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Black Hills Pioneers

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Deadwood, South Dakota.
Dedicated to the pioneers who founded the Society of Black Hills Pioneers and made such an outstanding contribution to the settlement and development of this highly coveted region. Their descendants and successors will . . .

(Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Galena

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Galena, Ohio.
Founded by Gilbert Carpenter in 1809 between Big and Little Walnut Creeks for milling purposes

(Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

General Eulogio Parra Espinosa

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, Mexico.
General Eulogio Parra Espinosa Texto no encontrado English translation: General Eulogio Parra Espinosa Text not found

(Wars, Non-US) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Major William Jackson - 40th Signer of the U.S. Constitution

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Sacred to the memory of Major William Jackson Born March 9th 1759. Departed this life December the 17th 1828. Also to Elizabeth Willing His relict Born March 27th 1768. Departed this life August 5th 1858. In grateful . . .

(Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Garrison Corner Community

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near Blanchester, Ohio.
Side A Descendants of Lemuel Garrison Sr., a Revolutionary War soldier, were among the first Europeans to own and settle land at Garrison Corner (intersection of State Route 123 and Shawnee Trace) . Garrison Cemetery burials . . .

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Education • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Thomas Smith

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
one of the Judges of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania rests beneath this marble. He sustained various public offices with ability and fidelity. His integrity was inviolable. An affectionate husband and father. In his . . .

(Notable Persons) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Ottoman Siege of 1529

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, Austria.
Hier stand der Kärntnerturm. Donnerstag, den 14. Oktober 1529 wiesen an dieser Stelle Salm und Reischach auch den letzten und heftigsten Angriff Suleimanns zurück. (English translation:) Here stood the "Carinthian" tower. . . .

(Wars, Non-US) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Leopold Auenbrugger

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, Austria.
STERBEHAUS des Medicinae Doctor Leopold Auenbrugger Edlen von Auenbrugg Erfinders der Perkussion des Brustkorbes geb. 19. Nov. 1722, gest. 18. Mai 1809 A.D. 1909 INVENTUM NOVUM - (English translation:) Here died the . . .

(Science & Medicine) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

101st Indiana Infantry

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Indiana. One Hundred and First Regiment Infantry. (Doan) Second Brigade. (King) Fourth Division. (Reynolds) Fourteenth Corps. (Thomas) Sunday, September 20th, 1863, 12:30 P.M. to 4 P.M.

(Parks & Recreational Areas • War, US Civil) Includes location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Cecilio Chi

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, Mexico.
Cecilio Chi Texto no encontrado English translation: Cecilio Chi Text not found

(Native Americans • Wars, Non-US) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Captured and Missing Americans in South East Asia Memorial

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Hauppauge, New York.
A Living Smbol of Hope Dedicated to the Courage Sacrifice and Loyalty of Captured and Missing Americans in South East Asia Capt. James P. Mehl, USN · Col. Peter J. Frederick, USAF · Col. John F. O'Grady, USAF · Major Ronald . . .

(War, Vietnam) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

José María Lafragua

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, Mexico.
José María Lafragua Texto no encontrado English translation: José María Lafragua Text not found

(Politics) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Joaquín Miguel Gutiérrez

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, Mexico.
Joaquin Miguel Gutierrez Capitan y político Nacio en Chiapas en el año de 1796; Defendio la autonomia de su estado y aplico reformas liberales mientras fue gobernador de la entidad. Murio en el año de 1838. English . . .

(Politics) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Richard Savage

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, United Kingdom.
Richard Savage Fourth Earl Rivers Governor of The Tower of London 1660-1712 lived here

(Politics) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Crockett

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Crockett, Texas.
Founded 1837. Named for David Crockett, who had visited here on way to the Alamo, 1836. Old fortified log courthouse was often the refuge for settlers during Indian raids. During Civil War had camp of instruction. . . .

(Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil • Wars, US Indian) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Site of the Crockett Hotel

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Crockett, Texas.
James H. Collard, a surveyor, opened a general store on this site in 1837. Four years later he sold the business to Thomas Collins (1800-1869). Members of the Collins family ran the store until 1890 when William Berry . . .

(Industry & Commerce) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Beam Farm Mound

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near Sabina, Ohio.
Built by people of the Adena or Hopewell cultures during the Early to Middle Woodland era (circa 800 B.C - 500 A.D), the Beam Farm Mound, 1200 feet northwest, has stood on the uplands overlooking Anderson Fork for two . . .

(Anthropology • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Native Americans) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Miller-Spinks-Mayes Property

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Crockett, Texas.
This corner of the town square was developed as a law office after state legislator and Houston County Judge S.A. Miller (1805-1893) purchased it in 1840. In 1891, Rudd Crawford Spinks (1856-1938) bought the site and built a . . .

(Industry & Commerce) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

W.V. McConnell Building

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Crockett, Texas.
Crockett native William Van McConnell (1855-1919) built this Victorian commercial structure soon after he purchased the site in 1891 from Maj. J.C. Wooters, a former mayor of the city. Known for his wit and his Irish . . .

(Industry & Commerce) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Beaverbrook Foundation

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, United Kingdom.
A building of historic significance William & Mary Period c1690 -1700 Grade II listed former home of the Beaverbrook Foundation established by Lord Beaverbrook 1879 -1964

(Architecture • Charity & Public Work) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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