John Mitchell, Jr., "Fighting Editor"

Born enslaved near Richmond in 1863, John Mitchell, Jr. came of age in the tumultuous post–Civil War era. In 1883, he launched a daring journalism career, becoming editor and publisher of the black-owned Richmond Planet once located near here. Known ...

J.P. Schreihart Building

J.P. Schreihart

Building

901 Washington Street

c. 1883

is listed in the

National Register

of Historic Places

by the United States

Department of the Interior

8th Street Historic District

Manitowoc, Wisconsin

Marker is on Washington Street (U.S. 10) near South 9th Street, on the right when traveling east.

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J. Jarchow Blacksmith Shop

J. Jarchow Blacksmith Shop

909 Washington St.

c. 1895

is listed in the

National Register

of Historic Places

by the United States

Department of the Interior

8th Street Historic District

Manitowoc, Wisconsin

Marker is on Washington Street (U.S. 10) east of South 10th Street (U.S. 10), on the right when ...

Fehr's Jewelry

Fehr's Jewelry

910 South Eighth Street

c. 1867

is listed in the

National Register

of Historic Places

by the United States

Department of the Interior

8th Street Historic District

Manitowoc, Wisconsin

Marker is on South 8th Street (U.S. 10) north of Jay Street, on the left when traveling north.

Courtesy ...

Rummele's Jewelry

Rummele's Jewelry

818 South Eighth Street

c. 1890 / c. 1932

is listed in the

National Register

of Historic Places

by the United States

Department of the Interior

8th Street Historic District

Manitowoc, Wisconsin

Marker is on South 8th Street north of Quay Street, on the left when traveling north. ...

Sojourner Truth

Ca. 1797 – Nov. 26, 1883

          Famous slave of Ulster County, born in Hurley, N.Y. Though illiterate, this woman of indomitable character and intellect left her indelible mark as an eloquent condemner of slavery, from ...

Walter Johnson Birth Site

On November 6, 1887, Hall of Fame baseball pitcher Walter Perry Johnson was born on this farm site. In 1901, he moved with his family into the town of Humboldt. During a career with the Washington Senators from 1907 to ...

J. A. Coffey

Founder of Humboldt 1857

and Coffeyville 1869

Marker is on 8th Street near Bridge Street, on the right when traveling north.

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Post Headquarters -- JAG

1911-2009

Side 1:

On this site stood Building 5, the first permanent Post HQ building and later the Judge Advocate General (JAG) Building. Built in 1911 as a dairy creamery, it became the Officers' Mess in 1919. In 1924 it became the ...

Major's Hall

(Plaque 1)

Major's Hall

Erected 1852 by

William Trabue Major

Razed 1959(Plaque 2)

Illinois Republican Party

born in Major's Hall

I have supposed myself since the organization of the Republican Party at Bloomington, in May 1856, bound as a party man by the platforms of the party ...