Johann Phillip Palm

[Marker text in German:] Hier stand das Wohn-

und Geschäftshaus des Buchhandlers

Joh. Phillip Palm

* 18.12.1766

† 26.07.1806

[Marker text translated into English:]

Here stood the home and business of Johann Phillip Palm, bookseller.

Born December 18, 1766

Died July 26, 1806

Marker is at the intersection ...

Jappa Mason

1867 – 1962

Taught school for 76 years. Her pupils included Harry Sinclair, W.E. Disney, Martin Johnson, and many others of prominence. During a very useful and successful life she wrote the school laws for Oklahoma, was a foe of corruption ...

The "Old Jail"

In the old Carthage jail which stands one block south of here, Joseph and Hyrum Smith, Prophet and Patriarch of the Mormon Church were killed by a mob on June 27, 1844. Two years later the Mormons withdrew from Illinois, ...

Historic Carthage Jail

Alexander Sympson knew Lincoln when they were small boys in Kentucky. Like Lincoln, he moved to Illinois in the 1830's, and arrived in Carthage in early 1844, just as contention with the Mormons was peaking. In 1858 Sympson was the ...

The Home of Julia Green Scott

The home of Julia Green Scott, (Mrs. Matthew T. Scott) seventh President General of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution 1909–1913

Later home of her daughter, Julia & son-in-law, Carl Vrooman

Marker is at the intersection of East Taylor Street ...

Saint Josephs

Founded in 1886 by the Sisters of St. Dominc. Saint Josephs was established on property purchased from the estate of millionaire Thomas Hunt Talmadge. Through vision and sacrifice, the Sisters developed a community that included a convent, chapel, school, guest ...

One Story from the Barrio Viejo

The History of Room 6

1914

Room 6 (originally addressed 202 W. 18th Street, and later 709 S. 8th Avenue), on the southeast corner of the excavated row house on Lot 10 (see map), housed several businesses throughout its history. In 1914, ...

Johnson's Division Palmer's Corps.

Brig. Gen. Richard W. Johnson.

Johnson's Division Palmer's Corps.

Brig. Gen. Richard W. Johnson.

Nov. 25, 1863, 5 P.M.

1st Brigade - Brig. Gen. William P. Carlin.

2nd Brigade - Col. William L. Stoughton.

3rd Brigade - Brig. Gen. John C. Starkweather.

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Carlin's brigade ascended Lookout at ...

James R. Keene

1838 - 1913

Castleton Farm, a stately, stone-walled property on Lexington's Iron Works Pike, was purchased by Sen. John Brechinridge in 1790. A century later, it was bought by James R. Keene, a mercurial figure in American business and sport.

Born in ...

Jasper County Courthouse

Joplin, Missouri

Jasper County, Missouri boasts two county courthouses -- one in Joplin and one in Carthage, the county seat. Actually, there could have been three county courthouses; Webb City also insisted upon having one. Bitter rivals in the 1890s, the ...