Quantcast
Channel: The Historical Marker Database - New Entries
Browsing all 103684 articles
Browse latest View live

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Shoal Creek Baptist Church

Alabama, Marshall County, near ArabThe church was founded on March 14, 1886 by charter members R.J. Riddle, Julie Riddle, W.J. Wright, A. M. Preston, W.B. Scott and F.E. Scott. It is named after Shoal...

View Article



Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Painted Desert Inn

Arizona, Navajo County, HolbrookPainted Desert Inn Has been designated a National Historical Landmark This site possesses National Significance in Commemorating the History of the United States of...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Route 66

Arizona, Navajo County, HolbrookYou are standing near old Route 66. The line of the roadbed and the telephone poles in front of you mark the path of the famous "Main Street of America" as it passed...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

The Teutonic Order House

Austria, Tyrol, InnsbruckUm während der Hof- und Landtage in der Residenzstadt eine eigene Wohnstätte zu besitzen, hat Heinrich v. Kneringen, Landkomtur des Deutschen Ordens “an der Etsch und im...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Fanny M. Bair Library

Michigan, Kalamazoo County, VicksburgFanny M. Bair, a member of one of Vicksburg's pioneer families, built this library and presented it to the Ladies Library Association on November 21, 1902. Charles...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Vickers' Mill

Michigan, Kalamazoo County, VicksburgIn 1831, John Vickers built a brush dam over the eight-foot waterfall on Portage Creek and erected a log grist mill. The mill is believed to have been the first...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Vicksburg's First Mill

Michigan, Kalamazoo County, Vicksburg On this site stood Vickburg's First Mill Erected 1850 Burned and rebuilt 1853 Destroyed by fire 1885 This marker placed by Vicksburg Community Council May 31, 1920...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Fort Wilkes Barre 1778

Pennsylvania, Luzerne County, Wilkes-BarreThis monument was erected by the Wyoming Valley Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution assisted by the Sons of the Revolution to mark the spot...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Jakob Hutter

Austria, Tyrol, InnsbruckHier Wurde Am 25. Februar 1536 Jakob Hutter Haupt der Wiedertäufer in Tirol, auf dem Scheiterhaufen Hingerichtet. German-English translation: Here On 25 February 1536 Jacob...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

The Lion Monument

Switzerland, Lucerne, Lucerne (District), LucerneThe Lion Monument is dedicated to the memory of the Swiss mercenaries who, in the service of Louis XVI, King of France, were killed during the French...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Site of the Battle of Marianna

Florida, Jackson County, MariannaHere at high noon on September 27, 1864, a Federal raiding force of 900 men under Brigadier-General Alexander Asboth fought a Confederate home guard of 95 old men and...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

First Rural Free Delivery Carriers

Michigan, Kalamazoo County, Climax (Tablet facing East) First rural free delivery carriers starting out from Climax post office. (From photo taken by Frank Hoogman) This tablet erected by Michigan...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Climax World War II Memorial

Michigan, Kalamazoo County, Climax In memoriam World War II Max Bailey    Loyd Puffer Amos Force    Wesley Simmonds Wilford Gibson    Carrol Smoke Dallas Malone    Fred Truby (War, World II) Includes...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Daniel B. Eldred House

Michigan, Kalamazoo County, ClimaxIn 1835, New York native Daniel B. Eldred built this house, which is believed to be the earliest frame dwelling in Climax. Eldred's house, with its delicate Federal...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Crex Meadows

Wisconsin, Burnett County, GrantsburgDuring the last Wisconsin glaciation the advance of the Grantsburg sublobe blocked drainage, resulting in the formation of Glacial Lake Grantsburg. Natural...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

The Kalamazoo Region

Michigan, Kalamazoo County, near GalesburgKalamazoo is an Indian word said to mean "boiling water." Originally it was applied to the river that flows northwesterly to Lake Michigan. A trickle of...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

The Kalamazoo Region

Michigan, Kalamazoo County, near KalamazooKalamazoo is an Indian word said to mean "boiling water." Originally it was applied to the river that flows northwesterly to Lake Michigan. A trickle of...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

U.S.S. Maine Memorial

Michigan, Kalamazoo County, Galesburg In Memoriam U.S.S. Maine Destroyed in Havana Harbor February 15th 1898 This tablet is cast from metal recovered from the U.S.S. Maine (War, Spanish-American)...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

William Rufus Shafter Memorial

Michigan, Kalamazoo County, Galesburg (Left Side Tablet) William Rufus Shafter A Michigan solider whose valorous conduct in the Rebellion, in the Indian Wars and in the Spanish-American War, added...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Congregational United Church of Christ

Michigan, Kalamazoo County, GalesburgThis congregation has held services continually since 1832. In 1852 it was formally organized as an offshoot of the First Presbyterian Church of nearby Comstock....

View Article
Browsing all 103684 articles
Browse latest View live




Latest Images