Statistics - The Historical Marker Database

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Database Counts and Statistics

Database Counts

39.4	gigabytes current database size
7,007	markers published in this database
22,939	photographs
7,241	links to other information
23	marker pages awaiting publication
222	contributing correspondents
11	editors and contributing editors
5	correspondents or editors signed on now
1.51	million marker views*

* number of times a marker page has been requested

* requests from search engine crawls not counted

Marker Count History

1Q06

179

2Q06

375

3Q06

504

4Q06

717

1Q07

825

2Q07

1,333

3Q07

2,455

4Q07

4,041

1Q08

6,170

2Q08

Total markers in this database 7,007

Fifteen Oldest Markers

1797 •	The Penitentiary House Trenton, New Jersey
1815 •	The Battle Monument Baltimore, Maryland
1815 •	To George Washington Baltimore, Maryland
1817 •	Aquila Randall Monument Dundalk, Maryland
1835 •	The Thomas Viaduct Halethorpe, Maryland
1848 •	Mexican War Midshipmen's Monument Annapolis, Maryland
1850 •	Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Georgetown, Washington, DC
1858 •	George Washington Monument Richmond, Virginia
1861 •	William Moir Smith Brooklyn, New York
1865 •	Thomas Wildey Monument Baltimore, Maryland
1868 •	Fort Frederick Albany, New York
1872 •	Roger Brooke Taney Annapolis, Maryland
1874 •	Lincoln’s Tomb Springfield, Illinois
1874 •	Soldiers and Sailors Monument Lancaster, Pennsylvania
1875 •	Thomas J. Jackson, General CSA Richmond, Virginia
1876 •	Freedmen’s Memorial Monument to Abraham Lincoln Capitol Hill, Washington, DC
1876 •	Point Lookout Confederate Cemetery Scotland, Maryland
1879 •	Confederate Monument Columbia, South Carolina
1880 •	The Soldier’s Monument Sharpsburg, Maryland
1882 •	Col. Geo. Armistead Baltimore, Maryland

The database may hold older markers whose exact dates are not known.

Plenty of Markers Here

496 •	Washington County, Maryland
261 •	Baltimore, Maryland
220 •	Prince William County, Virginia
173 •	Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
172 •	Spotsylvania County, Virginia
160 •	Mercer County, New Jersey
151 •	Frederick County, Maryland
144 •	Chatham County, Georgia
134 •	Anne Arundel County, Maryland
133 •	Montgomery County, Maryland
130 •	Fairfax County, Virginia
118 •	Williamson County, Texas
107 •	Loudoun County, Virginia
106 •	Prince George's County, Maryland
98 •	York County, Pennsylvania

Prolific Marker Contributors

1,270 •	Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia
831 •	William Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland
604 •	J. J. Prats of Springfield, Virginia
426 •	Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia
401 •	Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey
385 •	Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina
304 •	Tom Fuchs of Greenbelt, Maryland
279 •	F. Robby of Pasadena, Maryland
277 •	Christopher Busta-Peck of Baltimore, Maryland
256 •	Dawn Bowen of Fredericksburg, Virginia
153 •	Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
149 •	Karen Key of Sacramento, California
140 •	Gary Nigh of Trenton, New Jersey
132 •	Laura Troy of Virginia Beach, Virginia
123 •	Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas

Top 20 Most Viewed Markers

1 •	Convict Lake Mammoth Lakes, California
2 •	Robert F. Kennedy Speech on Death of Martin L. King Indianapolis, Indiana
3 •	Japanese Stone Lantern The Tidal Basin, Washington, DC
4 •	Morgan’s Raid Salineville, Ohio
5 •	The Clara Barton House Glen Echo, Maryland
6 •	Carleton Martello Tower Saint John, New Brunswick
7 •	The Thomas Viaduct Halethorpe, Maryland
8 •	Francis Scott Key Park Georgetown, Washington, DC
9 •	Natural Bridge Natural Bridge, Virginia
10 •	The Bicentennial Legacy Monument Zanesville, Ohio
11 •	Golden Spike Nenana, Alaska
12 •	White’s Ferry Dickerson, Maryland
13 •	John C. Brown Memorial Bridge Rockville, Maryland
14 •	South Point Complex Naalehu, Hawaii
15 •	Negro Mountain Grantsville, Maryland
16 •	The Star-Spangled Banner Georgetown, Washington, DC
17 •	A Trolley Returns to Glen Echo Glen Echo, Maryland
17 •	Fairfax Nike Missile Site Fairfax, Virginia
17 •	The 1912 Cherry Tree Plantings The Tidal Basin, Washington, DC
20 •	Rock Eagle Mound Eatonton, Georgia

Most Marked Categories

Ten Most Viewed Categories

Plenty of Markers Here

Prolific Photo Contributors

4,641 •	Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia
1,981 •	William Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland
1,978 •	J. J. Prats of Springfield, Virginia
1,759 •	Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia
1,459 •	Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey
1,419 •	Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina
1,059 •	Christopher Busta-Peck of Baltimore, Maryland
1,025 •	Tom Fuchs of Greenbelt, Maryland
752 •	Dawn Bowen of Fredericksburg, Virginia
690 •	F. Robby of Pasadena, Maryland
617 •	Karen Key of Sacramento, California
556 •	Gary Nigh of Trenton, New Jersey
485 •	Christopher Light of Valparaiso, Indiana
484 •	Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
477 •	R. C. of Shrewsbury, New Jersey