Woodneath

Homeplace settled by Elbridge Arnold in 1838, home built in 1856. Family home of William A. Crouch 1922 until it became the home of Edwin Yancey Crouch in 1940.

Marker is on Flintlock Road 0.4 miles north of Missouri Highway ...

The American Immigrant Wall of Honor ®

The American Immigrant Wall of Honor ®

celebrates the peopling of America.

The names of individuals and families

are inscribed on the wall for posterity as gifts of remembrance through donations made to restore and maintain Ellis Island.

The circular wall contains over 500,000 ...

The American Immigrant Wall of Honor ®

The American Immigrant Wall of Honor ®

celebrates the peopling of America.

The names of individuals and families

are inscribed on the wall for posterity as gifts of remembrance through donations made to restore and maintain Ellis Island.

The circular wall contains over 500,000 ...

Emma Lazarus

(1849 – 1887)

In 1883 this American poet and essayist wrote “The New Colossus” to aid the Pedestal Fund Campaign. Twenty years later her sonnet was cast in bronze and placed inside the Statue’s pedestal. “Give me your tired, your poor, ...

Alexandre Gustave Eiffel

( 1832 – 1923 )

The iron skeleton which supports the Statue was designed by this noted French engineer and bridge builder. He later designed and built the Eiffel Tower for the Paris World’s Fair of 1889.

Dedicated by

Mr. and Mrs. Marvin ...

Frederic Auguste Bartholdi

(1834 – 1904)

A French sculptor and friend of De Laboulaye, he created the Statue of “Liberty Enlightening the World” and selected its site. Inspired by his first view of New York Harbor, Bartholdi later wrote “The Statue was born for ...

Edouard Rene De Laboulaye

(1811 – 1883)

He conceived this monument, showing the love of Liberty shared by France and America. This statue would be a gift from a people to a people. It was intended for the 1876 Centennial, but was delayed until 1876. ...

First Cemetery in the City of Edwardsville

This tract of ground was

the first cemetery in the

City of Edwardsville.

Buried here are the soldiers

of our early wars and the

pioneer settlers of this

community.

Marker is at the intersection of Oak Lane and Randle Street, on the right when traveling south on ...

Aaron Siskind

(1903-1991)

Preeminent 20th century photographer. Siskind’s influential images of Bucks County architecture from 1939 to 1945 brought about a change from documentary style to a radical abstract style, setting a new standard in American art photography.

Marker is on East ...

Fairplay

On the occasion of its Bicentennial, Morgan County placed this marker here to commemorate the community of

Fairplay

One of the older communities in Morgan County, Fairplay is identified on county maps as early as 1839. Fairplay did not have a railroad ...