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Dr. Paul Carus / Dr. Daisetz Teitaru Suzuki

Illinois, La Salle County, LaSalleDr. Paul Carus Born July 18, 1852, Ilsenburg in Harz, Germany Died February 11, 1919, LaSalle, Illinois Dr. Paul Carus, who lived and worked at 1307 7th St, LaSalle,...

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The Southern Wall

Israel, Northern District, TiberiasThe wall was erected by the Beduin Governor of the Tiberias Region, Daher El-Omer, in the 18th century on the basis of the ruins of an earlier wall built by the...

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Milburn Stone

Kansas, Ford County, Dodge City Emmy Award for his role as "Doc" Adams on Gunsmoke Honorary Doctorate from St. Mary of the Plains College, Dodge City (Entertainment) Includes location, directions, 2...

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Hugh O'Brian

Kansas, Ford County, Dodge City Starred as Wyatt Earp on TV's first adult Western, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp 1955 - 1960 (Entertainment) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS...

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The Reading Garden

Kansas, Ford County, Dodge City This garden stands as a tribute to J. C. Denious and his family, who owned and operated the "Dodge City Daily Globe" from 1910 to 1988. The newspaper has a history...

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"Magic on the sea of galilee..."

Israel, Northern District, TiberiasTiberias the capital of the Galilee, one of the four Holy Cities of Israel Which was built by Antipas in the year 17-20, C.E. Antipas named the city Tiberias in honor...

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Van Cleef Lake

New York, Seneca County, Seneca Falls Named for George Cunningham Van Cleef, one of the first white children born in Seneca County 1797. (Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels) Includes...

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In Memory of Norman J. Gould

New York, Seneca County, Seneca Falls Who served as president of Gould's Pumps from 1907-1964. The original site of Goulds Pumps, founded by his grandfather Seabury S. Gould in 1848, was in Van Cleef...

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The Synagogue

Israel, Northern District, TiberiasThis is one of the thirteen synagogues existed in Tiberias according to the Talmud. It was a square building divided by two rows of columns. One of the mosaics bears...

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When Anthony Met Stanton

New York, Seneca County, Seneca FallsIn May 1851, there was a chance encounter on the streets of Seneca Falls which forever altered the struggle for women's rights. Amelia Jenks Bloomer introduced...

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Fourth Ward School

New York, Seneca County, Seneca FallsFourth Ward School c. 1869 has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior (Education) Includes...

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Doors of Burial Caves / Burial Customs - Sarcophagi

Israel, Northern District, Tiberias[Text at the top of the marker]: Doors of Burial Caves Burial caves were frequently sealed by stone doors in order to prevent bad smells and looting. In 2nd-3rd...

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Ysabel I, La Catolica

District of Columbia, Washington, Foggy BottomPanel 1, east side of pedestal, facing 17th St.:Ysabel I La CatolicaReina de Castillade Aragonde las Islas y Tierra Firme del Mar Oceano Panel 2, upper...

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Finns Point Rear Range Lighthouse

New Jersey, Salem County, PennsvilleProperty of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Guided ships through the upper Delaware Bay from April 2, 1877 to March 22, 1950. Through the efforts of private...

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Finns Point Rear Range Light

New Jersey, Salem County, PennsvilleThe Finns Point Range lights served as a point of entry and exit for maritime traffic between the Delaware Bay and River. In 1950, after the Army Corps of Engineers...

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John Ludwig Snyder

Pennsylvania, Clearfield County, New WashingtonA German native, Snyder came to PA in 1758; to this county c1820. Serving 6 years, he fought under George Washington and Gen. Wayne at Trenton,...

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The Home of the Pan American Union

District of Columbia, Washington, Foggy BottomThe Home of the Pan American Union the international organization of the twenty one American Republics Erected 1908 – 1910 through the munificence of...

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From Marsh to Solid Ground

Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, PhiladelphiaIn 1771 the British army built Fort Mifflin on the southern tip of marshy Mud Island. The process of draining the island began with this construction....

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Perkins Tower

New York, Rockland County, Bear Mountain This drive and tower are dedicated by the Commissioners of the Palisades Interstate Park to the memory of George Walbridge Perkins Their first president...

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Hannah More Academy

Maryland, Baltimore County, ReisterstownOldest Episcopal Boarding School for girls in the United States. Mrs. Ann Van Bibber Neilson gave three acres of land at this location and $10,000 to found and...

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