Missouri, Nodaway County, Maryville
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Original Mill Stone
from
Lanning's Mill
Presented by Lulu E. Welborn
to
Nodaway County
Historical Society
April 25, 1975
(Agriculture • Industry & Commerce • Man-Made Features • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Original Mill Stone
from
Lanning's Mill
Presented by Lulu E. Welborn
to
Nodaway County
Historical Society
April 25, 1975
(Agriculture • Industry & Commerce • Man-Made Features • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
[One side of marker:]
This Memorial Monument is dedicated to those who have served in the Armed Forces so that we may live in peace and freedom from fear.
In memory of our deceased comrades 43d Infantry Division, Veterans Association Winged Victory
The lonely lookout through all weather searching the sea and sky for the enemy. The Signal Men and radio men communicate to ships in the convoy, while gun crews stand ready. A tribute to these brave men whom the world is indebted, these men must not be forgotten.
The U.S. Navy Armed Guard 
Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America Department of Rhode Island and Ladies Auxiliary.
Dedicated in Memory of all departed comrades who served their country in time of war to preserve freedom and human rights.
U.S. Navy Armed Guard WWII-Dedicated to all who served.
(Inscription under the statue)
To have struggled for freedom and to have sacrificed ones gift of life for his fellow man is service of the highest order. For such selflessness thoughtful men will be eternally grateful.
As part of New London Plantation, Groton was settled in 1646 by John Winthrop, the younger, and a band of Puritans from Massachusetts. The town separated from New London in 1705, and was named for the Winthrop manor in England. One of the last battles of the American Revolution was fought on Groton Heights at Fort Griswold. September 6, 1781. The Groton Monument commemorates the battle. A state park now preserves the fort area. Groton is the site of the Submarine Base of the United States Navy, and home of the builder of much of the Navy’s undersea fleet. It is the birthplace of the nuclear submarine.
[Marker front:]
On this site, August 29. 1839, federal investigative inquiry indicted 38 enslaved Mende Africans accused of revolt on the high seas and murder of the Captain and cook of the Spanish slave ship Amistad which was captured and brought into New London by U. S. Revenue Cutter Washington, Lt Gedney Commanding. 
On this site, September 30, 1858, Police Court Judge Augustus H. Brandegee and Customs Collector John Perkings Mather freed a stowaway slave known as “Joe” by applying Connecticut’s Personal Liberty Law against the federal Fugitive Slave Act. Judge Brandegee asked the stowaway, “Do you want to be slave or free?” The slave replied, “Free”
This plaque was erected to celebrate the blessings of freedom.
Boyhood home of Eugene O’Neill, America’s most renowned playwright and setting for his masterpieces ‘Ah, Wilderness’ and ‘Long Day’s Journey Into Night”. O’Neill won the Nobel Prize in literature in 1936.
Fred C. Merkle was born in Watertown, WI on Dec. 20, 1888 to Ernst and Anna Amalia (Thielmann) Merkle. He made his major league debut as a first baseman with the New York Giants on 9-21-07 at the age of 18. During his 16 years in the majors, he played for the Giants, Brooklyn Robins (Dodgers), Chicago Cubs and New York Yankees. With Merkle, each of these teams advanced to the World Series, totaling six times. Throughout his career, he displayed a blend of speed and power. He had eight seasons with 20 or more stolen bases and a solid .273 career batting average in an era dominated by pitching and defense. Teammates and opponents considered Merkle one of the smartest players in the game. Merkle was the only player who Giants manager John McGraw consulted on strategic decisions.
