson's flank attack had on the Union army. The artillery emplacements (lunettes) in front of you were constructed at a fairly leisurely rate on May 1 and 2, 1863. ...

F-102 Jet Fighter

The Convair F-102 Jet Fighter "Delta Dagger" was a part of the backbone of the United States Air Defense System in the late 1950's. Beginning its service to the country in 1956, its main purpose was to intercept enemy aircraft ...

John L. Clem

1851-1937

Considered the youngest ever to serve, Clem ran away from home at the age of 9 yrs. and 10 mos. to join the Union Army. At Snodgrass Hill, as a drummer boy in Co. “C” 22nd Michigan Volunteer Infantry, he ...