Modjeska's Home

Famous as the home of Madame Modjeska, one of the world's great actresses, it was designed by Stanford White in 1888 on property called the Forest of Arden. Sold soon after her retirement, it remains a monument to the woman ...

B. Everett Jordan

1896 - 1974

United States Senator, 1958 - 1973, and textile executive. Home stands one mile northeast.

Marker is at the intersection of State Highway 87 and Church Road, on the left when traveling south on State Highway 87.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Colonel Joseph Belt

1680 Maryland 1761.

Patentee of "Cheivy Chace", Trustee of first free schools in Maryland, one of the founders of Rock Creek Parish, member of the House of Burgesses, Colonel of Prince George's County militia during the French and Indian War.

Jim’s Bridge

Named in honor of Jim Jones whose love for the American River and fervor to protect its fisheries and flow levels greatly enhanced the river and parkway.

When this bridge was no longer needed for mining activities, Jim fought to save ...

James Fort

The English settlers in Virginia soon built a fort in order to protect themselves from raids by the Spanish and local Indians. The fort re-created here was described by an English settler in 1610 as triangular in shape with walls ...

Jackson County War Monument

This Monument is to Honor all the Men & Women of Jackson County who served Honorably. In the Armed Forces of the United States and in Memory of those who

gave their lives for their Country

Marker is on Fair Street.

Courtesy ...

John F. Appleby

It was here at Mazomanie in the late 1870's that John F. Appleby perfected the knotter. Still used on binders and balers, the knotter is a mechanical device which binds grain into compact bundles with twine.

Appleby was born in New ...

Joseph H. Bausman D.D.

Home of Joseph H. Bausman D.D. 1854-1924 author of best known and most used history of Beaver County 2-vol. Pub. 1904

Pastor of United Presbyterian and congregational churches Rochester 1882-1907

Professor English Literature W.&J. College 1907-1921

Marker can be reached from Delaware Avenue ...

Major Ferdinand Phinizy

In Memory Of

Major Ferdinand Phinizy

Who Died October 19th, 1818

In The 57th Year Of His Age

He was a native of Parma in Italy,

but in early life

became a citizen of the United States.

He shared in the struggles,

advocated the rights,

and ...

William Jefferson Jones

(September 27, 1810 - May 5, 1897)

Virginia native William Jefferson Jones received his license to practice law at age 19. He was an associate of Mirabeau B. Lamar, future president of the Republic of Texas, in a Georgia newspaper enterprise. ...