Jedediah Strong Smith

Through this region passed

In May, 1827

Jedediah Strong Smith

and his mountain men. The first

recorded crossing of the

Sierra Nevada by white men.

Marker is on West Bradford Avenue west of Lower Sunset Drive, on the right when traveling west.

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John Ford Memorial

[On the base of the John Ford statue ]:

John Ford, Director

- “I Make Westerns”

Born: John Martin Feeney, 2-1-1894

Died: John Ford, 8-31-1973

Portland High School Class of 1914

Married Mary McBride Smith of North Carolina, 1920

- From Laurinburg, NC

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Abraham Lincoln - Eighth Judicial District

Decatur, Illinois

Abraham Lincoln

traveled this way as he rode the Circuit of the Eighth Judicial District ···1847 - 1857

Marker is on West Main Street west of North Pine Street, on the left when traveling east.

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Abraham Lincoln - Eighth Judicial District

Sullivan, Illinois

Abraham Lincoln

traveled this way as he rode the Circuit of the Eighth Judicial District ···1847 - 1857

Marker is at the intersection of Washington Street and Harrison Street, on the left when traveling north on Washington Street.

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Johnson County

This County, created by Act of the Legislature Dec. 11, 1858, is named for Gov. Herschel V. Johnson. The County Site is named for John B. Wright, pioneer resident. Johnson, Governor from 1853 to `57, ran for the Vice Presidency ...

John Singleton Mosby

(front face) Image of Col. Mosby.

(right side) This tribute is affectionately dedicated to Col. John S. Mosby, whose deeds of valor and heroic devotion to state and southern principles are the pride and admiration of his soldiers, comrades, and fellow ...

Joshua (Josh) Gibson

(1911-1947)

Hailed as Negro leagues' greatest slugger, he hit some 800 home runs in a baseball career that began here at Ammons Field in 1929. Played for Homestead Grays and Pittsburgh Crawfords, 1930-46. Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, '72.

Marker ...

Johnny Unitas

(1933-2002)

Pittsburgh native & Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee, 1979. Here Unitas quarterbacked semi-pro Bloomfield Rams to a Steel Bowl Football Conference championship, 1955. Signed with Baltimore Colts, 1956, leading them to an NFL championship, 1958.

Marker is at the intersection ...

John De La Howe School Enterprise Market Program at "The Barn"

Established in 1987 through the cooperative efforts of John de la Howe School and Clemson University with support from Governor Carroll A. Campbell, Jr., and the South Carolina General Assembly to provide free enterprise experiences in a therapeutic setting to ...

James H. Adams

Gov. of S.C. 1854-56, lived near here in his home named Live Oak, which burned ca. 1910. Adams is buried nearby at St. John's Church.

Marker is on Congaree Road (State Road 769), on the right when traveling west.

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