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Marker of the Week

Online Systems and Personal Computing Mountain View, California

A surprising number of features of the yet-to-be-invented Internet were previewed and demonstrated this week in 1968. The demonstration occurred in San Francisco, but the marker stating this is here at the Computer History Museum. Contributing Editor Craig Baker of Sylmar, California, filed this entry a few months ago.
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More Than 162 Thousand!

HMdb MARKER COUNT

162786

Hundreds added monthly. ...▼One of our correspondents has stood in front of each historical marker or monument, taken its picture, and entered its location and other information. An editor has reviewed and approved each entry. For the very few markers without a photograph, their location was carefully researched.

No other national historical marker list can make this claim, and a number of them borrow information from us, some without permission.

Historical Marker Facts

How many historical markers are there in the United States? We’ve found 140,909 so far. Adding more daily.

What state has the most historical markers? We’ve found the most in Virginia.   New York, Texas, California, and Pennsylvania round out the top five.

How many historical markers are there in Canada? We’ve found 2,570 so far. We’re always looking for more.

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Markers Recently Added

Today •	This Limestone Cross Blissfield, Michigan
•	WWI Camp Bowie Base Fort Worth, Texas
•	The Connellee House Eastland, Texas
•	Wagner-Trott Building Charleston, South Carolina
•	Basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Salud Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, Mexico
•	Rodinghausen Point Pemberville, Ohio
•	Pemberville Pemberville, Ohio
•	Ravinia School Ravinia, South Dakota
•	The Ravinia Consolidated School Ravinia, South Dakota
•	Civilian Conservation Corps Camp Lake Andes, South Dakota
•	Schultz-Holmes Memorial Library Blissfield, Michigan
Dec 6 •	Education of Black Folk Birmingham, Alabama
•	The Windmill Dwight, Illinois
•	Wilson-Sottile House Charleston, South Carolina
•	Little Lady Can Read Birmingham, Alabama
•	and more ...

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Tag Pages to Create Lists

When you are signed in, you will see these small buttons ➀ ➁ ➂ ➃ ➄ on marker pages and search results. Click on them to tag that marker. Return to the My Markers page to see what you've tagged and to create lists and maps.

To get started, click on My Markers to sign in. First time users can register from there. Tag and map your next weekend outing!

History Happened Here

National and global events all happened some­where, and historical markers mark the place where many occurred. But the richness of history is in its local details, details that can be insignificant on the global stage: the home of an in­di­vi­dual who made a dif­fe­rence; a natural feature, building, byway; or just some­thing in­te­res­ting that happened nearby. History is not just about the high and mighty.
 
Markers tell stories and point out facts. There is one at the site the northernmost battle of the U.S. Civil War and another at the southernmost point in the United States (can you guess where?). There is one next to a 17th century Japanese stone lantern symbolizing 20th century peace, and another one less than 20 miles away reminding us of the Nike missile sites that were built the same year the lantern was dedicated. They tell of battles, massacres and hangings; of hu­ma­ni­ta­rians, educators, and a beloved stagecoach horse; of mountains, lakes, rivers, bridges, roads, and other natural and man-made wonders.
 
There are countless thousands of great stories marked by markers—and some boring ones too. Some markers simply recite facts while others are insightful, obscure, cryptic, patriotic, fas­ci­na­ting, sad, funny, or just downright bizarre. Many of those markers are on these pages, others are waiting for you to discover and add them to this database.
 
So hit the road and experience history first-hand yourself. History happened nearby.

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