John J. Pershing, General of the Armies (1860-1948)

The Western Front - The Meuse-Argonne Campaign

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On 6 April 1917, the United States entered World War I. With few regular forces, the task of training and transporting an effective army to fight in France was formidable. The U.S. Navy, ...

John Marshall

Site of the residence of

John Marshall

Chief Justice of the United States

Plaque erected under the auspices of the

Columbia Historical Society

and

the Bar Association

of the District of Columbia.

[Inscription on wall below the marker plaque:]

John ...

Arroyo de Juan Lorenzo

Name used by Spaniards of Presidio de San Saba (in existence from 1757 to 1770) for this stream now called Celery Creek.

Stone to build Presidio was quarried from bluffs along the creek, and deep banks let hostile Indians approach undiscovered, ...

Gen. John Armstrong

“Hero of Kittanning,” Revolutionary officer; member of Continental Congress, County Judge, lived in a house on this site. Died at Carlisle, 1795. Buried in Old Graveyard, two blocks south.

Marker is at the intersection of High Street (Pennsylvania Route 74) and ...

Federal Expedition on John's Island / Battle of Burden's Causewa

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Federal Expedition on John's Island

The Battle of Burden’s Causeway was the climax of a Federal expedition against John’s Island, July 2-9, 1864. 5000 Federals under Brig. Gen. John P. Hatch crossed the Stono River and advanced along ...

Home of Major Henry Fisher

Hero of the American Revolution

A native and lifelong resident of this community, Henry Fisher (1735-1792) was one of Delaware's foremost leaders in the struggle for American Independence. His prominence as a skilled pilot and his firm support of the Patriot ...

James Chamberlain Jones

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Popularly known as “Lean Jimmy,” lived here. First native Tennessean to become Governor, he defeated James K. Polk in 1841 and 1843. In 1850, became President of Memphis & Charleston RR. Served as U.S. Senator from 1851 to 1853. He ...

Jesse Taylor

Private, Company F, 7th Regiment, W.V. Volunteer Infantry

Jesse Taylor, Priv. Co. F, 7th Regt. W.Va. Vol. Infy., Aged 21 yrs. and 1 mon.

First soldier killed from Greene Co. Pa. in the War of the Rebellion at Romney W.Va. Oct ...

Maj. Gen. Isaac Ingalls Stevens

In memory of

Maj. Gen. Isaac Ingalls Stevens

Born in Andover, Mass.

Who gave to the service of his country

a quick and comprehensive mind,

a warm and generous heart,

a firm will and a strong arm,

and who fell while rallying his command

with the flag of ...

John Glenn

1962

“Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt.”

-William Shakespeare

In the midst of the Cold War, the United States was losing face to the Soviet Union's superior space program. The ...