The Liberation of Jane Johnson

In 1855, an enslaved woman and her two sons found freedom, aided by abolitionists William Still, Passmore Williamson, and other Undergroup Railroad activists. They escaped from their Southern owner while being transported through Philadelphia and settled later in Boston. The ...

The Thirteen Adjacent Elms

1732–1932.

The thirteen adjacent elms representing the thirteen original colonies were planted in commemoration of the bicentennial celebration of George Washington’s birth and to revere the ancient and honorable artillery company of Massachusetts organized 1637.

Marker can be reached from George Washington ...

W. Jones Lane Memorial Highway

By resolution adopted October 16, 1980.

The State Transportation Board of

Georgia has recognized the

honorable W. Jones Lane for his years

of dedicated service and devotion to

the welfare of the people of the

State of Georgia and for his support

of the ...

Death Valley Junction

This historic crossroad has been used by Indians, Clampers, Death Valley 49ers, ranchers, farmers, settlers and tourists. The town was originally called Amargosa. In 1907, the name was changed to Death Valley Junction. At this junction, the Tonopah & Tidewater ...

Mojave Road

Long ago, Mohave Indians used a network of pathways to cross the Mojave Desert. In 1826, American trapper Jedediah Smith used their paths and became the first non-Indian to reach the California coast overland from mid-America. The paths were worked ...

Jensen-Alvarado Ranch

Danish sea captain Cornelius Jensen sailed to San Francisco during the Gold Rush to sell his cargo. In 1854 he settled in Agua Mansa, established a store, and married Mercedes Alvarado, a descendant of a pioneer Californio family. The Jensens ...

Reverend J. Ward Morrison Boulevard

In Recognition of

The Reverend J. Ward Morrison

Pastor Emeritus

Queen of the Rosary Parish

Elk Grove Village, Illinois

This Boulevard is named in honor of the Reverend J. Ward Morrison. He devoted much of his time, energies and talents not only to his church ...

Jefferson Rock

"On your right comes up the Shenandoah, having ranged along the foot of the mountain a hundred miles to seek a vent. On your left approaches the Patowmac [Potomac], in quest of a passage also. In the moment of their ...

Steam Towboat "W. P. Snyder, Jr."

"The Vanishing Steam Age"

You are cordially invited to visit one of the last of the Mark Twain Era steam towboats used so successfully on the Mississippi and Ohio River systems during the past century. This boat was presented to the ...

The Mojave Road

Long ago Mohave Indians used a network of pathways to cross the Mojave Desert to reach the Pacific Coast from their homes along the Colorado River. In 1776, the Spanish Missionary Francisco Garces became the first non-Indian to trek these ...