Historical Marker Database
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Public history cast in metal · carved on stone · permanently marked
#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 · last wk.This 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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#MarkeroftheWeek Marysville, Ohio in #MarysvilleOH www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=141143 @ohiohistory.bsky.social #Ohiohistory
Marysville, Ohio Historical Marker
On August 10, 1819, Samuel W. Culbertson (1780-1840), a Zanesville lawyer, established Marysville at the convergence of Mill Creek and the road connecting Delaware to Urbana. (A historical marker loc...
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#MarkeroftheWeek Walt Whitman in #CamdenNJ 🏳️🌈 www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=171891 #LGBTHistory
Walt Whitman Historical Marker
Author of Leaves of Grass, the most extraordinary piece of wit and wisdom that America has yet contributed. His life was an affirmation of freedom. (A historical marker located in Camden in Camden Co...
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#MarkeroftheWeek Pauli in #DurhamNC 🏳️🌈 www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=232515 #LGBTHistory @wmlgbt.org
Pauli Historical Marker
Pauli Murray, 1910-1985, believed in justice, reconciliation, and freedom. She championed the cause of human rights through her work as an author, educator, lawyer, feminist, poet and priest. (A histo...
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#MarkeroftheWeek Pulse Interim Memorial in #OrlandoFL 🏳️🌈 www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=206257 #pulsememorial #lgbthistory
Pulse Interim Memorial Historical Marker
On June 12, 2016, 49 angels sought the joy, love and acceptance of Pulse Nightclub. Instead, they found hatred. And they never came home. They were gay. They were straight. Latin, black, white. (A his...
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#MarkeroftheWeek Bravery Under Fire in #Cricqueville-en-BessinFRANCE 🇫🇷 www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=249543
Bravery Under Fire Historical Marker
Bravery Under Fire Two US Ranger battalions, the 2nd and the 5th, took part in the Normandy landings. (A historical marker located in Cricqueville-en-Bessin in Calvados, Normandy, France.)
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#MarkeroftheWeek Satoko "Sue" Mitchell in #FlorissantMO www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=232207 #MissouriHistory #StLouisCountyMO @asianamericana.com #AIANHeritageMonth
Satoko 'Sue' Mitchell Historical Marker
Satoko Yamamoto was born in Nikko, Japan. Married Al Mitchell in 1952 & went by the name 'Sue'. Came to USA knowing only her husband. They raised five children. (A historical marker located in Floris...
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#MarkeroftheWeek Rohwer Internment Camp Veterans Memorial in #RohwerAR www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=170092 #AAPIHeritageMonth
Rohwer Internment Camp Veterans Memorial Historical Marker
Dedicated to the Patriotic Japanese-American men from Rohwer Internment Camp who sacrificed their lives in the service of their country in World War Two. (A historical marker located in Rohwer in Des...
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#MarkeroftheWeek Manila Square in #JuneauAK www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=68849 #AAPIHeritageMonth #AlaskaHistory
Manila Square Historical Marker
The City and Borough of Juneau Assembly Honors the Contributions of Filipinos in Juneau by naming this downtown location Manila Square. (A historical marker located in Juneau in Juneau Borough, Alask...
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#MarkeroftheWeek Chinatown - The Dalles in #TheDallesOR www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=112466 @oregonhistory.bsky.social #OregonHistory @asianamericantown.bsky.social #AAPIHeritageMonth
Chinatown - The Dalles Historical Marker
The development of this block began in the early 1850's and by 1858, an assortment of shops and businesses occupied the entire 1st Street frontage (then also known as Main Street of Front Street). (A ...
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