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By Mark Hilton, April 6, 2019
The Town of Blakeley Marker at Washington Square.
1 ► Alabama, Baldwin County, Blakeley — The Town of Blakeley —
On Franklin Street 0.1 miles north of Washington Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
2 ► Alabama, Baldwin County, Gulf Shores — Post Hospital Complex —
Near Fort Morgan Road (Alabama Route 180) 1.2 miles west of Dune Road, on the right when traveling west.
3 ► Alabama, Baldwin County, Orange Beach — Perdido Pass —
On Perdido Beach Boulevard (Alabama Route 182) east of Parkway Drive, on the right when traveling east.
4 ► Alabama, Barbour County, Eufaula — Fire Bell from B. Young Fire Company —
On East Broad Street at North Randolph Avenue, on the right when traveling west on East Broad Street.
5 ► Alabama, Bibb County, Brent — Proven by Tempest: City of Brent — Founded in 1898, Forever Changed on May 27, 1973 —
On Main Street (Alabama Route 25) at 1st Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
6 ► Alabama, Cherokee County, Leesburg — Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia Railway —
On Blue Pond Road (State Highway 273) at County Road 365, on the right when traveling south on Blue Pond Road.
7 ► Alabama, Clarke County, Thomasville — Thomasville's Early History —
On Wilson Avenue at Nicol Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Wilson Avenue.
8 ► Alabama, Colbert County, Tuscumbia — Judge Charles Womble — (1818-1876) —
On North Water Street at West 4th Street, on the left when traveling north on North Water Street.
9 ► Alabama, Cullman County, Cullman — Bent But Not Broken —
Near Lee Avenue SW near Broadway Ave SW.
10 ► Alabama, Dale County, Ozark — Emma P. Flowers School —
On East College Street at Dick Avenue, on the right when traveling east on East College Street.
11 ► Alabama, Elmore County, Wetumpka — High Water Mark — 57 Feet 11 Inches — (12 Feet 11 Inches Above Flood Stage) —
On Orline Street 0.1 miles south of Hill Street, on the right when traveling south.
12 ► Alabama, Elmore County, Wetumpka — Wetumpka Impact Crater —
On U.S. 231 at East South Boundary Street, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 231.
13 ► Alabama, Etowah County, Rainbow City — Old Harmony Cemetery —
On Rainbow Drive (U.S. 411) east of Peteet Street, on the right when traveling east.
14 ► Alabama, Franklin County, Phil Campbell, Oak Grove — 2011 Tornado —
On County Route 81 at County Route 38, on the right when traveling south on County Route 81.
15 ► Alabama, Franklin County, Russellville — Ascension —
On U.S. 43 at Village Wood Drive SE, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 43.
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16 ► Alabama, Houston County, Cowarts — Cowarts Baptist Church / Cowarts School —
On Jordon Street, on the right when traveling west.
17 ► Alabama, Jackson County, Stevenson — Flight 800 Memorial —
On Kentucky Avenue (Alabama Route 117) at River Road, on the right when traveling south on Kentucky Avenue.
18 ► Alabama, Lauderdale County, Florence — Driven Up The Waters — Natchez Trace Parkway —
Near Natchez Trace Parkway (at milepost 328.7) west of County Route 2, on the left when traveling west.
19 ► Alabama, Lawrence County, Mount Hope — Mount Hope Memorial —
On County Road 23 at County Road 32, on the right when traveling south on County Road 23.
20 ► Alabama, Lawrence County, Oakville — Town of Oakville —
Near County Road 187 when traveling north.
21 ► Alabama, Lee County, Auburn — Founders' Oak —
Near Garden Drive 0.1 miles west of South College Street ( Route 15), on the left when traveling west.
22 ► Alabama, Limestone County, Athens — East Side of Square —
On South Marion Street north of West Washington Street, on the right when traveling north.
23 ► Alabama, Limestone County, French Mill — Limestone County Tornado Memorial —
On Lee Highway (U.S. 72) 0.3 miles east of Mooresville Road (County Route 71), on the right when traveling west.
24 ► Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site — FIRE! — Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
Near Chappie James Avenue.
25 ► Alabama, Madison County, Huntsville — Grissom • White • Chaffee — Date of Incident: January 27, 1967 • Intended Launch Date: February 21, 1967 — "Fire in the Cockpit!" —
Near Tranquility Base 0.5 miles west of Old Madison Parkway NW, on the left when traveling west.
26 ► Alabama, Marion County, Guin — City of Guin, Alabama: The Early Years / The Storms of 1974 —
On 11th Avenue (U.S. 43) at U.S. 278, on the right when traveling west on 11th Avenue.
27 ► Alabama, Marshall County, Grant — Site of 1954 Crash of Air Force Cargo Plane —
On Simpson Point Road (County Route 466) at Old US Highway 431, on the right when traveling north on Simpson Point Road.
28 ► Alabama, Marshall County, Guntersville — Faith • Strength • Hope • Service —
On Gunter Avenue (U.S. 431) at Court Street, on the left when traveling south on Gunter Avenue.
29 ► Alabama, Mobile County, Mobile — L'Arbre de Pau —
On Theatre Street at South Royal Street, on the right when traveling west on Theatre Street.
30 ► Alabama, Mobile County, Mobile — Protestant Children's Home —
On Dauphin Street 0.1 miles east of Common Street, on the right when traveling east.
31 ► Alabama, Mobile County, Mobile — The Little Colt — Little Colt of Córdoba — (Potro de Córdoba) —
Near South Franklin Street south of Government Street (U.S. 90), on the left when traveling north.
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32 ► Alabama, Montgomery County, Montgomery — Augusta and the Old Augusta Cemetery — Circa 1819 —
On Wares Ferry Road (County Route 64) 0.4 miles east of Dozier Road, on the left when traveling east.
33 ► Alabama, Montgomery County, Montgomery — Old Elam Baptist Church —
On Cong W L Dickinson Drive (County Road 21) north of Gunter Park Drive, on the right when traveling north.
34 ► Alabama, Montgomery County, Montgomery, Centennial Hill — The Rebirth Of A Church: A Bell Spared And A Cross Unscathed —
On High Street west of South Union Street, on the right when traveling east.
35 ► Alabama, Morgan County, Decatur — Old Decatur Historic District / Old State Bank —
On Bank Street NE at Church Street NE on Bank Street NE.
36 ► Alabama, Morgan County, Vinemont — The "Katy-Did" Crash —
On University of North Alabama Highway (Alabama Route 157 at milepost 19), 0.4 miles south of State Crusher Road, on the right when traveling north.
37 ► Alabama, Perry County, Marion — South College Barracks Fire of 1924 —
Near Washington Street south of Wilkerson Street.
38 ► Alabama, Shelby County, Helena — Harmony Graveyard — Shelby County —
On Helena Road (Alabama Route 261) at 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north on Helena Road.
39 ► Alabama, Shelby County, Helena — Helena Freight House & Depot —
On Lake Davidson Lane at Helena Road ( Road 261), on the right when traveling west on Lake Davidson Lane.
40 ► Alabama, Shelby County, Helena — Helena, Alabama —
On Helena Road (State Road 261) at 1st Avenue East, on the right when traveling north on Helena Road.
41 ► Alabama, Talladega County, Sylacauga — Gantts Quarry Post Office — Talladega County —
On North Broadway Avenue at W 8th Street, on the right when traveling north on North Broadway Avenue.
42 ► Alabama, Tallapoosa County, Alexander City — First Presbyterian Church —
On Main Street at Tallapoosa Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
43 ► Alabama, Tuscaloosa County, Tuscaloosa — April 2011 Tornado Outbreak — City of Tuscaloosa —
Near 7th Street at 22nd Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
44 ► Alabama, Tuscaloosa County, Tuscaloosa — Newtown —
On 7th Street at Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, on the right when traveling west on 7th Street.
45 ► Alabama, Walker County, Kansas — History of Kansas —
On North School Street north of N Park Ave, on the left when traveling north.
46 ► Alaska, Anchorage, Downtown — Historic Anchorage Hotel — Est. 1916 —
On E Street at 4th Avenue, on the left when traveling north on E Street.
47 ► Alaska, Anchorage, Elmendorf Air Force Base — Lieutenant General David J. McCloud —
On Sijan Avenue north of 32nd Street, on the right when traveling west.
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48 ► Alaska, Anchorage, Elmendorf Air Force Base — Yukla 27 Memorial — In Memory of the Crew of Yukla 27 —
On Sijan Avenue north of 32nd Street, on the right when traveling north.
49 ► Alaska, Anchorage, Elmendorf Air Force Base — Yukla Memorial Park —
On Sijan Avenue north of 32nd Street, on the right when traveling north.
50 ► Alaska, Anchorage, Girdwood — 1964 Earthquake —
On Steward Highway.
51 ► Alaska, Anchorage, Turnagain — Measuring the Magnitude of Damage —
On West Northern Lights Boulevard.
52 ► Alaska, Anchorage, Turnagain — The Earth Did Quake —
On West Northern Lights Boulevard.
53 ► Alaska, Anchorage, Turnagain — Tsunami! —
On Point Woronzof Drive.
54 ► Alaska, Anchorage, Turnagain — Turnagain Heights Slide —
Near West Northern Lights Boulevard.
55 ► Alaska, Chugach Census Area, Valdez — “Abandon Ship!” —
On Tatitlek Ave north of Egan Drive, on the right when traveling north.
56 ► Alaska, Fairbanks North Star Borough, College, Pike's Landing — A Little About Our Beautiful Cabins — Enjoy a Walking Tour of Well Known, Little Known & Notorious — Goldrush Pioneers of Fairbanks —
Near Hoselton Road.
57 ► Alaska, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Eielson Air Force Base — Ben Eielson Monument —
On Central Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
58 ► Alaska, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Eielson Air Force Base — Roy L. Hursey Gate —
On Central Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
59 ► Alaska, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Fairbanks — 1967 Chena River Flood — Steamer Nenana "Did You Know" —
Near Airport Way.
60 ► Alaska, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Fairbanks — Daniel A. Frederick —
Near Airport Way.
61 ► Alaska, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Fairbanks, Downtown — Life Along the Chena River — 1903 - 1909 — Alaska Gold Rush Centennial —
On 1st Avenue west of Cushman Street, on the right when traveling west.
62 ► Alaska, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Fairbanks, Downtown — Chena River Flood — August 15, 1967 —
On Cushman Street at 3rd Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Cushman Street.
63 ► Alaska, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Fairbanks, Downtown — Chena River Flood — August 15, 1967 —
On 1st Avenue east of Cushman Street, on the right when traveling east.
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64 ► Alaska, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Fairbanks, Downtown — Chena River Flood — August 15, 1967 —
On 1st Avenue west of Lacey Street, on the right when traveling west.
65 ► Alaska, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Fairbanks, Downtown — Chena River Flood Control —
On 1st Avenue west of Lacey Street, on the right when traveling west.
66 ► Alaska, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Fairbanks, Downtown — The 1967 Chena River Flood —
On 1st Avenue west of Lacey Street, on the right when traveling west.
67 ► Alaska, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Fairbanks, Slaterville — 1967 Chena River Flood —
On Doyon Place.
68 ► Alaska, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Fairbanks, Slaterville — Walter Harper — A Man of Two Worlds —
On Doyon Place.
69 ► Alaska, Juneau Borough, Juneau, Downtown — Aleut American World War II Removal Memorial —
On 5th Street east of Franklin Street, on the left when traveling east.
70 ► Alaska, Juneau Borough, Juneau, Downtown Juneau — Alaska Commercial Fishermen's Memorial in Juneau —
Near North Franklin Street.
71 ► Alaska, Juneau Borough, Juneau, Downtown Juneau — Cape Saint Elias —
Near Marine Way.
72 ► Alaska, Juneau Borough, Juneau, Downtown Juneau — Cape Sarichef & Scotch Cap —
Near Marine Way.
73 ► Alaska, Juneau Borough, Juneau, Downtown Juneau — Ch'áak' (Eagle) Kootéeyaa — Kootéeyaa Deiyí • Totem Pole Trail —
On Marine Way (Alaska Route 7) at Seward Street, on the right when traveling west on Marine Way.
74 ► Alaska, Juneau Borough, Juneau, Downtown Juneau — Corner of Front & Seward — Downtown Historic District —
Near Peoples Wharf.
75 ► Alaska, Juneau Borough, Juneau, Downtown Juneau — Eldred Rock —
Near Marine Way.
76 ► Alaska, Juneau Borough, Juneau, Downtown Juneau — Five Finger —
Near Marine Way.
77 ► Alaska, Juneau Borough, Juneau, Downtown Juneau — Juneau Remembers: — Sea & Sky: Juneau's Links to the World —
Near Marine Way.
78 ► Alaska, Juneau Borough, Juneau, Downtown Juneau — Sentinel Island —
Near Marine Way.
79 ► Alaska, Juneau Borough, Juneau, Downtown Juneau — USS Juneau (CL-52) Memorial — 'Lest We Forget' —
On The 'Sea Walk' at the Cruise Ship Landing Pier west of South Franklin Street.
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80 ► Alaska, Juneau Borough, Juneau, Downtown Juneau — Yéil (Raven) Kootéeyaa — Kootéeyaa Deiyí • Totem Pole Trail —
On Marine Way (Alaska Route 7) at Seward Street, on the right when traveling west on Marine Way.
81 ► Alaska, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Ketchikan — Trials by Fire — Frontier, flames and fortitude —
On Front Street at Spruce Mill Way, on the right when traveling south on Front Street.
82 ► Alaska, Kodiak Island Borough, Kodiak — An Earthquake Built This Boat —
On Mission Road south of W Marine Way, on the left when traveling south.
83 ► Alaska, Kodiak Island Borough, Kodiak — Construction of the Thelma C —
On Mission Road south of W Marine Way, on the left when traveling south.
84 ► Alaska, Kodiak Island Borough, Kodiak — Good Friday Quake —
On Mission Road south of W Marine Way, on the left when traveling south.
85 ► Alaska, Kodiak Island Borough, Kodiak — This Boat Was Built For Kodiak —
On Mission Road south of W Marine Way, on the left when traveling south.
86 ► Alaska, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Palmer — Balto —
On South Valley Way at Elmwood Avenue, on the right when traveling south on South Valley Way.
87 ► Alaska, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Sutton-Alpine — Circulating Fan —
On Chickaloon Way near Glenn Highway Milepost 61.6 ( Highway 1), on the right when traveling north.
88 ► Alaska, Sitka Borough, Sitka — Ben Franklin Five and Dime — Historic Sitka Alaska —
On Lincoln Street at American Street, on the right when traveling east on Lincoln Street.
89 ► Alaska, Sitka Borough, Sitka — St. Michael's Russian Orthodox Cathedral —
On Lincoln Street, on the left when traveling east.
90 ► Alaska, Skagway Borough, Skagway, Dyea — Events Leading to the Shipwreck — Princess Sophia 1912-1918 —
On Broadway at 1st Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Broadway.
91 ► Alaska, Skagway Borough, Skagway, Dyea — SS Princess Sophia Memorial — 1912-1918 —
On Broadway at 1st Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Broadway.
92 ► Arizona, Apache County, St. Johns — Lyman Dam — On The Colorado River —
On U.S. 191 at Arizona Route 81, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 191.
93 ► Arizona, Coconino County, Flagstaff — 1956 Plane Crash Mass Grave and Memorial —
Near South San Francisco Street when traveling east.
94 ► Arizona, Coconino County, Grand Canyon National Park — 1956 Grand Canyon TWA-United Airlines Aviation Accident Site —
Near Desert View Road 0.5 miles north of Desert View Drive.
95 ► Arizona, Coconino County, Grand Canyon Village — Tragedy Remembered — TWA-United Airlines Accident — Grand Canyon —
Near Desert View Drive (Arizona Route 64) 21.4 miles east of South Entrance Road, on the left when traveling east.
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96 ► Arizona, Coconino County, Marble Canyon — Lewis Nez —
Near U.S. 89A at milepost 537, on the right when traveling west.
97 ► Arizona, Coconino County, North Rim — Grand Canyon Lodge — Grand Canyon National Park —
Near Grand Canyon Highway (Arizona Route 67) 43 miles south of U.S. 89A.
98 ► Arizona, Coconino County, North Rim — Grand Canyon Lodge, A Legacy Rebuilt — Grand Canyon National Park —
Near Grand Canyon Highway (Arizona Route 67) 43 miles south of U.S. 89A, on the left when traveling south.
99 ► Arizona, Coconino County, Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument — Changes to Come —
Near Lava Flow Trail.
100 ► Arizona, Coconino County, Walnut Canyon National Monument — A Time of Change —
Near Forest Service Road 622.

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