| 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) |
| California (Alameda County), Livermore — Sister City Program |
| |
“The Sister City Program is an important resource to the negotiations of
governments in letting the people themselves give expression of their common desire for friendship, goodwill and cooperation for a better world for all”
President Dwight D. Eisenhower (circa 1956)
On Monday, August 23, 1999, the City of Livermore’s City Council dedicated
Sister City Park as a gesture of friendship and goodwill to its sister cities.
“The flags from our sister cities . . . — Map (db m19970) |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Liberty Bell Replica |
| |
Dedicated To You, A Free Citizen In A Free Land
This reproduction of the Liberty Bell was presented to the people of
California
by direction of
The Honorable John W. Snyder
Secretary of Treasury
As the inspirational symbol of the
United States Savings Bonds Independence Drive
from May 15 to July 4, 1950. It was displayed in
every part of the State
The Dimensions and tone are identical
with those of the original Liberty Bell when it
rang out our . . . — Map (db m14837) |
| California (Santa Clara County), Santa Clara — 260 — Armistice Oak Tree Site |
| | Here, on January 8, 1847, Francisco Sanchez, leader of a California band surrendered himself and some American prisoners and arms to Lieut. Grayson thus ending the “Battle of Santa Clara” or the “Battle of the Mustard Stalks” of January 2, 1847. This armistice ended the last uprising against the tide of American conquest in the Santa Clara Valley. — Map (db m2627) |
| California (Santa Clara County), Santa Clara — 260 — Santa Clara Campaign Treaty Site |
| | After an armed confrontation on January 2, 1847, and a truce meeting the following day, Marine Captain Ward Marston, commander of the United States expeditionary force, and Francisco Sánchez, leader of the Mexican-Californian ranchers, agreed to a treaty here on January 7. U.S. forces were to recognize the rights of Californians and end seizures of their property.
— Map (db m2626) |
| District of Columbia (Washington), Chinatown — Friendship Archway |
| | This friendship archway was erected by the District of Columbia and the Municipality of Beijing, 1986.
Marion Barry, Jr.
Mayor of Washington, D.C.
Chen Xitong
Mayor, Beijing Municipal Government — Map (db m9161) |
| District of Columbia (Washington), Columbia Heights — 17 of 19 — Social Justice — Cultural Convergence — Columbia Heights Heritage Trail |
| | Straight ahead is All Souls Church, Unitarian, long known for its social activism, starting with abolitionism in the 1820s and ranging through nuclear disarmament and interracial cooperation. During the segregation era, All Souls was one of the few places in DC open to integrated meetings. During the 1980s and '90s it (and other neighborhood churches) even hosted concerts by DC's influential punk bands Bad Brains, Fugazi, Minor Threat, and others.
In the 1960s, the church launched the . . . — Map (db m24152) |
| District of Columbia (Washington), Downtown — The Peace Convention |
| | The old Willard Hotel was the scene of the last major effort to restore the Union and prevent the Civil War. At Virginia's invitation, delegates from twenty-one of the then thirty-four states met in secret session from February 4 to 27, 1861, in a vain attempt to solve the differences between the North and South. To honor those who worked for peace and unity, this memorial is erected by the Virginia Civil War Commission, February 1961. — Map (db m6541) |
| District of Columbia (Washington), Penn Quarter — .2 — Ceremony at the Crossroads — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail |
| | “Imagine a great avenue [with] solid ranks of soldiers, just marching steady all day long, for two days. ...” Walt Whitman. It took two days for the grand parade of 200,000 victorious Union soldiers described by the great American poet and Civil War nurse Walt Whitman to march down Pennsylvania Avenue past this spot, headed for review by President Andrew Johnson at the White House. Whitman might have been standing right here on May 23 or 24, 1865. This had been the ceremonial and . . . — Map (db m14875) |
| District of Columbia (Washington), The Tidal Basin — Japanese Stone Lantern |
| | The Gift of Light. Presented to the city of Washington on March 30, 1954, this stone lantern symbolizes the enduring cultural partnership that re-emerged between Japan and the United States after World War II. The lantern is one of two memorializing Tokugawa Iemitsu, the third shogun, or military lord, of the Tokugawa Dynasty, under his posthumous name Daiyuinden. Carved about 1651, it stood for over 300 years on the grounds of the Toeizan Kan'eiji Temple which contained the remains of the . . . — Map (db m220) |
| District of Columbia (Washington), The Tidal Basin — Japanese Stone Lantern - Lighting the Way — National Mall and Memorial Parks |
| | Each year, the National Park Service and the National Council of State Societies conduct the Lantern Lighting Ceremony. The Embassy of Japan appoints a Cherry Blossom Princess for the occasion. As the audience counts down from five, the lantern is lit in an exciting, traditional event that signals the arrival of Spring in the Nation’s Capital.
Originally offered in 1921 to complement Japan’s 1912 gift of flowering cherry trees, this 20-ton, 17th century stone lantern soon fell victim . . . — Map (db m18407) |
| Florida (St. Johns County), St. Augustine — 112 M.L. King Avenue |
| | This house was built between 1904 and 1910 on what was then called Central Avenue. The name was changed in 1986. There are many streets in America named to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., but this one is special because he actually walked on it in the course of changing history.
In 1964 this was the home of Robert Victor Bell, who worked for the Post Office, and his wife Willie Mae Bell. The family was active in the civil rights movement, and their daughter, Veronica, was one of the . . . — Map (db m17915) |
| Florida (St. Johns County), St. Augustine — 156 M.L. King Avenue |
| | The house at 156 Central Avenue was built in the 1950's for Mrs. Janie Price, a nurse at Flagler Hospital. She had taken her nurse's training at Grady Hospital in Atlanta in the 1940s and while there had attended dances with students from Morehouse College--one of them a teenager named Martin Luther King, Jr.
When Dr. King came to St. Augustine during the campaign that led to the passage of the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964, this was one of the houses where he stayed. Mrs. Price . . . — Map (db m7627) |
| Georgia (Oconee County), Watkinsville — 108-6 — Jeannette Rankin's Georgia Home |
| | Jeannette Rankin (1880-1973) was the first woman to serve in Congress: being elected from Montana in 1916 before women had the right to vote in other states. She was active in women's suffrage and was a peace advocate who opposed all war. She was one of only fifty persons in Congress who voted against entry into WW I. Her position was unpopular and she did not return to Congress. She purchased land near the Oconee-Clarke County line in the twenties and lived there on a seasonal basis. She . . . — Map (db m14079) |
| Georgia (Sumter County), Plains — 129-9 — President Jimmy Carter |
| | From this depot in 1975, James Earl Carter, Jr. launched a two-year campaign for the presidency of the United States. At first an unknown referred to as “Jimmy Who,” Carter was inaugurated as America’s 39th President on January 20, 1977. James Earl Carter, Jr. was born October 1, 1924, in Plains. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy and married Rosalynn Smith in 1946. After seven more years of naval service he returned to run a family agribusiness. In 1962, Jimmy Carter was . . . — Map (db m21351) |
| Hawaii (Honolulu County), Pearl Harbor — U. S. S. Missouri |
| | The instrument of surrender terminating the Second World War was signed on this ship, 2 September 1945 east longitude date while she lay at anchor in Tokyo Bay.
The Allied representatives were • General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, The Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers • Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, United States of America • General Hsu Yung-Ch’ang, Republic of China • Admiral Sir Bruce A Fraser, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland • Lieutenant General Kuzma . . . — Map (db m2892) |
| Illinois (Coles County), Charleston — Coles County War Memorial |
| | This Memorial is dedicated to the men and women of the Armed Forces in all wars for the United States of America. — Map (db m11000) |
| Illinois (Dewitt County), Clinton — DeWitt County War Memorial — DeWitt, Illinois |
| | In Memoriam
Dedicated to the men and women of DeWitt County who served in the Cause of Freedom. — Map (db m10961) |
| Illinois (Peoria County), Peoria — Military Services Memorial Plaza |
| | [Main Text in Center Brass Plaque]:
In Honor of the men and women who have served their country in the armed services of The United States
Duty Honor Country
[With the exception of the above inscription, the brass plaques list those who contributed to developing the plaza] — Map (db m9323) |
| Illinois (Peoria County), Peoria — Waterborn Services Memorial |
| | Dedicated to the men whom have given their lives in the Waterborn services.
Navy, Marine Corps, & Coast Guard — Map (db m9527) |
| Illinois (Shelby County), Shelbyville — Soldiers and Sailors Monument — Shelby County War Memorial |
| | [On the Pillar]:
1776 - 1781
1812 - 1814
1846 - 1848
1861 - 1865
1898 - 1898
[On the Base]:
Erected in
1907
in memory of the
Soldiers and Sailors
of
Shelby County
[Individual brass markers - similar to those shown in the first photo - denoting various wars since 1898 surround the base] — Map (db m11131) |
| Illinois (Vermilion County), Danville — Major Kenneth D. Bailey — Congressional Medal of Honor |
| | In memory of Major Kenneth D. Bailey, U.S.M.C., Congressional Medal of Honor Winner for bravery in World War II.
A 1930 Danville High School graduate, he was Commanding Officer of Company C, First Raiders Battalion, which attacked Japaneese fortifications on Tulagi, Soloman Islands, in August 1942. He dynamited a cave containing 35 of the enemy.
On Sept. 12, 1942 he was credited with saving Henderson Field, a vital U. S. Airbase on Guadalcanal. On Sept. 27, 1942, Bailey returned to . . . — Map (db m10559) |
| Illinois (Vermilion County), Danville — Vermilion County Korean and Vietnam War Memorial |
| | [Back of Stone Bench - At Entrance]:
Dedicated to those who served, and to the principles upon which this great country was founded. This memorial stands in humble gratitude.
[Left Section]:
Korea 1950 - 1953
Heroes of the Forgotten War
* Missing In Action
1 - Danville • 2 - East Lynn • 3 - Georgetown • 4 - Hoopeston • 5 - Indianaola • 6 - Muncie • 7 - Rankin • 8 - Rossville • 9 - Sidell • 10 - Tilton • 11 - Westville
[Korea - - Left Panel of . . . — Map (db m10755) |
| Illinois (Vermilion County), Danville — World War II Memorial — Vermilion County, Illinois |
| | [Upper - Center Panel]:
Honor and Glory to our Fighting Heroes
Condolence to those who’s loved ones have fallen in battle, and a proud though regrettable chapter in Vermilion County’s History of World War 2.
[Lower - Center Panel]:
Reflections on Victory
No more the vicious mortars wine,
Nor deadly bombs go screaming down;
another river, now, the Rhine,
and Tokyo another town.
The bayonet now safely sheathed
that glinted once at Kasserine;
in . . . — Map (db m10722) |
| Illinois (Vermilion County), Georgetown — Georgetown Parade of Patriots Monument — Patriot Park |
| | In Honor of
All
Who Have Served
Who Are Serving
Who Will Serve
[Left Bench]
In Honor of Our Veterans
[Right Bench]
In Honor of All Patriots
Within glass cases are names of local veterans who have served or are serving our country's military. — Map (db m11358) |
| Illinois (Vermilion County), Georgetown — World War II Honor Roll — Georgetown, Illinois |
| | Land of the Free
Home of the Brave
This Honor Roll was first dedicated on June 27, 1944 to honor our brave men and women who served proudly and honorably in the U. S. Armed Forces in Europe and the South Pacific from Dec. 7, 1941 to Sept. 2, 1945.
They will not be forgotten. Rededicated in 2006. “When you go home tell them for us and say: for your tomorrow we gave our today.” From “Flags of Our Fathers” by James Bradley.
[Panel One, Column . . . — Map (db m10809) |
| Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — Jail Flats |
| | Because of the often soggy conditions that discouraged use as either residential or commercial property, the area of Headwaters Park became known as the Jail Flats. The first jail in Allen County was a two-story hewn-log structure that was enclosed by a board fence, located on the southwest corner of the courthouse square in downtown Fort Wayne. When it burned in 1849, it was promptly replaced. However, after several prisoners escaped, it was determined that a better jail was needed. In 1852, a . . . — Map (db m16998) |
| Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — Little Turtle |
| | Miami Chief Mishikinakwa or Me-she-kin-no-quah, known to the Euro-Americans as Little Turtle, born circa 1747, played a significant role in the settlement of the area surrounding the confluence of the Three Rivers. He was the most successful Native American resistance leader during the frontier wars of the late 1700s. He was also one of President George Washington's greatest concerns in the development of the young United States. It was important to the new nation to hold control of this area, . . . — Map (db m16976) |
| Indiana (Fountain County), Attica — The Spirit of the American Doughboy |
| | Erected 1927 by
Francis M. Dodge
Wilbert M. Allen
and other citizens
in grateful recognition
of the patriotic service
rendered by
Fountain County
men and women
during the World War
1917–1918 — Map (db m7988) |
| Indiana (Fountain County), Attica — World War I Memorial |
| |
John Feuristien - Co. D - 113 Eng.
Robert L. Goans - Battery C - 150 F.A.
Edward Harty - 306 U.S. Inf.
Arch Hope
Earle Ireland - 131 U.S. Inf.
Lloyd Ireland - Battery B - 70 F.A.
Frank J. Kight - Battery C - 6 F. A.
Chas. W. McKinney - Co. K - 16 Inf.
Edward Merriman - Co. H - 23 Inf.
Clinton O’Brien - U.S. Medical Corps.
Harry F. Springman - 310 Q.M.C.
David M. Wilhite
Clarence W. Young - Co. D - 327 M.G.B. — Map (db m22801) |
| Indiana (Fountain County), Covington — Fountain County Centennial Memorial — In Honor of our Heroes Who Have Defended us in All Wars |
| | 1826 - - 1926
Fountain County Centennial Memorial
Erected by The Richard Henry Lee Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution in Memory of The Pioneers and Illustrious Dead of Fountain County and In Honor of our Heroes Who Have Defended us in All our Wars. — Map (db m7907) |
| Indiana (Fountain County), Hillsboro — Hillsboro Service Memorial |
| | World War - I
Orel A. Smith, Born 1898, 32nd Co. 6th Marine Vol., Killed In Action, Nov. 2, 1918 • Lieut. W. E. G. Cooper, Born March 29, 1888, Killed In Action at Chateau Thierry, July 20, 1918 • Claude L. Wilkinson, Born June 9, 1893, Killed in Action at Verdun Sector, April 20, 1918 • John F. Conner, Born Dec. 1, 1890, Died in France Oct. 28, 1918 • Harry Robert Williams, Born April 1, 1897, Died from wounds in Battle of Verdun Sector April 2, 1918.
World War - II
Billy L. Krug, U. . . . — Map (db m7884) |
| Indiana (Harrison County), Corydon — Dedicated In Everlasting Tribute — Corydon War Memorial |
| | [Center Panel]:
Dedicated
in
Everlasting Tribute
to
World War II
Veterans
of
Harrison County
and
to the Enduring
Memory of our
Hallowed Dead
Lest we forget, they died
that we may live
[Immediate Left of Center Panel - W.W. II]:
Ralph Eugene Atz •
Charles D. Arnold •
Clifford E. Baker •
Claude E. Beanblossom •
Lynn Bowman •
Kenneth W. Briscoe •
Carl E. Bussabarger •
Lewis A Baylor •
Jackson Bowling •
Gordon E. Carrell •
James Cole . . . — Map (db m9677) |
| Indiana (Harrison County), Corydon — In Honor Of The Men from Harrison County |
| | [Marker Front]:
In Honor of
The men from
Harrison County
killed or died of wounds at the
Battle of Tippecanoe
Nov. 7, 1811
and
War of 1812
[Marker's Left Side]:
Capt. Spier Spencer’s Co.
Mounted Rifleman
“Yellow Jackets”
Capt. Spier Spencer •
Lieut. Richard M. McMahan •
Pvt. William Davis •
Pvt. Marshall Duncan •
Pvt. George Spencer •
Pvt. Samuel Sands
Lieut. Thomas Berry’s Co.
Mounted Rifleman
Lieut. Thomas Berry • . . . — Map (db m9751) |
| Indiana (Harrison County), Corydon — World War I Memorial — For God and Country |
| | April 6, 1917 Nov. 11, 1918
William C. Albin • Roscoe Bennett • Charles H. Bird • Charles W. Bliss • William McK. Brewer • Pleasant Brown • George Browning • James R. Caughlin • Raymond Chaffin • Charles W. Coombs • Preston L. Davis • Raymond C. Davis • Charles E. Day • Claude Girdley • Benjamin R. Hannel • Clarence Heintz • Edwin C. Kitterman • Roy T. Morgan • Lewis Kopp • William H. Louden • Bentley Mauck • Frank E. Meyer • Jonathan L. Miller • Jesse G. Pearson • Jasper L. Pease . . . — Map (db m9678) |
| Indiana (Marion County), Indianapolis — 49.2005.1 — Robert F. Kennedy Speech on Death of Martin L. King |
| | Here on the evening of April 4, 1968, Kennedy came to address a large crowd of mostly African Americans in his bid for Democratic Party nomination for president of U.S. Instead, visibly shaken, he gave an impromptu speech about the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. that day in Memphis, Tenn.
Kennedy urged the crowd to follow Rev. King’s lead and respond with understanding and prayer. Citing the need to avoid division, hatred, and violence, he called for love, wisdom, compassion, . . . — Map (db m236) |
| Indiana (Montgomery County), Crawfordsville — Elston Memorial Home — Col. Isaac C. Elston Home |
| | [Small Upper Brass Plaque - by Front Door]:
This property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. United States Department of Interior.
[Large Middle - Brass Plaque]:
In Memory of the Soldiers of the Revolutionary War of 1776 Buried in Montgomery County
Jacob Miller •
Alexander Foster •
Sebastion Stonebraker •
Presly Sims •
Samuel Gregory •
John Hardee •
William Mason •
John McNulty •
James McArthur •
Samuel Newell •
Robert . . . — Map (db m9396) |
| Indiana (Montgomery County), Waynetown — Old Pioneer Cemetery |
| | Estab. Dec. 1829, the Cemetery predates Waynetown (then Middletown) which was estab. July 1830. The last burial was in 1908. William Bratton, the only member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804 - 1806) to be buried in Indiana, is buried here. The Cemetery is the final resting place for these vetrans:
WAR of 1812:: William E. Bratton - Simeon Osborne - Arthur Hicks - Phillip Moore - Christopher DeVoore.
MEXICAN WAR:: George A. Bratton - Joseph T. Hendricks - Frederick Zuck - Sylvester . . . — Map (db m3869) |
| Indiana (Orange County), Orleans — Orleans Area War Memorial — Veterans of All Wars |
| | Dedicated to those who served
[Leftmost Panel of Brick Memorials]
First Column:
Grant C. Cornwell - (USAAC - S/SGT) - (2-1942 to 10-1945) -•- Lester R. Cornwell - (USN - GM3/C) - (8-1944 to 2-1946) -•- Leland W. Cornwell - (USA - CPL) - (7-1942 to 2-1946) -•- Roger L. Cornwell - (USN - BM 1/C) - (6-1943 to 4-1946) -•- Ralph L. Cornwell - (USAF - AMN 1/C) - (10-1952 to 8-1956) -•- Marvin E. Cornwell - (USAF - S/SGT) - (10-1951 to 8-1957) -•- Floyd L. Cornwell - (USA - PFC) - . . . — Map (db m22392) |
| Indiana (Parke County), Rockville — Honor Roll — Defenders of Freedom |
| | For God and Country
This votive tablet is dedicated to the honor of the men and women of Parke County, Indiana who answered the call of our Country in the Great World Wars, and especially to those who died that you and I might live; and to the Eternal Memory and Glory of the American Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines who sleep on the far flung beach-heads of the world’s outposts, in obedience to the Command of the American People in order that the American Way of Life might survive.
1914 . . . — Map (db m3802) |
| Indiana (Parke County), Rockville — Korea — 1950 1953 |
| | Dedicated
to those who served
for God and Country
that the eternal verities,
upon which this Nation
is founded, might live
Charles Ray Chaney
Hobert Decker Robert Lee Delp
Keith Hammon
Wilbert R. Harper
Robert Dean Hutson
James A Lawson
Addison McCreary
Johnnie Reynolds
Robert Lewis Ross
William Wittenmyer — Map (db m3804) |
| Indiana (Parke County), Rockville — World War Memorial — "War Mothers Memorial" |
| | 1917 HONOR ROLL 1919
In commemoration of the patriotism of our boys who went forth at the call of their Country to serve in the World War and in memory of those who died that liberty might live.
William Owen Isham, Adams • Isaac Carl Thompson, Adams • William A. Edminsten, Florida • August Hamm, Florida • Tony Koshon, Florida • William Settles, Greene • Lonnie Clore, Howard • Earl A. Litsey, Howard • Forrest K. Hobson, Liberty • Gordon Jackson, Liberty • Vivian B. . . . — Map (db m4784) |
| Indiana (Scott County), Scottsburg — Scott County War Memorial |
| |
[Front Center Panel:]
Dedicated to Scott County Veterans
Who Honorably Served Their Country
In Time Of War And Conflict
God - Duty - Honor - Country
[Back Center Panel:]
POW * * * MIA
“You Are Not Forgotten”
For those who have
fought for it, freedom has
a taste the protected
shall never know.
[Back - First Panel - (From Left):]
Revolutionary War
4,435 - Lives Lost
War of 1812 . . . — Map (db m22525) |
| Indiana (Tippecanoe County), Lafayette — Camp Tippecanoe - - - 1861 - 1865 |
| | May 1861 saw this high 30-acre bluff over-looking Lafayette quickly become an induction center for enlistees in the Civil War until its end in 1865. Ample water, good drainage and access to the railroad at its west end served the purpose well, however rough its shelters. Serving regional counties, several Indiana Regiments were organized here including the 10th, 15th, 20th, 40th, 72nd (a part of Wilder's famous "Lightning Brigade") and the 86th, as well as the 10th, 11th, and 16th Light Artillery Batteries attached to other units. — Map (db m8697) |
| Indiana (Vermillion County), Newport — Vermillion County Indiana - - War Memorial |
| | Dedicated to all veterans during war and peace time.
[Lower - Middle: panel]:
Nothing hurts like being forgotten. Nothing helps like being remembered. For those who fight for it, life has a special flavor the protected never know.
[Left side panel]:
Colonial Wars
Genesis
Revolutionary War 1776 - 1783
Independence Won
Indian Wars 1788 - 1891
Fought Indians for . . . — Map (db m8930) |
| Indiana (Vigo County), Terre Haute — 84.1982.1 — Charles Gene Abrell |
| | This bridge commemorates the memory of Charles Gene Abrell, Corporal, First Marines of the United States First Marine Division, posthumous holder of the Congressional Medal of Honor. Born August 12, 1931. Died June 10, 1951. — Map (db m8922) |
| 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) |
| Indiana (Vigo County), Terre Haute — 84.1992.1 — Home of Eugene V. Debs |
| | Debs (1855-1926) was leading pioneer in industrial unionism, social reformer, and peace advocate.
Founded American Railway Union, 1893; cofounded American Socialist Part, 1900; and ran five times for United States Presidency.
Home built in 1890; declared National Historic Landmark, 1966. — Map (db m8928) |
| Indiana (Wayne County), Richmond — Richmond Police Department Memorial |
| | In honor of those
who gave their lives
for their community
Amos Markle, Mar. 13, 1884
George Little, July 8, 1916
Elmer Stephenson, July 8, 1916
John Hennigar, Oct. 21, 1924
Police Officer's Prayer
“Lord I ask for courage
Courage to face and
conquer my own fears.
Courage to take me
Where others will not go.
I ask for strength
Strength of body to
protect others.
And strength of spirit
to lead others.
I ask for dedication
Dedication to my job, . . . — Map (db m22017) |
| Kansas (Crawford County), Pittsburg — Pittsburg State University Veteran's Amphitheater |
| |
(Center Panel)
"Pittsburg State University
honors sons and daughters
who answered the call
of the nation.
We are ever grateful
for their many sacrifices
in peace and war
that freedom would prevail."
(Left Panel)
"Honor to the soldier and sailor everywhere who bravely bears his Country's cause." - Abraham Lincoln
"God grants liberty to only to those who live it and are always ready to guard and defend it." - Daniel Webster . . . — Map (db m20299) |
| Kentucky (Carroll County), Carrollton — The Price of Freedom — All Kentucky Veterans |
| |
[Center Panel:]
The Price of Freedom
In honor and memory of all
Kentucky Veterans who served
our Country in times of Peace
and War, and to those who paid
the Supreme Sacrifice so that
we might enjoy freedom.
Their spirit, devotion, and love of
Country will be forever Remembered.
God - Duty - Honor - Country
[Left Panel:]
Army
Est. June 14, 1775
Responsible for military land
operations. The Army is prepared
to use swift . . . — Map (db m22321) |
| Kentucky (Carroll County), Carrollton — World War I & World War I I Memorial - - Carroll County, Kentucky |
| | In Memory of the Men 0f CARROLL COUNTY
who gave their lives
Serving Their Country
+ + + World War I + + +
Otis Arvin • Golden Bowie • Frank L. Grimes • Lester Williams Howard • Guy Kirkland • Walter Lewis • Joseph B. Schirmer • Chester Shirley • Homer Joseph Slocum • Earl E. Smith • Millard Trinkle • Jesse Harsin
+ + + World War II + + +
Norman J. Lewellyn • Theodore Blackburn • Riley Junior McIntire • Paul Sutherland • Laverne Craig • Elizie McQuithy • Blan Stout • . . . — Map (db m22160) |
| Maine (York County), Portsmouth Naval Shipyard — Building 86 [Peace Treaty Building] |
| | Building 86 is currently the Shipyard’s Main Administrative Building housing the offices of the Shipyard Commander. In August/September 1905 it was the site of the signing of a treaty ending the Russo-Japanese War. The envoys of Russia and Japan were invited by President Theodore Roosevelt, an ardent naval enthusiast, to Portsmouth in an attempt to bring peace to the two warring nations. The Treaty of Portsmouth was signed on September 5, 1905, and in recognition of his leadership, President . . . — Map (db m22176) |
| Maryland, Baltimore — Pride of Baltimore |
| | On May 14, 1986, the Pride of Baltimore, her captain, and three members of her crew were lost at sea.
The Pride now rests at the end of a goodwill journey that covered 150,000 miles and touched 125 cities around the world.
Yet her precious cargo - the spirit of the people who sent her forth and of those who received her - will never be lost.
[inner table 1] Pride of Baltimore - Lost at Sea - May 14, 1986. Captain Armin Elsaesser, III. Nina Schack. Barry Duckworth. . . . — Map (db m20484) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Annapolis — Maryland State House |
| | Built 1772–1779
Capitol of the United States November 26, 1783 – August 13, 1784
In this state house, oldest in the nation still in legislative use, General George Washington resigned his commission before the Continental Congress December 23, 1783. Here, January 14, 1784, Congress ratified the Treaty of Paris to end the Revolutionary war and May 7, 1784 appointed Thomas Jefferson plenipotentiary. From here, September 14, 1786, the Annapolis convention . . . — Map (db m2864) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Pasadena — So We Will Not Forget |
| | With God's blessing, we dedicate this emblem of liberty to the men and women of this community who served and those who gave their all so that we, their children, and our childrens children can live in freedom, peace and harmony with our fellow men under the laws and protection of this great land.
The United States of America
Give not one inch of our sacred land to the enemies of freedome but give all of our lifes precious blood if need be to preserve it.
Samuel G. Kemp
Erected July 4, 1993 — Map (db m9281) |
| Maryland (St. Mary's County), St. Mary’s City — Commemorating Maryland’s Pride and Glory — “Freedom of Conscience” |
| | In the early 1880s, Marylanders began to commemorate the “lost city” of St. Mary’s as a place of special significance. The 300th anniversary of Maryland’s founding in 1934 brought renewed attention and enthusiasm. The State House replica was built, a huge celebration drawing over 100,000 people was held, and this statue was commissioned. It honors religious toleration, a right secured to all citizens of Maryland by “An Act Concerning Religion,” passed by the General . . . — Map (db m959) |
| Maryland (Wicomico County), Delmar — Transpeninsular Line |
| | Transpeninsular line between Maryland and three lower counties of Pennsylvania (now Delaware)
Middle Point 8 miles
←
First run 1751, agreed upon 1760 and finally ratified 1769 by King George III. Thus ending almost a century of controversy between the proprietors of the two provinces. — Map (db m3834) |
| Michigan (Wayne County), Detroit — S0464 — Ste. Anne Church |
| | On July 26, 1701, two days after his arrival, Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, founder of Detroit, built a chapel dedicated to Ste. Anne, patron saint of New France. Father Francois Vaillant, a Jesuit, and Father Nicholas Constantine Delhalle, a Franciscan, were instrumental in the founding of the parish. The church records, which date from 1704, are now the second oldest continuous Roman Catholic parish records in the nation. From 1833 to 1844, Ste. Anne's was the Cathedral Church for the diocese . . . — Map (db m14878) |
| New Jersey (Morris County), Chester — Chester Area Veterans Monument |
| | Dedicated to Those From the Chester Area Who Served in the Armed Forces of the United States of America.
With faith and courage they left their homes and committed themselves to the horrors of armed conflict, many sacrificing their lives as part of the cost to achieve peace. Through their actions they leave a legacy that is our responsibility to preserve. That legacy is a free nation, where liberty and justice are more than just words, where anyone's hopes and dreams can become reality, . . . — Map (db m23021) |
| New York (Orange County), Newburgh — The Disbandment of the Armies |
| | This monument was erected under the authority of the Congress of the United States and of the State of New York in commemoration of The Disbandment under proclamation of the Continental Congress of Oct 18, 1783 of the Armies by whose patriotic & military virtue our National Independence & Sovereignty were established. — Map (db m8205) |
| New York (Rockland County), Tappan — Washington and Carleton Meeting |
| | Commemorating the 200th anniversary of the meetings between General George Washington and General Sir Guy Carleton at Tappan and aboard H.M.S. Perseverance. Jointly by the Historical Society of Rockland County and Tappantown Historical Society.
Dedicated May 15, 1983 — Map (db m7291) |
| Ohio (Auglaize County), Saint Johns — Catahecassa |
| | Nearby sleeps Chief (Blackhoof) Catahecassa, last principle chief of the Shawnees prior to their removal to Kansas in 1832. This was Blackhoofs town where he lived and died in Sept. 1831, at the age of 109. He fought with the French against Braddock at Ft. Pitt in 1755, opposed Col. Lewis at the Battle of Point Pleasant in 1774, served under British Capt. Bird in 1780. He lead his people against the campaigns of Harmer 1790, Saint Clair 1791, and Wayne in 1794. He signed the Greenville Treaty . . . — Map (db m16971) |
| Ohio (Butler County), Bethany — 45-31 — First Jain Temple in Ohio / History of Jainism in Ohio |
| | Side A: First Jain Temple in Ohio
"Souls render service to one another"
The Jain Center of Cincinnati and Dayton was established on April 22, 1979 as a non-profit tax-exempt organization under the laws of the United States and the State of Ohio. The foundation stone of the Jain temple, the first of its kind in Ohio, was laid down on August 21-22, 1994. The temple was dedicated on September 2-4, 1995 when more than one thousand people from all over Ohio and many other states . . . — Map (db m24073) |
| Ohio (Butler County), Okeana — 26-9 — 1858 Morgan Township House / Copperheadism in Butler County |
| | Side A:
1858 Morgan Township House
On April 20, 1857, the trustees of Morgan Township met in Okeana to obtain a lot for the township house. From a quarter mill tax levy, $850 was budgeted for a house and lot. Money expended on the project included $50 for the lot, $650 for the construction of the building, $41 for fencing, $12.60 for twelve chairs, and $10.25 for a table. Since its completion in 1858, this meeting house has been used for trustee meetings, a voting precinct, village . . . — Map (db m24000) |
| Ohio (Darke County), Greenville — 4-19 — Treaty of Greene Ville 1795 |
| | Marker Front:
Following General Anthony Wayne's victory at Fallen Timbers, members of the western tribes assembled at Fort Greene Ville to settle on terms of peace. Representatives of the Wyandot, Delaware, Shawnee, Ottawas, Chippewa, Ottawa, Pattawatimi, Miami, Eel River, Wea, Piankeshaw, Kickapoo, and Kaskaskia signed the treaty on August 3, and agreed to cede claims to lands east of the Cuyahoga River to Fort Laurens in Tuscarawas County and south of a line running west to Fort . . . — Map (db m17497) |
| Ohio (Darke County), Greenville — Treaty of Greeneville — Placed to Commemorate the |
| | Placed
to Commemorate the
Treaty of Greeneville
Signed August 3, 1795 by
General Anthony Wayne
Representing the
United States Government
and the chiefs and agents of the
Allied Indian Tribes
of the
Territory Northwest
of the Ohio River
MCMVI — Map (db m19883) |
| Ohio (Delaware County), Hyatts — 12-21 — Bharatiya Hindu Temple |
| | [Marker Front]:
In 1985, Hindu immigrants from India formed a celestial organization, The Bharatiya Temple Society of Central Ohio, and through its membership adopted the Constitution and Bylaws and named the place of worship Bharatiya Hindu Temple. Later they bought a house at 3903 Westerville Road in Columbus for prayer and worship. In 1994, the membership moved to the current location and built this temple to serve the religious, spiritual, educational, and cultural needs of those . . . — Map (db m12819) |
| Ohio (Franklin County), Columbus — Peace |
| | Commemorating the heroic sacrifices of Ohio’s soldiers of the Civil War 1861–65 and the loyal women of that period.
When our country sent out the call to arms for the preservation of the Union Ohio sent more than three hundred thousand of her sons · · · They had the faith that right makes might and in that faith dared to do their duty · · · This memorial is erected in grateful tribute to their devotion and self-sacrifice.
Men win glory in the fierce heat of conflict but the . . . — Map (db m9956) |
| Ohio (Mercer County), Fort Recovery — Greene Ville Treaty Line — Surveyed by Israel Ludlow, 1797-1799 |
| | At this spot was found the original surveyor's stake which marked the western terminus of that part of the Greene Ville Treaty line running from near Fort Laurens, in the eastern part of the state, to Fort Recovery. From this point the line ran southwesterly to a point on the Ohio River opposite the mouth of the Kentucky River. By the terms of the treaty, signed on August 3, 1795, the Indian tribes gave up their claims to the lands south and east of this line.
When found in 1934 Ludlow's . . . — Map (db m20265) |
| Ohio (Morgan County), Chesterhill — 15-58 — Quaker Meeting House |
| | Despite the fugitive slave laws that prohibited harboring runaway slaves, fugitives found refuge in the Quaker village of Chesterfield, now Chesterhill. Legend tells that no runaway slaves were ever captured here, although many were hidden and helped on their way to freedom in Canada. A well-organized branch of the Underground Railroad ran through Morgan County with Elias Bundy as a principal conductor. Bundy sometimes concealed fugitive slaves in the woods east of Chester Hill. Historian W.H. . . . — Map (db m16718) |
| Ohio (Pickaway County), Circleville — Capt. Michael Cresap — In Memoriam |
| | A Colonial and Revolutionary Hero of Ohio, Virginia, and Maryland, whose military services assisted in gaining the “Dunmore Treaty,” after the Battle of Point Pleasant, in which he fought in the Hampshire County, Virginia, regiment. Captain Michael Cresap was present here and a signer of the “Dunmore Treaty,” in October 1774.
Captain Michael Cresap's companions in arms, Ebenezer Zane, General George Rogers Clarke, Colonel Benjamin Wilson, Benjamin Tomlinson and . . . — Map (db m13660) |
| Ohio (Pickaway County), Circleville — Cornstalk |
| | Two miles northwest of this site, on Scippo Creek, was the town of the Shawnee chief, Cornstalk, celebrated for his leadership of an Indian army against Virginia volunteers under Colonel Andrew Lewis, in the Battle of Point Pleasant, Virginia, October 10, 1774. Although they destroyed one-fifth of Lewis' forces, the Indians retreated and made peace with Lord Dunmore, Governor of Virginia, at Camp Charlotte, a few miles east of Cornstalk's town. — Map (db m13669) |
| Ohio (Pickaway County), Circleville — Grenadier Squaw (Non-hel-e-ma) |
| | Grenadier Squaw was chief of the largest Shawnee Indian village, located on the south bank of Scippo Creek, upon the Pickaway Plains in 1774. Born about 1720, Non-hel-e-ma, sister of Chief Cornstalk, was named “Grenadier Squaw” by white traders because of her imposing stature, regal bearing and unflinching courage. She spoke three languages, serving as peacemaker and interpreter between Indians and whites. Because of her friendship, she accepted Christianity. After the peace treaty . . . — Map (db m13670) |
| Ohio (Pickaway County), Circleville — 7-65 — Grenadier Squaw Village / Cornstalk Town |
| | Side A: Grenadier Squaw Village
The Grenadier Squaw Village was located between this area and Scippo Creek, upon the Pickaway Plains, the primary Shawnee settlement in Ohio. Non-hel-e-ma, born circa 1722, was the sister of the Shawnee Cornstalk and Silver Heels. Known as Grenadier Squaw because of her imposing stature, she spoke four languages, serving as peacemaker and interpreter. After the peace treaty with Lord Dunmore in 1774, and in spite of Cornstalk's murder, she remained allied . . . — Map (db m13652) |
| Ohio (Pickaway County), Leistville — Camp Charlotte |
| | Near this spot the famous treaty was made between Lord Dunmore, Governor of Virginia and Chief Cornstalk of the Shawnees and Allied Tribes in October 1774.
This camp was named “Charlotte” after the Queen of England. — Map (db m13500) |
| Ohio (Pickaway County), Leistville — 6-65 — Treaty of Camp Charlotte |
| | Side A:
In an effort to maintain peace with Native Americans, the British imposed the Proclamation Line of 1763, which prohibited colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains. Some settlers did not recognize British authority and continued to move westward. Virginia Governor Lord Dunmore, realizing that peace with Native Americans was improbable, amassed troops and headed west, camping at the Hocking River to meet with a unit commanded by Andrew Lewis. En route, Lewis's troops were . . . — Map (db m13499) |
| Ohio (Richland County), Mansfield — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial |
| | Memorial Reverse:
“Now it doesn't matter.
(go ahead! go ahead! Sounding from the audience.)
It really doesn't matter what happens now.
I don't know what will happen now.
We've got some difficult days ahead, (yeah! oh yes!)
But it really doesn't matter with me now. (oh, yes!)
Because I've been to the mountaintop.
(cries and applause)
Like anybody I would like to live a long life.
Longevity has its place.
But I am not concerned about that now.
I just want . . . — Map (db m20859) |
| Ohio (Shelby County), Fort Loramie — Greene Ville Treaty Line — Anthony Wayne Parkway |
| | This marker is located on the boundary line which was established at the end of the Indian wars to separate the American settlers and the Indians. It was agreed upon by the United States and the defeated confederated Indian tribes at the Treaty of Greene Ville. August 3, 1795. Except for the reserved sections shown on the map, including Loramie's Store, and seven other strategic areas in the Northwest Territory. The lands north and west of the treaty line were left to the Indians. South and . . . — Map (db m20587) |
| Ohio (Warren County), Lebanon — 2-83 — Union Village — (1805 - 1912) |
| | Side A:
Union Village, the first and largest Shaker (United Society of Believers) community west of the Allegheny Mountains, was established in 1805. Nearly 4,000 Shakers lived in Union Village, the last living here until 1920. They owned 4,500 acres of land with more than 100 buildings. Union Village was parent to other communities in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, and Georgia. Shakers were among the most successful religious communal societies in the United States. Believe in equality of men and . . . — Map (db m24074) |
| Pennsylvania (Adams County), Gettysburg — "The Great Peace Jubilee" |
| | On July 1-4, 1913, the 50th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg was celebrated with the first joint reunion for all Union and Confederate veterans, many of whom fought here in 1863.
53,407 veterans attended. 44,713 Union and 8,694 Confederate. A huge encampment of 6,600 tents, spread over 280 acres, was erected to hyour and feed them.
The "grand reunion" attracted press correspondents from all over the nation and Europe, and more than 100,000 visitors.
It was anticipated that . . . — Map (db m19063) |
| Pennsylvania (Bucks County), Doylestown — Community Service and Veterans Memorial |
| | This monument honors the citizens of Doylestown Township and surrounding Central Bucks municipalities who through public service and volunteerism have devoted themselves to the betterment and welfare of their communities as well as those who have fought in wars from the American Revolution to the present in order to protect our freedoms.
[Dedicated May 17, 2008] — Map (db m23458) |
| Pennsylvania (Chester County), West Chester — The Peace Garden at Birmingham |
| | During the Battle of the Brandywine on September 11, 1777, the American Army used the walls of this Quaker Burial Ground in their first line of defense. Both armies used this meetinghouse of Quaker pacifists as a hospital. Behind the wall is the common grave of British and American soldiers killed in the battle. The Peace Garden at Birmingham surrounding this grave is a place to contemplate a world without war. This site is dedicated to the imperative need to employ peaceful alternatives to deadly conflict. — Map (db m8244) |
| Pennsylvania (Dauphin County), Harrisburg — “Never Again” |
| | This memorial to the Holocaust, once a dream for survivors who settled in this community, became a reality in 1994 and was rededicated in 2007.
The monument represents a spiritual reminder of the darkest chapter of history, when Hitler perpetrated a systematic state persecution and murder of six million Jewish women, men and children and of five million other victims deemed undesirable. It describes the toll of unleashed discrimination and the resilience of the human spirit in . . . — Map (db m6279) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Ephrata — Brothers' House Complex |
| | The Brothers' House (Bethania) was built on this site in the spring of 1746. Although it is difficult to determine the actual height of the building, the Brothers' House was probably a four-and-one-half story half-timber structure that measured seventy-four feet long from east to west and thirty-four feet wide from north to south. The Chronicon, the communal society's diary, tells us: “The house was so durably joined together by posts, beams, and joists that you will hardly find . . . — Map (db m23082) |
| Pennsylvania (Montgomery County), Elkins Park — Lucretia C. Mott |
| | Nearby stood “Roadside,” the home of the ardent Quakeress, Lucretia C. Mott (1793-1880). Her most notable work was in connection with antislavery, women's rights, temperance and peace. — Map (db m22119) |
| Pennsylvania (Philadelphia County), Philadelphia — Arch Street Friends — 1681 |
| | The Arch Street Meeting House stands as an enduring symbol of the people who created Pennsylvania as a "Holy Experiment." Built to house the men's and women's Yearly Meetings, the business sessions of the Religious Society of Friends for Philadelphia and Environs, it remains one of the oldest active houses of worship in the city. Begun in 1803, the building was financed by the sale of the Greater Meeting House, which stood at Second and High (now Market) Streets, the site of Quaker Meetings . . . — Map (db m9324) |
| Pennsylvania (Philadelphia County), Philadelphia — Philadelphia Beirut Bombing Memorial |
| | . . . — Map (db m21518) |
| Pennsylvania (York County), Shrewsbury — Spurgeon Milton Keeny — (1893-1988) |
| | The humanitarian's boyhood home. Served worldwide, 1917-76. In Asia, directed UNICEF; aided family planning. Chief, UN's Italy relief; assisted Russian relief. A YMCA officer in Mesopotamia, Siberia, Estonia, Poland; later was on its U. S. Council. — Map (db m4546) |
| Virginia, Manassas — Peace Jubilee — Friendship and Reconciliation |
| | In July, 1911, an amazing event took place here at Manassas, Virginia. The Manassas National Jubilee of Peace brought together Union and Confederate veterans fifty years after the first major battle of the Civil War. For the first time, veterans of both sides came together on the same ground in a ceremony of peace and reconciliation.
The idea for the Peace Jubilee, a week-long celebration of national healing and reunion that took place July 16-22, came in a letter to the Washington . . . — Map (db m2469) |
| Virginia (Appomattox County), Appomattox Court House — After the Surrender |
| | The depression before you is the trace of the old Richmond-Lynchburg Stage Road. Gen. Robert E. Lee rode this route both to and from his meeting with Grant on April 9, 1865. His return to the army – as he passed towards his headquarters atop the ridge in front of you – turned poignant when hundreds of Confederate soldiers surged around him. “…shouts sank into silence, every hat was raised, and the bronzed faces of the thousands of grim warriors were bathed with tears… . . . — Map (db m6004) |
| Virginia (Appomattox County), Appomattox Court House — Appomattox |
| | Here on Sunday April 9, 1865, after four years of heroic struggle in defense of principles believed fundamental to the existence of our government, Lee surrendered 9000 men, the remnant of an army still unconquered in spirit. — Map (db m6005) |
| Virginia (Appomattox County), Appomattox Court House — Appomattox River |
| | Near this site General Lee crossed the Appomattox River and proceeded up the hill to the McLean House where he met General Grant to draft the terms of surrender. April 9, 1865. — Map (db m6006) |
| Virginia (Appomattox County), Appomattox Court House — McLean House |
| | At midday on April 9, 1865, General Robert E. Lee rode into this yard, dismounted, and disappeared into the McLean House. Grant, surrounded by generals and staff officers, soon followed. Dozens of officers, horses, and onlookers waited outside. After 90 minutes, Lee and Grant emerged. To the silent salutes of Union officers, Lee rode back through the village – to his defeated army. The home that hosted the surrender meeting was one of the best in Appomattox. Built in 1848, it had since . . . — Map (db m5962) |
| Virginia (Appomattox County), Appomattox Court House — The Surrender Ceremony |
| | “As my decimated and ragged band with their bullet torn banner marched into its place, someone in the blue line…called for three cheers for the last brigade to surrender… [F]or us this soldierly generosity was more than we could bear. Many of the grizzled veterans wept like women, and my own eyes were as blind as my voice was dumb.” Major Henry Kyd Douglas, CSA
Throughout the day on April 12, 1865, shattered Confederate divisions marched into the village to surrender their . . . — Map (db m5965) |
| Virginia (Arlington County), Arlington National Cemetery — Spirit of the Elbe |
| |
In recognition of the cooperation of American, Soviet, and Allied armed forces during World War II, this marker symbolizes the link up of Soviet and American elements at the Elbe River on 25 April 1945.
In tribute to the battle against tyranny.
[Russian Cyrillic translation]
Dedicated in honor of the 50th Anniversary of the Link-up. — Map (db m22116) |
| Washington (King County), Seattle — Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Park — The Life of Martin Luther King, Jr. |
| | This park honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. was inspired by Dr. King’s last speech entitled “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop.” He delivered the speech in Memphis, Tennessee the night before he was assassinated. He was there in support of striking sanitation workers. Dr. King’s legacy embodied in this memorial will give everyone regardless of racial or ethnic background an opportunity to remember him personally and to reflect on his teachings. Our children and their children will always . . . — Map (db m22557) |
| Wisconsin (La Crosse County), La Crosse — Spence Park |
| | Because of the fertile soil and lush woodlands on the river shores, the Winnebago Indians settled in this area in 1772. Sixty years later they ceded these lands to the U.S. Government. In 1842, Nathan Myrick, the first white settler in La Crosse, built his log cabin and trading post on this site. It was designated a public boat landing in 1851.
This was the most strategic Mississippi River port on the western boundary of Wisconsin. Boats traveling north and south docked here, and wagons . . . — Map (db m8538) |
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