Birthplace of John L. Worden 1818-1897

Rear Admiral U.S. Navy

Commanded “Monitor” against

“Merrimac” Hampton Roads,

Virginia, March 9, 1862

Marker is on Albany Post Road (U.S. 9) south of Scarborough Road, on the right when traveling north.

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Birthplace of Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman

Birthplace of Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman, Feb 8, 1820; John Sherman – Statesman, May 10, 1823.

Marker is on East Main Stret (U.S. 22) east of Broad Street.

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Birthplace of Robert Winship Woodruff

December 6, 1889

Son of Ernest and Emily Winship Woodruff. Honored citizen, noted industrialist and philanthropist, a Georgian of universal friendships and acclaim. Through his vision and leadership the product “Coca-Cola” became the world’s refreshment.

1414 Second Avenue

Marker is on Second Avenue ...

Birthplace of Antioch

This Plaque commemorates the arrival

of the first settlers in Antioch.

September 16, 1850

Led by Captain George W. Kimball

the party sailed from Maine aboard the

California Packet No.2 March 1850

And reached San Francisco Bay

August 24, 1850

We respect the foresight of these

pioneers who sought ...

Martha Washington's Birthplace

About two miles northeast stood Chestnut Grove, the plantation home of John and Frances Jones Dandridge, where Martha Dandridge, the eldest of eight children, was born on 2 June 1731. She lived there until 15 May 1750, when she married ...

Birthplace of "Old Rugged Cross"

"The Old Rugged Cross," one of the world's best-loved hymns, was composed here in 1912 by the Rev. George Bennard (1873-1958). The son of an Ohio coal miner, Bennard was a lifelong servant of God, chiefly in the Methodist ministry. ...

Birthplace of Famed Song

It was in the spring of 1911 that two freshmen at Albion College, Byron D. Stokes and F. Dudleigh Vernor, wrote the words and music for a song they called "The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi." The song made a hit ...

Reynoldsburg - Birthplace of the Tomato

Alexander W. Livingston, plant breeder, horticulturist and seed merchant, who became internationally known through his development of the tomato, was born October 14, 1821, the son of John and Mary Graham Livingston. The first known variety of the tomato was ...

Birthplace of Mary McLeod Bethune

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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 ...

Shadwell, Birthplace of Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson—author of the Declaration of Independence, third president of the United States, and founder of the University of Virginia—was born near this site on 13 April 1743. His father, Peter Jefferson (1708–1757), a surveyor, planter, and officeholder, began acquiring ...