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Database Counts and Statistics
 
Database Counts
1.1 gigabytes in text store
454.2 gigabytes in image store
46,583 markers published in this database
185,830 photographs
47,016 links to other information
59 marker pages awaiting publication
3 day delay, more or less, for publication
2,557 correspondents
22 editors and contributing editors
3 correspondents or editors signed on now
28.51 million marker views*
41,360 distinct visitors in the last seven days**
144,707 distinct visitors in the last 31 days**
* number of times a marker page has been requested
** calculated using the unique IP-address method
Statistics calculated in 376 ms.
  * requests from search engine crawls not counted
 
Marker Submission History
1Q06
179
2Q06
374
3Q06
503
4Q06
716
1Q07
824
2Q07
1,330
3Q07
2,451
4Q07
4,033
1Q08
6,159
2Q08
7,900
3Q08
10,826
4Q08
13,489
1Q09
15,826
2Q09
18,479
3Q09
20,725
4Q09
23,635
1Q10
26,632
2Q10
29,393
3Q10
32,697
4Q10
35,299
1Q11
37,047
2Q11
39,345
3Q11
42,776
4Q11
45,733
1Q12
Total markers in this database 46,583
Graphic composed in 38 ms.
 
Fifteen Oldest Markers
1787 •Richard Montgomery New York, New York
1797 •The Penitentiary House Trenton, New Jersey
1799 •Battle of Lexington Monument Lexington, Massachusetts
1799 •John Adams Newport, Rhode Island
1808 •The Nelson Column, Montreal Montreal, Quebec
1813 •Captain James Lawrence & Lieutenant Augustus C. Ludlow New York, New York
1815 •The Battle Monument Baltimore, Maryland
1815 •To George Washington Baltimore, Maryland
1816 •Joseph & Theodosia Burr Alston Pawleys Island, South Carolina
1817 •Aquila Randall Monument Dundalk, Maryland
1817 •Paoli Massacre Monument Malvern, Pennsylvania
1818 •The Cadet Monument West Point, New York
1825 •The De Kalb Monument Camden, South Carolina
1827 •Josiah and Abiah Franklin Boston, Massachusetts
1828 •Kosciuszko West Point, New York
1829 •Battle of Red Bank National Park, New Jersey
1830 •Groton Battle Monument Groton, Connecticut
1832 •The Spirit of 1775 Shepherdstown, West Virginia
1834 •Arnold’s Picket Driven In Richmond, Virginia
1834 •Wesleyan Methodist Church Victoria, British Columbia
The database may hold older markers whose exact dates are not known.Table composed in 16 ms.
 
Plenty of Markers Here
1081 •Adams County, Pennsylvania
586 •Washington County, Maryland
539 •Hardin County, Tennessee
459 •Charleston County, South Carolina
451 •Washington, District of Columbia
338 •Dane County, Wisconsin
338 •New York County, New York
318 •Prince William County, Virginia
309 •Baltimore, Maryland
304 •New Haven County, Connecticut
299 •Travis County, Texas
296 •Chatham County, Georgia
285 •Greenville County, South Carolina
284 •Orange County, New York
280 •Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Table composed in 48 ms.
 
Prolific Marker Contributors
4,213 •Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia
3,705 •William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas
3,535 •Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey
2,248 •Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina
1,830 •Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia
1,716 •David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia
1,682 •Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland
1,360 •Syd Whittle of El Dorado Hills, California
1,270 •J. J. Prats of Springfield, Virginia
1,262 •Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut
1,071 •Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona
1,012 •Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina
968 •Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
871 •Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana
838 •Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio
Table composed in 188 ms.
 
Top 20 Most Viewed Markers
1 •Convict Lake Mammoth Lakes, California
2 •Mission San Francisco Solano Sonoma, California
3 •The Thomas Viaduct Relay, Maryland
4 •Golden Spike Nenana, Alaska
5 •Robert F. Kennedy Speech on Death of Martin L. King Indianapolis, Indiana
6 •The Masterson House Carrollton, Kentucky
7 •Upside-Down House Lee Vining, California
8 •Morgan’s Raid Salineville, Ohio
9 •South Point Complex Naalehu, Hawaii
10 •Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument Crow Agency, Montana
11 •Japanese Stone Lantern The Tidal Basin, Washington, DC
12 •The Clara Barton House Glen Echo, Maryland
13 •Negro Mountain Grantsville, Maryland
14 •Old Fort Sumner and “Billy the Kid’s” Grave Fort Sumner, New Mexico
15 •1907 Indiana Eugenics Law Indianapolis, Indiana
16 •Women Suffrage Prisoners at Occoquan Workhouse Occoquan, Virginia
17 •Three White Men Were Hung Here Pendleton, Indiana
18 •A Trolley Returns to Glen Echo Glen Echo, Maryland
19 •John Wilkes Booth and David Herold Bel Alton, Maryland
20 •Carleton Martello Tower Saint John, New Brunswick
Table composed in 123 ms.
 
Markers By Erected Date
Earlier
800
1900s
498
1910s
736
1920s
1,015
1930s
1,714
1940s
951
1950s
2,530
1960s
2,243
1970s
2,562
1980s
2,569
1990s
3,641
2000s
5,734
2010s
747
There are 20,843 undated markers in the database
Graphic composed in 90 ms.
 
Most Marked Categories
11,009 •War, US Civil
7,865 •Notable Persons
7,211 •Settlements & Settlers
6,890 •Notable Buildings
5,199 •Industry & Commerce
4,288 •Churches, Etc.
4,180 •Colonial Era
4,155 •Notable Places
4,086 •War, US Revolutionary
3,832 •Military
Table composed in 30 ms.
 
Ten Most Viewed Categories
1 •War, US Civil
2 •Notable Persons
3 •Notable Buildings
4 •Settlements & Settlers
5 •Notable Events
6 •Notable Places
7 •Colonial Era
8 •Industry & Commerce
9 •Military
10 •War, US Revolutionary
Table composed in 122 ms.
 
Plenty of Markers Here
5,596 •Virginia
3,589 •Pennsylvania
3,099 •South Carolina
2,838 •Georgia
2,768 •California
2,585 •Maryland
2,253 •Ohio
2,186 •New York
2,042 •New Jersey
1,607 •Wisconsin
 
1,591 •Tennessee
1,513 •Texas
1,504 •North Carolina
1,109 •Alabama
1,022 •Connecticut
922 •Indiana
851 •Arizona
769 •West Virginia
671 •Florida
645 •Kansas
Table composed in 105 ms.
 
Prolific Photo Contributors
16,378 •Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia
15,634 •William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas
15,048 •Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey
11,615 •Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina
9,108 •Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina
7,170 •Syd Whittle of El Dorado Hills, California
6,624 •Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia
6,458 •Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana
5,433 •David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia
4,767 •Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut
4,504 •J. J. Prats of Springfield, Virginia
4,153 •Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland
4,026 •Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona
3,788 •Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
3,759 •Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio
Table composed in 150 ms.
 


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