John Peter Smith

(1831-1901)

A native of Kentucky, John Peter Smith migrated to Fort Worth in 1853. He worked as a teacher, clerk, and surveyor before his appointment as Deputy Surveyor of the Denton Land Department in 1855, for which he received payment in ...

Jewish Community Center

1929

First Jewish place of worship in Morristown incorporated 1899. Present center, housing synagogue, chapel, Hebrew school and related organizations built by descendants of original congregation.

Marker is at the intersection of Speedwell Avenue (U.S. 202) and Sussex Avenue, on the right ...

14 – Pounder James Rifle

Bronze field gun

Made in 1862

for Union Forces

by Ames Mfg. Company

Chicopee, Massachusetts

Diameter of Bore 4.125 inches

Overall Length 73 inches

Weight 912 pounds

Marker is on Bernard Road, on the right when traveling east.

Courtesy hmdb.org

General William Jenkins Worth

(1749-1849)

William Jenkins Worth, a native of Hudson, New York, was severely wounded at Lundy's Lane during the War of 1812. In 1820 he became instructor of infantry tactic and soldierly discipline at the United States Military Academy at West Point. ...

JFK

On the evening of November 21, 1963, President and Mrs. John F. Kennedy arrived in Fort Worth to spend the night at the Hotel Texas. Early the next morning, President Kennedy made an unscheduled outdoor appearance and surprised a crowd ...

Jackson Drugs

I have been at this corner most of my life being born in the midwife house across the street. Nothing has changed in the neighborhood, except the people. I’ve seen Tokunaga go, Hashimoto’s Drug store across the street become a ...

Shri Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj

(1630 – 1680)

Shivaji founded Pune (circa 1640). He was the first modern warrior who successfully fought the foreign invaders for 40 years and established a Maratha Kingdom that lasted 200 years with Pune as its Capital.

Marker can be reached from ...

J. C. Lore & Sons Oyster House

Joseph C. Lore, Sr., began shipping seafood from Solomons Island in 1888 and established a packing house at this site in 1912. Three generations of Lore family packed and shipped Patuxent River oysters, crabs and fish until 1978. Present building ...

Morgan Jones Kiln

The Morgan Jones Kiln, located 5.2 miles north of here, operated for a short time in 1677. According to Westmoreland County records, Morgan Jones and Dennis White entered into a partnership for the “making and selling of Earthen ware,” which ...

John M. King Log House

This small one and one-half story log house on Cypress Creek in northwest Travis County could have been built as early as 1859. John M. King bought the property from John Robey in 1879 and indicated there was a dwelling ...