Historical Marker Database
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Public history cast in metal · carved on stone · permanently marked
#OTD in 1975, W.W. Johnson spotted a glint in the dirt while resting under a shade tree, found the 16.37-carat "Amarillo Starlight" diamond! Unearthed by rain, it became the largest diamond found in Crater of Diamonds State Park near #MurfreesboroAR. 💎✨ www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=274757
Amarillo Starlight Historical Marker
(A historical marker located in Murfreesboro in Pike County, Arkansas.)
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#OTD in 1917, the company that would become today’s AEP opened its first “super” power plant in #PowerWV www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=285130
Village of Power / Windsor Power Plant Historical Marker
Village of Power. Built to house employees of the Windsor Power Plant, the village of Power consisted of 100 homes along tree-lined streets, a post office, and a company-owned store. (A historical mar...
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#OTD in 2011 the Pagami Creek Fire 🔥 was first noticed in #PequotLakesMN www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=237400
Minnesota's Most Devastating Wild Fires Historical Marker
Baudette-Spooner Fire Fire conditions in northern Minnesota were extreme in the autumn of 1910. (A historical marker located in Pequot Lakes in Crow Wing County, Minnesota.)
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#OTD in 1996 Joes Kloppenburg was killed in #Amsterdam for attempting to stop a drunken fight. 🇳🇱 www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=235937
Joes Kloppenburg Historical Marker
17 augustus 1996 vrijdagnacht halfvijf in de Voetboogstraat te Amsterdam. Vier dronken, opgefokte jongens zoeken ruzie met cafégangers en een zwerver. Ook twee studenten moeten het ontgelden. (A histo...
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#MarkeroftheWeek The Third Lederer Expedition in #MossNeckVA www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=22569 #HistoricalMarker
The Third Lederer Expedition Historical Marker
In 1669 and 1670, German-born John Lederer led three expeditions to explore Virginia’s Piedmont and the Carolinas that encouraged further European exploration. (A historical marker located in Moss Ne...
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#OTD in 1851 Doc Holliday was born in #GriffinGA www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=193474
Holliday Family Home Historical Marker
John Henry “Doc” Holliday was born in Griffin on August 14, 1851. The Holliday Family home where “Doc” Holliday spent his early years is believed to have been on this lot. (A historical marker locate...
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#OTD in 1967, the McNairy County Sheriff was ambushed near #NuysTN www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=223766
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#OTD in 1805, Meriwether Lewis lunched by high rocks he dubbed "rattle snake clifts" after encountering swarms of snakes near #DillonMT. www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=256061 #lewisandclark #corpsofdiscovery #historicalmarker
'…we called them the rattle snake clifts' Historical Marker
Following an Indian road on the east side of the Beaverhead River, Captain Meriwether Lewis, along with three men, arrived here on August 10, 1805 and stopped long enough to lunch on freshly killed de...
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#OTD in 1981: Bob Uplinger was arrested in Buffalo under a loitering law used to target gay men. His 1983 court victory struck down the law—helping advance #LGBTQ rights in New York. 🏳️🌈 www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=197455 #lgbthistory
Bob Uplinger's Arrest Historical Marker
(A historical marker located in Buffalo in Erie County, New York.)
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#OTD in 1862 was the Battle of #KirksvilleMO www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=144750 #CivilWar
Battle of Kirksville Historical Marker
Confederate Lieutenant Colonel Joseph C. Porter of Lewis County had been recruiting and harrying in Northeast Missouri throughout the summer of 1862. (A historical marker located in Kirksville in Ada...
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#OTD in 1924 the John Sevier Hotel opened in #JohnsomCityTN www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=157840
John Sevier Hotel Historical Marker
.d Named for Tennessee's first governor and promoted as the finest hotel between Roanoke and Chattanooga, the John Sevier opened on August 5, 1924. (A historical marker located in Johnson City in Was...
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#OTD in 1804 Lewis and Clark met with Oto and Missouri chiefs in what is now #FortCalhounNE www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=288492
Cultivating Friendship and Understanding Historical Marker
The First Council was the first official meeting between representatives of the United States government and an Indian tribe living west of the Mississippi River. (A historical marker located in Fort...
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#MarkeroftheWeek Pack’s Ferry near #HintonWV www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=132560 #CivilWarHistory @civilwarsjournal.bsky.social #westvirginia
Pack's Ferry Historical Marker
During the Civil War, Pack's Ferry was a strategic river crossing for Federal troops in the area. (A historical marker located near Hinton in Summers County, West Virginia.)
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#OTD in 1899 the town of #OllaLA was incorporated www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=243821
Town of Olla Historical Marker
Settled prior to the American Civil War, the Town of Olla was known as Castor Sulfur Springs. and a steamboat port on Bayou Castor was its original site. In 1891, the Houston. Central Arkansas. (A his...
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#OTD in 1819 Ebenezer Baptist Church was founded in #StantonAL www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=217203
Ebenezer Baptist Church Historical Marker
On July 31, 1819, Ebenezer Baptist Church was constituted by Isaac Suttle, Lewis C. Davis (“Old Club Axe”), and William Harrod. (A historical marker located in Stanton in Chilton County, Alabama.)
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#OTD in 1960, the 4008 steam locomotive was donated to Rainy River and District Chamber of Commerce in #RainyRiverOntario 🇨🇦 www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=254921
4008 Steam Locomotive Historical Marker
The 4008 steam locomotive was used to haul freight from Rainy River in the 1950's. The 4008 was donated to the Rainy River and District Chamber of Commerce on July 30, 1960 by R.J. (A historical marke...
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Yup, they can be DIY. Some are even hand-painted. Here is a marker erected by a family who are proud of a barrier broken by an ancestor just a century ago. www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=181744
Squire W. Garland Historical Marker
In the 1920s, Garland became the first Black man to be appointed a Justice of the Peace in the State of Maryland. (A historical marker located in North Brentwood in Prince George's County, Maryland.)
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Historical Marker Ahead@historicalmarker.bsky.social · 3w agoThis was part of an earlier thread about cutbacks to public history funding. I mean to say again in a non-libertarian way: the state doesn’t have a monopoly on markers. Private and local organizations put them up, too. Anyone can put one up. That’s the best and sometimes worst thing about them.
#MarkeroftheWeek Boats of the Southern Lakes in #CarcrossYukon 🇨🇦 www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=248668
Boats of the Southern Lakes Historical Marker
The Yukon steamers were all sternwheelers rather than sidewheelers. The paddlewheel at the rear of the boat allowed grounded steamers to wash the sand away from the hull by reversing their engines. (A...
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#OTD in 1863, George Custer narrowly avoided annihilation at Newby’s Crossroads during the #CivilWar www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=173058 #historicalmarker
Eliza Brown and the Custers Historical Marker
Eliza Brown was a slave on the Pierce farm several miles west of here. (A historical marker located in Amissville in Rappahannock County, Virginia.)
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#OTD in 1847, Brigham Young designated the site that became #SaltLakeCityUT www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=35007 #historicalmarker
Great Salt Lake Base and Meridian Historical Marker
Latitude 40°46'04' - Longitude 111°54'00' Altitude (sidewalk) 4327.27 Ft. (A historical marker located in Salt Lake City in Salt Lake County, Utah.)
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#OTD in 1913, the Binghamton Clothing Company caught fire in #BinghamtonNY, killing 31. www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=19817 #historicalmarker
The Binghamton Clothing Company Historical Marker
The Binghamton Clothing Company stood directly across the street from this marker. The fire, which began on July 22, 1913 at approximately 2:25pm, remains the worst loss of life by fire in city histor...
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#OnthisDay in 1861, the First Battle of Manassas (or Bull Run) was fought outside of #ManassasVA in Prince William County. www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=241350 #CivilWar
The War Over Memory Historical Marker
In 1938 the Sons of Confederate Veterans conveyed land on Henry Hill to the United States government for the creation of Manassas National Battlefield Park. (A historical marker located near Manassas...
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#Onthisday in 1939, the Dunker House survived a fire 🔥 in #SolanoCA www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=279375 #historicalmarker
The Dunker House Historical Marker
The Dunker House was built in 1900, in Bridgeport, now Cordelia and named for Henry Dunker, an early settler and carpenter from Germany. (A historical marker located in Fairfield in Solano County, Ca...
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#MarkeroftheWeek S. J. Whitman near #OshkoshWI www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=3210
S. J. Wittman Historical Marker
For 38 years America's premier air race pilot, S. J. Wittman served as manager of this airport. Since 1924 he has designed and built aircraft for which he has achieved national recognition. (A histori...
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#MarkeroftheWeek The Eisleber Mining School in the Katharinenstift 1817 - 1844 in #Mansfeld-SüdharzGermany 🇩🇪 www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=70311 #GermanHistory
The Eisleber Mining School in the Katharinenstift 1817 - 1844 Historical Marker
.d • The development of mining in the town of Eisleben is connected closely with the “Bergschule”, or Mining School. (A historical marker located in Lutherstadt Eisleben in Mansfeld-Südharz, Saxony-A...
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