Oxford Orphanage

Opened by Masons, 1873, with John H. Mills first head, in plant of St. Johns College, which they had operated 1858–1861.

Marker is at the intersection of College Street (U.S. 15) and Alexander Avenue, on the right when traveling north ...

Fort Gilmer

Richmond-Petersburg Campaign

(left panel)

Fort Gilmer

Visiting Richmond National Battlefield Park

The concentration of Civil War resources found in the Richmond area is unparalleled. The National Park Service manages 13 sites, giving visitors an opportunity to examine the battlefield landscapes, ...

Site of the Town of Jonesville

Site of the town of

Jonesville

Second county seat of

Angelina County

August 22, 1854 ••• May 19,1858

Marker is on U.S. 69, on the left when traveling south.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Fountain County (Indiana) Court House

Fountain County Court House

1937

Has been placed on the

National Register of Historic Places

by the United States Department

of the Interior

Marker is on 4th Street north of Liberty Street, on the left when traveling north.

Courtesy ...

Frederick Douglass

1817 - 1895

Attained freedom and devoted his life and talents to the abolition of slavery and the cause of universal suffrage. Visited England in 1845 and in 1859. Won many prominent friends abroad and at home. Was U. S. ...

Fray Francisco Hermenegildo Garcés

Born April 12, 1738, Died July 19, 1781

Daring explorer, zealous missionary and unfailing friend of the Yuma Indians. Padre Garcés founded the Yuma Indian Mission and nearby gave his life for their souls.

His faith was unshakeable; his hope ...

5th Air Force

Dedicated

to the men and women

who served in the

5th Air Force

in World War II

The 5th Air Force

Commanded initially by General George C. Kenney the 5th Air Force, although holding a low priority for men ...

Birthplace of Mary McLeod Bethune

Marker Front:

This noted humanitarian and educator was born five miles north of Mayesville, S.C., on July 10, 1875. She was one of the first pupils of the Mayesville Mission School, located fifty yards west of this marker, where she later ...

The Story of the "Bell" at Dorchester Academy

Dorchester Academy

The Midway Congregational Church bell played a very important role in the lives of Dorchester Academy students. It kept time by ringing with an echo that could be heard seven to ten miles away. The bell rang every day ...

First Presbyterian Church

Rev. B. M. Hobson of Lexington, Mo. a Presbyterian preached in a grove of elms near 3rd & Miami in the summer of 1855. On 1 Jan. 1856 Rev. C. D. Martin of Philadelphia organized the First Presbyterian Church ...