On North Johnson Street at University, on the left when traveling north on North Johnson Street.
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
B. D. Pennington House
circa 1888 — — Map (db m225357) HM
On West Main Street (U.S. 64) at South Fulton Street, on the right when traveling east on West Main Street.
Clarksville in the Civil War
Clarksville was a key point in the defense of the Arkansas River Valley during the Civil War. Confederate troops occupied the town several times before Union forces took Little Rock and Ft. Smith, gaining . . . — — Map (db m96447) HM
On West Main Street (U.S. 64) at South Fulton Street, on the right when traveling east on West Main Street.
The first anthracite coal was mined near here on the land of E.B. Alston by a Mr. Walker in 1840. Sample of coal were taken to Little Rock and examined by William E. Woodruff, who pronounced it superior to that found in Pennsylvania. Mr. Walker went . . . — — Map (db m96638) HM
On West Main Street (U.S. 64) at Central Street, on the right when traveling east on West Main Street.
This bell was in use at the school at Lone Pine 1921-1953. The bricks in this monument were made on the site and used to build the Hagarville Academy in 1918. — — Map (db m225423) HM
On U.S. 319 at Greenwood Cemetery Road, on the left when traveling east on U.S. 319.
Zachariah William Claxton - b. 23 Dec. 1806 - d. 22 April 1895 and his wife Lincella Bush Claxton - b. 5 Feb. 1806 - d. 7 Jan. 1872- Zachariah was son of Henry and Fannie Jordan Claxton. Lincella was daughter of John B. and Mary Bush. Both were born . . . — — Map (db m13379) HM
On East Elm Street (U.S. 319) near North Marcus Street (State Highway 57), on the right when traveling west.
( East face )
[Emblem: Sons of Confederate Veterans]
In honor of the more than 600
gallent soldiers from Johnson County
who not for fame, reward or ambition
but simple obedience to duty
as they understood it.
These men . . . — — Map (db m20923) HM
On North Marcus Street (State Highway 15) at East Elm Street (U.S. 319), on the right when traveling north on North Marcus Street.
This County, created by Act of the Legislature Dec. 11, 1858, is named for Gov. Herschel V. Johnson. The County Site is named for John B. Wright, pioneer resident. Johnson, Governor from 1853 to `57, ran for the Vice Presidency in 1860 on the ticket . . . — — Map (db m88586) HM
On U.S. 221, 0.1 miles south of Coleman Chapel Road (County Route 334), on the right when traveling south.
The highway crosses at this point the former course of the Sunbury road, one of the longest vehicular thoroughfares of post-revolutionary Georgia. It was laid out in the early 1790’s from Greensboro via today’s Sparta and Swainsboro to Sunbury, a . . . — — Map (db m24668) HM
The highway crosses at this point the former course of the Sunbury road, one of the longest vehicular thoroughfares of post-Revolutionary Georgia. It was laid out in the early 1790`s from Greensboro via today`s Sparta and Swainsboro to Sunbury, a . . . — — Map (db m21226) HM
On East Elm Street (U.S. 319) near North Marcus Street (State Highway 15), on the right when traveling west.
On Nov. 26, 1864, the Right Wing (15th and 17th Corps) of General Sherman's army (USA), which had left Atlanta on Nov. 15th on its destructive March to the Sea, crossed the Oconee River at Ball`s Ferry and concentrated at Irwin`s Crossroads, 6 miles . . . — — Map (db m21149) HM
Near Court Street just west of South 4th Street, on the left when traveling west.
This building has been placed on The National Register of Historic Places by the State of Illinois and the United States Department of the Interior September 9, 2010 — — Map (db m186299) HM
On Poplar Street east of S 5th Street, on the right when traveling east.
Early settlers of Johnson County included patriots of the Revolutionary War. With this Historical Marker we commemorate the following veterans.
Daniel Chapman - Born July 25, 1756 in Westchester County, New York. Daniel Chapman served the . . . — — Map (db m146585) HM WM
On South 5th Street just south of Court Street, on the left when traveling south.
Dedicated to the memory of Thirteen Hundred and Sixty-four Volunteers enlisted from Johnson County, Illinois, during the rebellion, 1861-65. Erected October 1, 1907, by Vienna Post 221, G.A.R. and Vienna Camp, 9, S. of V. Division . . . — — Map (db m186298) WM
On County Route E400S, 1.3 miles east of U.S. 31, on the right when traveling west.
This site was originally the burial place for Nancy
Kerlin Barnett (1793-1831), an early Johnson County
pioneer who moved to Blue River Township with
her husband William Barnett (1786-1854). She asked
to be buried overlooking Sugar Creek, . . . — — Map (db m237777) HM
On W. Old Plank Road (State Road 144) south of Schoolhouse Lane, on the right when traveling south.
This is the site of the Bargersville School that opened in 1912 with 162 students as part of White River Township's Center Grove Schools. Students in grades 1-8 attended here until 1937. — — Map (db m66835) HM
On East 2 Cent Road at East Old Plank Road (State Road 144), on the right when traveling east on East 2 Cent Road.
What once was a cow path became a muddy plank road later named the Two Cent Road for the toll charged. A gravel route, it angled southwest across Three Notch Road, a wilderness trail blazed by Indians who marked it slashing three . . . — — Map (db m66741) HM
On South Main Street just south of West Main Cross Street, on the left when traveling south.
Laid out in 1822, Edinburg was first town in Johnson County. In 1976 known as the Black Walnut Veneer Capital of the World.
Alexander Thompson and Louis Bishop proprietors of town with additions at once by Isaac Collier, William Hunt, John . . . — — Map (db m236545) HM
On Eisenhower Drive (State Road 252) at West River Road (a.k.a.: West Center Cross Street) (State Road 252), on the right when traveling east on Eisenhower Drive.
- - - - 1826 - - - -
Built by James Thompson and Isaac Collier.
1850 - Thompson erected larger four-story brick mill. All flour used by Union Army during Civil War ground here.
After a fire in 1872, John A. . . . — — Map (db m66784) HM
On State Road 144 north of County Road W100N, on the left when traveling north.
In 1824, settler Simon Covert led Thomas Henderson to Big Spring. A church, school and cemetery were envisioned to the south. Henderson outwitted a man seeking this spring site for a whiskey distillery. His family, vanguard of anti-slavery . . . — — Map (db m66766) HM
On State Road 144 north of County Road W100N, on the left when traveling north.
1831 - - - 1931
Big Spring
Center of
Hopewell Settlement
This building erected by John Hoefgen, in memory of the early settlers, his Mother, Eliza Demott Hoefgen, and Uncle, Albert List, long an Elder in the . . . — — Map (db m66768) HM
On N. Walnut St at W. King St, on the right when traveling south on N. Walnut St.
McNutt, born July 19, 1891 at 200 N. Walnut, was Indiana's 33rd Governor (1933-1937), state and national American Legion Commander, I. U. Law School Dean, High Commissioner and first U.S. Ambassador to Philippine Republic. Died March 24, 1955; . . . — — Map (db m66821) HM
On N. Yandes St south of E. Adams St, on the right when traveling south.
As Indiana's 42nd governor 1965-1969, championed equal opportunity in education and housing. Earned degrees from Franklin College and Harvard University. Deputy prosecutor of Johnson and Brown counties 1926-1929. Practiced law in Franklin, . . . — — Map (db m66820) HM
On West Madison Street just east of Uitz Street, on the left when traveling east. Reported missing.
Franklin's grade school for children of color was here from 1873-1951 and was called West School until 1928 when Franklin's School's Board of Trustees resolved:
"That the West School Building shall hereafter be known as the Booker T. . . . — — Map (db m145806) HM
On W. Jefferson Street (State Road 144) at Walnut Street, on the right when traveling east on W. Jefferson Street. Reported missing.
A two room log cabin was built on or near this site in March, 1823 by George King, by whose efforts Johnson County was authorized Dec. 31, 1822 and organized March 8, 1823. King donated land for the county seat and Franklin was founded May 22, 1823. . . . — — Map (db m66838) HM
On Martin Place east of North Main Street, on the left when traveling east. Reported missing.
The fair was held in woods belonging to Garrett C. Bergen, November 1838. Entrance to grounds was from North Main Street. No admission was charged and no money paid out in premiums. June 23, 1884 this area became known as The Charity Denton Martin . . . — — Map (db m69371) HM
On U.S. 31 south of State Road 144, on the right when traveling north.
Founded in 1823, is the home of Franklin College, 1834 and the birthplace of two Indiana governors, Paul V. McNutt, 1891, at 599 E. Adams and Roger D. Branigin, 1902, at 205 Yandes. Johnson County Historical Museum at 150 W. Madison, Indiana Masonic . . . — — Map (db m236562) HM
Near County Road W100N south of State Road 144, on the right when traveling south.
Franklin Township High School served this community as the first public school with grades one through twelve.
Although fire destroyed the building in December 1932, fire did not destroy the burning desire for education that had been . . . — — Map (db m66758) HM
On Grizzly Drive east of State Street, on the left when traveling east.
The Franklin Wonder Five dominated
Indiana basketball in the 1920s as the
sport’s popularity grew dramatically.
The team won an unprecedented three
consecutive state championships at the
high school level from 1920-1922. After
graduating, . . . — — Map (db m206696) HM
On State Street at East Monroe Street, on the left when traveling north on State Street.
This plaque marks the site of the home of
Columbus Horatio Hall
1846 - - - - - 1928
Famed Professor of Greek and Latin at Franklin College and upon two occasions its acting President, Columbus H. Hall was one of its most . . . — — Map (db m66823) HM
On County Road W100N south of State Road 144, on the right when traveling south.
Education-minded Hopewell Presbyterian Church members opened a six-room coed academy to the east in 1855. John Covert led builders using whip-sawed timers. Only nails were bought. Academy literary societies flourished. Pre-Civil War, it . . . — — Map (db m66744) HM
On Jefferson Street at North Main Street, on the right when traveling east on Jefferson Street.
To Commemorate the Valor
of the
Soldiers of Johnson Co.
In defense of the Union
1861 ———— 1865
— ∮— ( Relief ) — ∮—
This fountain is erected by
John T. . . . — — Map (db m55608) HM
On North Main Street north of Madison Street, on the right when traveling north.
In 1922 members of the Franklin Masonic Lodge No. 107 broke ground on this neoclassical building that served as their Masonic Temple until 1987. The Johnson County Historical Society and the Johnson County government jointly purchased the temple in . . . — — Map (db m69370) HM
On Jefferson Street at North Main Street, on the right when traveling east on Jefferson Street.
( Side One )
In Honor of All Revolutionary War
Soldiers and Patriots
Buried in Johnson County
Erected
July 2009
( Side Two )
—∮— (D.A.R. - Crest) —∮—
Alexander . . . — — Map (db m55609) WM
On Jefferson Street at East Court Street, on the right when traveling east on Jefferson Street.
( Marker Front )
( Center Section )
—∮— (The Great Seal) —∮—
Dedicated to these Johnson
County men who, in answering
the call of duty, paid the
Price of Freedom
– (Seal) . . . — — Map (db m55786) WM
On Main Street at Harriott Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
Circa 1870, Dr. John O. and Charity Denton Martin constructed the first house on Martin Place. Dr. Martin, a dentist by profession, was instrumental in procuring the charter of the City of Franklin. In 1885 Dr. & Mrs. Martin platted the district on . . . — — Map (db m146501) HM
On North Main Street just north of East Madison Street, on the right when traveling north.
Married to William Barnett, Feb. 29, 1808. He was born Sept. 27, 1786, drowned in Ohio River Sept. 24, 1854. William was the great, great, great grandson of Pocahontas and John Rolfe. Daniel G. Doty, 1846 - 1934, protected his grandmother's grave by . . . — — Map (db m244936) HM
Near Road W100N south of State Road 144, on the right when traveling south.
1855 - - - 1889
To commemorate the Ideals and Services of the Old Hopewell Academy and the faithful labors of the Teachers who here through many years brought to the youth of this community inspiration for life . . . — — Map (db m66763) HM
On North Main Street north of Madison Street, on the left when traveling north.
1906 - ∮ - ∮ - ∮ - 1946
Built in 1906
First and only Hospital in Johnson County
until after World War II
(Second Plaque)
To Honor the lineage of Family Physicians
who have served here . . . — — Map (db m69390) HM
On State Road 144 west of North Centerline Road, on the right when traveling west.
Site of presentation of an American Flag to Company F. 7th Indiana volunteer Infantry Regiment August 20, 1861. The 34-star flag, sewn by ladies of Hopewell Presbyterian Church, was received at a farewell picnic in a grove on the John H. Van Nuys . . . — — Map (db m66782) HM
Near West South Street at Ninevah Street, on the right when traveling west.
Founder and proprietor of Franklin,
IN. Leader in the establishment of
Johnson County, 1822. Founder of
the First Presbyterian Church, Postmaster, Justice of the Peace and
benefactor of Franklin College as
donor of its original site and . . . — — Map (db m221851) HM
On West 100 North, 0.2 miles west of Indiana Route 144, on the right when traveling west.
Built in 1870 to board Hopewell Academy students from across the state, this house was operated as such until 1884 when Indiana's public school system was established. Academy principal David Moore supervised building the house on ground bought for . . . — — Map (db m221859) HM
Near West South Street at Ninevah Street, on the right when traveling west.
1861 1865
To honor and
commemorate the men
from
Johnson County, Indiana
who fought in the
Civil War
Erected by
Lincoln Chapter Daughters of the Union
May 30, 1940 — — Map (db m221856) WM
Near West South Street at Ninevah Street, on the right when traveling west.
In memory
of the
Revolutionary heroes
who rest in Johnson County
Erected by
the Alexander Hamilton Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
1776 – 1917 — — Map (db m221854) WM
Near West South Street at Ninevah Street, on the right when traveling west.
born in Cannonsburg, PA, came to Indiana in 1819; elected Clerk of the Indiana House of Representatives in 1820; chosen first Judge of the New Purchase in 1822; first Judge to hold court in Indianapolis; held first court in Johnson County at John . . . — — Map (db m221852) HM
On North Madison Avenue south of County Line Road, on the right when traveling south. Reported missing.
Greenwood was founded Sept. 30, 1823. The original land owners, who were descendants of Dutch immigrants, came from Mercer County, Kentucky. A log cabin was built on or near this site by John B. and Jane Brewer Smock. The first church (Presbyterian) . . . — — Map (db m69294) HM
On North Madison Avenue north of Noble Street, on the right when traveling north.
Presbyterians formed the first church in Greenwood on Dec. 31, 1825, and erected the first church building in Johnson County on or near this site in early 1826. The meeting house and surrounding cemetery occupied two acres of land that were donated . . . — — Map (db m69295) HM
On County Road N300E south of East Worthsville Road (County Road E750N), on the left when traveling south.
By 1832 neighbors were using this site for family burials.
October 31, 1851, Francis and Rachel Dobbins in consideration of $18 deeded to Hiram Henry, Bethany Presbyterian - Conrad McClain, Hurricane Baptist - Oliver Harbert, Rocklane . . . — — Map (db m69327) HM
On East Main Street east of Polk Place, on the right when traveling east.
James T. And Laura B. Polk started what became the largest cannery west of Baltimore by first canning tomatoes on their kitchen stove in 1872. “Polk’s Best” brand of canned vegetables were sold world wide for many years. The huge factory . . . — — Map (db m69313) HM
On Madison Avenue north of West Broadway Street, on the left when traveling north.
The Community House was erected as a memorial to James T. And Laura Polk by their son and daughter, Ralph Polk and Pearl Polk Dungan. It was dedicated as the center for many varied activities on Feb. 5, 1920. The building has contained the public . . . — — Map (db m69310) HM
On South Madison Avenue south of West Main Street, on the right when traveling south.
The first bank, the Bank of Greenwood, was started in 1892 in a brick building that was built on this site by Grafton Johnson. It became the Greenwood Banking Co. In 1893 and was The First National Bank from 1906 to 1930, when the banking firm moved . . . — — Map (db m69316) HM
On Tracy Road west of Road N25W, on the left when traveling west.
Joseph E. Proctor
SGT US Army
Killed in action May 3, 2006
Awarded Silver Star
Tammin, Iraq
WCHS Graduate 1987
When I first arrived on the scene 15 minutes after the blast, a lightly wounded Iraqi approached me and told me . . . — — Map (db m69369) HM
On S. Georgetown Rd at E County Road 775S, on the right when traveling south on S. Georgetown Rd.
(Front Side)
Prolific artist who helped develop and promote a style internationally recognized as distinctly American. Born 1849 near here; studied art in Indianapolis, New York, and Munich. Returned to New York in 1878; opened lavish . . . — — Map (db m66832) HM
On County Road N400W at County Road W100N, on the left when traveling north on County Road N400W.
Laid out October 31, 1835, as Union Village, Willis Deer and Corbin Utterback, proprietors. Town originated from an early trading point. Providence P. O. Established on June 17, 1880. — — Map (db m66743) HM
On Hurricane Road (County Road 400E) north of Tracy Road, on the right when traveling north.
Jacob Whetzel’s 1818 Trace from Laurel on Whitewater to White River, and the Madison Trail crossed near here. Here Whetzel made camp while cutting the Trace. In 1822 Daniel Loper built the first cabin in Clark Township here. — — Map (db m69355) HM
caption below handcart image
“Let them come on foot, with handcarts and wheelbarrows. Let then gird up their loins and walk through, and nothing shall hinder them.”
South of this boulder on the banks of Clear Creek, is the . . . — — Map (db m78222) HM
On 5th Street at 3rd Avenue, on the left when traveling west on 5th Street.
Kirkwood is the only Iowan to serve as governor, U.S. senator and as a cabinet member. He came to Iowa in 1855 to operate a grist mill in this vicinity. Elected governor in 1859 as a Republican, Kirkwood administered the office with forcefulness and . . . — — Map (db m33204) HM
On Unnnamed Road near Prairie du Chien Road, on the right when traveling south.
Iowa is underlain by bedrock layers composed of
sedimentary rocks; layers of Devonian limestone bedrock
of the Cedar Valley Group are well displayed in the Gorge.
Sedimentary rocks were formed from accumulated layers
of mud, sand or organic . . . — — Map (db m185715) HM
Although the huge 1993 increase in water flow
changed the landscape at the Dam site and caused
flooding downstream, catastrophic flooding was
avoided. The Iowa River returned to normal flow
over the next few months, and the Dam itself
remained . . . — — Map (db m174799) HM
Fossils can be seen in most of the limestone layers
exposed in the Gorge, and these provide clear evidence
of ancient life that once inhabited a shallow sea. Fossils
comprise more than half of some layers, especially the
coral-rich “Rapid . . . — — Map (db m174796) HM
Near North Clinton Street north of Iowa Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
The University of Iowa remembers the tragedy of November 1, 1991. This memorial is dedicated to those who died and those who were affected by the tragedy; their legacy of caring and distinguished service to the campus community will be remembered . . . — — Map (db m193997) HM
On East Market Street just west of North Clinton Street, on the right when traveling west.
Formerly First Presbyterian Church & North Presbyterian Church (Old School) Erected 1856-1865 This property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places — — Map (db m194099) HM
Near West Jefferson Street just east of North Madison Street, on the right when traveling east.
Part of the university’s medical department since 1870, dentistry was granted department status in 1882, becoming the first dentistry program established west of the Mississippi River. A dozen years later, the Dental Building was erected on this . . . — — Map (db m193998) HM
Near Sand Road SE (County Highway W66) at Napoleon Street, on the left when traveling south.
When Meskwaki tribes were encamped along the Cedar and Iowa Rivers, they met Stephen Sumner Phelps, who established the first trading post west of this site as early
as 1826. He took John Gilbert, another trader, into his company. Gilbert built . . . — — Map (db m205627) HM
Near East Washington Street just west of South Clinton Street, on the right when traveling west.
Opened in 1902, the Hall of Liberal Arts was later renamed Schaeffer Hall for Charles A. Schaeffer, the University of Iowa president who turned the first spadeful of earth for the new building shortly before his death in 1898. The first of the four . . . — — Map (db m194175) HM
On North Dubuque Street just north of Iowa Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
From 1932 to 1939 a regular schedule of 389 educational television programs was broadcast from the building once located on this site. The Electrical Engineering Department built and operated the station under the direction of Dr. E. B. Kurtz. . . . — — Map (db m194100) HM
Construction of the Coralville
Dam complex by the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers was completed
in 1958, and designed primarily
for flood control. Lake levels are
regulated routinely by adjusting
the outflow into the Iowa River
through gates . . . — — Map (db m174798) HM
On West Jefferson Street east of North Madison Street, on the left when traveling east.
The first state university to admit women on an equal basis with men was the University of Iowa, in 1855. Plaque dedicated in memory of Professor Jane A. Weiss (1943-1981) feminist, scholar, teacher, friend — — Map (db m194098) HM
Near North Clinton Street at Iowa Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
This building the last Capitol of Iowa Territory became the first Capitol of the State of Iowa December 28, 1846 and was given to the University by and Act of the First General Assembly signed by Governor Ansel Briggs February 25, 1847 This . . . — — Map (db m194000) HM
Near South Madison Street at West Iowa Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Builded by the Territory of Iowa out of stone quarried from the banks of the Iowa River Occupied by the Government of the Territory of Iowa from 1842 to 1846 and by the Government of the State of Iowa from 1846 to 1857 This tablet is the . . . — — Map (db m193999) HM
On Riverwalk Trail south of Prairie de Chien Road Northeast, on the right when traveling south.
The plaza area is located above the bend in the Devonian Fossil Gorge and affords views of both the limestone surfaces upstream and the developing wetland
downstream. In the upstream direction, the 2008
flooding only slightly deepened of the gorge . . . — — Map (db m168210) HM
On South Clinton Street at East College Street, on the right when traveling north on South Clinton Street.
The University of Iowa Writers' Workshop was founded by Wilbur Schramm in 1936 as the first creative writing degree program in the United States. Iowa City was recognized as the first City of Literature in the United States, and third in the . . . — — Map (db m194181) HM
Near Interstate 80 at milepost 237,, 0.8 miles west of Ireland Road SW, on the right when traveling west.
The Amana Colonies consist of about 1,500 people living in seven villages and owning 25,000 acres of Iowa land. Born of religious enthusiasm, this unique brotherhood was founded in Germany in 1714 as the Community of True Inspiration in protest . . . — — Map (db m224361) HM
Near Interstate 80 at milepost 237,, 6.3 miles east of Black Hawk Avenue NW, on the right when traveling east.
Marker Front: The land on which Iowa City is located was a wilderness when it was selected and surveyed for the capital of the Territory of Iowa in 1839. The cornerstone of the new capitol building was laid by Governor Lucas on July 4, 1840. . . . — — Map (db m224362) HM
Near Interstate 80 at milepost 237,, 6.3 miles east of Black Hawk Avenue NW, on the right when traveling east.
The Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, located in nearby West Branch, honors a distinguished son of Iowa, citizen of the world, and the 31st president of the United States. Established in 1965, the Site’s foundations were laid earlier when in . . . — — Map (db m224363) HM
Near West 87th Street, 0.2 miles west of Penner Road.
1941 - 1945
(picture of star, wreath, and ribbon)
The people of De Soto
pays homage to the memory
of these Valiants who gave the last
full measure of devotion to their Country
Lawrence W. Cauldwell • Wm. G. Land • Earl . . . — — Map (db m26568) HM
Near U.S. 56 at West 183rd Street, on the right when traveling west.
Heavy freight wagons lumbering to and from New Mexico, and emigrant families and gold seekers heading west to Oregon and California all shared this route from Independence and Kansas City. The trails split here at Gardner Junction.
Preserving . . . — — Map (db m131353) HM
Near U.S. 56 at West 183rd Street, on the right when traveling west.
From the late 1820s to the 1870s, an estimated 300,000 fur traders, missionaries, settlers, and gold seekers followed these trails. In the 1840s and 1850s, emigrants from the eastern and central United States walked 2,000 miles from the Missouri . . . — — Map (db m131376) HM
Near U.S. 56 at West 183rd Street, on the right when traveling west.
Spanning 900 miles of the Great Plains between the United States (Missouri) and Mexico (Santa Fe), this great trail of commerce between two countries was also a route for the frontier military and emigration to the West. For 60 years, the trail was . . . — — Map (db m131377) HM
Near U.S. 56 at West 183rd Street, on the right when traveling west.
The Indian Removal Act of 1830 required that many American Indian Tribes in the eastern part of the United States be moved to the Great Plains Region west of the Missouri River — lands identified as the “Permanent Indian Frontier.” . . . — — Map (db m131313) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 56) west of Elm Street, on the right when traveling west.
A variety of shops have been located in this building: grocery store and warehouse, bakery, jewelry store, café, doctor's office, beauty shop, Miller's Barber Shop, a piano and furniture store, and the Dodge Sisters' Millinery Shop. — — Map (db m92569) HM
Near U.S. 56 at West 183rd Street, on the right when traveling west.
"This morning we passed the road to Oregon that leaves, about eight miles from Round Grove, the Santa Fe Road, and turns to the right towards the Kansas. A way post had been put there, marked "Road to Oregon." —Dr. Frederick A. . . . — — Map (db m131352) HM
