Josiah T. Settle

1850 - 1915

After a noted legal and legislative career in Mississippi, Settle came to Memphis in 1885 During the late 1880s, he served as Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Court of Shelby County, an appointment unprecedented for an African-American ...

Fort Preble

This area is the site of Fort Preble, also known as Fort Hancock during the Revolutionary War, a temporary fort. Fort Preble was begun in 1808 during the administration of Pres. Jefferson and completed before the War of 1812. It ...

Shiloh House

This property

has been placed on the

National Register

of Historic Places

By the United States

Department of the Interior

Marker is on Shiloh Boulevard, on the right when traveling west.

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General Dragoljub Mihailovich

Legion of Merit Chief Commander

General Dragoljub Mihailovich distinguished himself in an outstanding manner as Commander-in-Chief of the Yugoslavian Army Forces and later as Minister of War by organizing and leading important resistance forces against the enemy which occupied Yugoslavia, from ...

Site of Former Schools

Site of Former Schools

District No.6 - Point Village

Willard Schools

1867 - 1978

Marker is at the intersection of Pillsbury Street and Chase Street, on the right when traveling north on Pillsbury Street.

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John A. Roebling Bridge

John A Roebling (1806-1869), pioneer civil engineer, was the designer and builder of the Covington-Cincinnati Suspension Bridge which was completed in 1866. It served as the prototype for Roebling’s design of the Brooklyn Bridge, which was complete in 1882 under ...

The First High Rise Concrete Frame Building in the United States

Commemorating the first high rise concrete frame building in the United States

Erected 1903

Marker is at the intersection of E 4th St and Vine St, on the right when traveling west on E 4th St.

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Fowler Family Farm

House Built 1922

The Fowler family property is an early 20th century farm comprised of the main house, a renter house and various agricultural outbuildings associated with cotton and, later, chicken production. The farm serves as a reminder of Forsyth County's ...

USS Indianapolis CA-35

Panel 1

Named in honor of our Capitol City, the heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis keel was laid on 31 March 1930 and launched on 7 November 1931. She was accepted by the Navy and Commissioned on 15 November 1932. ...

The Story of This Land

In 1895, the year of Grayslake's incorporation, Charles F. Kuebker bought the land that encompasses Central Park from Charles Whitehead. He brought his wife and young son to Grayslake the following year. They tilled the soil and raised animals. In ...