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By Billy Clemmons, April 29, 2025
Lafayette’s Tour Marker
1 ► Alabama, Baldwin County, Gulf Shores — 16 — Lafayette’s Tour — Mapping the Farewell Tour — The Lafayette Trail —
2 ► Alabama, Baldwin County, Spanish Fort — Union Siege Battery No. 21 / 3rd Brigade of Carr's Division —
3 ► Alabama, Colbert County, Sheffield — In Memory of Our Comrades of Sheffield — 1917 - 1919 —
4 ► Alabama, Cullman County, Cullman — Combat Wounded Veterans — Military Order of the Purple Heart — 1782-1932 —
5 ► Alabama, Dallas County, Selma — Take Her Down — Gilmore, Howard Walter - Commander, U.S.N. — Born 29 September 1902, Selma, Ala. —
6 ► Alabama, Escambia County, Flomaton — Alabama's Own —
7 ► Alabama, Hale County, Greensboro — Magnolia Grove —
8 ► Alabama, Houston County, Dothan — A Memorial to the Fallen —
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9 ► Alabama, Lamar County, Vernon — Lamar County Korea & Vietnam Memorial —
10 ► Alabama, Lamar County, Vernon — Lamar County WWI & WWII Memorial —
11 ► Alabama, Lawrence County, Oakville — James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens —
12 ► Alabama, Limestone County, Athens — Athens Big Spring Memorial Park —
13 ► Alabama, Mobile County, Mobile — "Take Her Down!" — Howard Walter Gilmore, Commander, U.S.N. — Born 29 September 1902, Selma, Ala. —
14 ► Alabama, Mobile County, Mobile — Memorial to USS Herring (SS-233) — Submarines and the Battleship Park —
15 ► Alabama, Mobile County, Mobile — The Submarine Lookout Memorial — Submarines and the Battleship Park —
16 ► Alabama, Montgomery County, Maxwell Air Force Base Gunter Annex — "That Others May Live" —
17 ► Alabama, Montgomery County, Maxwell Air Force Base Gunter Annex — Airman First Class John L. Levitow Monument —
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18 ► Alabama, Montgomery County, Maxwell Air Force Base Gunter Annex — Award of Air Force Cross to Duane D. Hackney —
19 ► Alabama, Montgomery County, Montgomery — Major Charles W. Davis, Infantry United States Army / "Above and Beyond" —
20 ► Alabama, Montgomery County, Montgomery — William C. Oates —
21 ► Alabama, Russell County, Fort Mitchell — Veteran Memorials at Fort Mitchell —
22 ► Alabama, Tuscaloosa County, Tuscaloosa — April 2011 Tornado Outbreak — City of Tuscaloosa —
23 ► Alaska, Juneau Borough, Juneau, Downtown Juneau — William Henry Seward — 1801-1872 —
24 ► Alaska, Skagway Borough, Skagway, Dyea — Fatal Duel —
25 ► Arizona, Coconino County, Flagstaff — Bushmaster Park —
26 ► Arizona, Mohave County, Bullhead City — 9/11 Arizona Heroes Memorial —
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27 ► Arizona, Mohave County, Bullhead City — Arizona Medal of Honor —
28 ► Arizona, Mohave County, Bullhead City — In Memory of All Vietnam Veterans —
29 ► Arizona, Mohave County, Kingman — Mohave Center Plaza of Valor —
30 ► Arizona, Pima County, Lukeville — Kris Eggle —
31 ► Arizona, Pinal County, Sacaton — Dedicated to Ira H. Hayes USMC —
32 ► Arizona, Yavapai County, Camp Verde — The Congressional Medal of Honor - Apache Campaign 1872 - 1873 —
33 ► Arkansas, Craighead County, Jonesboro — LTC Teddy W. Pylant —
34 ► Arkansas, Desha County, Rohwer — Rohwer Internment Camp Veterans Memorial —
35 ► Arkansas, Garland County, Hot Springs — To Honor All Purple Heart Recipients in Arkansas From All Wars —
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36 ► Arkansas, Pulaski County, Little Rock, Macarthur Park — In Memory of David O. Dodd — Reported permanently removed
37 ► Arkansas, Union County, El Dorado — O.L. Bodenhamer Memorial Park —
38 ► California, Alameda County, Union City — Flight 93 Memorial —
39 ► California, Amador County, Volcano — Volcano —
40 ► California, El Dorado County, Georgetown — Georgetown Volunteer Firemen —
41 ► California, Fresno County, Fresno, Downtown — David of Sassoon — Epic Folk Hero of the Armenians — ՍԱՍՈԻՆՑԻ ԴԱվիԹ —
42 ► California, Humboldt County, Shelter Cove — In Memory of Our Shipmates —
43 ► California, Imperial County, Imperial — Imperial Valley Veterans' Memorial —
44 ► California, Inyo County, Bishop — James D. Birchim —
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45 ► California, Inyo County, Death Valley National Park — 444 — Bennett’s Long Camp — Bennett-Arcan Long Camp —
46 ► California, Inyo County, Death Valley National Park, Panamint Valley — Rogers Pass — El. 7160 —
47 ► California, Los Angeles County, Cerritos — Paul Revere —
48 ► California, Los Angeles County, Lancaster — Brig. General Charles E. “Chuck” Yeager — USAF Retired —
49 ► California, Los Angeles County, Lancaster — Jacqueline Cochran —
50 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Downtown Los Angeles — Latino Blood, American Hearts —
51 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Hazard — Japanese-American Soldiers — 442nd Infantry RCT, World War II Memorial — Korean War Dead - 1950 to '53 —
52 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Hollywood Hills — Lincoln —
53 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Hollywood Hills — Old North Church —
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54 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Lincoln Heights — Emiliano Zapata — 1873-1919 — El Parque de Mexico —
55 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, North Hollywood — Portal of the Folded Wings — Shrine to Aviation —
56 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, South Los Angeles — Nelson Mandela —
57 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Venice — Saint Florian — Patron Saint of Firefighters —
58 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Westchester — Capt. Lou Lenart, USMC (Ret.) — FG-1D Corsair —
59 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Westwood — Chris Carr — Christos Karaberis — Medal of Honor Awarded 1 Nov 1945 —
60 ► California, Los Angeles County, Santa Clarita, Valencia — Newhall Incident —
61 ► California, Marin County, Inverness — Lives of Sacrifice and Service are Honored Here —
62 ► California, Marin County, Novato — Lloyd Andrews Hamilton —
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63 ► California, Mono County, Mammoth Lakes — Tragedy at Convict Lake —
64 ► California, Mono County, Walker — The C-130 Crew — Lost During the Cannon Fire June 17, 2002 — N130HP Tanker 130 —
65 ► California, Orange County, Anaheim — The Absent and Unknown Dead —
66 ► California, Orange County, Fullerton — A Tribute —
67 ► California, Orange County, Mission Viejo — Colonel Aaron Bank —
68 ► California, Orange County, Westminster — VFW Post 9756 Veterans Memorial —
69 ► California, Riverside County, Hemet — Airtanker 82 — August 13, 1994 — C-130 N135FF —
70 ► California, Riverside County, Indian Wells — Eisenhower Walk of Honor — Medal of Honor Memorial —
71 ► California, Riverside County, March Air Reserve Base — United States of America Medal of Honor Memorial —
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72 ► California, Riverside County, Palm Springs — Jewish War Veterans Memorial —
73 ► California, Riverside County, Riverside — Veterans Memorial —
74 ► California, Riverside County, Riverside — War Dog Memorial —
75 ► California, Riverside County, Riverside, Mount Rubidoux Park — Henry Van Dyke — 1952 - 1933 —
76 ► California, Sacramento County, Folsom — Folsom Veterans Memorial —
77 ► California, Sacramento County, Sacramento, Central Business District — California Mexican-American War Memorial —
78 ► California, Sacramento County, Sacramento, Central Business District — USS California Bell Memorial —
79 ► California, Sacramento County, Sacramento, Midtown — The First Hundred Years are the Hardest —
80 ► California, Sacramento County, Sacramento, Southwestern Sacramento — The Fireman’s Plot —
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81 ► California, San Bernardino County, Apple Valley — A National Hero, a Local Hero — Captain Joseph McConnell —
82 ► California, San Diego County, San Diego, La Jolla — John “Manila John” Basilone —
83 ► California, San Diego County, San Diego, Point Loma — Ingram Plaza — Preble Field, Naval Training Center San Diego — — Liberty Station — —
84 ► California, San Diego County, San Diego, Point Loma — USS Gambier Bay CVE 73 and Composite Squadron VC-10 — United States Navy — In Memory of the Men Lost in Action —
85 ► California, San Diego County, San Diego, Point Loma — USS Hoel * USS S. B. Roberts * USS Johnston — United States Navy — "In Everlasting Memory" —
86 ► California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Chinatown — Former Site of Eureka Lodgings — Residence of Emperor Norton —
87 ► California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Lincoln Park — FDR's Salute — to the Officers and Men ... USS "San Francisco"' — USS San Francisco Memorial —
88 ► California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Lower Nob Hill — Unsung Heros —
89 ► California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Yerba Buena — Dr. Jose P. Rizal —
90 ► California, San Joaquin County, Manteca — Liberty Plot —
91 ► California, San Joaquin County, Stockton — 513 — John Brown — (California’s Paul Revere) —
92 ► California, San Mateo County, Pacifica — Rev. Wojciech Adalbert Gluszek — March 26, 1897 – February 23, 1997 —
93 ► California, San Mateo County, Redwood City — Ralph D. Percival Memorial — Vista Point —
94 ► California, Santa Barbara County, Santa Maria — In Memory of William Alvin Newton —
95 ► California, Santa Clara County, Morgan Hill — Isola Kennedy Battles a Mountain Lion — 1909 —
96 ► California, Sonoma County, Jimtown — Alexander Valley Veterans Flagpole —
97 ► California, Stanislaus County, Ceres — Ceres Volunteer Fire Department —
98 ► California, Stanislaus County, Newman — Corporal Ronil “Ron” Singh — Gone From Our Sight — But Never From Our Hearts —
99 ► California, Tehama County, Red Bluff — In Memory - Ken Carlson — World War II Ace —
100 ► Colorado, Adams County, Aurora — Charles Kelly Boulevard —

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