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Colonial Era Topic

 
By Mark Hilton, August 22, 2018
A County Older Than the State, Baldwin County Marker (reverse)
1 ► Alabama, Baldwin County, Bay Minette — A County Older Than the State, Baldwin County —
On Courthouse Square (U.S. 31) at Hand Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Courthouse Square.
2 ► Alabama, Baldwin County, Fairhope, Montrose Historic District — Ecor Rouge —
On Eastern Shore Trail south of Taylor Street, on the left when traveling north.
3 ► Alabama, Baldwin County, Fort Morgan — The Pride of Seven Flags —
On Dixie Graves Parkway near Alabama Route 180 W.
4 ► Alabama, Baldwin County, Spanish Fort — Spanish Fort — Gateway to the Delta —
On Spanish Fort Boulevard (U.S. 90/98) at Spanish Main, in the median on Spanish Fort Boulevard.
5 ► Alabama, Baldwin County, Stockton — Bartram’s Trail —
On Alabama Route 59 at milepost 56, on the right when traveling north.
6 ► Alabama, Baldwin County, Stockton — Major Robert Farmar Plantation —
On Alabama Route 225 just north of Lower Bryants Landing Road, on the left when traveling north.
7 ► Alabama, Butler County, Greenville — Bartram's Trail —
On Sherling Lake Road (County Road 44) 1 mile west of Braggs Road (State Route 263), on the right when traveling west.
8 ► Alabama, Chambers County, LaFayette — Muscogee Indians —
On South LaFayette Street (U.S. 431) at East Alabama Avenue, on the right when traveling north on South LaFayette Street.
9 ► Alabama, Chambers County, Lanett — 141-10 — Ocfuskooche Tallauhassee —
On State Line Road (County Route 212) 0.1 miles south of North State Line Road, on the right when traveling north.
10 ► Alabama, Clarke County, Barlow Bend — French's Chapel —
On Barlow Bend Road 0.2 miles north of Madison Road (Route 33), on the left when traveling north.
11 ► Alabama, Clarke County, Rockville — Bartram's Trail —
On Rockville Road (County Road 15) at Stimpson Sanctuary Road, on the right when traveling south on Rockville Road.
12 ► Alabama, Cleburne County, Muscadine — Hernando de Soto in Alabama — The De Soto Trail —
Near Interstate 20 (Interstate 20) west of Route 37, on the right when traveling west.
13 ► Alabama, Conecuh County, Midway — Old Federal Road —
On County Road 1 at State Route 83, on the right when traveling south on County Road 1.
14 ► Alabama, Dallas County, Selma — British West Florida, 1764-83
On Citizens Parkway (Alabama Route 22) 0.2 miles north of Singleton Drive, on the right when traveling north. Reported missing.
15 ► Alabama, Dallas County, Selma — Ecor Bienville — 1702-1743 — The first recorded name of Selma —
On Water Avenue at Lauderdale Street, on the left when traveling west on Water Avenue.
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16 ► Alabama, DeKalb County, Sulphur Springs — The De Soto Trail — Hernando De Soto In Alabama —
Near Interstate 59 1 mile north of County Road 140, on the right when traveling south.
17 ► Alabama, DeKalb County, Sulphur Springs — The De Soto Trail —
Near Interstate 59 1 mile north of County Road 140, on the right when traveling south.
18 ► Alabama, Elmore County, Wetumpka — Bartram's Trail —
On West Fort Toulouse Road 0.1 miles west of U.S. 231, on the right when traveling west.
19 ► Alabama, Elmore County, Wetumpka — William Bartram Arboretum — 1739 - 1823 —
Near West Fort Toulouse Road 0.2 miles south of Jackson Park Road.
20 ► Alabama, Etowah County, Rainbow City — Old Harmony Cemetery —
On Rainbow Drive (U.S. 411) east of Peteet Street, on the right when traveling east.
21 ► Alabama, Greene County, Eutaw — A County Older Than The State, Greene County —
On Tuscaloosa Street (U.S. 11) east of Springfield Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
22 ► Alabama, Henry County, Shorterville — Franklin - First Beachhead into East Alabama —
On Hartford Road (Alabama Route 10) 0.6 miles east of County Road 46, on the left when traveling east.
23 ► Alabama, Jackson County, Fackler — Phillip Hamman — Soldier and Early Alabama Settler — (1753-1832) —
On County Road 42 0.2 miles east of County Road 442, on the left when traveling west.
24 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Hoover — Hale - Joseph Home — Built in 1910 —
On Bluff Road at Cloudland Drive, on the right when traveling east on Bluff Road.
25 ► Alabama, Lawrence County, Oakville — Cherokee Council House Museum —
On County Road 187.
26 ► Alabama, Lee County, Smiths Station — Line 32° 28´ North Latitude —
On County Road 430 0.6 miles south of County Road 248, on the left when traveling south.
27 ► Alabama, Limestone County, Mooresville — Historic Homes of Mooresville —
Near Lauderdale Street west of East Street (County Road 71), on the right when traveling west.
28 ► Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee — Bartram's Trail —
On Forest Road 949 0.2 miles north of State Route 186, on the left when traveling north.
29 ► Alabama, Marengo County, Demopolis — St. Leo’s Catholic Church —
On South Main Avenue at West Perry Street, on the right when traveling north on South Main Avenue.
30 ► Alabama, Mobile County, Creola — Site of Old Mobile —
On U.S. 43 0.2 miles north of Richie Road, on the right when traveling north.
31 ► Alabama, Mobile County, Le Moyne — Ellicott's Stone — Erected April 9th, 1799 —
On U.S. 43 at milepost 19, 0.1 miles south of Lofton Road, on the right when traveling north.
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32 ► Alabama, Mobile County, Mobile — Cadillac Homesite —
On Conti Street 0.1 miles west of South Royal Street, on the right when traveling west.
33 ► Alabama, Mobile County, Mobile — Crown & Scepter of Isabel —
Near Government Street (U.S. 90) just east of South Hamilton Street, on the right when traveling east.
34 ► Alabama, Mobile County, Mobile — Hernando de Soto — C 1500-1542 —
Near South Franklin Street south of Government Street (U.S. 90), on the left when traveling north.
35 ► Alabama, Mobile County, Mobile — How Big was the Original Fort Condé? —
On South Royal Street at Church Street, on the right when traveling south on South Royal Street.
36 ► Alabama, Mobile County, Mobile — Isabel La Catolica — 1451-1504 —
Near Government Street (U.S. 90) just east of South Hamilton Street, on the right when traveling east.
37 ► Alabama, Mobile County, Mobile — Le Marquis de Lafayette visited Mobile —
On Government Street (U.S. 98) at South Jackson Street, on the right when traveling east on Government Street.
38 ► Alabama, Mobile County, Mobile — Mobile City Limits — 1711 —
On North Royal Street at St Michael Street, on the right when traveling north on North Royal Street.
39 ► Alabama, Mobile County, Mobile — Old Church Street Cemetery - 1819 — ←—« —
On Government Street (U.S. 90) at South Scott Street, on the right when traveling east on Government Street.
40 ► Alabama, Mobile County, Mobile — Our Spanish Heritage —
On Government Street (U.S. 90) east of South Hamilton Street, on the right when traveling east.
41 ► Alabama, Mobile County, Mobile — Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville —
On St Francis Street at North Conception Street, on the right when traveling east on St Francis Street.
42 ► Alabama, Mobile County, Mobile — Second Fort Conde Ruin —
On Church Street west of South Royal Street, on the right when traveling west.
43 ► Alabama, Mobile County, Mobile — The Revolutionary War at Mobile — Siege of Fort Charlotte (Condé) 1780 —
On South Royal Street at Theatre Street, on the right when traveling south on South Royal Street.
44 ► Alabama, Mobile County, Mobile — The Site of Historic Fort Condé —
Near South Royal Street just south of Church Street, on the right when traveling south.
45 ► Alabama, Mobile County, Mobile, Central Business District — The Pelican Girls —
On South Royal Street at Church Street, on the left when traveling south on South Royal Street.
46 ► Alabama, Monroe County, Perdue Hill — Piache —
On U.S. 84 at Old Fort Claiborne Road, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 84.
47 ► Alabama, Montgomery County, Hope Hull — William Bartram — 1739 ~ 1823 —
On Federal Road 0.9 miles south of Cloverfield Road (County Road 24), on the left when traveling south.
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48 ► Alabama, Montgomery County, Montgomery — Encanchata —
On Water Street at Commerce Street, on the right when traveling east on Water Street.
49 ► Alabama, Montgomery County, Montgomery — Struggle For Colonial Empire —
Near Water Streer at Commerce Street, on the right when traveling west.
50 ► Alabama, Russell County, Fort Mitchell — Bartram's Trail —
On Alabama Route 165 north of Creek Trail, on the right when traveling north.
51 ► Alabama, Russell County, Phenix City — Coweta: Center for International Diplomacy — Creek Heritage Trail —
Near Dillingham Street at Brickyard Road (Route 61).
52 ► Alabama, Russell County, Phenix City — William Bartram Trail — Traced 1773-1777 — Deep South Region
On U.S. 280 just east of General Colin Powell Parkway, in the median. Reported missing.
53 ► Alabama, Shelby County, Montevallo — The Colonial Courthouse / The Stocks and Pillory —
Near Montevallo Road (Alabama Route 119) 0.3 miles south of Alex Mill Road, on the right when traveling south.
54 ► Alabama, Shelby County, Montevallo — The Liberty Bell —
Near Montevallo Road (Alabama Route 119) 0.3 miles south of Alex Mill Road, on the right when traveling south.
55 ► Alabama, Shelby County, Montevallo — The Liberty Bell Garden — Honors Liberty, Its Defenders, and Our Constitution —
Near Montevallo Road (Alabama Route 119) 0.3 miles south of Alex Mill Road, on the right when traveling south.
56 ► Alabama, Shelby County, Montevallo — The Lucille Ryals Thompson Colonial Chapel / One Nation Under God —
Near Montevallo Road (Alabama Route 119) 0.3 miles south of Alex Mill Road, on the right when traveling south.
57 ► Alabama, Shelby County, Montevallo — The President's Oval Office / The Glorious Burden —
Near Montevallo Road (Alabama Route 119) 0.3 miles south of Alex Mill Road, on the right when traveling south.
58 ► Alabama, Shelby County, Montevallo — Washington Hall / Birth of A Nation —
Near Montevallo Road (Alabama Route 119) 0.3 miles south of Alex Mill Road, on the right when traveling south.
59 ► Alabama, Sumter County, Cuba — Hernando De Soto In Alabama — Alabama De Soto Trail —
Near Interstate 20, on the right when traveling east.
60 ► Alabama, Sumter County, York — Line 32° 28´ North Latitude —
On 4th Avenue (U.S. 11) 0.6 miles north of Longshore Drive, on the right when traveling north.
61 ► Alabama, Talladega County, Lincoln — Lincoln, Alabama —
On County Road 433 north of 1st Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
62 ► Alabama, Tallapoosa County, Jacksons' Gap — Fort Okfuskee — ←— 6 mi. west —« —
On U.S. Highway 280, on the right when traveling north.
63 ► Alaska, Kodiak Island Borough, Kodiak — Russian-American Company Magazin —
On East Marine Way.
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64 ► Alaska, Sitka Borough, Sitka — St. Michael's Cathedral —
On Lincoln Street when traveling east.
65 ► Alaska, Sitka Borough, Sitka, Mount Edgecumbe — 250th Anniversary of the Bering-Chirikov Expedition — 1741-1991 —
On Kaagwaantaan Street.
66 ► 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).
67 ► Arizona, Maricopa County, Phoenix, Central City — Eusebio Francisco Kino —
On 17th Street.
68 ► Arizona, Mohave County, Wikieup — Big Sandy Valley
On U.S. 93, on the right when traveling north. Reported missing.
69 ► Arizona, Pima County, Tucson — Historic Period —
On Signal Hill Road north of Golden Gate Road.
70 ► Arizona, Pima County, Tucson, Downtown — Garcés Footbridge — Puente de Garcés — Historic Site —
Near West Broadway Boulevard.
71 ► Arizona, Pima County, Tucson, West University — Eusebio Francisco Kino, S. J. — 1645-1711 —
On East 2nd Street, on the right when traveling west.
72 ► Arizona, Pinal County, Coolidge — 10 — Disrespected, Then Protected — Casa Grande Ruins National Monument —
On West Ruins Drive.
73 ► Arizona, Santa Cruz County, Nogales — Mission Guevavi —
Near North River Road 2.2 miles west of East Patagonia Highway (State Highway 82).
74 ► Arizona, Santa Cruz County, Tubac — Juan Bautista de Anza — 1734 - 1788 —
On Burruel Street, on the right when traveling north.
75 ► Arizona, Yuma County, Yuma — "Indian Hill" —
Near Prison Hill Road 0.5 miles north of Harold C. Giss Parkway.
76 ► Arizona, Yuma County, Yuma — Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail —
Near Prison Hill Road 0.5 miles north of Harold C. Giss Parkway.
77 ► Arizona, Yuma County, Yuma — The All-important Colorado River Crossing — Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail —
Near Prison Hill Road 0.5 miles north of Harold C. Giss Parkway.
78 ► Arkansas, Arkansas County, Arkansas Post — The European Settlement —
Near Old Post Road south of State Route 169.
79 ► Arkansas, Arkansas County, Arkansas Post — The Post under Spain —
Near Old Post Road 0.7 miles south of State Route 169.
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80 ► Arkansas, Arkansas County, Gillett — Arkansas Post —
On U.S. 165 0.1 miles south of Gander Street Road, on the right when traveling north.
81 ► Arkansas, Crittenden County, Marion — Father Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet's French expedition arrived in Arkansas —
Near Cypress Drive.
82 ► Arkansas, Garland County, Hot Springs — DeSoto Camp —
On Central Avenue (Arkansas Route 7) at Fountain Street, on the right when traveling north on Central Avenue.
83 ► Arkansas, Miller County, Fouke — Brief Moments in Fouke History — From the Native Americans… —
On East Main (County Road 9) just west of Snell Street, on the right when traveling west.
84 ► Arkansas, Monroe County, Holly Grove — Louisiana Territory: 1682-1800 — Louisiana Purchase Historic State Park —
Near State Highway 362 1.8 miles east of U.S. 49.
85 ► Arkansas, Monroe County, Holly Grove — The Purchase: 1801-1803 — Louisiana Purchase Historic State Park —
Near State Highway 362 1.8 miles east of U.S. 49.
86 ► Arkansas, Saline County, Benton — De Soto Trail —
On E. Carpenter Street (State Highway 35) at Military Road, on the right when traveling east on E. Carpenter Street.
87 ► Arkansas, Washington County, Cane Hill — Archie Leonard Reed Sorghum Shed —
On College Road, on the left when traveling north.
88 ► California, Alameda County, San Leandro, Farrelly Pond District — De Anza Expedition 1775 - 1776 —
Near East 14th Street (State Highway 185) near Toler Avenue.
89 ► California, Butte County, Oroville — Liberty Pole —
Near Bird Street at Huntoon Street.
90 ► California, Contra Costa County, El Cerrito — The Avenue —
On San Pablo Avenue near Cutting Boulevard, on the left when traveling north.
91 ► California, Contra Costa County, Rodeo — The De Anza Expedition in Rodeo —
On Parker Avenue south of 4th Street, on the right when traveling north.
92 ► California, Kern County, Mettler — 291 — Fages-Zalvidea Trails — California Historical Landmark —
On Maricopa Highway (State Highway 166) 3.7 miles west of Interstate 5, on the right when traveling west.
93 ► California, Lake County, Upper Lake — Upper Lake Through Time
Near Main Street south of First Street. Reported permanently removed.
94 ► California, Los Angeles County, Gardena — The Washington Elm — Gardena Civic Center —
On 162nd Street at Harvard Boulevard, on the right when traveling east on 162nd Street.
95 ► California, Los Angeles County, Long Beach, Airport — Bay of Smokes — 1986, by Patrick Mohr —
Near Donald Douglas Drive 0.1 miles west of Barbara London Drive, on the right when traveling south.
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96 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Downtown Los Angeles — Avila Adobe — circa 1818 — El Pueblo de Los Angeles —
On Olvera Street south of Cesar E. Chavez Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
97 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Downtown Los Angeles — Camero — Los Pobladores — The Founders of the City of Los Angeles —
On Paseo de la Plaza at Olvera Street on Paseo de la Plaza.
98 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Downtown Los Angeles — Christine Sterling —
Near Paseo de la Plaza at Olvera Street.
99 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Downtown Los Angeles — El Camino Real —
On North Main Street at Paseo Luis Olivares, on the left when traveling north on North Main Street.
100 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Downtown Los Angeles — Felipe de Neve, 1728–84 — Spanish Governor of the Californias, 1775–82 —
Near Main Street north of U.S. 101, on the right when traveling north.

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