John W. Galbreath

1897 - 1988

The far-reaching enterprises of John W. Galbreath were sometimes reflected in the names of his horses. Epsom Derby winner Roberto was named for the great baseball player Roberto Clemente, whose team, the Pittsburgh Pirates, was then owned by ...

Robert J. Kleberg, Jr.

(1896 - 1947)

For four decades Robert J. Kleberg, Jr. headed King Ranch, one of America's unique institutions. Among divisions of King Ranch is the Thoroughbred farm he founded outside Lexington, on property that was once part of Col. E. R. ...

J. A. Smith's Brigade

Cleburne's Division

J. A. Smith's Brigade

Cleburne's Division

Brig. Gen. James A. Smith.

Col. Hiram B. Granbury.

Nov. 25, 1863.

6th and 10th Texas Infantry - Col. Roger Q. Mills.

15th Texas (Dismounted) Cavalry - Col. Roger Q. Mills.

7th Texas - Col. Hiram B. Granbury.

17th, 18th, 24th ...

John D. Hertz

1879-1961

Yellow was the color and name of his taxicab company, and yellow and black were his stable colors. Mr. and Mrs. John D. Hertz' most famous Thoroughbred was Count Fleet, which won the triple Crown (Kentucky Derby, Preakness, Belmont Stakes) ...

John Wesley Nichols

1839 - 1910

John Wesley Nichols was born January 28, 1839, in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, to Samuel and Katharine Maxwell Nichols. Little is known of his early years. In 1860 he married Sarah Elizabeth Dearborn, also born in Crawford County.

Nichols joined ...

June 12, 1775

On June 12, 1775

The General Assembly for the state of Rhode Island met on this site and enacted a resolution to charter and arm two sloops for the protection of trade and appointed Abraham Whipple to be commander with ...

John Hugh McNaughton

1826-1891

Lived here 20 years

Famous Poet & Song Writer

Marker is on Avon-Caledonia Road (New York Route 5) ¼ mile east of Lowery Road, on the right when traveling west.

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James G. Megeath

1824 - 1906

Born in Virginia in 1824, James Megeath was the eldest of 10 children. By age 20, he had become a cattle and sheep trader. Struck by gold fever, he went to Calaveras County, California, in 1851, operating a ...

Johan and Sophia Ahmanson

(1827 - 1891) and (18? - 1894)

Johan Ahmanson was born on April 7, 1827, in Smaland, Sweden. At age six he was taken to live with a farmer, for whom he worked until age eighteen. He became a master bookbinder ...

Andrew Jackson Poppleton

(1830 - 1896)

Andrew was born on July 25, 1830, in Oakland County, Michigan, one of seven children, and was reared on a farm. His father, William, had served in the Continental Army during the American Revolution. Andrew attended the University ...