Near County Highway 726 0.2 miles north of State Highway 7, on the left when traveling north.
James Norvel Pitts, a native of Perry County, Mississippi, arrived in Texas in the 1870s. In 1877, his wife Laney (Odom), their son James, and families of five Pitts brothers and other friends from Mississippi traveled by wagon to join him in this . . . — — Map (db m210889) HM
On Indiana Route 66 just east of County Road 1290E, on the right when traveling east.
These markers were funded with a grant from Federal Highway Administration through the National Scenic Byways Program.
The Hoosier National Forest - Then and Now
This area has been inhabited continuously by humans for 12,000 years. . . . — — Map (db m178232) HM
On West Main Street at North Plum Street, on the left when traveling east on West Main Street.
Perry County men served on both sides in the Civil War. Many enlisted in Company B, 1st Arkansas Mounted Volunteers, the Perry County Rangers, in 1861. Later designated the 3rd Arkansas Cavalry, the troops fought for the Confederacy east of the . . . — — Map (db m156837) HM
On Magnolia Street south of Watts Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
Jackson County has seen many governments. The first European settlement in the Mississippi gulf coast area was at present-day Ocean Springs in 1699. The French found the area already occupied by several American Indian tribes, with the primary . . . — — Map (db m117281) HM
On Main Street (Missouri Route A) 0 miles west of Church Street, on the right when traveling east.
Some 700 Saxon Lutherans settled, 1839, in Perry County and formed the parishes of Altenburg, Wittenberg, Dresden, Seelitz, Frohna, and one settlement, Johannisburg, in Cape Girardeau County. The community of Paltzdorf (Uniontown) was organized, . . . — — Map (db m35290) HM
On Local Route 444 0.5 miles north of Highway A, on the right when traveling north.
Site of second house of worship of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod), dedicated to the glory of God on Advent Sunday, 1920. Wittenberg, Missouri (named after Wittenberg in Germany), was one of seven settlements of the Saxon immigration to . . . — — Map (db m214282) HM
On Mississippi Route 63 at Buckatunna-Chicora-Clara Road, on the right when traveling north on Mississippi Route 63.
Jesse Otto Rodgers (1911-1973) born near Waynesboro, first cousin to Jimmie Rodgers, began singing on Mexican border radio stations after relocating to Texas. He wrote songs and recorded for Bluebird Records in the mid-1930s, . . . — — Map (db m80349) HM
On Church Street (Local Route 452) at Missouri Highway A, on the right when traveling south on Church Street.
Born: October 25, 1811
Langenchursdorf, Saxony, Germany
Died: May 7, 1887
St. Louis, Missouri
After having arrived with the Saxons immigrants in Perry County in 1839, Walther served as pastor of the newly founded congregations of Dresden . . . — — Map (db m213757) HM
On North Main Street at West Broadway Street, on the left when traveling north on North Main Street.
Dedicated to the Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients of Perry County
Civil War
Corporal-Isaac Harrison Carmin Place of Action: Mississippi Date of Action: 1863
First Sergeant-Alfred Ransbottom Place of Action: Tennessee Date . . . — — Map (db m251336) WM
On Avenue of the Republic at Lansdowne Drive, on the right when traveling west on Avenue of the Republic.
The South Arch
This memorial honors Pennsylvania's military heroes of the Civil War (1861-1865). A pair of arches topped by tall pillars, the project involved 12 noted sculptors over a 15-year period. It is considered one of most ambitious . . . — — Map (db m191697) 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.
