African American Medal of Honor Recipients Memorial
The Medal of Honor takes its place in our country as the highest award for military valor. The honor, awarded by the President in the name of Congress, may only be accorded an . . . — — Map (db m173924) HM WM
Hickory Street, known locally as "The Hollow," was a hub of social life, commerce, and entertainment for the African American community of central Mississippi for several decades, up through the 1970s. Canton's most famous blues musician, Elmore . . . — — Map (db m97089) HM
Here in the southern extent of Missouri’s historic southeast Lead Belt, Fredericktown was laid out on Saline Creek, 1819, by state legislator Nathaniel Cook. Commissioners T. F. Tong, Joseph Bennett, James Dotson, John Burditt, and Henry Whitener . . . — — Map (db m61715) HM
In Memory of the Pioneers who with energy born of conviction, wrested wealth from the earth and gave an empire to untold generations to come. This memorial is dedicated by one of Kentucky's sons 1775-1906
Pioneer Monument
Erected . . . — — Map (db m86284) HM
You are standing at the southeast corner of what was once the
1,440-acre Clifton Plantation.
In 1847, John Dobbins Murrell, a native of Virginia, purchased the
property from J.B. Robinson and his wife Lucy from Louisiana. At
that time, . . . — — Map (db m259727) HM
Although Ridgeland was founded well after the Civil War, several actions occurred
in Madison County during the war. In May 1863, Confederate General Joseph E.
Johnston retreated to this area following the battle of Jackson. For the next . . . — — Map (db m259512) HM
A native of Scotland, Alexander Beaton came to the United States in 1843. He migrated to Texas in 1848 after serving in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War. In 1850 he settled in Corsicana and began the practice of law. He was chairman of the . . . — — Map (db m60493) HM
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