John Yates

Jefferson County, Virginia

placed this stone originally

in a schoolhouse

near Shepherdstown

as a tribute to

· · John Yates · ·

The founder of the

Free School System in this county

Moved to its present location

1937.

[ Lower Marker: ]

John Yates

the orphan’s friend

in the hour of need.

Good, Just ...

John C. Calhoun

In Memoriam

John C. Calhoun

1782-1850

Apostle of States Rights,

and Nullification.

Vice-President U.S.

Marker is on East Main Street.

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Thomas Joab Mauldin

In Memoriam

Thomas Jacob Mauldin

1870-1931

First Judge 18th Judicial

Circuit of S.C. 1914-1981.

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Theodore Dehone Judah

1826 – 1863

As Chief Engineer of the Central Pacific Railroad, Judah’s engineering skill, political savvy and financial genius, along with the promoters’ capital, culminated in formation and construction of the Trans – Sierra leg of the first transcontinental railroad. While ...

Richard Joshua Reynolds

1850 - 1918

In 1875 this young Virginian aged 24 rode into Winston in search of a town in which to build his first tobacco factory.

Through the generosity of the citizens of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County this memorial has been erected ...

R. J. Reynolds

1850-1918

Founder of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. In 1875 built his first factory in Winston. Grave 1 block E.

Marker is at the intersection of Cemetery Street and South Main Street, on the right on Cemetery Street.

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Jackson’s Route

In 1861, small farms surrounded Bull Run. Small roads were the main transportation routes to the Warrenton Turnpike (Route 29), Sudley Road (Route 234) and the Manassas Gap Railroad. The entrance road here follows a section of a 19th-century farm ...

The John N. Tidemann House

9 Judith Street

This Charleston Single house was constructed between 1835-1852. The house was lived in by John Tidemann, a German immigrant who arrived in Charleston in 1846 at age nineteen. He established a successful hay & grain business at ...

Just Like A Small Town

Coastal Defense

Fort Hancock was established in 1895 as an Army coastal defense post. Its huge concrete gun batteries were designed to protect New York Harbor from attack by sea.

Although it was never attacked, Fort Hancock’s garrison kept busy with work ...

Peace Jubilee

Friendship and Reconciliation

In July, 1911, an amazing event took place here at Manassas, Virginia. The Manassas National Jubilee of Peace brought together Union and Confederate veterans fifty years after the first major battle of the Civil War. For the first ...