| British Columbia (Cariboo Regional District), Quesnel — Collins’ Overland International Telegraph |
| | Promoted by Perry Collins, the U.S. Commercial Agent in Russia, and dependent on the Western Union Telegraph Company’s money, men and technology for its execution, this early telegraph line roused the enthusiasm of the white residents of British Columbia. At no expense to them the colony was to be a vital link in a line joining Europe and America via Russia. In 1867, after completion of the more economical Trans-Atlantic cable, construction ceased at Fort Stager at the confluence of the Kispyap . . . — Map (db m8853) |
| Ireland, Leinster (County Dublin), Dublin — Veronica Guerin — 1959 - 1996 |
| | Sunday Independent journalist,
was murdered on 26th June 1996.
Be Not Afraid
Greater justice was her ideal and it was her ultimate achievement
Her courage and sacrifice saved many from the scourge of drugs and other crime.
Her death has not been in vain.
Unveiled by the Taoiseach,
Mr. Bertie Ahern T.D.
27th June 2001 — Map (db m24078) |
| Arizona (Coconino County), Grand Canyon — Trans-Canyon Telephone Line |
| | Trans-Canyon Telephone Line,
built in 1935 by CCC workers,
maintained by Mountain Bell,
has been placed on the
National Register of
Historic Places
by the United States
Department of Interior. — Map (db m4484) |
| California (Alpine County), Kirkwood — Snowshoe Thom(p)son — (John Tostensen) — A True Pioneer |
| | “…there ought to be a shaft raised to Snow-Shoe Thompson: Not of marble; Not carved and not planted in the valley, but a rough shaft of basalt or of granite, massive and tall, with top ending roughly as if broken short, to represent a life which was strong and true to the last. And this should be upreared on the summit of the mountains over which the strong man wandered so many years, as an emblem of that life which was worn out apparently without an object…” Attributed to: Dan . . . — Map (db m12028) |
| California (Alpine County), Woodfords — The Pony Express - Woodfords |
| | During the initial five weeks of its operation in 1860, an important remount station of the famous Pony Express was located a few feet from here at Cary’s Barn.
This monument erected by the Historical Society of Alpine County.
National Pony Express Centennial Association;
Dwight D. Eisenhower—Chairman,
Waddell R. Smith—President,
Sherrill Halbert—Director at Large. — Map (db m612) |
| California (Alpine County), Woodfords — Woodfords Station |
| | Historic Woodfords Station, the Eastern Sierra gateway to the goldfields of California, way station of the famed Pony Express, and entrance to Carson Pass on the Emigrant Trail to the Sacramento Valley. Beginning in 1849 with the building of the “Sign of the Elephant” hotel by Daniel Woodsfords, it was the first settlement in what is today Alpine County. In 1854 Willis P. Merrill opened a trading post in the area and later a hotel and store.
Dedicated in truth, liberty and . . . — Map (db m611) |
| California (Contra Costa County), Clayton — The Clayton Post Office |
| | The Clayton Post Office, established on October 4, 1861, is one of the oldest post offices in continuous operation in California. Ensuring its continuation in Clayton was one reason for incorporating the city in 1964.
During the past 140 years, the post office served from various locations in Clayton. The post office building on this site opened June 4, 2001.
Clayton Historical Society, 2001 — Map (db m24534) |
| California (Contra Costa County), Lafayette — Dedicated to the Pony Express |
| | In 1860-1861 Pony Express riders stopped in Lafayette 19 times to change horses en route to San Francisco from St. Joseph, Missouri
Lafayette Historical Society
1992 — Map (db m24461) |
| California (Contra Costa County), Martinez — Morgan House |
| |
Dedicated April 23, 2000
Morgan House
Pony Express Route
Apr. 23, 1860 - Sep. 8, 1861
Home Station
Apr. 16, 1869 - Sep.8, 1861
By
James Stretesky
Supervisor Gayle B. Uilkema
Martinez Area Chamber of Commerce
Pony Express Trail Association
{Text on the reverse side reads:}
The first Pony Express Rider through Martinez was Thomas Bedford on April 23, 1860, heading for Pacheco. Benecia was the home station where the rider from Sacramento exchanged the mail with a new . . . — Map (db m24369) |
| California (Contra Costa County), Martinez — Pony Express Ferry "Carquinez" |
| |
Dedicated April 23, 2005
Martinez
By James Stretestky · Julian M. Frazer · Martinez Historical Society · Mayor Rob & Carole Schroder · Supervisor Gayle B. Uilkema · Vice Mayor Mark & Dianne Ross · Tesoro's Golden Eagle Refinery · Bart, Jane, Pete, Paul · Pat & Pam Bisio · Pony Express Trail Association
Sponsors: Wells Fargo Since 1852 · Ray & Denis Fowler · Haute Stuff Restaurant · Robert & Susan Chandler · A.T. Bray Family · Thomas & Catherine Greerty · Romeo Family · . . . — Map (db m19224) |
| California (El Dorado County), Meyers — John (Snowshoe) Thompson |
| | Send me men to match my mountains.
These are words a great poet said speaking for the brave young nation that needed strong and brave men’s aid.
In memory of
John (Snowshoe) Thompson
who, for twenty successive winters, 1856-1876, carried the mail on skis, over the Sierra Nevada Mountains from Placerville California to Carson City Nevada. Born 1827 in Telemark, Norway, he came to California in 1851. Died 1876 at the age of 49, and was buried in Diamond Valley, Nevada. — Map (db m434) |
| California (El Dorado County), Meyers — Yank’s Added Station |
| | (back) The Hawley Grade from April 3, 1860 to November 17, 1860 was used by the Pony Express. On November 18, 1860 the new toll road down Johnson Pass (Echo Summit), today’s Old Meyers Grade, was opened to horse traffic and was now used by the Pony Express. It was built by David Demmen Kingsbury and John McDonald. This new route was opened to wagons on February 5, 1861.
At the foot of the new grade was the Osgood Toll House run by Neamiah “Nemi” Osgood.
The former . . . — Map (db m435) |
| California (El Dorado County), Meyers — 708 — Yank’s Station |
| | This was the site of the most eastern remount station of the Central Overland Pony Express in California. Established as a trading post in 1851 by Martin Smith, it became a popular hostelry and stage-stop operated by Ephraim “Yank” Clement on the Placerville-Carson Road. Pony Rider Warren Upson first arrived here on the evening of April 28, 1860. Changing ponies he galloped on to Friday’s in Nevada to deliver his mochila to Bob Haslam for the ride to Genoa. Used as a pony remount . . . — Map (db m433) |
| California (El Dorado County), Placerville — Snowshoe Thompson |
| | A Viking Son of Norway who fulfilled California’s motto:
“BRING ME MEN TO MATCH MY MOUNTAINS”
For twenty winters from 1858 to 1878 he was the lifeline between Utah Territory across the Sierras, and the new state of California. On skies he carried mail, medicine, supplies and information between Placerville, California and Genoa, Nevada, and mining camps of the Mother Lode and Washoe areas. He was a true pioneer of early California.... A legend in his own time.
1827 – 1879 — Map (db m12750) |
| California (El Dorado County), Pollack Pines — The Pony Express - Sportsman’s Hall |
| | California’s only Home Station where riders changed on the Pony Express trail. Here, at 8:01 A.M. on April 4, 1860, Sam Hamilton, first eastbound rider, was relieved by Warren Upson who carried the initial mail over the then storm swept Sierras.
Sacramento — Friday’s — Salt Lake City — Ft. Laramie — Julesburg — Ft. Kearny — Marysville — St. Joseph. — Map (db m613) |
| California (El Dorado County), Pollock Pines — 704 — Sportsman’s Hall |
| | This was the site of Sportsman’s Hall, also known as Twelve-Mile House. The hotel operated in the late 1850’s and 1860’s by John and James Blair, a stopping place for stages and teams of the comstock. It became a relay station of the Central Overland Pony Express. Here, at 7:40 A.M., April 4, 1860, Pony Rider William (Sam) Hamilton, riding in from Placerville, handed the express mail to Warren Upson, who, two minutes later, sped on his way eastward.
California Registered Historical . . . — Map (db m609) |
| California (Sacramento County), Folsom — 702 — Folsom Pony Express Terminus |
| | Gold Rush and Railroad town Folsom became the Western Terminus of the Central Overland Pony Express on July 1, 1860. The express mail had been run by pony to and from Sacramento. Beginning on July 1, 1860, the
Sacramento Valley Railroad carried it between Sacramento and Folsom until Placerville was made the Terminus during July 1 - October 26, 1861. — Map (db m5090) |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — The Pony Express |
| | This statue commemorates the glory of The Pony Express, which started here at 2:46a.m. on April 4,1860, when Sam Hamilton galloped into a blinding rainstorm on the first lap of the 1,966 mile trip to St. Joseph, Missouri. During its 18-month existence, its riders and 500 ponies carried 35,000 pieces of mail with the loss of but one pouch. This venture, founded by Russell, Majors and Waddell, ended California’s isolation from the rest of the Union.
This memorial was made possible by a gift . . . — Map (db m11326) |
| California (San Bernardino County), Upland — George Chaffey, Jr. — 1848–1932 |
| |
Man of Vision
Land, Water and Power
Father of
The Model Colony
Sponsored by
Upland Sister Cities Association.
Upland's Sister City
Mildura, Australia,
was founded by
George and W.B. Chaffey.
John Edward Svenson, FNSS
Sculptor — Map (db m168) |
| California (San Diego County), San Diego — Birthplace of The San Diego Union |
| | A pioneer newspaper of California
Founded October 10, 1868 — Map (db m11661) |
| California (San Diego County), San Diego — Birthplace of The San Diego Union |
| | This birthplace of the San Diego Union
October 10, 1868
Oldest daily in Southern California,
is declared to be a
HISTORIC SITE IN JOURNALISM
by San Diego Professional Chapter
SIGMA DELTA CHI — Map (db m11664) |
| California (San Francisco City and County), San Francisco — 941 — Farnsworth's Green Street Lab |
| | In a simple laboratory on this site, 202 Green Street, Philo Taylor Farnsworth, U.S. pioneer in electronics,invented and patented the first operational all-electronic "television system" on September 7, 1927. The 21 year-old inventor and several dedicated assistants successfully transmitted the first all-electronic television image, the major breakthrough that brought the practical form of this invention to mankind. Further patents formulated here covered the basic concepts essential to modern . . . — Map (db m20900) |
| California (Santa Clara County), Palo Alto — 976 — Birthplace of “Silicon Valley” |
| | This garage is the birthplace of the world’s first high-technology region, “Silicon Valley.” The idea for such a region originated with Dr. Frederick Terman, a Stanford university professor who encouraged his students to start up their own electronics companies in the area instead of joining established firms in the East. The first two students to follow his advice were William R. Hewlett and David Packard, who in 1938 began developing their first product, an audio oscillator, in this garage. — Map (db m3402) |
| California (Santa Clara County), Palo Alto — 836 — Electronics Research Laboratory |
| | Original site of the laboratory and factory of Federal Telegraph Company, founded in 1909 by Cyril F. Elwell. Here, with two assistants, Dr. Lee de Forest, inventor of the three-element radio vacuum tube, devised in 1911-13 the first vacuum tube amplifier and oscillator. World-wide developments based on this research led to modern radio communication, television, and the electronics age.
— Map (db m2604) |
| California (Santa Clara County), Stanford University — 834 — Development of Motion Pictures |
| | In commemoration of the motion picture research conducted in 1878 and 1879 by Eadweard Muybridge, at the Palo Alto Stock Farm, now the site of Stanford University. This extensive photographic experiment portraying the attitudes of animals in motion was conceived by and executed under the direction and patronage of Leland Stanford. Consecutive instantaneous exposures were provided for by a battery of 24 cameras fitted with electro-shutters. — Map (db m2716) |
| California (Shasta County), Shasta — “Stage Drivers’ Plaque” |
| | In Loving Memory to These Pioneers Who “Held the Ribbons” but Have Turned the Bend in this Road
One of the best known and beloved men in California
Williamson Lyncoya Smith • Aug 6. 1830. Born on a plantation on the James River, Bedford Co. Va. Named “Lyncoya” by President Andrew Jackson. 1822, family settled in Pike Co. Mo. Apr. 25, 1850, left Pike Co. Mo. with McPike & Strothers Express Line for California. Aug. 6, 1950, arrived in Placerville Calif. 1851, . . . — Map (db m1177) |
| California (Yolo County), Davis — Solano House |
| | Dedicated April 23, 1999
SOLANO HOUSE
Added Station
Apr. 23, 1860 - Sept. 8 1861
By
First Northern Bank
William & Linda Bernheim
The Rotary Clubs of Davis
UC Davis - Cal Aggie Alumni Association
Davis Enterprise - McNaughton Family
Pony Express Trail Association
{The reverse side reads:}
The river steamers for San Francisco left Sacramento at 2:00 P.M. every day with no trips on Sunday. The first Pony Express westbound mail was arriving in Sacramento at 5:25 P.M. on . . . — Map (db m24606) |
| Colorado (Denver County), Denver — The Rocky Mountain News |
| | This tablet is the
Property of the State of Colorado
On this site stood the original home of
Rocky Mountain News
First newspaper established in
the Pike's Peak Gold Region
Founded by Wm. N.Byers, April 23, 1859,
Champion of Law and Order in
Jefferson Territory; "Advocate of
Faith in emerging Colorado.
Located on neutral ground between
pioneer towns, Denver and Auraria.
Building and press lost in Great
Cherry Creek Flood, May 19, 1864. — Map (db m5780) |
| Delaware (Sussex County), Seaford — SC-155 — Old Seaford Post Office |
| | A post office was established in this community in 1827. For many years it did a large shipping business by water. The coming of the railroad in the 1850s resulted in an even greater demand for postal services. For more than a century the post office was housed in a variety of privately owned locations throughout the town. In 1934 the United States Government purchased this site for Seaford's first publicly owned post office. Ground was broken in April 1935, and the new building was formally . . . — Map (db m4991) |
| Delaware (Sussex County), South Fenwick Island — The Fenwick Island Lighthouse |
| | The Fenwick Island Lighthouse
Erected 1858
In operation from 1859 to 1978
as an official aid to navigation
Transferred to Delaware, 1981
Restored, 1982 – 1983, by The Friends of
the Fenwick Island Lighthouse under the
leadership of W. Paul Pepper, President
With the assistance of:
The State of Deleware
The Fenwick Island Women’s Club
Senator Richard S. Cordrey
Richard B. Carter
Randy Murray
Earl R. Strausbaugh
John Cziraki, Steeplejack
Oliver . . . — Map (db m3027) |
| District of Columbia (Washington), Adams-Morgan — 6 of 18 — The Latino Community — Roads to Diversity — Adams Morgan Heritage Trail |
| |
This is the heart of Washington’s Latino community. Once centered here and in nearby Mount Pleasant and Columbia Heights, the community now extends throughout the region.
As early as the 1910s, the Mexican, Ecuadoran, Cuban, and Spanish embassies clustered nearby on 16th Street. Spanish-speaking diplomats and staff called this area home and often remained after their terms ended. In the 1950s, political turmoil and economic hardship brought Puerto Ricans and Cubans, followed later by . . . — Map (db m17167) |
| District of Columbia (Washington), Downtown — National Press Club |
| | At this site, at the Willard InterContinental Hotel in March 1908, the National Press Club, now located at 529 14th Street, was formed through the adoption of a constitution and bylaws and the election of the club's first officers.
The National Press Club was founded to provide professional contact between news reporters. It has grown into one of the premier journalism organizations of the world with thousands of members and activities to promote freedom of the press.
Dedicated to . . . — Map (db m6586) |
| District of Columbia (Washington), West Potomac Park — Air Mail |
| | The world's first airplane mail to be operated as a continuously scheduled public service started from this field May 15, 1918.
The route connected Washington, Philadelphia and New York. Curtiss JN 4-H airplanes with a capacity of 150 pounds of mail flew the 230 miles in about three hours.
The service was inaugurated by the Post Office Department in cooperation with the Aviation Section of the Signal Corps of the U. S. Army. On August 12, 1918, the service was taken over in its entirety by the Post Office Department. — Map (db m17619) |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Tampa — Florida Sentinel Bulletin |
| | In December, 1945, C. Blythe Andrews re-opened the doors of the Florida Sentinel newspaper at 1511 Central Avenue. The original Florida Sentinel was founded in 1919, in Jacksonville, Florida by Mr. Andrews' father, General William W. Andrews. The newspaper ceased circulation during the Great Depression.
In 1959, Mr Andrews bought the Tampa Bulletin, merging the two papers, becoming the Tampa Florida Sentinel Bulletin. With a staff of seven, consisting of his wife, Johna, two sons, C. Blythe, . . . — Map (db m20052) |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Tampa (Ybor City) — Roland M. Manteiga |
| | January 16, 1920 – September 25, 1998. Roland Manteiga chronicled events and politics that shaped Tampa and Ybor city and championed human rights for more than 40 years through his weekly column “As we heard it.” From his private table at La Tropicana Restaurant, where he broke bread with presidents and locals alike, this formidable owner and publisher of La Gaceta newspaper served as a conduit between power brokers and the powerless. As the conscience of the community, Manteiga became a legend in his own time. — Map (db m4454) |
| Florida (Martin County), Hobe Sound — F-624 — Camp Murphy Site |
| | In 1942 the federal government opened Camp Murphy. It was the home of the Southern Signal Corps School during World War II and served as a U.S. Army base for instruction in radar operation in the early course of the war. The post was named in honor of Lieutenant Colonel William Herbert Murphy, a pioneer in the development of radio beams and equipment for military aircraft. Camp Murphy consisted of 11,364 acres and accommodated 854 officers and 5,752 enlisted men. The camp had close to 1000 . . . — Map (db m14314) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Garden City — 25-33 — Robert Sengstacke Abbott Boyhood Home — Founder of the Chicago Defender |
| | From 1878 to 1889, Robert Sengstacke Abbott lived in the parsonage of Pilgrim Congregational Church, once located on this site. His stepfather John H. H. Sengstacke, minister of the church, published the Woodville Times. Abbott learned the printing trade here and developed his commitment to equal rights for African-Americans. In 1905, he founded the Chicago Defender, a newspaper that revolutionized African-American journalism. He fought to abolish Jim Crow laws and establish a . . . — Map (db m15782) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — 025-37 — James Johnston — Georgia's First Newspaper Publisher & Printer |
| | Here repose the remains of James Johnston (1738-1808) - - editor of Georgia's first newspaper. A native of Scotland, Johnston settled at Savannah in 1761. "Recommended as a person regularly bred and well skilled in the Art and mystery of Printing," he was appointed public printer of the Province by legislative Act during the following year. The first issue of the GEORGIA GAZETTE appeared at Savannah on April 7, 1763, and with some interruptions publication continued until 1802. . . . — Map (db m5388) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — Printing Office of James Johnson |
| | On this site stood the
Printing Office of James Johnson
Official Printer of Laws and
Paper Currency of the province.
He was the founder of
" The Georgia Gazette"
the only newspaper
in the colony. The first issue
appearing April 7,1763 — Map (db m6488) |
| Georgia (Crawford County), Knoxville — 22 K-4 — Federal Wire Road |
| | This highway, created by an act of Congress in 1810, entered the state at Augusta passing through Warrenton, Sparta, Milledgeville, Macon and Knoxville to Coweta Town (Columbus). It was formerly known as the Stage Coach Road. A telegraph line, the first that connected New Orleans with Washington, D.C., was erected in 1848. The wires paralleled this road between Columbus and Macon, giving to this section of the old highway the name of “The Federal Wire Road.” This telegraph line was . . . — Map (db m17702) |
| Georgia (Glynn County), Jekyll Island — First Transcontinental Call |
| | First Transcontinental Telephone call was submitted by a telephone of this type January 25, 1915. Mr. Theodore N. Vail, President American Telephone and Telegraph Company talked from Jekyll Island, Georgia to Mr. Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone in New York; Thomas A. Watson, assistant to Mr. Bell in San Francisco; and to President Woodrow Wilson in Washington, D.C. — Map (db m18494) |
| Georgia (Harris County), Ellerslie — 072-5 — The Wire Road — >>>------> |
| | This road marks the route of the first telegraph lines from Washington to New Orleans, via Columbus, completed in 1848. The road entered Harris County at Mount Airy (later Ridgeway), 5 miles from here. A stagecoach inn, stores, houses, and schools there were almost swept away by the cyclone of 1875. On this road stood Bethesda Baptist Church, organized in 1828, later moved to Ellerslie. The home of Gen. Henry Lowe, near this junction, entertained Ex-President James K. Polk and other prominent . . . — Map (db m22377) |
| Georgia (Muscogee County), Columbus — 106-26 — Col. W. L. Salisbury |
| | This park is named for Col. W. L. Salisbury (1830-1878), soldier, editor, banker, distinguished citizen of Columbus whose contribution to progress and culture in his native city was outstanding. His home was on the east side of this block. He was a member of the Georgia Greys, Fifth Georgia Regiment, the second group from Columbus to join the Confederate army. A major from early in the war, he fought with honor in many engagements. Col. Salisbury was a leader of a group of citizens whose . . . — Map (db m22772) |
| Georgia (Muscogee County), Columbus — The Ledger-Enquirer Newspapers |
| | The Columbus Enquirer and The Columbus Ledger have been published from this site since 1930. The Enquirer was founded in 1828 by Mirabeau Bounaparte Lamar, later the second president of the Republic of Texas. The Ledger was founded in 1886 by Edward T. Byington and his wife, Ella G. Byington. In 1893, The Ledger was purchased by Rinaldo William Page. The Page family purchased the Enquirer in 1930 and owned both newspapers until they were sold to Knight Newspapers, Inc., now Knight-Ridder Inc., . . . — Map (db m22873) |
| Georgia (Richmond County), Augusta — Bell System at Augusta, Georgia |
| | [Bell System Logo]
The first telephone
exchange in the State of Georgia
was established at
Augusta, Georgia
August 1, 1879
With seventy eight subscribers,
this was only three years after
Alexander Graham Bell
invented the telephone.
This plaque
presented by
Dixie Chapter
Telephone Pioneers of America
March 25,1953 — Map (db m10038) |
| Georgia (Richmond County), Augusta — 121-35 — Birthplace of the Augusta Chronicle |
| | On this site August 30, 1785, Greenburg Hughes published Augusta`s first newspaper, the Augusta Gazette, which continued, after he went to Charleston, until September 30, 1786, when John Erdman Smith, State Printer, began publishing the Georgia State Gazette or Independent Register, which on April 11, 1789, became Augusta Chronicle and Gazette of the State; in 1819 name was changed to Augusta Chronicle and Georgia Gazette; in 1820, to Augusta Chronicle; in 1821, to Augusta Chronicle and Georgia . . . — Map (db m10092) |
| Georgia (Richmond County), Augusta — Historic Site in Journalism |
| | The Augusta Chronicle is the South's
oldest surviving newspaper, in
continuous publication. The
Chronicle was founded on September
30, 1786. It dates its origins back
to August 30, 1785 and the founding
of The Augusta Gazette which later
became part of the Chronicle.
Marked this 30th day of August, 1973
by
SIGMA DELTA CHI
Professional Journalism Society — Map (db m10102) |
| Georgia (Richmond County), Augusta — James Ryder Randall — 1839 — 1908 |
| | "Better the fire upon thee roll,
Better the blade, the shot, the bowl,
Than Crucifixion of the soul,
Maryland! My Maryland!" — Map (db m10106) |
| Georgia (Warren County), Norwood — 149-2 — The Original R.F.D. |
| | In 1868 at Norwood six men along a five mile rural route hired Jerry Parsons, a Negro who could not read, to deliver and collect mail at their homes each day except Sundays and holidays for his food and clothing. The postmaster at Norwood each morning arranged the mail in correct order and “Uncle Jerry” began his ten mile walk covering, in all, 3,110 miles. Sen. Thomas Watson, then a boy clerking for Hon. T.E. Massengale, observed this perfect plan for Rural Free Delivery. In . . . — Map (db m16000) |
| Hawaii (Hawaii County), Waikoloa Village — The Waikoloa Petroglyph Field |
| | Before you lies one of the major concentrations of ancient rock carvings in the Hawaiian Islands. Boundaries were not crossed casually in old Hawaii, and the thousands of surface carvings here, just north of the border between the ancient kingdoms of Kohala and Kona, suggest that many may have a religious or commemorative meaning to the event of crossing that border.
Groups waiting for permission to cross, or armies poised to defend the border or attack it, made simple encampments using . . . — Map (db m4247) |
| Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — Fort Wayne ~ Fort Dearborn Trail |
| | An ancient Indian trail, through Pottawattomie country, variably called the Dragoon, White Pigeon, Great Northwestern and Fort Dearborn Road. After 1795 used for mail delivery between Fort Wayne and Fort Dearborn. Captain Wells, Wayne spy, was slain along this route. — Map (db m20782) |
| Indiana (Fountain County), Attica — 23.2005.1 — Attica’s Carnegie Library |
| | Ladies Library Association of Attica, created 1885, deeded its library building to city; city library opened 1902 with a collection of 1,500 books. Funds from Andrew Carnegie made it possible to build a new library here on land originally owned by Daniel Stump. It opened 1904. Building is Neoclassical design. Tall Crane fountains placed in front.
Library underwent major interior renovation 1988; complementary addition completed 1995. Library included in Brady Street Historic District, . . . — Map (db m3317) |
| Indiana (Fountain County), Veedersburg — Curfew Bell |
| | Erected by the town of Veedersburg in memory of Cal Scherer who used old Curfew Bell over 30 years.
—Board of Trustees: Leon L. Ewbank, L. R. Owens M.D., Leon Wiggins. — Map (db m3527) |
| Indiana (Harrison County), Corydon — The Liar's Bench — 1929 - 1986 |
| | This original Liar's Bench was located under a shade tree on the corner of Chestnut and Capital from 1929 to 1986. It was a popular and cool place for the men to congregate. Many generations of stories have been told on this bench, but it was always understood that what is said here...stays here. — Map (db m9641) |
| Indiana (Knox County), Vincennes — " Let There Be Light " — Indiana Territory's First Newspaper |
| | Site of print shop where
Elihu Stout (1782 - 1860),
Past Grand Master of Masons
in Indiana, established
Indiana Territory's first
newspaper, summer 1804.
Originally The Indiana Gazette,
it was renamed The Western Sun
July 4, 1807. — Map (db m23277) |
| Indiana (Orange County), Orleans — 59.2004.1 — Orleans Congress Square |
| | Side A:
Orleans was platted March 11, 1815. This town square, called Congress Square, was part of the plat. Orleans Academy was built here 1866, in operation by 1867. In 1870s, the Academy was purchased, and its building was made part of the public schools. The building remained in use until razed October 7, 1963. After 1963, a park was built here.
Side B:
Orleans Town Park was rededicated June 7, 2001 as part of a downtown revitalization. The restored bandstand . . . — Map (db m22064) |
| Indiana (Parke County), Rockville — 1883 Railroad Depot |
| | This 1883 Railroad Depot serves as Parke County's Tourist Information Center. All covered bridge tours begin here.
Indiana's Historic Parke County The Covered Bridge Capital — Map (db m3675) |
| Indiana (Parke County), Rockville — 61.2001.1 — Rockville Chautauqua Pavilion |
| | Pavilion was built 1913 by Edgar Jerome (1862–1942) of Rockville. He used wooden bridge building techniques in timber framing which supports entire structure. It was designed to seat 3,000 people under its roof. Repairs made 1976–1978 and 1992. Listed in National Register of Historic Places 1999.
Chautauquas held here 1911–1930, largest crowd estimated at 8,000 in 1915 when former President William H. Taft spoke. Popularized in late nineteenth century at Chautauqua, New . . . — Map (db m3807) |
| Indiana (Vermillion County), Dana — Ernie Pyle - - Home |
| | Ernie Pyle
State Historic Site — Map (db m8904) |
| Indiana (Vermillion County), Dana — Replica of Ernie Pyle Monument — Ernie Pyle Road-Side Park |
| | At this spot the 77th Infantry Division lost a Buddy.
Ernie Pyle 18 April, 1945
This is a replica of the original built at Ie Shima by the 1118 Engineer Combat Group United States Army. — Map (db m8900) |
| Indiana (Vigo County), Terre Haute — 84.1966.1 — Birthplace of Paul Dresser — 1859 - 1906 |
| | Composer of Indiana State Song, "On the Banks of the Wabash," and other songs popular in the Gay Nineties. His famous brother, Theodore Dreiser, wrote An American Tragedy and other novels. — Map (db m8924) |
| Indiana (Vigo County), Terre Haute — 84.1994.1 — Birthplace of the Coca-Cola Bottle |
| | World - famous trademark created in 1915 on this site at Root Glass Company, by Chapman J. Root, T. Clyde Edwards, Earl R. Dean, and Alexander Samuelson. Bottle design selected in national competition. — Map (db m8888) |
| Indiana (Vigo County), Terre Haute — Eddie Taylor - - "Mayor of 7th and Wabash" |
| | On these side walks, Eddie Taylor - Mayor of 7th and Wabash - peddled newspapers from 1916 to 1957, advancing freedom of the press one American at a time.
May those who walk these same Terre Haute streets value that freedom in Eddie's memory. — Map (db m8926) |
| Maryland, Baltimore — Mergenthaler House |
| | From 1894 to 1899, this house was the residence of Ottmar Mergenthaler, a German immigrant who revolutionized the art of printing with his invention of the Linotype. Previously a typesetter searched for a single character, then placed it in a line for printing; Mergenthaler's machine enabled him to assemble and cast an entire line of type in a matter of seconds.
His machine was patented in 1884, but his first commercial demonstraion did not occur until two years later in the composing room . . . — Map (db m6582) |
| Maryland, Baltimore — Orpheus |
| | The heroic bronze figure in front of you is not, as many suppose, a likeness of Francis Scott Key. The statue represents Orpheus, the artful poet, musician, and singer of Greek Mythology.
In 1914 Congress appropriated funds for a monument at Fort McHenry to mark the centennial of the writing of “The Star-Spangled Banner” and the defense of Baltimore. Orpheus with the Awkward Foot, the creation of sculptor Charles H. Niehaus, was selected from thirty four designs . . . — Map (db m707) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Annapolis — Liberty Tree |
| | Upper tablet: This tablet is placed upon the Liberty Tree by the Peggy Stewart Tea Party Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution of Annapolis, Maryland, October 19, 1907 to commemorate the first treaty made here with the Susquehannocks in 1652, and that George Washington in 1791 and General Lafayette in 1824 visited St. John's College. Through the munificence of James T. Woodward, of New York City, this tree estimated to be over 600 years old, has been preserved from decay.
Lower . . . — Map (db m9276) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Annapolis — The Maryland Inn |
| | In 1712, Philemon Lloyd of a prominent family of the Maryland Eastern Shore, had a lot surveyed for him which was to be used by the drummer of the town. The drummer, an alternative to the town crier, was unique in Maryland. His duties were to convey public information through a variety of complex drumbeats. One of his duties was to call Maryland's General Assembly to session. If a member of the assembly failed to appear by the third drum roll, he was fined 100 pounds of tobacco. The drummer was . . . — Map (db m5422) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Fort Meade — U.S.S. Liberty |
| | In memory of the men who gave their lives on June 8, 1967 in support of our freedom and happiness while serving aboard the U.S.S. Liberty (AGTR-5).
LCDR P.M Armstrong, USN
LT J.C. Pierce, USN
LT S.S. Toth, USN
CTC M.D. Smith, USN
CTC R.E. Linn, USN
RM1 F.J. Walton, USN
CT1 C.A. Graves, USN
CT1 W.E. Hersey, USN
CT1 J.C. Smith, Jr., USN
CT2 R.J. Campbell, USN
CT2 R.B. Eisenberg, USN
CT2 R.W. Keene, Jr., USN
CT2 A.P. Mendle, USN
PC2 J.C. Spicher, USN
SGT. J.L. . . . — Map (db m19705) |
| Maryland (Baltimore County), Catonsville — Bringing Trade to Baltimore |
| | "Make easy the way for them and then see what an influx of articles will be poured upon us." - George Washington, 1786
You are standing on the original roadbed of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, North America's first common-carrier railroad. Baltimore's leading merchants and businessmen founded the B&O in 1827 to connect the city to western markets. Within a few decades, raucous steam-powered trains carried daily deliveries of coal, wheat and lumber from rural areas to the port . . . — Map (db m8874) |
| Maryland (Baltimore County), Relay — Masterpiece of the Early B&O Railroad |
| | Before you stands the thomas Viaduct, named after Philip E. Thomas, the first president of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. This unique bridge has become an enduring symbol of the B&O Railroad and the Patapsco Valley, surviving several floods and outlasting many modern structures.
In 1833, B&O engineers sough to build a first-class railroad line with gentle curves and low grades from Baltimore to Washington D.C. Spanning the cavernous Patapsco Valley was a formidable challenge. Benjamin . . . — Map (db m8834) |
| Maryland (Carroll County), Westminster — The First Complete County Rural Free Delivery Service |
| | In the United States was inaugurated by the post office department on December 20, 1899 covering the whole of Carroll County and small parts of adjacent counties with Westminster as the central distributing point. — Map (db m3023) |
| Maryland (Dorchester County), Cambridge — This Bell |
| | This bell originally hung in a monastery in Mexico. Brought to America during the Mexican War, 1846. Served as fire alarm in Cambridge until 1883. — Map (db m3970) |
| Maryland (Frederick County), Burkittsville — War Correspondents — Memorial Arch |
| |
Speed - Heed
Sept. 14 - 62 - 96
To the Army Correspondents
and Artists 1861-65
Whose toils cheered the fireside
Educated provinces of rustics into
a bright nation of readers
and gave incentive to narrate
distant wars and explore dark lands.
Erected by subscriptions 1896
(North side)
O wondrous youth
Through this grand ruth
Runs my boy's life, its thread
The General's fame, the battle's name
The rolls of maimed and dead
I bear with . . . — Map (db m13977) |
| Maryland (Kent County), Chestertown — John Leeds Barroll — Publisher Accused of Treason and Exiled |
| | John Leeds Barroll first walked these courhouse grounds, as a prominent Kent County lawyer before becoming a newspaper publisher. He was admitted to the bar in 1852 and served as the county State’s Attorney, 1854–1856, then founded the Kent Conservator in 1859. Federal officials deemed treasonous an 1863 article reprinted in Barroll’s newspaper from the St. Mary’s Beacon, of Leonardtown, Md. Gen. Robert C. Schenck ordered a company of the 2nd Regiment Eastern Shore Volunteer . . . — Map (db m3066) |
| Maryland (Prince George's County), Beltsville — The First Telegram “What Hath God Wrought” |
| | The first telegram “What Hath God Wrought” was sent from the Capitol in Washington to Baltimore May 24, 1844 over wires laid along the right of way of the B&O Railroad adjacent to this highway. The telegraph was invented by Samuel F.B. Morse (1791–1872). — Map (db m20368) |
| Maryland (Prince George's County), Bladensburg — The First Telegraph Line (1844) |
| | In 1844, the first magnetic telegraph line was being constructed between Washington and Baltimore by its inventor, Samuel F. B. Morse. The line followed the railroad tracks from Washington, through Bladensburg, and on to Baltimore. Congress had appropriated $30,000 in 1843 for the experimental telegraph line, and construction on it commenced in the spring of the following year.
One of the first tests of the unfinished line occurred just north of Bladensburg near Riversdale, the estate of . . . — Map (db m6072) |
| Maryland (Washington County), Boonsboro — Washington Monument — Signal Station — Antietam Campaign 1862 |
| | During the Antietam Campaign, the U.S. Signal Corps used the stone structure in front of you and to your left as a signal station. On July 4, 1827, citizens of the town of Boonsboro paraded to the top of the mountain here and began building this first monument in the country completed in honor of George Washington. On September 14, 1862, as Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee and his staff entered Boonsboro during the Battle of South Mountain, Lt. Col. E.P. Alexander observed “a small party of . . . — Map (db m1161) |
| Maryland (Washington County), Clear Spring — The Federal Signal Station |
| | near this point was captured Oct. 10, 1862 by a detachment of Gen. J. E. B. Stuart's Cavalry. On clear days this station could communicate with stations on South Mountain which relayed messages via Catoctin Mt. to Sugar Loaf Mt. to Washington, D.C. — Map (db m5588) |
| Maryland (Washington County), Zittlestown — Washington Monument — Signal Station — Antietam Campaign 1862 |
| | During the Antietam Campaign, the U.S. Signal Corps used the stone structure as a signal station. On July 4, 1827, citizens of the town of Boonsboro paraded to the top of the mountain here and began building this first monument in the country completed in honor of George Washington. On September 14, 1862, as Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee and his staff entered Boonsboro during the Battle of South Mountain, Lt. Col. E.P. Alexander observed “a small party of people on what seemed to be some . . . — Map (db m1886) |
| Massachusetts (Nantucket County), Wauwinet — Great Point Light |
| | Rededicated September 6, 1986
This is a restoration of Historic Great Point Light destroyed by a raging storm on March 29, 1984. It was situated 800 feet east of this site. The rubblestone tower, lantern house, entry shelter and spiral staircase duplicate the form and appearance of the former lighthouse. New technology has been added. Photovoltaic solar panels recharge the batteries which power the light. The lighthouse now sits on a sheet pile cofferdam foundation with a five foot thick . . . — Map (db m3814) |
| Missouri (Buchanan County), Saint Joseph — Saint Joseph |
| | (Front): Renowned city of the Pony Express, St. Joseph was first settled as a trading post for the American Fur Company by Joseph Robidoux, 1826. Later he acquired the site and laid out a town in 1843. St. Joseph became an outfitting point for settlers in
northwest Missouri and travelers on the Oregon-California trail. It was also a supply base for army posts and western gold mining camps. Here was the terminus of the first railroad to cross Missouri, the Hannibal and St. Joseph in . . . — Map (db m4989) |
| Nevada (Carson City County), Carson City — Carson City — Original Station — Apr. 3, 1860 - Nov. 20, 1861 |
| | [Front of Marker:]
Dedicated April 12, 1996
Carson City
Original Station
Apr. 3, 1860 - Nov. 20, 1861
by
Byron L. & Peggy Clark & Family
Bob & Tina McFadden
Mae & Jim Thorpe
The Bike Smith
Betty Young & Erica Young
Pony Express Trail Association
[Sponsors:]
Joseph L. Schroeder ∙
Bud & Gayle Klette ∙
Laughlin Associates, Inc ∙
Capitol Ford Mercuty ∙
Nevada Commission on Tourism ∙
Dean G. Barnett & Betsey . . . — Map (db m23038) |
| Nevada (Carson City County), Carson City — 252 — Rinckle Mansion |
| | Completed in 1876, this palatial residence represents one of the finest and best preserved examples of High Victorian Italianate architecture remaining in the American West.
Charles H. Jones, a French-schooled designer, constructed the residence for Mathias Rinckle using European craftsmen. The mansion is constructed of pressed brick resting upon sandstone ashlar foundation. The sandstone originated from the Nevada State Prison quarry. The brick came from Carson Valley and knot-free lumber . . . — Map (db m21246) |
| Nevada (Douglas County), Gardnerville — Farmer’s Telephone Company — 1225 Eddy Street |
| | Built in the early 1900’s and known at
that time as the “Nevada Consolidated
Telephone and Telegraph Company,” only
five telephone lines were originally
installed in Gardnerville. “Long
Distance Connections Available” was
printed in the Gardnerville section of
the Douglas County Business
Directory.
During World War I, the federal
government took over and began
regulating telephone service with a
rate increase.
After World War I the United . . . — Map (db m15835) |
| Nevada (Douglas County), Genoa — Nevada’s First Newspaper |
| |
The
Territorial Enterprise
Was founded at Genoa
December 8, 1858
Mark Twain
Began his career as
A writer on its staff
———————
Placed December 8, 1938
University of Nevada
Press Club — Map (db m20665) |
| Nevada (Douglas County), Glenbrook — Friday’s Added Station |
| | (back) The Pony Express Started on April 3, 1860. The original route from Johnson Pass (Echo Summit) to Genoa went through Hope Valley to Woodfords Station.
On May 14, 1860 the new toll road over Daggett Pass opened to foot and horse traffic and was no used by the Pony Express through Lake Valley. Known as the Kingsbury Grade and built by David Kingsbury and John McDonald it was opened to wagon traffic on August 14, 1860.
A new station was needed and “Friday’s” . . . — Map (db m432) |
| Nevada (Elko County), Elko — Sherman Station |
| | Constructed on Sherman Creek in Huntington Valley, 60 miles south of Elko, by rancher Valentine Walther. It took Walther, family and friends seven years to complete and was finished in 1903. The house served as a home, post office, stage stop and community center. Miners hauling ore from N.E. Nevada mines could stop to rest in the bunkhouse and feed livestock. The ranch was named Sherman when the post office opened. Donated to the Chamber in 1995 by Peter and Kathy Scheidemann of the XJ Ranch. . . . — Map (db m1431) |
| Nevada (Eureka County), Eureka — 170 — Eureka Sentinel Building |
| | Constructed in 1879 at a cost of $10,000, the Sentinel Building was designed by architect C.M. Bennett. The Eureka Sentinel was published in this building from 1879 to 1960. Three generations of the Skillman family, Archibald, Edward and Willis, edited the newspaper. The last editor, Edward J. Moyle, had been with the Sentinel for over fifty years before he took over the editorial chair in 1944.
State Historic Marker No. 170
Division of Historic Preservation & Archeology
Eureka Historical Society — Map (db m14686) |
| Nevada (Eureka County), Eureka — Eureka Sentinel Newspaper |
| | When A. Skillman closed the Shermantown Reporter at Hamilton he moved is printing press to Eureka. Together with Dr. L.C. McKenny they started the Sentinel as a weekly paper in July 1870. It became a daily in June 1871 reporting local and international news via telegraph dispatches. The Sentinel's reporting of mine and other opportunities helped bring people and investors to this once great Nevada mining district. Originally located at No. 5 Buel Street it relocated here in August 1879. Last . . . — Map (db m14687) |
| Nevada (Lander County), Austin — The Pony Express |
| | The Pony Express Trail passed four miles north of Austin through Jacobsville, Simpson's Park and Dry Creek Station. During the Paiute Indian War the stations were burned and two station tenders at Dry Creek were killed and buried there.
Erected by the Nevada Pony Express Centennial Committee.
National Pony Express Centennial Association
Dwight D. Eisenhower--Chairman
Waddell F. Smith--President — Map (db m14607) |
| Nevada (Storey County), Virginia City — Frank Bell — 1840 – 1927 |
| | Early pioneer of both the telegraph and telephone. He was builder of the first telegraph lines across the Sierra’s from Placerville to Genoa then on to Virginia City. He also had the distinction of telegraphing Nevada’s Constitution to President Lincoln prior to Nevada becoming a state in 1864.
Frank Bell served as the sixth governor of Nevada from September – December 1890.
Julia C. Bulette Chapter 1864
E Clampus Vitus
June 18, 1988 — Map (db m22342) |
| Nevada (Storey County), Virginia City — Mark Twain |
| | 100 years ago, in 1864, Samuel Clemens left the Territorial Enterprise, moving on to California and world-wide fame. He was a reporter here in 1863 when he first used the name, Mark Twain. He later described his colorful adventures in Nevada in “Roughing It.”
Nevada Centennial Marker No. 27
Placed by
James Lenhoff, 1964
Editor and Publisher
Territorial Enterprise
[A Second Marker:]
Mark Twain
Who greatly enriched the . . . — Map (db m22682) |
| Nevada (White Pine County), Ely — 51 — Schellbourne |
| | Schellbourne, in the foothills of the Schell Creek Range, was a Shoshone village site long before it began its recent historic career in 1859. Captain James Simpson passed through the site and this point, looking for a short route across the Great Basin. That same year an overland stage and mail station was built at Schellbourne. In 1860, the Pony Express Company used the same facilities, and when the telegraph arrived in 1863, it passed over this same route.
During the rush to Virginia . . . — Map (db m1304) |
| New Jersey (Camden County), Camden — The Victor — The "Nipper Building" |
| | The revitalization of this historic landmark symbolizes the rebirth of Camden on its 175th Anniversary. RCA Victor Building #17, completed in 1916, was widely known as the "Nipper Building" after the company's Nipper the Dog logo. It became the site of the most significant developments in phonograph, radio and television history. In 2003 it was converted to residential use by Dranoff Properties and renamed The Victor. — Map (db m7426) |
| New Jersey (Mercer County), Trenton — John Briest |
| | Born Nov. 11, 1836, in Trenton.
He started in the printing business at an early age and became foreman of the Trenton True American print shop. He started the penny daily newspaper The Emporium, which remained in operation from 1867 to 1897. In 1905 he founded the Trenton Sunday Courier in 1905.
He was city recorder and excise commissioner before his election to the Mercer County Board of Chosen Freeholders. He served as mayor of Trenton from 1871 to 1875 and was the first city comptroller . . . — Map (db m4943) |
| New Jersey (Monmouth County), Fort Monmouth — Centennial Time Capsule |
| | Beneath this plaque lies a time capsule installed 16 September 1960 to commemorate the first centennial of the United States Army Signal Corps. The time capsule is to be opened in the year 2060 on 21 June, the birthday of the corps.
This time capsule contains items depicting the status of military communication in 1960, as well as historical material showing origins of the corps and progress during the first hundred years.
Pro Patria Vigilans — Map (db m6976) |
| New Jersey (Monmouth County), Fort Monmouth — Dunwoody Park |
| | Named in memory of
Brigadier General
Henry H.C. Dunwoody
1842-1933.
General Dunwoody was Chief Signal Officer in Cuba from 22 Dec 1989-24 May 1901. Under his leadership, the United States Army Signal Corps reconstructed, extended, and modernized the entire Cuban Telegraph System. — Map (db m6614) |
| New Jersey (Monmouth County), New Bedford — Marconi American Wireless Company Tower |
| | Marconi American
Wireless Company
Tower "WW2GM"
1913 - 1924
Presented here is only a small top portion of the original tower. There were a number of these towers in this area. They constituted the first commercial transatlantic communication installation. — Map (db m5243) |
| New Mexico (Dona Ana County), Mesilla — Butterfield Overland Trail — South Central Region |
| | Overland mail stage line,
St. Louis to San Francisco
1858-1861
Forerunner to the Pony Express — Map (db m6987) |
| New York (Orange County), Harriman — First Train Order Transmitted by Telegraph |
| | From this site
the first train order was transmitted by telegraph in 1851 from Harriman to Goshen by order of Charles Minot of the Erie Railroad — Map (db m17050) |
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