"Make Us Free"

Amistad Memorial

[ south side ]

"Make Us Free"

This monument is a memorial to the 1839 Amistad Revolt and its leader, Sengbe Pieh, also known as Joseph Cinque. Sengbe Pieh was one of the millions of Africans kidnapped from their homes and ...

Indiana Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan Wars

Portrait of Freedom

[ Art Work ]

(Including Words) - - Courage • Sacrifice •

Service • Liberty

In Memory of Indiana Veterans

of Iraq and Afghanistan Wars

Marker is on J Street south of 15th Street (U.S. 50), on the left when ...

Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum/The Medal of Honor Museum

Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum

The South Carolina General Assembly

passed legislation in 1973 enabling the

establishment of the Patriots Point

Authority to develop a portion of Hog

Island as a national naval museum. The

museum opened on October ...

Reelfoot Lake

(Front):

In 1811-12 the greatest earthquakes in North American history enlarged existing bodies of water, blocking inflowing streams, and extended the boundaries of a cypress swamp to form Reelfoot Lake, a haven for fish and wildlife which attracted Davy Crockett and ...

Charles Follen

Born in Hesse-Darmstadt

September 4, 1796

A fearless advocate

of Liberty and Justice.

Exiled for conscience sake,

he sought in America the freedom

denied him in the Old World.

Distinguished

for rich and varied learning,

for uncompromising devotion to

the cause of the oppressed

and enslaved, and for the simplicity

and integrity ...

Raritan Township Firemen's Monument

John Lesanics Memorial 1927-1974

In tribute to these Raritan Twp. Firemen who have served and to those who have made the supreme sacrifice.

Dedicated 1975

Marker is at the intersection of Old Clinton Road and Cherryville Hollow Road, on the left when traveling ...

America’s First Garden Club

In I891 at this site, the Ladies Garden Club was founded by twelve Athens ladies in the home of Mrs. E. K. Lumpkin. Mrs. Lamar Cobb was the first president. Beginning as a small neighborhood group, the club extended membership ...

"From Here They Served"

Historic Sites

Old White House Chapter D.A.R. Est. 1928

State Chapter #51

National #1782

Marker is on New Jersey Route 22, on the right when traveling east.

Courtesy hmdb.org

"Francis’ Folly"

Engineer James B. Francis knew that the city of Lowell needed protection from floods. He studied the Merrimack River and understood the dangers of flooding introduced by the canals flowing through the city. The Guard Locks controlled the normal flow ...

The Golden Fleece Tavern

Birthplace of the First State

This was the site of the Golden Fleece Tavern, scene of some of the most important and dramatic events in Delaware history. Built in the 1730s, the Golden Fleece was a center for community and government ...