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By Shaun Rose, May 10, 2024
Claudette Colvin Home Marker
101 ► Alabama, Montgomery County, Montgomery, King Hill — Claudette Colvin Home — Montgomery County —
On Claudette Colvin Drive north of Upper Wetumpka Road, on the right when traveling north.
This home was constructed in 1940 for Mary Anne and Q.P. Colvin. Their daughter Claudette Colvin refused on March 2, 1955, to give up her seat to a white passenger on a Montgomery city bus. This event occurred nine months before the incident in . . . — — Map (db m246526) HM
102 ► Alabama, Montgomery County, Pike Road — Georgia Washington School —
On Georgia Washington Road at Antioch Lane, on the right when traveling south on Georgia Washington Road.
Miss Georgia Washington founded the Peoples Village School for black students on this site in 1893. Georgia Washington was born a slave November 23, 1851 in Virginia. As a student at Hampton Institute, Virginia, she met Dr. Booker T. . . . — — Map (db m72010) HM
103 ► Alabama, Morgan County, Decatur — Carolyn Cortner Smith — Female Architect Pioneer / Designed Delano Park Structures —
On Gordon Drive Southeast at 8th Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling east on Gordon Drive Southeast.
Born in 1894 in Normandy, Tennessee, Carolyn Cortner was raised in the Courtland area of Lawrence County, Alabama. She attended Ward-Belmont College in Tennessee. She married Wilburn Smith in 1912. She did not attend formal architecture school . . . — — Map (db m27814) HM
104 ► Alabama, Morgan County, Decatur — 132 — Daisy Nolan — Legends & Lore —
On Sycamore Street Northwest near Railroad Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
Herbalist, healer and charm maker of Old Town, she would do no harm. Nolan was buried in 1960 with her doll collection. — — Map (db m293325) HM
105 ► Alabama, Morgan County, Decatur — 65 — Votes for Women — Road to the 19th Amendment — National Votes for Women Trail
On Bank Street NE at Vine Street NW, on the right when traveling south on Bank Street NE. Reported damaged.
Ellen S. Hildreth founded early Alabama suffrage club in New Decatur 1892. Hosted national suffrage leaders here at Echols Opera House 1895. — — Map (db m222845) HM
106 ► Alabama, Perry County, Marion — The Marion Female Seminary —
On West Monroe Street at Spring Street, on the left when traveling east on West Monroe Street.
One of the earliest colleges for women in America. Founded in 1835, was the first of four colleges established in Marion,“The Athens of Alabama.” This building, erected in 1850, contained the art studio of Nicola Marschall, who . . . — — Map (db m70068) HM
107 ► Alabama, Perry County, Marion, Vilula Community — Gus Mitchell Store Site — Perry County —
On County Road 45 north of County Road 4, on the right when traveling south.
Augustus (Gus) Mitchell was born August 8, 1878. He was a merchant, farmer, and supporter of the Vilula School and community. He operated the store from 1924 until his death in 1957. The store served the entire community and was considered the . . . — — Map (db m297112) HM
108 ► Alabama, Pike County, Troy — Janice Hawkins Park — "An excellent wife is the crown of her husband." — Proverbs 12:4 —
Near Luther Drive 0.1 miles north of University Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
Janice Hawkins Park was named in honor of the First Lady of Troy University, a devoted wife and loving mother, whose work benefited Troy in the fine arts, service to students, internationalization of the University, and support of military veterans. . . . — — Map (db m111581) HM
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109 ► Alabama, Pike County, Troy — Johnnie M. Warren Legacy Clock — City Of Troy —
On East Academy Street just east of Mill Street, on the left when traveling east.
In 1985, Troy changed from a commission form of government to the mayor-council form of government. Mrs. Johnnie Mae Warren became the first female elected to public office in Troy's history. This clock is dedicated in honor of Councilwoman . . . — — Map (db m267829) HM
110 ► Alabama, Randolph County, Roanoke — Roanoke Doll Factory — 1900-1925
On Vaughn Street, on the left when traveling south. Reported missing.
Ella Gannt Smith, artist, inventor, manufactured in this building the famous Roanoke Dolls. The dolls, completely handmade, featured a head molded of plaster of Paris enclosed in a tight cotton fabric cut and stuffed to resemble body, hands and . . . — — Map (db m11730) HM
111 ► Alabama, Russell County, Phenix City — "Emperor" Brims, Mary Musgrove and Chief William McIntosh — Creek Heritage Trail —
Near Dillingham Street at Brickyard Road (Route 61).
Coweta was the home of many influential Creek leaders, including three individuals who figured prominently in the history of the Creek people; "Emperor” Brims, Mary Musgrove, Chief William McIntosh. The Coweta chieftain Brims, who . . . — — Map (db m101336) HM
112 ► Alabama, Shelby County, Montevallo — Almont Elementary School — Shelby County —
On Gilmore Nick Circle at Vassar Circle, on the left when traveling north on Gilmore Nick Circle.
In the 1930s, the Shelby County educational system consolidated many of its one-, two-, and three-teacher schools. During the 1938-39 school year, the citizens of Almont donated a five-acre plot to establish a school for African American . . . — — Map (db m307411) HM
113 ► Alabama, Talladega County, Talladega — The Joiner Family —
On Brignola St 0.2 miles east of N East st (Alabama Highway 77).
The distinguished Joiner family lived here in an imposing mansion, demolished in 1970. James H. Joiner: Pioneer in Talladega's progress while publisher, 1844-73, of one of Alabama's most influential newspapers - The Democratic Watchtower. . . . — — Map (db m37220) HM
114 ► Alabama, Tuscaloosa County, Tuscaloosa — Alabama Central Female College —
Near 6th Street at 28th Avenue.
After the seat of government was moved to Montgomery in 1847, the Tuscaloosa Capitol and its furnishings were deeded to the University of Alabama to be used for educational purposes. In 1857, the University Board of Trustees leased the building . . . — — Map (db m29064) HM
115 ► Alabama, Tuscaloosa County, Tuscaloosa — Alpha Gamma Delta at the University of Alabama — Psi Chapter —
On Judy Bonner Drive 0.1 miles east of Magnolia Drive, on the right when traveling east.
On November 18, 1921, Psi Chapter of Alpha Gamma Delta became the fifth national sorority installed at the University of Alabama. On this date, eight new inductees were initiated to establish Alpha Gamma Delta. These eight women were Annie Mary . . . — — Map (db m235516) HM
116 ► Alabama, Tuscaloosa County, Tuscaloosa — Amelia Gayle Gorgas — 1826-1913 —
Near Capstone Drive.
Daughter of John Gayle, Governor of Alabama. Wife of Josiah Gorgas, Brigadier General, C. S. A. Mother of William Crawford Gorgas, Surgeon General, U. S. A. Untiring nurse in Confederate Hospitals, 1861-1865. First Historian Alabama Division, . . . — — Map (db m33653) HM
117 ► Alabama, Tuscaloosa County, Tuscaloosa — Autherine Lucy Foster —
On University Boulevard at Colonial Drive, on the right when traveling west on University Boulevard.
First African American to enroll at the University of Alabama following successful litigation under the historic 1954 Brown v. Board of Education ruling. She began classes on February 3, 1956; however, after three days of tumultuous demonstrations, . . . — — Map (db m108342) HM
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118 ► Alabama, Tuscaloosa County, Tuscaloosa — Centennial of Women 1893 - 1993 / Top 31 Women —
On Hackberry Lane at Devotie Drive, on the right when traveling south on Hackberry Lane.
Centennial of Women 1893 - 1993 In 1892 Julia Strudwick Tutwiler petitioned the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama to accept female students into the all-male student body. Admitted in 1893, Anna Adams and Bessie Parker became the . . . — — Map (db m235773) HM
119 ► Alabama, Tuscaloosa County, Tuscaloosa — Delta Zeta at the University of Alabama —
On Magnolia Drive 0.1 miles north of Paul W Bryant Drive, on the left when traveling north.
Delta Zeta at the University of Alabama Founded October 24, 1902, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio Alpha Gamma Chapter Installed September 9, 1922 The sixth national sorority at the University of Alabama began in 1920 as local sorority Delta . . . — — Map (db m235508) HM
120 ► Alabama, Tuscaloosa County, Tuscaloosa — Dr. Peter & Mrs. Ellen Peter-Bryce Gravesite — Tuscaloosa County —
Near Bryce Lawn Drive at Campus Drive.
Dr. Peter Bryce, first superintendent of the Alabama Insane (Bryce) Hospital was a leading proponent of humane treatment for people who experience mental illness. Born March 5, 1834, in Columbia SC, Bryce entered the South Carolina Military Academy . . . — — Map (db m235505) HM
121 ► Alabama, Tuscaloosa County, Tuscaloosa — Kappa Delta —
On Magnolia Drive at Sorority Circle, on the right when traveling north on Magnolia Drive.
Zeta Chapter of Kappa Delta first national Greek letter sorority at the University of Alabama Chapter installed March 12, 1904. First members initiated in the Sigma Nu Hall by Katherine Lovejoy of Theta Chapter at Randolph-Macon Woman's College. . . . — — Map (db m28782) HM
122 ► Alabama, Tuscaloosa County, Tuscaloosa — Malone Hood Plaza —
On 6th Avenue at 8th Street, on the right when traveling north on 6th Avenue.
The Autherine Lucy Clock Tower is dedicated to the sacrifice and commitment of a courageous individual who took a stand for change at a crucial time in the history of The University of Alabama. The open arches, which mirror the architecture of . . . — — Map (db m37918) HM
123 ► Alabama, Tuscaloosa County, Tuscaloosa — Margaret M. DuPont —
Near 22nd Avenue.
Margaret McLeod DuPont was born and raised in Tuscaloosa and graduated from the University of Alabama with a degree in Home Economics Education. She worked as a secretary for the Vice President of Reichhold Chemical and as a Stenographer for Mayor . . . — — Map (db m35380) HM
124 ► Alabama, Tuscaloosa County, Tuscaloosa — The Friedman Home —
On Greensboro Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Built 1835 by Alfred Battle; purchased 1875 by Bernard Friedman; willed to the city of Tuscaloosa 1965 by Hugo Friedman. Traditionally a social and cultural center in Tuscaloosa, it was the residence of Virginia Tunstall Clay-Clopton, author of . . . — — Map (db m35368) HM
125 ► Alabama, Tuscaloosa County, Tuscaloosa — Tuscaloosa Confederate Monument —
On 27th Avenue at Paul William Bryant Drive, on the right when traveling south on 27th Avenue.
In memory of Our Confederate Dead. 1861 - 1865 "They wore the gray" "Thy mighty deeds in this brief period wrought, years of oblivion shall corrode in vain." — — Map (db m294536) WM
126 ► Alabama, Tuscaloosa County, Tuscaloosa — Zeta Tau Alpha — Nu Chapter —
On Magnolia Drive at Paul W Bryant Drive, on the left when traveling north on Magnolia Drive.
Nu chapter of Zeta Tau Alpha was installed as the second sorority at the University of Alabama. On April 11, 1910 the chapter's first nine women were initiated in the Sigma Nu hall. In 1925, Zeta Tau Alpha built the first sorority house on the . . . — — Map (db m235502) HM
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127 ► Alabama, Walker County, Nauvoo — Broun School — Walker County —
On Dogtown Road at Mill Creek Road, on the right when traveling west on Dogtown Road.
The Walker County Board of Education built the Broun School a few miles from the Byler Road in the Dogtown community. Originally called Summerville School, Ruth Anderson served as the only teacher in 1913. Due to a courthouse fire in Jasper on . . . — — Map (db m308854) HM
128 ► Alabama, Washington County, Fruitdale — Fruitdale Brethren Church — Washington County —
On Brethren Church Road 0.2 miles north of U.S. 45, on the left when traveling north.
The history of Fruitdale Brethren Church can be traced back to the charter of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, after which The Brethren School Company of Covington, Ohio, purchased the land. The church was organized on April 18, 1896. The family of . . . — — Map (db m285578) HM
129 ► Alabama, Washington County, Fruitdale — Fruitdale Union Chapel — 1904 —
On Courtney Avenue west of Ray Coaker Hwy (County Road 1), on the left when traveling east.
In the fall of 1902, two men and three ladies A.J. Hand, George B. Davis, Isabella Youse, Abbie C. Mareness, and Mary Gooding, filed a declaratlon to form the Fruitdale Union Chapel Association. Property on which to build the church was acquired . . . — — Map (db m285579) HM
130 ► Alabama, Wilcox County, Boykin — The Founding of Gee's Bend / Boykin Mercantile Store in Gee's Bend —
On County Road 29, on the right when traveling south.
The Founding of Gee's Bend Situated on the edge of Alabama's Black Belt in Wilcox County is Gee's Bend, a block of land enclosed on three sides by the massive bend in the Alabama River. Gee's Bend was only seven miles from the county seat of . . . — — Map (db m203706) HM
131 ► Alabama, Wilcox County, Camden — Bessie W. Munden Recreational Park — Founded 1955 —
On Bessie Munden Road 0.2 miles west of Alabama Route 221, on the right when traveling west.
This 22-acre park is named for its founder, Bessie W. Munden, a noted African American educator and civic leader in Wilcox County. Dedicated on October 25, 1959, Bessie W. Munden Recreational Park is significant as one of Alabama's oldest . . . — — Map (db m203708) HM
132 ► Alabama, Wilcox County, Camden — Wilcox Female Institute —
On North Broad Street (Alabama Route 28) at Fail Street, on the left when traveling north on North Broad Street.
Incorporated 1850 by James A. Tait, L. W. Mason, Joseph George and Associates Original Trustees: Col. J. C. Jones, Joseph George, Maj. M. M. Bonham, D. W. Sterrett, Col. C. C. Sellers, Dr. M. Reid, J. W. Bridges, Dr. Robert Irvin, and Maj. F. . . . — — Map (db m68156) HM
133 ► Alabama, Winston County, Haleyville — “Aunt Jenny” — Louisa Jane Brooks Johnston — 1/22/1826 - 3/29/1924 —
On County Road 3423 west of County Road 93, on the right when traveling west.
A legendary lady from the Black Warrior Mountains. She became one of the most noted and famed individuals of North Alabama by way of many tragic events during the Civil War and the years that followed that affected her family and thus shaped her . . . — — Map (db m248363) HM
134 ► Alaska, Anchorage, Downtown — Alaska Territorial Guard — 1942 - 1947 —
On West 4th Avenue east of E Street, on the left when traveling east.
During World War II under the leadership of Major "Muktuk" Marston and 21 paid staff, 6,368 Volunteers from 7 Native ethnic groups and European Americans, whose collective ages ranged from 12-80 years of age, including some 30 women, . . . — — Map (db m254297) HM WM
135 ► Alaska, Anchorage, Downtown — Iditarod Sled Dog Race History —
On West 4th Avenue at D Street, on the left when traveling east on West 4th Avenue.
[Iditarod Race Winners and Times (simplified)] [bracketed times are from the Iditarod Race Archives] 2015 Dallas Seavey 8d 18h 13m 6s 2014 Dallas Seavey 8d 13h 4m 19s 2013 Mitch Seavey 9d 07h 39m 56s 2012 Dallas Seavey 9d 04h 29m . . . — — Map (db m260240) HM
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136 ► Alaska, Anchorage, Downtown — Pioneer School —
On East 3rd Avenue west of Eagle Street, on the right when traveling west.
Built in 1915, this was the first school in Anchorage. It was constructed by the Alaska Engineering Commission, the federal agency responsible for developing the railroad in Alaska. 90 students initially attended classes here but within one . . . — — Map (db m294717) HM
137 ► Alaska, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Chena Ridge, Chena Native Village — Susan Butcher: A Lifetime of Inspiration — December 26, 1954 - August 5, 2006 — Champion of the Iditarod Sled Dog Race —
Near Tall Spruce Road.
"I came to Alaska in 1975, hoping to find, my dream. I also found my challenge, the Iditarod." -Susan Butcher "I do not know the word 'quit." Either I never did, or I have abolished it." -Susan Butcher To . . . — — Map (db m257602) HM
138 ► Alaska, Fairbanks North Star Borough, College — Helga Wilm — In Honor of —
On North Koyukuk Drive, on the left when traveling west.
★ For forty years of service to the ★ ★ University of Alaska Fairbanks ★ Insightful, collaborative, extraordinarily capable Helga helped faculty, staff, and students in the Institute of Arctic Biology, . . . — — Map (db m256296) HM
139 ► Alaska, Fairbanks North Star Borough, College, Pike's Landing — 11 — Cordelia Karshner — First Homesteader in the Tanana — Cabin 11 —
Near Pikes Landing Road.
Cordelia Karshner was a well-known seamstress here in Fairbanks who arrived in the Tanana Valley in 1904. She married John F. Karshner of Manley Hot Springs in 1910 and two years after his death in 1913, she made history: HOT SPRINGS WOMAN . . . — — Map (db m257516) HM
140 ► Alaska, Fairbanks North Star Borough, College, Pike's Landing — 28 — Fannie Quigley — "Fannie Fells Her Moose" — Cabin 28 —
Near Hoselton Road.
Probably more yarns are spun about Fannie Quigley, the "little witch of Denali," than any other female Alaska character. Here's the latest--and it's all wool and as wide as her won Kantishna Valley. After felling a moose with a potshot from . . . — — Map (db m257553) HM
141 ► Alaska, Fairbanks North Star Borough, College, Pike's Landing — 27 — Jessie Bloom — Fairbanks Founder of Montessori & Girl Scouts — Cabin 27 —
Near Hoselton Road.
Jessie Bloom came to Fairbanks from Ireland in 1912 and was married to Robert Bloom. Back in Ireland she had been an active member of the Women's Freedom League and she believed in equal rights for women and men. In 1916 she was active in a . . . — — Map (db m257552) HM
142 ► Alaska, Fairbanks North Star Borough, College, Pike's Landing — 14 — Jewatha Brice — African American Women of Fairbanks — Cabin 14 —
Near Pikes Landing Road.
Miss Jewatha Brice arrived in Fairbanks with her mother, Mary Brice, before 1910. At that time, they represented two of the ten total women living in Fairbanks who were of African-American descent. Jewatha, who was 15 years old in 1910, . . . — — Map (db m257534) HM
143 ► Alaska, Fairbanks North Star Borough, College, Pike's Landing — 8 — Kitty Hensley — Kitty Hensley House at Pioneer Park — Cabin 8 —
Near Hoselton Road.
In April of 1902 it was reported in a Dawson City newspaper that E. A. Hensley had struck it rich on Baker Creek, which was located near Manley Hot Springs, and that he was "fairly shoveling out the gold." Mr. Hensley had been driven to the . . . — — Map (db m257510) HM
144 ► Alaska, Fairbanks North Star Borough, College, Pike's Landing — 12 — Laura Foster O'Flanagan — The Hard Journey North — Cabin 12 —
Near Pikes Landing Road.
My husband William Foster and I, decided to try our luck in the gold rush for Alaska, so set out in January 1898 aboard the vessel "Corona" on her maiden voyage. On the way North, she veered off her course, and struck a rock and sank in about . . . — — Map (db m257517) HM
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145 ► Alaska, Fairbanks North Star Borough, College, Pike's Landing — 1 — Mary Hammer — Dome Creek Hoist Woman — Cabin 1 —
Near Hoselton Road.
Fairbanks Daily Times October 2, 1906 Dome Creek Has a Woman Who Runs Hoist on the Claim "Out on Dome Creek there is a devoted little woman who is a heroine in the eyes of the miners out there, and, perhaps, one could search all . . . — — Map (db m257495) HM
146 ► Alaska, Fairbanks North Star Borough, College, Pike's Landing — 26 — Minnie Geis — History Making Candidate — Cabin 26 —
Near Hoselton Road.
In 1913, the Alaska Territorial Legislature gave women the right to vote. A few months later, the ladies of Fairbanks gathered in the district courtroom and decided to nominate two women from the group to run for the clerk seat on the local . . . — — Map (db m257551) HM
147 ► Alaska, Fairbanks North Star Borough, College, Pike's Landing — 20 — Nellie Parsons — 1908 Chinook Basketball Team — Cabin 20 —
Near Hoselton Road.
Nellie Parsons was the daughter of the Reverend John Parsons who came to Fairbanks and built the first Methodist church here in 1905. Nellie used to accompany her father on his trips to the creeks where she played the organ and sang at the . . . — — Map (db m257542) HM
148 ► Alaska, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Fairbanks — 11 — Kitty Hensley House —
Near Airport Way.
This house was located at 923 Eighth Avenue, between Cowles and Kellum. Kittie Hensley was one of the first owners of this early 1900's cabin. She also owned the Florence S., a sternwheeler that plied the Yukon & Tanana Rivers and . . . — — Map (db m256719) HM
149 ► Alaska, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Fairbanks — Mary Pedro — To The Memory Of —
Near Clay Street.
Wife of Felix Pedro The Discoverer of Gold on Pedro Creek It Was His Discovery That Started The Development of the Vast Interior of Alaska And The Beginning of Fairbanks. Mary Lived in Fairbanks For Over 25 Years. She Was Born In . . . — — Map (db m256456) HM
150 ► Alaska, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Fairbanks, Downtown — "The Line" — Historic Fairbanks —
On Cushman Street at 4th Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Cushman Street.
Noticeable among the earliest pioneers settling in Fairbanks were prostitutes, women of the demimonde who stampeded to the new Fairbanks gold camp from Dawson, Circle City, Rampart and points beyond. In a city where men far outnumbered women, . . . — — Map (db m47404) HM
151 ► Alaska, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Fairbanks, Downtown — Alaska Territorial Guard — 1942 - 1947 —
On Cushman Street at 8th Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Cushman Street.
During World War II under the leadership of Major "Muktuk" Marston and 21 paid staff, 6,368 Volunteers from 7 Native ethnic groups and European Americans, whose collective ages ranged from 12-80 years of age, including some 30 women, . . . — — Map (db m256484) HM WM
152 ► Alaska, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Fairbanks, Downtown — Mary Lee Davis House/Alaska Heritage House (1916) — 410 Cowles Street —
On Cowles Street at 5th Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Cowles Street.
In 1916 Arthur Williams began construction of this house, a variation of the popular bungalow home featured in printed guides that came to Alaska. Windows, doors, and some finishing items were ordered from Seattle and installed, so the term . . . — — Map (db m257181) HM
153 ► Alaska, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Fairbanks, Downtown — We Flew in the Same Sky — The Alaska-Siberia Airway - 1942-1945 — [Lend Lease Monument] —
On Noble Street at Wendell Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Noble Street.
The structure of world peace cannot be the work of one man, or one party, or one nation...it must be a peace which rests in cooperative effort of the whole world. Franklin Delano Roosevelt, March 1, 1945 Address to Congress on . . . — — Map (db m257135) HM WM
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154 ► Alaska, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Fairbanks, Downtown — Women in Wartime —
On Noble Street at Wendell Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Noble Street.
This is not the time for women to be patient. We are in a war and we need to fight it with all our ability and every weapon possible. Women pilots are a weapon waiting to be used. Eleanor Roosevelt, 1942 LIFE [Magazine cover] JULY 19, . . . — — Map (db m257137) WM
155 ► Alaska, Juneau Borough, Juneau — Grace Taeko Akiyama — 1927 - 1996 —
On Franklin Street at Marine Way (Alaska Route 7), on the left when traveling north on Franklin Street.
She was a thirty-six year resident of Juneau who contributed to its beauty with her skilled gardening and talented ikebana flower arrangements. With a fond loving memory of her caring spirit, her family & friends share the joy & beauty . . . — — Map (db m258044) HM
156 ► Alaska, Juneau Borough, Juneau, Downtown Juneau — A Capital in a Rainforest — Downtown Historic District —
Near Peoples Wharf.
Alaska's first legislature met in 1913 in the Elks Lodge, on Franklin Street, just uphill from the distinctive arched facade of what was the historic Gastineau Hotel. The first law passed by the Territorial Legislature gave women the right to . . . — — Map (db m257938) HM
157 ► Alaska, Juneau Borough, Juneau, Downtown Juneau — Cape Hinchinbrook —
Near Marine Way.
Perched high on a cliff, Cape Hinchinbrook lighthouse marks the entrance to the sheltered waters of Prince William Sound. The wreck of the steamer Oregon on Hinchinbrook Island in 1906 prompted the light's installation. Foul weather during . . . — — Map (db m181634) HM
158 ► Alaska, Juneau Borough, Juneau, Downtown Juneau — Elizabeth Kaaxgal.aat Peratrovich — Alaska Civil Rights Hero • Tlingit Lukaax.αdi — July 4, 1911 - December 1, 1958 —
Near Marine Way.
Known as the "Fighter in Velvet Gloves" for her powerful but graceful and dignified speaking skills, Elizabeth Peratrovich's continued efforts to eliminate discrimination in Alaska culminated in her powerful testimony before the 1945 . . . — — Map (db m257971) HM
159 ► Alaska, Juneau Borough, Juneau, Downtown Juneau — Juneau Remembers: — Sea & Sky: Juneau's Links to the World —
Near Marine Way.
Will Rogers & Wiley Post. Wiley Post was a famed aviator who, in 1935, flew into Juneau with Will Rogers, a humorist much loved by the American public. The two friends were on a private adventure trip in Post's plane. After spending several days in . . . — — Map (db m181846) HM
160 ► Alaska, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Ketchikan — 20 Creek Street — Circa 1920 — Beatrice Greene; the last working woman —
Near Creek Street (Alaska Route 7) north of Stedman Street.
For half a century, this house, like so many on the Creek, was part of Ketchikan’s notorious red light district where both fish and men came upstream to spawn… the fish once, many of the men repeatedly. Its most infamous resident was . . . — — Map (db m112041) HM
161 ► Alaska, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Ketchikan — 'Cat' Houses & Sporting Women —
Near Creek Street at Totem Way.
Ketchikan's notorious Creek Street, early Alaska's most infamous red-light district, still retains traces of the gaudy rouge of a half-century of speakeasies and sporting women. Here the fame of Black Mary, Thelma Baker and Dolly Arthur . . . — — Map (db m182103) HM
162 ► Alaska, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Ketchikan — Creek Flood of Time —
On Creek Street on Creek Street.
A Timeline of Historic Creek St. District. Ketchikan Creek was The Cradle of the little town that grew to become today’s largest Alaska City. The creek provided pure, cold drinking water, it supplied power for electric lights and industry, and . . . — — Map (db m310675) HM
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163 ► Alaska, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Ketchikan — Dolly's House — Circa 1905 —
Near Creek Street (Alaska Route 7) north of Stedman Street, on the right when traveling north.
Dolly Arthur… one of the Creek’s longest “working” residents This house was the home of Dolly Arthur, Ketchikan’s most famous “sporting woman.” From 1919 through the 1940s, it was also her place of business. Dolly, whose given name . . . — — Map (db m112038) HM
164 ► Alaska, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Ketchikan — June's Cafι — Circa 1903 — The best chili in town —
On Creek Street at Stedman Street, on the right when traveling north on Creek Street.
In spite of its more respectable Stedman Street address, this building — along with its Creek Street neighbors — was one of the earliest houses of prostitution, built soon after the Town Council banned prostitution to this side of the Creek. . . . — — Map (db m182042) HM
165 ► Alaska, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Ketchikan — Ketchikan Shingle Mill — 1904-1918 — Men worked on the Creek too … for a while! —
Near Creek Street.
On this site over 100 years ago, a 22-foot waterwheel turned, creaked, and groaned to power the Ketchikan Shingle Mill. It was an ingenious creation of pioneer Austin “Ott” Inman. Inman and his partner, Charles Borch, first used the mill as a . . . — — Map (db m182074) HM
166 ► Alaska, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Ketchikan — Star House — Circa 1902 — Bootlegged booze, loose women, hot music and rowdy customers —
Near Creek Street.
One of Ketchikan's oldest buildings and the Territory of Alaska's only registered brothel. Infamous owner “Black Mary” Thomas added a dance hall with an inlaid star in the floor, giving the building its name. Thelma Baker Graham bought the . . . — — Map (db m182087) HM
167 ► Alaska, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Ketchikan — Star House — 5 Creek Street —
Near Creek Street.
This property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior Star House 5 Creek Street 1903 — — Map (db m310673) HM
168 ► Alaska, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Sutton-Alpine — Katie Wade Memorial Garden — Katie Wade — (1922-2009) —
On Glenn Highway (State Highway 1 at milepost 61.6) east of Chickaloon Way, on the left when traveling east.
Katie was clan grandmother of Nay'dini'aa Na' Kayax (Chickaloon Native Village) and a founder of the Ya Ne Dah Ah School, the first Tribal school in Alaska. She taught Ahtna language and culture including, songs, dances, beading, and Ahtna . . . — — Map (db m255179) HM
169 ► Alaska, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Sutton-Alpine — Rita Pfauth Memorial Garden — Rita Pfauth — (1924-1987) —
On Chickaloon Way north of Glenn Highway Milepost 61.6 ( Highway 1), on the right when traveling north.
Rita was instrumental in forming the Alpine Historical Society and was the first president serving in that capacity from 1983 to 1984. Rita and her husband Gene moved to Alaska in 1969. For three years, they lived at Fort Richardson Army Base . . . — — Map (db m254924) HM
170 ► Alaska, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Sutton-Alpine — Sutton Post Office —
Near Glenn Highway (Alaska Route 1 at milepost 61.6) east of Chickaloon Way, on the left when traveling east.
As mines were sold and finally closed in the Eska area, many people moved closer to the railroad tracks, to what is now Sutton. Mike O'Neill, former owner of the Alpine Inn, built this wood frame structure to be Sutton's first gas station and . . . — — Map (db m254980) HM
171 ► Alaska, Sitka Borough, Sitka — Elizabeth Wanamaker Peratrovich — Sheet'ka Kwaan (Sitka) Honors —
On Harbor Drive (Local Route F-99) south of Lincoln Street, on the left when traveling south.
Kaaxgal.aat Alaskan Civil Rights Leader (Tlingit, Lukaax.αdi) (July 4, 1911 - December 1, 1958) "Asking you to give me equal rights implies that they are yours to give. Instead, I must demand that you stop . . . — — Map (db m308317) HM
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172 ► Alaska, Sitka Borough, Sitka — Sitka Woman's Club — Historic Sitka Alaska —
On Harbor Drive (Local Route F-99) at Maksoutoff Street, on the left when traveling west on Harbor Drive.
The 'Cottage-by-the Sea' was constructed in 1897 by Norwegian prospector Captain Hans Christian Pande. While Alaska was still a Territory, the W.P. Mills Company donated this house to the Sitka Woman's Club for a clubhouse, which led to the . . . — — Map (db m241980) HM
173 ► Alaska, Sitka Borough, Sitka — Sitka's Pioneer Home — Historic Sitka Alaska —
On Katlian Street at Lincoln Street, on the right when traveling north on Katlian Street.
A contingent of the United States Marines was stationed in Sitka 1879 until 1912. Alaska became a territory in August 1912 and when the first legislature met that following March a bill was introduced by Sitka's Representative, Arthur G. . . . — — Map (db m308624) HM
174 ► Alaska, Sitka Borough, Sitka — Staton's Steakhouse and Cocktail Lounge — 228 Harbor Drive — Historic Sitka Alaska —
On Harbor Drive (Local Route F-99) at Maksoutoff Street, on the right when traveling east on Harbor Drive.
Norman E. Staton Sr. and Ethel L. (Milonich) Staton, lifelong Alaskans moved from Ketchikan to Sitka in 1955 opening their first restaurant, the Pioneer Grill on Katlian Street and their second, the Sitka Cafι on Lincoln Street before opening . . . — — Map (db m181259) HM
175 ► Alaska, Sitka Borough, Sitka, Mount Edgecumbe — Ladies of the Hill —
Near Harbor Drive.
Imagine your spouse is appointed as the top official in a distant land. You must now travel thousands of miles to Sitka and make this hill your family's new home. Elisabeth von Wrangell Ferdinand von Wrangell, the first governor of Russian . . . — — Map (db m181341) HM
176 ► Alaska, Skagway Borough, Skagway, Dyea — "Necessary Evil" —
On an unnamed alley between 5th and 6th Avenues, east of Broadway, on the right when traveling east.
The sporting women were...younger, more vigorous and independent than those of the same class... in the states... Judge James A. Wickersham, Old Yukon Tales-Trails and Trials, 1938 Here in the Goldberg Cigar . . . — — Map (db m257730) HM
177 ► Alaska, Skagway Borough, Skagway, Dyea — Come on In! — Some May Not Have Been Welcome Then—All Are Welcome Now —
On 3rd Avenue east of Broadway, on the right when traveling east.
In the early 1900s, many communities enforced laws that barred women from entering saloons. A growing number saw this as an injustice; others, like some saloon proprietors, saw it as a loss in sales. To work around these laws, entrepreneurs . . . — — Map (db m257722) HM
178 ► Alaska, Skagway Borough, Skagway, Dyea — Harsh Realities —
On an unnamed alley between 5th and 6th Avenues, east of Broadway, on the right when traveling east.
Prostitutes came to Skagway to seek fortunes, but few succeeded. They lived in tents, boarding houses, and cramped cribs such as this building. Some had to share their income with madams and pimps. Others were brought here as "white slaves" from . . . — — Map (db m257731) HM
179 ► Alaska, Skagway Borough, Skagway, Dyea — Mollie Walsh — 1872-1902 —
On 6th Avenue east of Broadway.
Mollie was a resourceful and independent young woman with a wanderlust and love of frontiers. In 1890, she left home at 18 for Butte, Montana where she spent seven years. Landing in Skagway in 1897, Mollie became popular as a waitress and member . . . — — Map (db m72786) HM
180 ► Alaska, Skagway Borough, Skagway, Dyea — Perceptions and Misconceptions —
On an unnamed alley between 5th and 6th Avenues, east of Broadway, on the right when traveling east.
[Dance hall] girls wore typical Victorian attire: long-sleeved, high-collared blouses and long, flared skirts. The most daring ones revealed a bit of ankle... Frances Backhouse, Women of the Klondike, 2010 Performers, dance . . . — — Map (db m257733) HM
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181 ► Alaska, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Big Delta — Big Delta State Historical Park — Welcome to Alaska State Parks —
Near Richardson Highway.
COMMUNICATION In 1900, it took a year for the Army to send a message from Interior Alaska to Washington D.C. and receive an answer. To speed communications, the U.S. Signal Corp[s], a branch of the Army, built the Washington to . . . — — Map (db m255857) HM
182 ► Alaska, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Delta Junction — "Two in the Far North" — a book by Margaret E. Murie —
On Richardson Highway (State Highway 4 at milepost 266), 0.1 miles north of 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north.
Sullivan's was in a wooded dip among the low hills We were getting into the foothills of the Range now. The roadhouse was low and sprawling, so comfortable looking, larger than the others so far, with a wing extending out the back. Pa Sullivan . . . — — Map (db m255636) HM
183 ► Arizona, Apache County, Adamana — Pioneers of Paleontology — Petrified Forest — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
On Petrified Forest Road 1.6 miles north of Blue Mesa Scenic Road, on the right when traveling north.
In the summer of 1921, heiress and explorer Annie Montague Alexander and her research partner Louise Kellogg set off into the badlands in front of you. Intrigued by fossils discovered by John Muir fifteen years earlier, Annie and Louise . . . — — Map (db m286363) HM
184 ► Arizona, Apache County, Chinle — The Place Where Two Fell Off —
Near Mummy Cave Overlook Road 1.5 miles east of North Rim Highway (Indian Route 64).
Spanish soldiers may have fired from this very site during the infamous “massacre” of 1805. Their Navajo targets were huddled in the alcove below and to the left. Spanish accounts describe a day-long battle against Indians “…entrenched in an . . . — — Map (db m285844) HM
185 ► Arizona, Apache County, Springerville — 17 — Bertha Wahl Shooting —
On West Airport Road at North Becker Lake Road, on the right when traveling west on West Airport Road.
In 1899, 14 year old Bertha Wahl was murdered here by a shepherd. Just south of here was the original Becker Store. Beyond lie the graves of the Becker family. Due west stood Henry Springer's Mercantile. — — Map (db m36647) HM
186 ► Arizona, Cochise County, Bisbee — 54 — Votes for Women — Road to the 19th Amendment — National Votes for Women Trail —
On Main Street at Tombstone Canyon, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
Invited by State Suffrage Assn, Laura G. Cannon spoke to crowd of working men here Sept. 26, 1912. AZ women won right to vote that November. — — Map (db m249433) HM
187 ► Arizona, Cochise County, Douglas — Douglas International Airport —
On West Airport Road near 10th Street, on the right when traveling north.
At this location on June 5, 1933, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, dedicated Douglas International Airport as the first international airport in the United States. Designed by J. P. Sexton as the . . . — — Map (db m28357) HM
188 ► Arizona, Cochise County, Sierra Vista — Carmichael House/Sierra Vista Realty — 301 North Garden Avenue — Built in 1927 —
On North Garden Avenue near Sherbundy Street, on the right when traveling north.
The Carmichael House was built by William and Margaret Ziegan Carmichael on 131.05 acres. On December 11, 1911, Margaret, a single woman at the time, purchased the property from John and Ellen Reilly for $8,000. As the years passed, the Carmichael . . . — — Map (db m27894) HM
189 ► Arizona, Cochise County, Tombstone — 41 — Hoptown — Chinese Section — 1879 —
On South 3rd Street south of East Allen Street, on the right when traveling south.
In 1879 there were 11 people in Tombstone of Chinese descent. By 1882 there were 250. The area between 2nd and 3rd and Allen and Toughnut was the area where they lived and had businesses, commonly called "Hoptown". The Chinese ran laundries, . . . — — Map (db m131096) HM
190 ► Arizona, Cochise County, Willcox — Erickson Family Cemetery — Sacred To the Memory of These Pioneers —
On Bonita Canyon Road, on the right when traveling east.
They came when only the brave dared come: They stayed where only the valiant could stay. Born in Sweden. Americans by choice - not by accident of birth, they loved their adopted country and served her well. Neil Served five years in the . . . — — Map (db m28368) HM
191 ► Arizona, Cochise County, Willcox — The Willcox Women's Community Center —
On West Stewart Street south of North Austin Boulevard, on the left when traveling west.
Was constructed by P. Howard Pregenzer and crew In Memory of P. Howard Pregenzer 1894-1980 Resident of Willcox, Arizona 1927-1980 Construction began in 1934 and completed in 1936 Construction sponsored by the City of Willcox, . . . — — Map (db m28415) HM
192 ► Arizona, Coconino County, Flagstaff — 12 — Votes for Women — Road to the 19th Amendment — National Votes for Women Trail —
On North San Francisco Street north of East Birch Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Arizona Equal Suffrage Assn hosted speech by national suffragist Anna Howard Shaw here in 1912 to promote woman suffrage in Arizona — — Map (db m193161) HM
193 ► Arizona, Coconino County, Grand Canyon National Park — Bright Angel Lodge —
Near Village Loop Drive.
Bright Angel Hotel (below) was built around 1895 to serve stagecoach passengers. In 1905 the hotel became Bright Angel Camp, which eventually included cabins and an adjoining tent village. In 1935 the Fred Harvey Company replaced the camp . . . — — Map (db m39510) HM
194 ► Arizona, Coconino County, Grand Canyon National Park — Bright Angel Lodge — First Constructed in 1885 —
Near Village Loop Drive.
The Bright Angel Lodge, as it is known today, began as a cabin and several tents on this site in 1896. The central unit designed by Mary Jane Colter, was built in 1935. This lodge contains some of the oldest buildings in the Grand Canyon Village, . . . — — Map (db m39565) HM
195 ► Arizona, Coconino County, Grand Canyon National Park — The Watchtower — Mary Elizabeth Jane Colter — Desert View Watchtower —
Near Desert View Road.
Build a structure that provides the widest possible view of Grand Canyon yet harmonizes with its setting: this was architect Mary Colter's goal when the Fred Harvey Company hired her in 1930 to design a gift shop and rest area here at Desert View. . . . — — Map (db m39616) HM
196 ► Arizona, Coconino County, Grand Canyon Village — Hermit's Rest —
Near Hermit Road 7 miles west of Grand Canyon Village, on the right when traveling west.
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197 ► Arizona, Coconino County, Grand Canyon Village — Hopi House —
On El Tovar Road 0.1 miles north of Village Loop Drive, on the right when traveling west.
Hopi House opened to the public in 1905. In an era when most architects were men, it was Mary Elizabeth Jane Colter's first building. The 36-year-old Colter enlisted the help of local Hopi craftsmen to build Hopi House, using locally quarried . . . — — Map (db m236334) HM
198 ► Arizona, Coconino County, Grand Canyon Village — The Lookout — Lookout Studio —
On North Village Loop west of El Tovar Road.
Constructed of locally quarried Kaibab limestone, Lookout Studio appears as if it grew out of the canyon wall. In 1914, Fred Harvey company took a bold step to compete against Kolb Studio (just west of here). They asked Mary Colter to design a . . . — — Map (db m250420) HM
199 ► Arizona, Coconino County, Walnut Canyon National Monument — A Days Work —
Near Forest Service Road 622.
Puebloan traditions reach far back in time and are the basis for the social organization portrayed here. What responsibilities might you have had in this community, given your age and gender? [Captions:] Hopi men plant and . . . — — Map (db m61350) HM
200 ► Arizona, Gila County, Miami — 125th Anniversary of the Spanish American War —
On Plaza Circle.
In Remembrance of the Quasquicentennial of the Spanish-American War To Spanish-American War Veterans of Gila County and the Woman's Relief Corps of Arizona who Helped in the War Effort 2023 Buckey O'Neill Camp No. 175 - AZ Sons of . . . — — Map (db m278886) WM

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