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United States Maritime Service Officers School
Connecticut, New London County, New LondonThis monument marks the site of the largest United States Maritime Service Officers School during the course of events leading up to and including World War...
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Waterford
Connecticut, New London County, WaterfordEnglish colonists first harvested crops on Fog Plain and Mamacoke in 1645, gradually displacing the native Nehantic and Pequot Indians. Farm lots were allocated...
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Old Saybrook
Connecticut, Middlesex County, Old SaybrookOccupied 1635 under Sponsorship of Puritan Lords and Gentlemen (Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS...
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Madison
Connecticut, New Haven County, MadisonThis area, formerly part of Guilford and known as East Guilford, was first settled about 1650 on land bought from the Nehantic and Mohegan Indians in 1641. With...
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Frederick W. Lee, Esq
Connecticut, New Haven County, MadisonBorn April 3, 1766 Married Anna FowlerCaptain Lee’s Portrait-painted by General Kosciusko 1797Captain of U.S. Revenue Cutter “Eagle”War 1812Lee Academy built...
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U.S. Army Radar Site 11
Delaware, Sussex County, Ocean ViewOn March 12, 1941, the United States government purchased 10 acres of land here for the location of a mobile radar installation. Preparation of the site was completed...
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"The Door"
Maryland, Harford County, Bel AirThe open door symbolizes the heritage of religious freedom granted to the colonial citizens of Maryland by Cecil Calvert, the second Lord Baltimore in 1657. His belief...
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Omaha
Nebraska, Douglas County, OmahaBuried here at Ak-Sar-Ben is Omaha, one of the immortals of the American turf. His sire Gallant Fox was the 1930 winner of the Triple Crown, and Omaha succeeded him to...
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First House in Maryville
Missouri, Nodaway County, Maryville On this ground was built the First House in Maryville 1844 Erected by the Citizens on the one hundredth anniversary of Missouri (Man-Made Features • Settlements...
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War Memorial
Missouri, Gentry County, Stanberry In memory of all Stanberry War Veterans who died in battle Civil War • Spanish-American War • World Wars I & II • Korean & Vietnam Conflicts • Persian Gulf...
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John Jefferson Stansbury
Missouri, Gentry County, Stanberry According to tradition, the city of Stanberry derived its name from that of John Jefferson Stansbury City of Stanberry Founded Sept. 25, 1879 (Fraternal or Sororal...
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Sinclair Lewis House
Minnesota, Blue Earth County, MankatoThis brick home sheltered the renowned novelist Sinclair Lewis in 1919. A native of Minnesota, Lewis worked on the famed book, "Main Street," while residing here....
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James Adams Floating Theatre
North Carolina, Beaufort County, Bath Toured coastal towns, 1913-1941. Edna Ferber's 1925 visit to ship, then docked nearby, was basis for her novel Show Boat. (Entertainment • Waterways & Vessels)...
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Gentry County
Missouri, Gentry County, near Albany [Front] Gentry County, first formed in 1841, and fully organized in 1845, is named for Mo. Militia Maj. Gen. Richard Gentry, Colonel of Volunteers in the Florida...
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War Memorial
Missouri, Gentry County, Albany Dedicated in memory of the soldiers who gave their lives for their country during World War II [Roll of Honored Dead] Korea [Roll of Honored Dead] Vietnam [Roll of...
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First Redemptorist Church in America
Wisconsin, Brown County, AllouezThe church of St. John the Evangelist, the first church of the Redemptorists in this hemisphere, stood 215 feet east of this marker. It was begun by Rev. S. Mazzuchelli,...
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Sheridan Memorial
New York, Orange County, West PointTo the memoryof CadetRichard Brinsley Sheridan, Jr.Class of 1933Erected by the Corps of CadetsMCMXXXII (Notable Persons) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS...
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Water Battery
New York, Orange County, West PointWaterBattery1778 (War, US Revolutionary) Includes location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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Hartford's Mill
West Virginia, Hancock County, New ManchesterOn Tomlinson Run, Nesselroad's powder mill began operation about 1795. Near by occurred the famous fight between Andrew and Adam Poe, border scouts, and...
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Birthplace of Catholicism in Northern Ohio
Ohio, Columbiana County, near HanovertonAbout a mile south in St. Paul's Cemetery, the Reverend Father Edward J. Fenwick, "Pioneer Apostle of Ohio," organized the first Catholic parish in northern...
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