On 15th Street north of J Street, on the right when traveling south.
A picture taken from the balcony of the Memorial Auditorium Showing a Banquet in progress. The auditorium has been used for many dinners, piano recitals, political conventions, Christmas
shows and graduation commencements.
The Origin of the Road Named "Base Line"
The name "Base line" comes from the east-west line used in the Public Land Survey System (PLSS). The survey reference line is crucial for mapping public lands into townships and sections.
The . . . — — Map (db m295366) HM
On Needles Highway 0.1 miles south of Aha Macav Parkway, on the right when traveling north.
This marker commemorates the iron column erected in 1876 at the southernmost tip of the boundary survey line run by Allexey W. Von Schmidt, U. S. astronomer and surveyor. The line dividing Nevada and California was based on preliminary geodetic work . . . — — Map (db m29468) HM
On Needles Highway 0.1 miles south of Aha Macav Parkway, on the right when traveling north.
This boundary monument, a cast iron column erected in 1873, marks the southern terminus of the California – Nevada State Boundary established by A. W. Von Schmidt's 1872 – 73 survey. Von Schmidt's line, the first officially recognized oblique state . . . — — Map (db m29467) HM
On Market Street at Montgomery Street on Market Street.
This Fountain
is Dedicated to
the Native Sons
of the Golden West
to Commemorate
the Admission of California
into the Union
September the Ninth
Anno Domini
MDCCCL
“The unity of our empire hangs on the decision of this day.” . . . — — Map (db m90968) HM
San Luis Obispo was established February 18, 1850, as one of the original counties of California. The first county government was housed in Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa. In 1854 county offices were transferred to the Casa Grande Building on . . . — — Map (db m16560) HM
In 1858, Simon M. Mezes donated land to the county so that a courthouse could be built. This is the third courthouse built on this exact site and the forth built in the property. In 1903, the architectural firm of Dodge and Dolliver designed a domed . . . — — Map (db m32621) HM
On Broadway Street, on the right when traveling east.
Simon M. Mezes, owner of the land that now includes most of Downtown Redwood City, donated a block to the newly-formed San Mateo County in 1858 so that a courthouse could be built. There were eventually four courthouses built on this property. . . . — — Map (db m62598) HM
On 2nd Street at G Street, on the left when traveling west on 2nd Street.
A disastrous fire on November 13, 1916 destroyed much of the two block long downtown business district. The fire started that morning near what is now the corner of G and 3rd Streets, and fierce north winds fanned the flames all day. . . . — — Map (db m144738) HM
On West Littleton Boulevard at South Court Place, on the right when traveling west on West Littleton Boulevard.
In the early part of the 20th century, Denver served as both the state capital and the Arapahoe County seat. An amendment to the Colorado Constitution creating a new City and County of Denver was passed by Colorado voters in 1902. This left . . . — — Map (db m130140) HM
On Wilcox Street at 4th Street NE, on the right when traveling south on Wilcox Street. Reported missing.
The reasons for Douglas County’s popularity in the late twentieth century-rolling landscapes, pastoral scenery, and the proximity to a big city-also attracted late-nineteenth century settlers. In November 1861, territorial legislators created . . . — — Map (db m46117) HM
On Colorado Street (County Route 86), on the right when traveling west.
Frontier Communication.
Kiowa was originally named after its postmaster, Henry Wendling. Such identifications were common among Colorado’s frontier hamlets, where the post office often was the town. Widely dispersed settlers would congregate . . . — — Map (db m45754) HM
On State Highway 52 0.1 miles north of Interstate 76, on the right when traveling north.
Junction Station, the first settlement at this site, suffered numerous Indian attacks similar to those that raged all along the South Platte during the mid 1860s. To protect the crucial crossroads, which joined the South Platte River Trail with its . . . — — Map (db m47322) HM
From 1819 to 1847, the Arkansas River
formed the border between nations. Look across the river. When Bent's Old Fort was
active, you would be looking into a foreign country.
The land on the far side of the river was Mexican
territory . . . — — Map (db m181228) HM
On West Colorado Avenue at Oak Street (now a pedestrian walkway), on the right when traveling east on West Colorado Avenue.
Prior to Spanish exploration in the Telluride region, Native Americans of the Ute tribe used this area as a seasonal hunting ground. In the 1870's, however, mining ventures and a substantial population growth displaced the Utes further Southwest . . . — — Map (db m282984) HM
On County Road 63.2 at County Road 36, on the right when traveling north on County Road 63.2.
The Organic Act creating the Territory of Colorado was signed by President Buchanan on February 26, 1861. The act carved from the territories of Kansas, Nebraska, Utah and New Mexico the 104,247 square miles that became the 38th state in 1876. . . . — — Map (db m119436) HM
On 1st Street at Walnut Street, on the right when traveling east on 1st Street.
In the 1880's, a fourth Julesburg developed at the junction of the Transcontinental Railroad and the Denver Branch of the Union Pacific. Originally known as Denver Junction, the town was soon renamed Julesburg, presumably the last of Jules Beni's . . . — — Map (db m47367) HM
On 1st. Street at Walnut Street, on the right when traveling east on 1st. Street.
1. DePoorter Lakeis located off U.S. 385, just south of Julesburg. It offers fishing, picnic tables, restrooms and a wheelchair accessible pathway around the lake.2. Hippodrome Theatre is newly restored and a source of community pride. This . . . — — Map (db m47371) HM
On Hamburg Road (Connecticut Route 156) north of Beaver Brook Road, on the right when traveling south.
Commemorating the
Tercentenary Celebration
August 5-7, 1965
of the
ancient town of Lyme,
now the towns of Old Lyme, Lyme,
parts of East Lyme and Salem.
Originally a part of Saybrook, Lyme
became a new town by the articles
of agreement . . . — — Map (db m281309) HM
On Main Street South (U.S. 6) at Park Road, on the left when traveling north on Main Street South.
In 1659 citizens of Stratford purchased from the Pegasset Indians the land, then called Pomperaug Plantation, that is now occupied by Woodbury, Southbury, Roxbury, Bethlehem and parts of Washington, Middlebury and Oxford. It was re-named Woodbury in . . . — — Map (db m17607) HM
On Clay Street at Main Street, on the right when traveling south on Clay Street.
Originally part of the Farmington Proprietors' purchase in 1684 of Mattatuck Plantation, the Thomaston area achieved independence in 1739, being set off as the Northbury Parish. In 1780 Northbury and Westbury united to form Watertown. By 1795 . . . — — Map (db m28139) HM
Near Kenea Avenue (Connecticut Route 322) at Bound Line Road.
On October 11th, 1770, upon the memorial of forty-nine freemen, the Colonial Assembly, sitting in New Haven, established the Parish of Farmingbury "as a distinct ecclesiastical society with all the privileges and immunities belonging in the Colony." . . . — — Map (db m250596) HM
On Main Street at Wooster Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
Eight families came from Norwalk in 1685 to settle this area which the Indians called Pahquioque. They built their first homes a half mile south of here and made this green their common. The General Court in October 1687 decreed the . . . — — Map (db m250607) HM
On Main Street at Prospect Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
This town was founded in 1708 by a group of families from Norwalk who purchased twenty thousand acres from the Ramapoo Indians for one hundred pounds sterling. They were aided by John Copp, a surveyor, who explored the land now lying between High . . . — — Map (db m23409) HM
Created in 1869 by joining of western halves of Duck Creek and Little Creek Hundreds. Is bounded on north by Blackbird Hundred in New Castle County, on east by Duck Creek and Little Creek Hundreds, on south by East Dover and West Dover Hundreds . . . — — Map (db m308071) HM
On Loockerman Plaza west of Federal Plaza, on the right when traveling west.
In the 1960's and through the 1980's, life in slow-paced Dover grew busier. New payrolls arrived. Annexation added to both the population and taxable base. Cooperation with Kent County's government advanced.
Relations between Dover . . . — — Map (db m198996) HM
On Forest Avenue (Delaware Route 8), on the right when traveling west.
Originally part of St. Jones Hundred, renamed Dover Hundred 1823, the boundaries being Little Creek on the north and St. Jones Creek on the south, extending from Delaware River to Maryland Line. Dover Hundred was divided 1877 into two hundreds, . . . — — Map (db m243656) HM
Originally part of St. Jones Hundred renamed Dover Hundred 1823, the boundaries being Little Creek on north and St. Jones Creek on south, extending from Delaware River to Maryland line. Dover Hundred was divided 1877 into two hundreds, called East . . . — — Map (db m51114) HM
On Halltown Road (Delaware Route 8) west of East Street, on the right when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
In 1763, Penn and Calvert commissioners erected mile stones along the boundary between Maryland and the three lower counties (Delaware), part of the Mason-Dixon survey. Every five miles they erected elaborate crown stones. This stone was displayed . . . — — Map (db m273332) HM
On Halltown Road (Delaware Route 8), on the left when traveling west.
Responsible for marking the boundaries of Maryland and Pennsylvania (including the "Three Lower Counties" of Delaware), Mason and Dixon began their survey of the North-South or Tangent Line at the southwestern corner of present-day Delaware in June . . . — — Map (db m168146) HM
On Halltown Road (Delaware Route 8), on the right when traveling east.
Originally part of St. Jones Hundred, renamed Dover Hundred 1823, the boundaries being Little Creek on the north and St. Jones Creek on the south, extending from Delaware River to Maryland Line. Dover Hundred was divided 1877 into two Hundreds, . . . — — Map (db m74137) HM
Formerly part of Murderkill Hundred, originally called Motherkill Hundred, kill meaning creek in Dutch. Original boundaries were St. Jones Creek on north, and Murderkill Creek on south, extending from Delaware River to Maryland line. In 1867, . . . — — Map (db m51113) HM
On East 2nd Street 0.1 miles north of Delaware Street, in the median.
This land is part of a tract of one thousand acres set apart by William Penn in 1701 for the inhabitants of the town of New Castle. Trustees were appointed and incorporated by Penn’s heirs in 1764, whose successors still hold and manage the land. — — Map (db m3212) HM
Near Hopkins Road 0.7 miles east of New London Road, on the right when traveling east.
1892
Field work executed by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Pennsylvania
Wayne MacVeach • William H. Miller • R. Emmet Monaghan
Commissioners
Benj. H. Smith
Surveyor
Delaware
Thomas F. Bayard • John H. . . . — — Map (db m291543) HM
After decades of dispute over property boundaries, the proprietors of the provinces of Maryland and Pennsylvania hired English astronomers and surveyors Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon to "run out, settle, and define" the boundaries between the . . . — — Map (db m243667) HM
On New London Road Rt. 896 north of Hopkins Bridge Road, on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
The wedge-shape tract, west of the Maryland and Delaware curve, consists of approximately 800 acres of land. For more than a century, the property was claimed by Pennsylvania but governed by Delaware. In 1889, a joint committee appointed from both . . . — — Map (db m9961) HM
On New London Road east of Harvest Lane, on the right when traveling west.
Created from the difficulty in surveying the twelve-mile circle tangent point and the Tangent Line defined by Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, this land between the State of Maryland and the Delaware curve is a wedge-shaped tract that was claimed . . . — — Map (db m291388) HM
On Nottingham Road, on the left when traveling west.
Created from the difficulty in surveying the twelve-mile circle tangent point and the Tangent Line defined by Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, this land between the State of Maryland and the Delaware curve is a wedge-shaped tract that was claimed . . . — — Map (db m243121) HM
On Dupont Parkway, on the right when traveling north.
Originally embraced all lands south of Duck Creek and north of Leipsic Creek from Delaware River to Maryland line. In 1869 western half of hundred was detached and joined to western half of Little Creek Hundred to form Kenton Hundred. — — Map (db m243081) HM
On Vines Creek Road (Delaware Route 26), on the left when traveling west.
Prior to 1775 this hundred was claimed as part of
Worchester County, Maryland being named for Lord
Baltimore. After boundary line between Maryland
and Delaware was confirmed, Baltimore Hundred became
part of Sussex County, Delaware. — — Map (db m37404) HM
On Lighthouse Road (Delaware Route 54) near Coastal Highway ( Route 1) when traveling south.
This stone monument, erected April 26, 1751, marks the eastern end of the Transpeninsular Line surveyed 1751-1751 by John Watson and William Parsons of Pennsylvania and John Emory and Thomas Jones of Maryland. This line established the east-west . . . — — Map (db m1234) HM
On The Circle (U.S. 9) at Bedford Street and Market Street, on the left on The Circle.
The future home of Sussex County’s seat of government was a sparsely populated rural area when the 76 acres which would become the Town of Georgetown were purchased on May 9, 1791. Located “near the centre” of the country at a place known as “James . . . — — Map (db m245095) HM
On The Circle (U.S. 9) at Bedford and Market Streets, on the left on The Circle.
The conflicting claims of the proprietors of Maryland and Pennsylvania resulted in a lengthy and sometimes violent dispute concerning the ownership and boundaries of Sussex County. Residents who had been Marylanders before the controversy was . . . — — Map (db m245096) HM
On The Circle (U.S. 9) at Bedford and Market Streets, on the left on The Circle.
In 1835 a lottery was authorized to raise funds to replace the frame structure which had served as Courthouse since 1791. Construction of the new building began in 1837 following the sale and relocation of the original Courthouse to its present site . . . — — Map (db m245094) HM
On Savannah Road (U.S. 9) south of Nassau Commons, on the right when traveling south.
The Dutch in 1673 established a court in Hoorn Kil for the inhabitants “on the east and west sides of Cape Henlopen unto Bomties (Bombay) Hook.” Governor Andros of New York in 1676 established an English court at Whorekill, the jurisdiction of which . . . — — Map (db m19408) HM
On Morris Street at Cubalo Street, on the right when traveling north on Morris Street.
In 1711, the Colony of Maryland authorized Colonel William Whittington to survey a tract of 1000 acres near this location for a reservation for the Indian River Indians, who ere remnant groups of the Assateague and Nanticoke Indians. The Indian . . . — — Map (db m190344) HM
On Coastal Highway (Delaware Route 1), on the right when traveling north.
Originally known as Cedar Hook Hundred. Before 1683 that part of hundred lying north of Cedar Creek formed part of St. Jones County, now Kent County. When Mispillion Creek was made northern boundary of Sussex County, the northern part of present . . . — — Map (db m36932) HM
On Eastern Avenue Northeast at Southern Avenue Northeast, on the left when traveling east on Eastern Avenue Northeast.
Original Federal Boundary Stone
District of Columbia
Placed 1791-1792
Protected by Dist. of Co. Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
1916 — — Map (db m190187) HM
On Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest at 14th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east on Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest.
This is the John A. Wilson Building, Washington, DC's city hall, home to DC's mayor and city council. When completed in 1908, it was known as the District Building (for District of Columbia). Cope and Stewardson of Philadelphia won the . . . — — Map (db m57141) HM
On O Street Northwest west of 29th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
Alfred Pope and his mother, Jedidah, moved from South Carolina and lived with Congressman John Carter at 3013 Q Street. Hannah worked as a lady's maid at Tudor Place. She was the daughter of Barbara Cole, whose family was enslaved to George . . . — — Map (db m234906) HM
On M Street Northwest east of 34th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
• Site of a dinner hosted by General Uriah Forrest for his old friend and former commander, President George Washington, on March 29, 1791. Landowners of Carrollsburg and George town attended. An agreement was reached for the sale of half of . . . — — Map (db m82654) HM
The Residence Act of 1790 established a 10-mile square along the Potomac River as the permanent seat of the United States government. President George Washington was authorized to select the site and appoint a commission to oversee the planning . . . — — Map (db m211191) HM
On 8th Street Southeast at L Street Southeast, on the right when traveling south on 8th Street Southeast.
Most of the land that is now Capitol Hill—including portions of the Navy Yard – once belonged to William Prout, who lived in a large house on this block. In 1799 and 1801 he sold and traded land to the U.S. government for both the . . . — — Map (db m130742) HM
Near Boundary Channel Drive. Reported permanently removed.
England's King Charles I granted the entire Potomac River to Maryland in 1632. Four centuries later Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia were still arguing over their mutual boundary. Alexander's Island was one controversial site. It . . . — — Map (db m181396) HM
On Wharf Street Southwest west of District Square Southwest, on the right when traveling west.
When the District was established in 1791, this land was a plantation of Notley Young, a Maryland planter who owned most (about 800 acres acres) of today's Southwest quadrant. — — Map (db m216134) HM
On East Oak Street at Brevard Avenue (U.S. 17), on the left when traveling east on East Oak Street.
Named after the great Spanish conquistador and Florida explorer Hernando De Soto, the county was created out of Manatee County in 1887. The area's original inhabitants were Caloosa Indians. In early Florida history the region was the scene of . . . — — Map (db m72534) HM
On North Main Street north of Broad Street (U.S. 98), on the right when traveling north.
Hernando County originally embraced Hernando, Pasco and Citrus counties. It was created by the Territorial Legislature in 1843 and named for Hernando DeSoto. In 1844 its name was changed to Benton County in honor of Senator Thomas Hart Benton of . . . — — Map (db m123567) HM
Near U.S. 301 0.2 miles south of East Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.
Both the American soldier and the Seminole warrior faced each other across a wide cultural gap. Each were trained and determined.
A large part of central Florida is established as Hillsborough County in 1834. — — Map (db m193913) HM WM
On Lafayette Street (U.S. 90) at Madison Street, on the right when traveling east on Lafayette Street.
On August 12, 1822, the year after the United States received possession of the Floridas, an Act of the Territorial Legislative Council divided West Florida into two counties -- Jackson and Escambia. At that time, Jackson County included all . . . — — Map (db m74194) HM
On Jefferson Street (Courthouse Circle) (U.S. 19) at Washington Street (U.S. 90), on the left when traveling north on Jefferson Street (Courthouse Circle).
When Florida’s Territorial Legislative Council established Jefferson County in January, 1827, settlers from the seaboard states already had begun to develop cotton plantations in this area. In December, 1827, the county seat received the name . . . — — Map (db m126297) HM
On West Main Street (U.S. 27) west of North Fletcher Avenue (State Road 51), on the right when traveling west.
Established in 1874 by John B. Whitfield, Mayo was named in honor of James M. Mayo, a colonel in the Confederate Army and father of Nathan Mayo, who served as State Commissioner of Agriculture from 1923 to 1960. Mayo became the county seat of . . . — — Map (db m132099) HM
On South Monroe Street (State Road 20) at East Jefferson Street (State Road 366), on the right when traveling north on South Monroe Street.
Originally part of Escambia and later Gadsden Counties, Leon was created by the territorial legislature in 1824. Named for Juan Ponce de Leon, discoverer of Florida, it became antebellum Florida's most prosperous and populous county. Cotton thrived . . . — — Map (db m131866) HM
On Fernando Drive at North Meridian Road (State Road 155), on the right when traveling north on Fernando Drive.
This marker is on the western boundary line of the land selected by Major General the Marquis de Lafayette and granted by the United States Congress to him in 1825 in appreciation of his services during the Revolutionary War. The grant contains 36 . . . — — Map (db m100567) HM
Near Main Street south of James Lee Boulevard (U.S. 90), on the left when traveling south.
Okaloosa County, created by the Florida State Legislature in 1915, was formed from parts of Santa Rosa and Walton Counties. The influence of W.H. Mapoles, Sr., then a legislative representative from Walton County, was an important factor in the . . . — — Map (db m72555) HM
Near Main Street at West Pine Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
Okaloosa is one of the newer counties of northwest Florida. It was created by the State Legislature in 1915 from land taken from Santa Rosa and Walton Counties. The influence of State Senator W.H. Mapoles of Crestview was an important factor in the . . . — — Map (db m72554) HM
On Northwest 2nd St west of Northwest 3rd Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Okeechobee County was formed Aug. 7, 1917, from St. Lucie, Osceola and Palm Beach Counties. Long a haunt of the Seminoles, the area saw almost no white penetration until the 2nd Seminole War, 1835-42. Much fighting occurred in the county during . . . — — Map (db m72601) HM
Near Florida's Turnpike (at milepost 263), 2 miles south of Spessard L Holland Expressway (Florida Route 408), in the median.
Originally formed on December 29, 1824, as Mosquito County, named for local waterways like Barra de Mosquitos, the area spanned much of eastern Florida. As the citrus industry expanded, locals and state leaders felt 'Mosquito' was unappealing, . . . — — Map (db m288056) HM
Near Universal Boulevard north of Hollywood Way, on the left when traveling north.
Events in the History of Ireland
3000 BC Megalithic tombs first constructed.
200 AD High Kingship begins at Tara, Meath.
377-405 Niall of the Nine Hostages is crowned High King.
432 Saint Patrick brings Christianity to Ireland. . . . — — Map (db m243395) HM
Near Universal Boulevard north of Hollywood Way, on the left when traveling north.
Events in the History of Ireland
3000 BC Megalithic tombs first constructed.
200 AD High Kingship begins at Tara, Meath.
377-405 Niall of the Nine Hostages is crowned High King.
432 Saint Patrick brings Christianity to Ireland. . . . — — Map (db m244235) HM
Johnston
1884-1947 — 1890-1951
John Jones — Charlotte
John was born in Nebraska, Charlotte in Minnesota. John moved to Kissimmee in 1895, married in 1911. He was the first City Clerk of St. Cloud in 1910, Postmaster 1915-19, . . . — — Map (db m204924) HM
Near North Dixie Highway 0.1 miles north of Banyan Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.
Palm Beach County (established in 1909) had its first County offices in an old school house in West Palm Beach. In 1913, the Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners approved the construction of a new courthouse designed by Wilber Burt . . . — — Map (db m96755) HM
On Point Village Drive 0.1 miles west of North Pointe Parkway, on the right when traveling north.
With his wife Amanda and eleven children, Isaac Hudson Sr. First arrived in what would become the town of Hudson in 1877. His influence on the history of Pasco County is immeasurable. He provided space in his home for the County’s first post office, . . . — — Map (db m268270) HM
On East Davidson Street east of North Broadway Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Polk County was established February 8, 1861 formed from eastern Hillsborough County and western Brevard County and comprised one of two counties created after the state's secession from the union. Polk County was named after James Knox Polk the . . . — — Map (db m54003) HM
On South Allapaha Avenue at Williams Street, on the right when traveling north on South Allapaha Avenue.
Side 1
Davenport City Hall was built in 1927 in the Mediterranean Revival style by Streater Brothers Construction Company of Lakeland, Florida at a cost of $15,054.00. The architectural firm, Scroggs & Ewing, of Augusta, Georgia, designed the . . . — — Map (db m268175) HM
On South Allapaha Avenue at West Palmetto Street, on the right when traveling north on South Allapaha Avenue.
Opened in the mid - 1930s as the Davenport Community Center, the building was funded through the Works Progress Administration. The largest federally funded project in Davenport, the Center had two major benefits: the employment of Floridians and . . . — — Map (db m268183) HM
Near McIntosh Road 0.5 miles north of Palmer Ranch Parkway, on the right when traveling north.
The railroad came to Venice in 1911 at the request of Mrs. Potter (Bertha) Palmer. The Seaboard Air Line (SAL) Railway extended its line from Fruitville through Bee Ridge, where the Palmer's Sarasota-Venice Company was developing land, to the . . . — — Map (db m124900) HM
Near Interstate 4 at milepost 96, 2.5 miles east of State Road 434, on the right when traveling east.
The importance of Seminole County in the history of the area lies in its location at the navigable headwaters of the St. Johns River and the elevated forest land south of the three large lakes within its boundaries: Monroe, Harney, and Jesup. . . . — — Map (db m52360) HM
Near Interstate 4 at milepost 95 east of State Road 434, on the right when traveling west.
The importance of Seminole County in the history of the area lies in its location at the navigable headwaters of the St. Johns River and the elevated forest land south of the three large lakes within its boundaries: Monroe, Harney, and Jesup. . . . — — Map (db m54051) HM
On Ohio Avenue South at Wilbur Street SW, on the left when traveling north on Ohio Avenue South.
This region was originally the land of the Timucuan Indians. Suwannee County was created in 1858. The county seat was removed from its original site at Houston to Live Oak in 1868 because of the latter's superior geographical position and railroad . . . — — Map (db m125973) HM
On West Main Street, on the right when traveling west.
Union County, established on October 1, 1921, is the smallest of Florida's 67 counties. Its 245 square miles are bounded by Baker County on the north and by the natural boundaries of Olustee Creek, the Santa Fe River and the New River. Once . . . — — Map (db m64266) HM
On Main Street north of 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north.
In 1843 Enterprise became county seat of Mosquito County, organized December 29, 1824, and changed to Orange County in 1845. On Dec. 29, 1854 the part of Orange County east of the St. John's River became Volusia County with Enterprise as County . . . — — Map (db m276893) HM
On East Washington Street 0 miles west of North Thomas Street, on the right when traveling west.
Clarke County, created by Act of Dec. 5, 1801 from Jackson County, originally contained Oconee and part of Madison and Greene Counties. It was named for Gen. Elijah Clarke who came to Wilkes County, Ga., from N.C. in 1774 and fought through Ga., . . . — — Map (db m36187) HM
On South Main Street (U.S. 441) at West Smith Avenue, on the right when traveling south on South Main Street.
Atkinson County was created by an act of the Georgia legislature in 1917, out of lands previously in Clinch and Coffee Counties.
The county was organized Jan. 1, 1918. The first officers were J.W. Roberts, Ordinary; Wiley M. Sumner, Clerk . . . — — Map (db m106274) HM
On Dixon Street (State Highway 4) at East 12th Street, on the right when traveling south on Dixon Street.
This County, created by Act of the Legislature July 27, 1914, is named for Augustus O. Bacon, four times U.S. Senator, who died in office Feb. 15, 1914. An expert on Mexican affairs, his death was a great loss coming at a time of critical relations . . . — — Map (db m24292) HM
On Main Street (Georgia Route 51) at Yonah Homer Road, on the left when traveling east on Main Street.
Banks County was created by Act of Dec. 11, 1858 from Franklin and Habersham Counties. It was named for Dr. Richard Banks (1784-1850), whose reputation as physician and surgeon extended over north Ga. and S.C. Especially noted for treating Indians . . . — — Map (db m40684) HM
On West Athens Street (Georgia Route 211) at North Broad Street ( Route 11), on the right when traveling east on West Athens Street.
This obelisk marked the intersection of the boundaries of Jackson, Walton, and Gwinnett Counties from which Barrow County was formed in 1914. The obelisk location was the center of the intersection of Broad and Athens Streets. This obelisk . . . — — Map (db m187291) HM
On West Cherokee Avenue at North Erwin Street, on the right when traveling west on West Cherokee Avenue.
Originally Cass, Bartow County was created by Act of Dec. 3, 1832 from Cherokee County. The name was changed Dec. 6, 1861 to honor Gen. Francis S. Bartow (1816-1861), Confederate political leader and soldier, who fell mortally wounded at the First . . . — — Map (db m40585) HM
Near West Main Street (Georgia Route 113) west of South Public Square, on the right when traveling west.
Planter, land speculator, entrepreneur. Born South Carolina, November 24, 1780; died Milledgeville, Georgia, July 2, 1861.
Never lived in Cartersville, Georgia, but it is named in his honor. He has been cited as the richest landowner and . . . — — Map (db m190661) HM
On Main Street (Georgia Route 293) at Gaston Westbrook Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
Named for Joseph Emerson Brown, Gov. of Ga., 1857-1865, U.S. Senator, 1880-1891. Known as Stegall's Station prior to 1889; site of the Bartow Iron Works. May 20, 1864: Gen. Joseph E. Johnston's forces camped here after retreating from Cassville and . . . — — Map (db m10907) HM
On South Sheridan Street south of East Central Avenue (U.S. 319), on the right when traveling north.
Ben Hill County, created by Act of July 31, 1906 from Irwin and Wilcox Counties, was named for Benjamin Harvey Hill (1823-1882), “one of America’s greatest orators.” A staunch supporter of the administration in the Confederate Senate, after the War . . . — — Map (db m40263) HM
On South Davis Street (U.S. 129) at East Washington Avenue, on the right when traveling north on South Davis Street.
Berrien County, created by Act of Feb. 25, 1856, was named for John MacPherson Berrien, “the American Cicero,” who was born Aug. 23, 1781 and died Jan. 1, 1856. He was Judge of the Eastern Circuit, U.S. Senator and U.S. Attorney General. The county . . . — — Map (db m40122) HM
On Mulberry Street at 2nd Street, on the right when traveling west on Mulberry Street.
Bibb County was created by Act of Dec. 9, 1822 from Houston, Jones, Monroe and Twiggs Counties. It was named for Dr. William Wyatt Bibb (1781-1820) of Elbert County. Dr. Bibb, physician, legislator, Congressman, Senator, was appointed Governor of . . . — — Map (db m44892) HM
This County, created by an act of the Georgia Legislature
July 30, 1912, is named for Chief Justice Logan E. Bleckley, of
the Georgia Supreme Court, one of the greatest jurists in the
history of this State. Born in Rabun County in 1827, he . . . — — Map (db m47553) HM
On North Second Street at East Dykes Street ( Road 26/112), on the right when traveling north on North Second Street.
City of Cochran was chartered
on March 19, 1869.
Cochran is named for
Judge Arthur E. Cochran (1820-1865)
who served as a State Legislator
and as President of the
Macon & Brunswick Railroad. — — Map (db m197982) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 301) near Brantley Street, on the right when traveling north.
This County, created by Act of the Legislature Aug. 14, 1920, is named for Benjamin D. Brantley. It is said that the old B. & W. Railroad, which was partly destroyed, marked the most southern point of advance of Sherman's Army. Among the first . . . — — Map (db m24045) HM
On South College Street (Georgia Route 67) near Courthouse Street, on the right when traveling north.
This County created by Act of the Legislature Dec. 19, 1793, is named for Jonathan Bryan, Revolutionary patriot and member of the Executive Council in 1777. The "lost town" of Hardwick on the Ogeechee River was the first temporary County Site. Laid . . . — — Map (db m14952) HM
On East Main Street at Savannah Avenue, on the right when traveling east on East Main Street.
Statesboro, the only town bearing this name in the country, was created on December 19, 1803, as the seat of a young Bulloch County. Charging just $1.00, Augusta land speculator George Siebald sold 200 acres for the establishment of the town (then . . . — — Map (db m197848) HM
On North Liberty Street (U.S. 25) at Court Street, on the right when traveling north on North Liberty Street.
Burke County, an original county, was created by the Const. of Feb. 5, 1777, from Creek Cession of May 30, 1733. In 1758, it had been organized as the Parish of St. George. Originally, it contained parts of Jefferson, Jenkins and Screven Counties. . . . — — Map (db m7856) HM
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