John A. J. Creswell

Born at this house at Creswell’s Ferry, now Port Deposit, in 1828, John Creswell graduated from Dickinson College and became a lawyer. He was elected to the General Assembly in 1861, became Adjutant General in 1862, was elected to Congress ...

Carter Jewelers

Established in 1849 by Carl J. Von Seutter as the Carl J. Von Seutter Jewelry and Art Emporium, this business was once located in the Majestic Arcade Building on Capitol Street. In 1918, one of Von Seutter's employees, John C. ...

Joel McCrea

Utah's Little Hollywood

Actor Joel McCrea made more films in Kanab than any other major star. “Union Pacific” in 1939, “Buffalo Bill” in 1944, “Ramrod” in 1947, “The Outsiders” in 1950 and “Trooper Hook” in 1957. Mr. McCrea was considered one ...

Ben Johnson

Utah's Little Hollywood

Movie making around Kanab, Utah

Wardrums 1957

Fort Bowie 1958

Gunsmoke 1960

How The West Was Won 1976

Marker is on North 300 West, on the right when traveling north.

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John Ford

Utah's Little Hollywood

This photo of John Wayne (left) and Director John Ford was taken in 1950 when they were filming “Rio Grande”, near Moab, Utah. Ten years earlier Ford and his co-stars Henry Fonda and Claudette Colbert made “Drums Along ...

Johnston Presbyterian Church

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Johnston Presbyterian Church

Marker is on Mims Avenue near Academy Street, on the right when traveling west.

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Jefferson County Courthouse

Where John Brown Was Tried

In this courthouse, John Brown, the abolitionist, was tried and found guilty of treason, conspiracy and murder. He was hanged four blocks from here on December 2, 1859. •

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Marker is at the intersection of ...

The "John S. Martin"

On August 4, 1900, the "Fontana" sank while in these narrows. Several weeks later, on September 25, 1900, the "Martin", a 225 ft. schooner with a load of iron ore, was being towed downbound from Lake Huron by the steamer ...

Silver Mine Ski Jump

Dominating the vicinity, the Silver Mine Ski Jump is 351 feet above the Chippewa River and is considered one of the largest ski jumps in the country. Built by the Eau Claire Ski Club in 1969, this jump replaces another ...

Bratton House Site / Jefferson Davis's Flight

Bratton House Site

Robert Clendinen, Yorkville lawyer and South Carolina Senator from York Disrict (1816-30), purchased this land in 1813. The house which he built here before his death in 1830, was acquired in 1847 by Dr. James Rufus Bratton, a ...