Birthplace of Meriwether Lewis

Half a mile north was born, 1774, Meriwether Lewis, of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, sent by Jefferson to explore the far west, 1804–1806. The expedition reached the mouth of the Columbia River, November 15, 1805.

Marker is at the intersection ...

Birthplace of the Direct Primary

Here in Crawford County on Sept. 9, 1842, direct primary elections were born when county Democrats used this system to nominate candidates for the legislature and county offices. Republicans here began voting by this method in 1860. This "Crawford County ...

The Birthplace of Freemasonry in West Texas

A.D. 1848 - A.D. 1948

This plaque was dedicated January 15, 1948, by Alamo Lodge No. 44 A.F.&A.M. commemorating the one hundredth anniversary of the chartering of the lodge and honoring those pioneer masons of that era, who founded the lodge ...

This Is the Birthplace of Susan Koerner Wright

Hillsboro, Loudoun County, Virginia. This is the birthplace of Susan Koerner Wright, April 30, 1831–July 4, 1889, mother of Wilbur and Orville Wright, inventors of the airplane.

A notable woman who largely guided and wisely inspired her sons to their immortal ...

Wythe’s Birthplace

Eight miles north George Wythe, Revolutionary Leader and signer of the Declaration of Independence, was born, 1726.

Marker is at the intersection of LaSalle Avenue (Virginia Route 167) and Kecoughtan Road, on the right when traveling south on LaSalle Avenue.

Courtesy ...

Birthplace of “The Greatest Show on Earth”

At this site, March 20, 1871, the first P.T. Barnum Circus was loaded on rail cars and transported to Brooklyn, NY where it made its initial performance on April 10, 1871. The circus was conceived and organized in Delavan by ...

Birthplace of the Department of Wisconsin American Legion

1919 - 1937

On this site, September 3, 1919, was held the first caucus of World War veterans who organized the Department of Wisconsin of the American Legion

John C. Davis

First Department Commander

This tablet dedicated August 8, 1937

Birthplace of the American League

The Republican House, a hotel that stood on this site from 1886 to 1961, was the birthplace of baseball’s American League. On the night of March 5, 1900, Milwaukee attorney Henry Killilea, his brother Matt, Connie Mack, Byron (Ban) Johnson, ...

Birthplace of the CCC

Camp Roosevelt, NF-1

The Army with Shovels.

By 1933, the Great Depression had demoralized the nation. Millions of young men were unemployed and families were starving. On March 9, 1933 Franklin Delano Roosevelt created the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). Its ...

Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace

President Theodore Roosevelt was born here on October 27, 1858, and lived here until he was 15. The house, a typical brownstone of the 1840s, was restored in 1923 and opened as a museum.

Marker is on East 20th Street ...