Corporal James Tanner

Birthplace of

Corporal James Tanner

1844-1927

Enlisted 87th N.Y. Vol. Co C.

Wounded Second Battle Bull

Run. Present at Lincoln's

Death Bed.

Marker is at the intersection of New York Route 7 and West Richmondville Road (County Route 33), ...

John Penrose Virden

John Penrose Virden,

a Delaware River Pilot, built this

house in 1888. He was a co-founder

& the first President of the Pilots

Association. Virden died in 1934 and

is buried across the street in

St. Peters Cemetery.

Marker is on 2nd Street near Mulberry Street, ...

Jedidiah Morse

In Memory Of

Jedidiah Morse

The Father of American Geography

Born in Woodstock Windham Co. Conn. Aug. 23 1761

Died in New Haven June 9 1826

In the joy of a triumphant faith

In Christ

[ back ]

A graduate of Yale College in 1783

Author of the first ...

Boyhood Home of Ray H. Jenkins

1897 - 1980

Known as the “Terror of Tellico Plains,” this eminent Knoxville lawyer gained national fame as Chief Counsel at the Army-McCarthy hearings in 1954. He defended more than 600 persons on trial for their lives and never lost a ...

John Tyler Morgan

300 yards east is the house in which John Tyler Morgan (1824–1907) was born. A brigadier general in the Confederate Army, he later served for 30 years as United States Senator from Alabama. He distinguished himself by promoting legislation in ...

Joseph McMinn

500 yards southeast is buried Joseph McMinn, governor of Tennessee, 1815-1821. A Quaker, born in Pennsylvania, he came to Hawkins County in 1790. He also served in the State Constitutional Convention, 1796; State Senate, 1798–1812; Speaker of the Senate, 1805, ...

Harold J. Royer Band Shell

Dedicated in August, 1981, during the 100th anniversary observance of the Abilene Municipal Band, in honor of Mr. Royer's 60 years as a dedicated and talented director of this band.

By resolution of the Abilene City Commission

—————

Harold J. Royer Bandshell II

Dedicated ...

J. E. Johntz Home

A familiar trend of the early Abilene days was for a local businessman to have interests in several aspects of the economy. One such pioneer Abilene merchant was John Edward Johntz. He, along with other noteable businessmen of the time, ...

James Ward Wood

Founder of Kappa Alpha Order

While a student at Washington College in Lexington, Virginia, Wood formed a society that he named Phi Kappa Chi. He authorized its ritual; created a seal; enlisted family friend, William Nelson Scott, and organized the group ...

Inn of Jacob Crounse

Built 1833. Midway tavern

where horses were changed on

Schoharie-Albany

Stage Coach Route

Marker is on New York Route 146, on the right when traveling west.

Courtesy hmdb.org