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By Dale K. Benington, July 10, 2014
1913 Centennial Monument Marker
RANKED BY RELEVANCE
1 ► New York, Jefferson County, Sackets Harbor — 1913 Centennial Monument — The Battlefield of Sackets Harbor —
Near Washington Street east of Ontario Street.
In Memory of the officers and men who served on this frontier during the War of 1812, and to mark the Battlefield of Sackets Harbor May 29, 1813. This monument is erected by the National Society of United States Daughters of 1812, . . . — — Map (db m75690) WM

2 ► Iowa, Polk County, Des Moines, East Village — Iowa Revolutionary War Monument —
On East Walnut Street.
Front Dedicated to soldiers and patriots of the American Revolution who are buried in IowaDecember 28, 1846 Iowa Our liberties we prize our rights we will maintainReverse George Perkins, N. and S. Carolina, Lee County William . . . — — Map (db m48277) HM
3 ► Texas, Jefferson County, Sabine Pass — 10563 — Niles F. Smith — (1800–1858) —
Near Pace Cemetery Road.
Niles F. Smith, a native of New York, came to Texas with Robertson's colony in 1834. He served as a soldier in the Texas Revolution. In 1839 he moved to Jefferson County, and settled in Sabine Pass in 1841. He held many official positions in the . . . — — Map (db m273321) HM

4 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Highland Park — Jordan Home — 2834 Highland Avenue —
On Highland Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Dr. Mortimer Harvie Jordan and his wife, Florence E. Mudd, constructed their home between 1906 and 1908. After service in the Confederate army, Jordan studied medicine in Cincinnati and New York (under Alabama's famous gynecologist, Dr. J. Marion . . . — — Map (db m26743) HM

5 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Mountain Brook — Wallace S. McElwain / Irondale Furnace Ruins —
On Stone River Road north of Old Leeds Lane, on the left when traveling north.
Wallace S. McElwain (1832-1888)McElwain trained in a gun factory in New York and in a foundry in Ohio before moving to Holly Springs, MS, where he operated Jones, McElwain and Company Iron Foundry. He was well known in the Southeast for his . . . — — Map (db m26266) HM
6 ► Texas, Jefferson County, Beaumont — 10544 — Henry Millard —
Near Pearl Street, on the right when traveling west.
A native of Saratoga County, New York, Henry Millard moved to Missouri with his family while still a child. As a young man he moved to Natchez, Mississippi, where in 1826 he married Mary Warren Beaumont. While living in Natchez they became the . . . — — Map (db m190760) HM
7 ► Wisconsin, Waukesha County, Delafield — 05-02 — Hawks Inn —
On Wells St 0.2 miles west of Genessee St (Cnty Rd C), on the left when traveling west.
Built in 1846 of hand-hewn timbers and hand-made nails. Builder & owner was Nelson Paige Hawks (1799-1863), a cultured Yankee, who was Delafield’s first Postmaster, a Justice of the Peace, Town Chairman, owner of a grist & saw mill, & builder of . . . — — Map (db m43597) HM

8 ► New York, Jefferson County, Philadelphia — Trooper Joel R. Davis —
On Main Street (U.S. 11) at N Main Street, on the left when traveling east on Main Street.
Joel was born on 8/08/80 in Philadelphia, NY. He began serving his community at the young age of 23. He was known as an honorable man who treated anyone and everyone as an equal, with respect and dignity. On the fateful night of July . . . — — Map (db m184125) HM
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9 ► Colorado, Jefferson County, Golden — Ferrell/Berthoud Home (Miners Hotel)
On Washington Avenue. Reported permanently removed.
John M. Ferrell came to the Golden valley from upstate New York in June of 1859. He camped on the southeastern banks of Clear Creek and created the Washington Avenue crossing for the gold rushers. When Golden was organized, Ferrell became one of . . . — — Map (db m287883) HM
10 ► Ohio, Jefferson County, Bergholz — 13-41 — Mooretown Soldiers Monument —
Near Bergholz-New Somerset Road 0.2 miles north of State Park-Mooretown Road.
Side A In 1871 Robert and Martha McLaughlin George, erected Monument In the memory of their son Thomas and other soldiers from Ross Township, Jefferson County, Ohio who died in service to the United States during the Civil War. All were . . . — — Map (db m224967) HM WM

11 ► Maine, Cumberland County, Portland, East End — Welcome To Fort Sumner Park —
On North Street just south of Melbourne Street, on the right when traveling north.
Fort Sumner Park, located behind you acros North Street, began its history in 1775 during the Revolutionary War. Initially referred to as The Great Fort, and later, as The Citadel, it was commissioned in 1794 as the first . . . — — Map (db m311684) HM
12 ► West Virginia, Jefferson County, Kearneysville — Kearneysville Area Historic Properties — West Virginia 9 — Charles Town to Martinsburg —
On Route 9 Bike Path 0.7 miles north of Leetown Road (County Road 1), on the right when traveling south.
Traveller's Rest Traveller's Rest is the site of a pre-Revolutionary War, 1½-story limestone dwelling and several log, wood frame, and masonry outbuildings. The property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and . . . — — Map (db m150614) HM

13 ► New York, Jefferson County, Watertown — County of Jefferson — 1784 • 1815 —
On Arsenal Street (New York State Route 3/12) at Sherman Street, on the right when traveling east on Arsenal Street.
Created March 28, 1805 - named for Thomas Jefferson Born 1743, Died 1826. President of United States 1801-1809 Vice-President 1797-1801 Secretary of State 1790-1794 Minister to France 1784-1789 Governor of Virginia 1779 . . . — — Map (db m110075) HM

14 ► New York, Jefferson County, Watertown — Roswell Pettibone Flower —
On Washington Street at Stone Street, in the median on Washington Street.
Born August 7 · 1835 · Died May 12, 1899 Representative in the Forty Seventh and in the Fifty First Congress Governor of the State of New York MDCCCXCII - MDCCCXCIV Erected in affectionate and grateful remembrance of his noble . . . — — Map (db m110161) HM
15 ► New York, St. Lawrence County, Ogdensburg — 300 Years of Artifacts, Refuse and Pollution — Lighthouse Point Clean Up —
Near Main Street.
1749-1850 European settlers and Ogdensburg's port and railroad development swelled industrial and population growth creating significant historical refuse. 1850's-1984 Exxon Mobil operated a major oil storage facility here. The . . . — — Map (db m249051) HM
16 ► Pennsylvania, Forest County, Marienville — Marienville —
Near Chestnut Street (Pennsylvania Route 66) at West Spruce Street.
First called "Blood's Settlement", and then later Marien, then Marienville, after Marien (Blood) Hunt, daughter of Cyrus Blood, the founder of Forest County. Marienville is located on a flattened ridgeline known as the "Big Level", . . . — — Map (db m138604) HM
17 ► Pennsylvania, Jefferson County, Brookville — Railroad House — Historic Brookville —
On Main Street (U.S. 322) at White Street, on the left when traveling east on Main Street.
Built in 1851 by John McCall, the Railroad House was one of many hotels in Brookville. It offered a comfortable room along with a place to stable one's horse for the night. The Railroad House was purchased by John McCracken during the Civil War . . . — — Map (db m176807) HM
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18 ► West Virginia, Jefferson County, Shenandoah Junction — Duffields B&O Railroad Station —
On Melvin Road (County Road 17/2) 0.1 miles Flowing Springs Road (County Road 17), on the right when traveling east.
This station structure was erected in 1839 by landowner Richard Duffield, in cooperation with the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. It is the oldest surviving purpose-built freight/passenger rail station in the United States, and is listed on the . . . — — Map (db m157741) HM
 
    Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
 
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