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By Keith L, July 21, 2008
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1 Wisconsin, St. Croix County, River Falls — 165 — Edgar Wilson Nye — 1850 – 1896
On State Highway 65 0.1 miles south of Town Hall Road (County Highway J), on the left when traveling north.
"Bill" Nye, journalist, lecturer, author, and humorist, grew to manhood in this quiet valley of the Kinnickinnic, which flows southwesterly through River Falls. The tall-tales of frontier humor were popular regionally before 1860. Samuel Clemens . . . Map (db m9860) HM

2 North Carolina, Henderson County, Fletcher — P-6 — Edgar W. ("Bill") Nye
On Hendersonville Rd (U.S. 25) at Fanning Bridge Rd. on Hendersonville Rd.
Journalist, Humorist, 1850-96. "Buck Shoals", his home, stands 3 1/2 miles west. Grave one mile north.Map (db m12717) HM

3 Utah, Weber County, Ogden — The Fred M. Nye Cottage — 2546 Jefferson — Ogden City Register of Historic Resources —
On Jefferson Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Built in 1910, this cottage for Fred M. Nye was designed by architects P. Smith & L. Hodgsen and is one of only a few residences in the Jefferson District with original "out buildings" — a modest carriage house and horse stable. The home . . . Map (db m273305) HM

4 British Columbia, Metro Vancouver, Vancouver, East Vancouver — Nye's Gas Station — City of Vancouver Heritage Building —
On West 2nd Avenue at West 5th Avenue, on the right when traveling north on West 2nd Avenue.
Nye’s Gas Station Architects: Townley and Matheson The firm of Townley and Matheson, best known for designing Vancouver's City Hall further up Cambie Street, designed this early brick gas station in 1922 for Captain Percival Nye . . . Map (db m236701) HM

5 Nevada, Carson City — 175 — Stewart-Nye Residence
On North Minnesota Street at West King Street, on the right when traveling south on North Minnesota Street.
This house was built about 1860 of local sandstone for William Morris Stewart who lived here until 1862. He sold it to the Territorial Governor of Nevada, James W. Nye. The two men served as Nevada's first United States Senators after the . . . Map (db m162593) HM

6 North Carolina, Henderson County, Fletcher — Edgar Wilson Nye
On Henderson Road.
In Loving Memory Edgar Wilson Nye "Bill Nye" American Humorist and Friend Born in Shirley, Maine August 25, 1850 Died At "Buck Shoals" near this spot February 22, 1898 Admitted to the Bar 1876 He belonged to the Masonic Fraternity . . . Map (db m17798) HM

7 Arizona, Pima County, Tucson, El Presidio — Edward Nye Fish House
On North Main Ave., on the right when traveling north.
E.N. Fish came to Arizona as an enterprising merchant in 1865. Three years later he built this adobe house which served as the family residence for the next half century. Fish developed many successful businesses and his wife Maria was prominent in . . . Map (db m83026) HM

8 Georgia, Chatham County, Pooler — "Nye's Annihilators" — 8th and 9th Air Force
Near 175 Bourne Avenue.
. . . Map (db m66420) WM
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9 North Carolina, Henderson County, Fletcher — Edgar Wilson Nye — Bill Nye —
On Henderson Road.
1850 - 1896 American Humorist I will turn their mourning into Joy and will Comfort them and make the rejoice from their sorrow.     Jeremiah 34:13Map (db m17797) HM

10 Nevada, Nye County, Tonopah — County Court House — Nye County
Near Court House Road.
Built in 1905 at a cost of $27,965.00 by Continental Construction Company. Site selected by commission April 1 and donated by Jim Butler's Tonopah Mining Company. On Tuesday, February 7, 1905 Governor Sparks signed the bill to remove the county . . . Map (db m3916) HM

11 Arizona, Pima County, Tucson, El Presidio — Main Gate
Near North Main Avenue at West Alameda Street.
The main gate of the presidio was located near what is now Alameda Street, just north of this spot. The gate was built from mesquite timbers and had a platform above, where a guard stood watch. In the late 1860's, the families of Milton Duffield, . . . Map (db m83204) HM
12 Colorado, Montrose County, Montrose — Preserving Our Heritage
On East Main Street, on the left when traveling north.
Within a few years, one generation passes and another comes on the scene. If those who follow are to have any notion of what it was that went before, it must fall to those who possess a tie to the past to preserve what may be known. In that . . . Map (db m120141) HM
13 Ohio, Pickaway County, Tarlton — Zane's Trace
Near Main Street (Ohio Route 159), on the right when traveling east.
. . . Map (db m13496) HM

14 Nevada, Nye County, Belmont — 138 — Belmont
Near Cedar Street 0.1 miles west of Main Street (Nevada Route 82), on the left when traveling west. Reported missing.
Once visited by prehistoric man, Shoshone Indians also used this site for jackrabbit drives and for celebrations. Silver ore discoveries in 1865, the convenience of wood and water and a naturally fine location resulted in the attractive . . . Map (db m86419) HM

15 Oregon, Lincoln County, Newport — South to Newport
Near Northwest Lighthouse Drive west of Oregon Coast Highway (U.S. 101).
Founded in 1865, Newport has become the largest town on the central Oregon coast. Its railroad, maritime and highway connections have nurtured its development. Newport Harbor Today, Newport's harbor serves mostly . . . Map (db m112412) HM

16 Maryland, Prince George's County, Laurel — Water From the Dam Powered the Cotton Mill — Riverfront Park Heritage & Nature Trail
On Main Street.
Water flowed from the race to the mill where it originally powered two overshot wheels and later a large Boyden Turbine before flowing back into the river. When water power was unavailable — either because of repairs or low water, the mill had to . . . Map (db m79199) HM
17 Nevada, Nye County, Beatty — 57 — Old Boundary — Nevada's Southern Boundary 1861 -1867
On U.S. 95 1.6 miles north of East Main Street, on the left when traveling north.
The 37th Degree North Latitude is marked at this point as the dividing line between the territories of Utah and New Mexico under the provisions of the Compromise of 1850 which originally organized the land ceded by Mexico in 1848. When the . . . Map (db m46382) HM
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18 Nevada, Nye County, Manhattan — 1 — Lady Guardian of Old Belmont — Rose Walter
On Main Street (Route 82) at Belmont Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
The grand old building to the left, once known as the Philadelphia House was built by the Combination Silver Mining Company of New York in 1866. Constructed of native stone acquired from a nearby quarry, the building served as headquarters for mine . . . Map (db m60215) HM
19 Ohio, Pickaway County, Tarlton — 11-65 — Major General William Sooy Smith
Near Main Street (Ohio Route 159), on the right when traveling east.
Side A: Major General William Sooy Smith was born in Tarlton on July 22, 1830. He attended Ohio University and supported himself throughout his college undergraduate career, graduating in 1849. He then entered the United States Military . . . Map (db m13495) HM

20 Nevada, Nye County, Tonopah — 1 — John G. Kirchen
On U.S. 95 1 miles north of US 6 (U.S. 95) when traveling north.
Born - June 13, 1874 Lake Linden, Michigan Died - March 4, 1931 San Francisco, California This monument, constructed in 1931 was dedicated in memory of John G. Kirchen. Tonopah businessman and manager of The Tonopah Extension Mining Co. . . . Map (db m46508) HM

21 Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, Hershey, Derry Township — Court of Honor — Derry Township's Defenders of America
On West Chocolate Avenue at Cocoa Avenue, on the right when traveling east on West Chocolate Avenue.
Harold H. Ashenfelder, HIS '40 • Bruce F. Anello, MHS '65 • Gerald F. Ayres, MHS '57 • Jack R. Bennett, HIS '42 • Mark E. Blizzard, HIS '48 • Warren M. Bolden, HIS '40 • Robert E. Booth, HIS '39 • James F. Brooks, HIS '34 • Chester Craven, Jr., MHS . . . Map (db m296409) WM

22 Ohio, Washington County, Marietta — Campus Martius
On Second Street at Washington Street ( Route 7), on the right when traveling south on Second Street.
. . . Map (db m20174) HM

23 California, Yuba County, Marysville — New Mecklenberg
On 1st Street at D Street, on the right when traveling east on 1st Street.
The land on which Marysville was founded originally was leased in 1842 to Theodore Cordua a Prussian emigrant, by John A. Sutter. Named for his homeland, Cordua established a trading post and stock ranch on the Calif.-Oregon Trail to serve . . . Map (db m40146) HM
24 Ohio, Washington County, Marietta — Campus Martius
Near Washington Street, aka Ohio River Scenic Byway at 2nd Street.
This house was one of the dwellings in Campus Martius. The fortification erected by the Ohio Company when the first settlement in the Northwest Territory was lake at Mariette in 1788. It stood next to the southeast blockhouse and was built by . . . Map (db m260983) HM

25 Massachusetts, Barnstable County, Bourne, Bournedale — Bournedale's Yesterdays
On Scenic Highway (U.S. 6), on the right when traveling north. Reported missing.
You are standing in the center of the Old Nye Estate. Before construction of the canal, this was the finest home in Bournedale, a sleepy Cape Cod village complete with post office, village hall, general store, and its own industry - the Tahanto Iron . . . Map (db m217361) HM

26 Colorado, Lake County, Leadville — Leadville City Hall
On Harrison Avenue (U.S. 24) at East 8th Street, on the right when traveling north on Harrison Avenue.
[English]  Leadville City Hall was built in 1905 as a federal building, it was used as the US Post Office until 1973. As the story goes, the postmaster used the small attic windows to spy on his employees as they . . . Map (db m289799) HM
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27 Pennsylvania, Erie County, Erie, Millcreek Township — Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry Monument
Near Fisher Drive at Thompson Drive, on the right when traveling east.
Opposite this spot, on the shores of Presque Isle Bay, Commodore Perry built his ships. The “Lawrence,” “Niagara,” “Ariel,” “Porcupine,” “Scorpion” & “Tigress.” On August 12, . . . Map (db m129900) HM WM

28 North Carolina, Henderson County, Fletcher — P-1 — Calvary Church Episcopal
On Hendersonville Rd (Route 25).
Built 1859. Grave of "Bill" Nye. Memorials to many famous Southerners.Map (db m12885) HM

29 New York, Cayuga County, Auburn — Water Power in the City of Auburn — Northern Division Street
On Clark Street at North Division Street, on the right when traveling west on Clark Street.
For nearly 200 years, water power along the Owasco River in Downtown Auburn has been at the foundation of the community's manufacturing, industrial, and economic growth. Historically, there were over 11 sites harnessing the power of the river to . . . Map (db m145774) HM

30 Nevada, Douglas County, Genoa — Judge Daniel Webster Virgin — July 4, 1835 – August 19, 1928
Near Jacks Valley Road/Main Street (Nevada Route 206) near 5th Street.
Served as first elected judge of Douglas County from 1864 – 66. Later on he served as District Attorney and Superintendent of Schools. While in the practice of law he was considered one of the foremost jurists of his time and was engaged in . . . Map (db m20785) HM

31 Pennsylvania, Lebanon County, Lebanon — Some Gave All - All Gave Some
On South 10th Street (Pennsylvania Route 72S) north of South 9th Street ( Route 72N), on the left when traveling south.
In honor of all Vietnam Veterans of Lebanon Valley and to those who have fallen US Army •PFC Althouse, Earl I. •SP4 Hite, Franklin D. •SP5 Baal,Carl T. •SP4 Hoerner, Raymond D. •1LT Bashore, Harold E.,Jr. •PFC Kohr, Wilbur L. •PFC Boyer, . . . Map (db m224917) WM

32 Maryland, Prince George's County, Laurel — Laurel Harnessed the River to Power the Cotton Mill — Riverfront Park Heritage & Nature Trauil
Near Main Street, on the left when traveling west.
Laurel's earliest mill was established on land originally inhabited by Native Americans. The early mills were located on the banks of the Patuxent River at the fall line. Here the River elevation changes and provided an excellent source of water . . . Map (db m80472) HM

33 Connecticut, Capitol Region, Berlin, Kensington — Berlin Veterans Monument
On Worthington Ridge at Wildem Road, on the right when traveling south on Worthington Ridge.
1920 Erected by the Town Of Berlin in honor of her patriotic men and women who served their country in time of war For The Dead – A Tribute For The Living – A Memory For Posterity – An Emblem Of Loyalty To The Flag Of Their . . . Map (db m47327) WM
34 Massachusetts, Barnstable County, Bourne — Town of Bourne Civil War Memorial
On Perry Avenue 0.1 miles north of Everett Road, on the right when traveling north.
Erected by the Town of Bourne AD • MCMXIV In memory of Soldiers and Sailors who served in the War of 1861 – 1865 Rodman Avery • Watson D. Avery • Henry F. Benson • David Blake • Joshua W. Bourne &bull Thomas Bourne • Elisha . . . Map (db m165441) WM
35 Nevada, Nye County, Tonopah — Verdi Lumber Company Coal Bin
Near Burro Avenue.
Built around 1908, this building was used to house coal unloaded from the Tonopah & Goldfield Railroad in Tonopah. The bin was donated by Larry Moss and moved to this location by the Nye County Road Department.Map (db m89630) HM
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36 Ohio, Coshocton County, Roscoe — Caldersburgh Pearl -2001
On Whitewoman Street, on the left when traveling north. Reported missing.
The Caldersburgh Pearl was dedicated in 2001 as a full-sized replica of a three-cabin canal freighter (65' x 14'). The name Caldersburgh Pearl has special significance to Roscoe's past. Caldersburgh was the name of the original community (early . . . Map (db m217365) HM
37 Ohio, Washington County, Marietta — St. Luke's Episcopal Church
On 2nd Street at Scammel Street, on the right when traveling north on 2nd Street.
1788 Pioneer use of the Book of Common Prayer preceded Judge Arius Nye's 1826 founding of St. Luke's parish. The Reverend John Wheat's nurture led to the first church--1833. This church built 1856.Map (db m149688) HM
38 Tennessee, Sumner County, Gallatin — Gallatin, Tennessee
On West Main Street (Tennessee Route 25) at South Foster Street, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.
By an act of the Tennessee General Assembly, Gallatin became the county seat of Sumner County on February 26, 1802, when commissioners sold the first town lots. Newly laid out, the town embraced 42 ½ acres. The site had been purchased from . . . Map (db m82971) HM
39 Utah, Cache County, Providence — 143 — The Providence Players
On Main Street at Center Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
Pioneer dramatic players entertained early Cache Valley audiences in this rock building. When erected, 1868 - 70, the only assembly hall in Providence. It has the finest dance floor, stage, proscenium, paintings, curtain in the valley. Among the . . . Map (db m44435) HM
40 Wyoming, Albany County, Laramie — Telephone Canyon
Near Interstate 80 at Wyoming Highway 210.
The first in the west through which a telephone line was run. The first conversation over this line was held in 1882 between Bill Nye at Laramie and Hon. E. E. Warren at Cheyenne.Map (db m47148) HM

41 Utah, Weber County, Ogden — N-401 — Dennis A. Smyth House — Utah Historic Site — National Register of Historic Places —
On 25th Street near East 2500 South, on the right when traveling east.
Designed by S. T. Whitaker, and constructed about 1889, this Victorian brick house combines several high-style elements in a design that makes it unique in Ogden and in the state. A colorful character and successful businessman, Dennis A. Smyth, . . . Map (db m278005) HM

42 California, Los Angeles County, Lakewood — The Boys of Del Valle Park
On Woodruff Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Reported missing.
We climbed aboard that huge winged rocket, and rode it to the sky. Our minds would soar for hours and hours, we're never gonna die. With pitch and yaw, dives and rolls, we'd blast bad guys to heaven. We'd crash and burn and walk . . . Map (db m66477) WM
43 Maryland, Prince George's County, Laurel — Laurel Factory: Prince Georges County's Only Mill Town — Riverfront Park Heritage & Nature Trail
On Main Street at 9th Street when traveling west on Main Street.
Laurel was originally called Laurel Factory after the cotton mill that stood where the Laurel Pool is today. The Laurel mill originally manufactured cotton duck, used for sails, tents and the Conestoga Wagons that settled the west. Cotton . . . Map (db m79084) HM
44 Nevada, Nye County, Belmont — Belmont Courthouse
On Cedar Street north of Main Street, on the left when traveling north.
In February of 1867 the Nye County seat was moved from lone, NV to Belmont. The county offices were scattered around town in different buildings. Due to this inconvenience and a recent jailbreak from the old jail, the county decided to build a . . . Map (db m299479) HM
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45 Pennsylvania, Clearfield County, DuBois — DuBois Area Historical Society Constitution — To promote the study, preservation, and appreciation of history, especially of the local area
On Long Avenue west of Brady Street, on the right when traveling west.
The DuBois Area Historical Society Inc., traces its origins to February 8, 1982, when Evo G. Facchine, president of the DuBois Chamber of Commerce (and future DuBois Area Historical Society president), made an announcement at a Chamber event . . . Map (db m265722) HM
46 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Shippensburg — Vietnam War Memorial
On Veterans Memorial Parkway at King Street (U.S. 11), on the right when traveling north on Veterans Memorial Parkway.
These tablets are dedicated to and bear the names of the servicemen and women from Shippensburg and R.D.'s and nearby villages who served honorably in the American Armed Forces during the Vietnam War: July 1, 1958 -- May 7, 1975. This was a . . . Map (db m96085) HM

47 Denmark, Syddanmark, Nyborg Kommune, Nyborg — Strandporten / Strand Port — On the path of Nyborg's Past
On Havnegade at Adelgade, on the right when traveling west on Havnegade.
I forbindelse med anlζggelsen af den nye bydel Nyenstad i 1540erne og byens nye fζstningsverker anlagde man for fψrste gang en stψrre skibsbro i sydlig forlζngelse af byen. Indtil da lε Nyborgs havn ved Knudshoved. Fra den nye . . . Map (db m128957) HM

48 California, Mono County, Lundy — Lundy
On Lundy Lake Road 7 miles west of U.S. 395, on the right when traveling west.
Home of the May Lundy Mine. Site of W. J. Lundy sawmill supplying lumber to Bodie in 1878. Organized as the Homer Mining District in 1879 by Wasson, Nye and Homer. Plagued by snowslides and partially destroyed by fire in 1886, Lundy's page of Mono . . . Map (db m37583) HM
49 Idaho, Bear Lake County, Paris — 289 — Our First Church
On South Main Street (U.S. 89) at East 1st South Street, on the right when traveling south on South Main Street.
Paris, Idaho was settled in the fall of 1863. Two years later a building used for church, school and recreation was erected by James Nye and others, of logs hauled from George Sirrine's sawmill It was 20' X 60' with two large rooms and a stage at . . . Map (db m105873) HM
50 Nevada, Carson City — #78 — Orion Clemens House
On North Division Street at West Spear Street, on the right when traveling south on North Division Street.
Orion Clemens, secretary to territorial Governor James W. Nye, lived in this house with his wife, “Mollie,” from 1864 to 1866. Samuel, his brother who was a reporter for the Territorial Enterprise, stayed here periodically until leaving the . . . Map (db m284821) HM
51 New York, Cayuga County, Auburn — South Street Area Historic District
On South Street at Lincoln Street, on the right when traveling south on South Street.
Auburn occupies the traditional territory of the Gayogohono (Cayuga) people. The first settlement of the area occurred in 1793, during the post-Revolutionary period of expansion into western New York. The area was named Auburn in 1805 when it . . . Map (db m283669) HM
52 North Dakota, Barnes County, Valley City — 001 — Herman Stern — N.D. Businessman, Community and Social Leader, Holocaust Rescuer
On Valley City Memorial Park, on the right when traveling north.
Born in Germany in 1887, Herman Stern immigrated to America in 1903, where he took work at the Straus Clothing store in Carrington. Stern later managed the Straus’ North Dakota businesses from his store in Valley City, where he lived for the . . . Map (db m99291) HM
53 Ohio, Muskingum County, Zanesville — 1833
Near Putnam Avenue north of Jefferson Street.
Levi Whipple, A.G. Allen, Thomas Gurney, M.B. Cushing and H.C. Howells meet in Putnam to discuss slavery and oppression and consider forming an antislavery society. The next week, they are joined by Horace Nye, William Joiner, John Quigley, Charles . . . Map (db m280742) HM
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54 Vermont, Lamoille County, Johnson — Town of Johnson World War and Spanish War Honor Roll
On Lower Main Street W (Vermont Route 15) at Gould Hill, on the right when traveling east on Lower Main Street W.
Honor Roll Erected by the Town of Johnson In Grateful Appreciation of the Services Rendered by Her Citizens to Their Country During The World War. 1917-1919 Wallace A. Atwell • ★Howard L. Bailey • Delbert T. Dubray • C. Gordon. . . . Map (db m140636) WM
55 Vermont, Washington County, East Montpelier — North Montpelier Historic District
On Vermont Route 14 at Factory Street, on the right when traveling south on Vermont Route 14.
This small community – once called Rich's Hollow – was settled in the late 1700s and during the 19th century was an important cultural and industrial center area. Samuel Rich created North Montpelier Pond by damming the Kingsbury Branch . . . Map (db m87997) HM
56 Wyoming, Albany County, Laramie — Laramie
On S. 3rd Street (U.S. 287) north of E. Boswell Drive, on the right when traveling south.
Founded in 1868 upon the arrival of the Union Pacific Railroad, Laramie was named after the fur trader Jacques LaRamie. The first female jurors served here in 1870 after Wyoming Territory in 1869, for the first time in history, gave women full . . . Map (db m67993) HM
57 Wyoming, Albany County, Laramie — Laramie
Near South 1st Street at East Kearney Street, on the left when traveling north. Reported missing.
Founded in 1868 upon the arrival of the Union Pacific Railroad, Laramie was named after the fur trader Jacques LaRamie. The first female jurors served here in 1870 after Wyoming Territory, in 1869, for the first time in history, gave women full . . . Map (db m280774) HM

58 Connecticut, Capitol Region, Coventry, Coventry Lake — Coventry World War II Memorial
Near Lake St at Monument Hill Rd.
Roll Of Honor In Honor Of The Men And Women Of Coventry Who Served Our Country In World War II This Memorial Was Made Possible By The Citizens Of The Town Of Coventry ★ Merrick Aborn ★ Eugene F. Edgerson ★ John Jones . . . Map (db m144520) WM
59 Ohio, Washington County, Marietta — Pioneer Families of the Ohio Company
On Front Street, on the right when traveling south.
Erected by the New Century Historical Society to record the names and commemorate the landing near this spot of the pioneer families of the Ohio Company August nineteenth 1788. Their homes were established in Campus Martius. Benjamin Tupper . . . Map (db m20637) HM

60 Togo, Maritime, Golfe, Lomι — Paul Ahyi, Forces Vives, 1989
On Rue Agoucon east of Boulevard de la Rιpublique, on the right when traveling west.
Paul Ahyi, Forces Vives, 1989 6 mιtres de haut sable, gravier, fer, cement blanc, peinture acrylique, ιmaux Statue restuarιe en 2016 par Ayaba Emmanuel Massassi et son ιquipe (financement du FAC – Fond d’aide a la culture . . . Map (db m229043) HM
61 Togo, Maritime, Lomι Commune, Lomι — The Lomι Advanced Training School
On Avenue de 24 Janvier west of Rue Khra, on the right when traveling west.
Deutsch Die Fortbildungsschule von Lomι Geschichte Die Fortbildungsschule war zur deutschen Kolonialzeit eine von der Kolonialregierung gegrόndete Berufsschule. Sie wurde am 24.1.1911 erφffnet, um die Kinder reicher Togoer . . . Map (db m240294) HM
62 Arizona, Pinal County, Florence — E. N. Fish & Co. Store
On North Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
Built in 1874 of unplastered adobe with pitched roofs, this second Edward Nye Fish mercantile store in Florence changed hands to become the, Joseph Collingwood & Co. Store and Wells Fargo office in 1877. Collingwood, Florence's first postmaster, had . . . Map (db m26717) HM
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63 Arizona, Pinal County, Florence — E.N. Fish & Co. Store — Historic Site
On North Quartz Street, on the left when traveling north.
Edward Nye Fish, prominent Tucson merchant, and his partner/manager Joseph Collingwood, first Florence postmaster, opened Florence's first store in this building in 1868. Building additions from 1867 to 1888 formed a U-shaped complex, and . . . Map (db m26708) HM
64 Indiana, Whitley County, Columbia City — Whitley County Viet Nam Memorial
On East Van Buren Street (State Road 205) west of Towerview Drive, on the right when traveling west.
To the men of Whitley County who gave their lives during the Viet Nam Conflict so that mankind might live in freedom Gary M. Archibald • Kinsley B. Brennan • Roger Egolf • Lynn Harris • Max Johnson • Dennis Kneller • Douglas Kreider • Dale E. . . . Map (db m80554) HM
65 Indiana, Whitley County, Columbia City, Columbia Township — Whitley County Vietnam Memorial
On West Van Buren Street at S. Chauncey Street, on the right when traveling west on West Van Buren Street.
Reino A Panula • James R Parrett • Terry T Wricht • Rodger L Egolf • Lynn A Harris • Stephan C Himes • Robert W Wilfong • Dale F Mills • Gary M Archibald • Max A Johnson • Everett T Culp • Avery M Nye III • Rickey L Scott • Lyle E Smith • Roy D . . . Map (db m228154) WM
66 Maryland, Worcester County, Berlin — Peregrine Falcon Migration
Near Stephen Decatur Highway 0.5 miles east of Verrazano Bridge (U.S. 611), on the left when traveling east.
Each autumn Assateague Island is a refuge for migrating tundra peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus tundrius). In 1938, falconer and conservationist Alva G. Nye, Jr. confirmed the presence here of this previously-unrecognized race of peregrines. . . . Map (db m282144) HM
67 Montana, Big Horn County, Crow Agency — Seventh Cavalry Horse Cemetery — Little Big Horn — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
Near U.S. 212 1 mile east of Interstate 90.
After the battle, 39 cavalry horses that had been shot for breastworks during Custer’s Last Stand, were found among the dead on Last Stand Hill. In 1879, a temporary cordwood monument was erected by the Army on the crest of the hill. The area, . . . Map (db m45604) HM
68 Montana, Stillwater County, Absarokee — Cobblestone School
On South Woodard Avenue at Willow Street, on the right when traveling north on South Woodard Avenue.
The opening of the Crow Indian Reservation to homesteaders brought settlers to this area who founded the town of Absarokee in 1893. School District #52 was created and by 1903, a log cabin with a potbelly stove served the town’s first children. In . . . Map (db m190710) HM
69 Nevada, Nye County, Tonopah — 15 — Tonopah
On South Erie Main Street (U.S. 95) at Florence Avenue, on the right on South Erie Main Street.
To Jim Butler, District Attorney of Nye County, goes the credit for making the ore discoveries which ended the twenty-year slump in Nevada's economy. Migratory Indian bands originally applied the name Tonopah to a small spring in the nearby San . . . Map (db m42454) HM
70 Nevada, Storey County, Virginia City — The Glory of Solidarity and Fraternity
On North B Street south of Sutton Street, on the right when traveling south.
In Sept. 1864, while Atlanta smoldered, the first use of military force to allay labor unrest in the West occurred when Governor J. W. Nye ordered 2 companies of Calvary from Fort Churchill to end a strike by The Story County Miner’s League. The . . . Map (db m21957) HM
71 New York, Niagara County, Newfane — In Memory of Those Who for Their Splendid Spirit of Duty
On Franklin Street 0.1 miles north of East Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
1914 World War 1918 This tablet erected by Newfane Post 873 In memory of those who for their splendid spirit of duty and patriotism were chosen from this township to serve the Allied cause Aiken, Bryan · Allen, Frank · Andrews, Fred D.· . . . Map (db m83065) WM
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72 Ohio, Athens County, Chauncey, Dover Township — Chauncey Civil War Patriots
Near West Bailey Road 0.1 miles west of Converse Street (Ohio Route 13), on the left when traveling west.
During the War of the Rebellion three young men from Chauncey traveled to Parkersburg and Clarksburg, VA., to enlist in what was then the 1st Virginia Cavalry (USA). These "Loyalist Regiments” became West Virginia regiments in June 1863 just . . . Map (db m242161) HM
73 Ohio, Washington County, Marietta — The Castle
On 4th Street 0.1 miles south of Wooster Street, on the right when traveling north.
A fine example of Gothic Revival architecture was built in 1855 for Melvin C. Clarke, a lawyer who died in the Civil War at Antietam. Later owned by the Nye and Bosley families. The house is a treasure of fine woodwork, furnishings and changing . . . Map (db m143557) HM
74 Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Shippensburg — World War II Memorial — A. D. — 1941 — 1945
On West King Street (U.S. 11) at Veterans Memorial Parkway, on the left when traveling east on West King Street.
Died in Service Mark L. Bauserman • Paul H. Beidel • George W. Bert • Roy C. Buhrman • John L. Burkholder • Wilbur C. Burkholder • Wayne L. Clendening • William J. Dowd • Hugh Eckenrode • Robert M. Etter • John M. Fogelsanger • John H. . . . Map (db m96182) WM
75 Texas, Tarrant County, Grapevine — "Walking to Texas" — Statue
On South Main Street 0.1 miles south of East Texas Street, on the left when traveling south.
This statue honors the early settlers who walked along side their wagons to Texas seeking the promise of a better life for themselves and their children. They established the first permanent settlement of Grapevine in 1884. William D. Tate, . . . Map (db m193580) HM
76 Wyoming, Park County, Meeteetse — Arland — 1884 - - 1897 — Wyoming —
On State Highway 120 0.8 miles north of Shirley Drive, on the left when traveling north.
      A few miles up Meeteetse Creek from here, stood one of the toughest settlements of Wyoming’s frontier history. The town was founded in the spring of 1884 by Victor Arland, a French businessman, and John Corbett, a buffalo hunter. From 1880 . . . Map (db m87608) HM

77 Vermont, Windsor County, Norwich — Town of Norwich War Memorial
On Church Street (U.S. 5) at Main Street (U.S. 5), on the right when traveling west on Church Street.
Town of Norwich Vermont Armed Forces In Time of War 1776 — 1947 1776 Amos Ames · Parke Avery · Elijah Baldwin · Jonathan Ball · Joseph Ball · Gershom Bartlett Jr. · Jonathan Bartlett · Joseph Bartlett · Elihu Baxter · Nathaniel Boardman · . . . Map (db m158708) WM
78 Wyoming, Albany County, Laramie — Laramie Timeline
On South 1st Street at Grand Avenue, on the right when traveling north on South 1st Street.
This marker is made up of a dozen plaques embedded in a cement patio and a map of historic Laramie also embedded in patio. As each plaque has the same format, only a few of them have been illustrated. 1810-1820 French Canadian . . . Map (db m76849) HM

79 Nevada, Mineral County, Hawthorne — Nine Mile Ranch
Near NF-45 north of NF-190, on the right when traveling north.
The history of the Nine Mile Ranch has a long and interesting past, beginning with the Paiute Indians who inhabited this area long before John C. Fremont’s expedition into Nevada in 1843-1844. According to Fremont’s journal he camped in this area . . . Map (db m191201) HM
80 Nevada, Nye County, Belmont — 138 — Belmont
On Main Street near Cedar Street, on the left when traveling north.
Belmont sits at an elevation of 7400 feet. A spring flowing year round made this a gathering site of the Shoshone Indians for rabbit drives and celebrations. In 1865, silver ore discoveries led to the development of an attractive tree-shaded . . . Map (db m287507) HM
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81 Ohio, Muskingum County, Zanesville — Zanesville Underground Railroad
On Muskingum Avenue west of Putnam Avenue (Ohio Route 93), on the right when traveling west.
(Front): A tale of two cities. During the time of the Underground Railroad, Zanesville and Putnam were two communities separated by the Muskingum River with two distinct moral views. The people in Zanesville were proslavery, in Putnam . . . Map (db m5624) HM
82 Ohio, Stark County, Massillon — Ronald Venton Hacker — Sergeant - U.S. Army — April 8, 1948 - April 3, 1969 —
On Tremont Avenue Southwest at 5th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east on Tremont Avenue Southwest.
Sergeant Hacker served as an infantryman with Company C, First Battalion, Twenty-Second Infantry Regiment, Fourth Infantry Division. Near Pleiku, Dontum, in the Central Highlands, during an engagement with the enemy, when he exposed himself to . . . Map (db m273232) HM WM
83 South Carolina, Horry County, Myrtle Beach — Splinter City
On Farrow Parkway at South Kings Highway, on the right when traveling north on Farrow Parkway.
In March 1942, units of the United States Army Air Corps opened formal operations at what was named the Myrtle Beach Bombing and Gunnery Training Range, which also encompassed the Beach airport. Construction began to meet the urgent needs for . . . Map (db m102128) WM
84 Tennessee, Giles County, Pulaski — Establishment of Pulaski / Giles County
Near South Sam Douglas Avenue south of East College Street.
On November 14. 1809, the Tennessee General Assembly passed an Act which brought Giles County, and its County Seat, Pulaski, into being. The new six hundred square mile county was formed from land ceded to the State in 1805 by treaty with the . . . Map (db m168698) HM
85 Texas, Caldwell County, Lockhart — 13080 — Clark's Chapel Cemetery
On Farm to Market Road 713 at Old McMahan Trail (County Highway 208), on the right when traveling west on Highway 713.
As part of a group of settlers, William A. Clark moved with his wife, Nancy (Copenhaver), and children to Caldwell County from Alabama in 1850. Clark purchased land in this vicinity in 1854. Early community residents met in homes and out of doors . . . Map (db m180763) HM

86 United Kingdom, England, Greater London, City of London, Barbican — Pewterers Hall — The Worshipful Company of Pewterers
On Noble Street at Oat Lane, on the right when traveling north on Noble Street.
This stone was laid by the Rt Hon The Lord Mayor of London Sir Edmund Stockdale On March 10th 1960 G.B. Slater – Master David Nye & Ptnrs   Architects Holloway Bros.   BuildersMap (db m118141) HM
87 Alabama, Montgomery County, Montgomery — Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
On Rosa Parks Avenue at Mill Street, on the right when traveling south on Rosa Parks Avenue.
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church was organized in 1918 at this location by ministers of what later became the American Lutheran Church under whose auspices the congregation organized a day school on the property across the street. That school . . . Map (db m272027) HM
88 Arizona, Pima County, Vail — Historic Empire Ranch
Near East Empire Ranch Road.
Behind you are many of the original buildings of the historic Empire Ranch, established in the 1870s by Edward Nye Fish on 160 acres with a four-room adobe ranch house and corral. In 1876, Walter L. Vail and Herbert R. Hislop purchased the . . . Map (db m84196) HM
89 Connecticut, Southeastern Region, Stonington, Mystic — Whale Ship Charles W. Morgan
Near Greenmanville Avenue at Bruggeman Place, on the right when traveling south.
Whale Ship Charles W. Morgan Built by Jethro and Zachariah Hillman Launched New Bedford July 21, 1841 Deeded by Gift to Whaling Enshrined Inc. Charles S. Ashley – 1/32 • James F. Avery – 1/32 • Clarance H. Bartlett – 1/32 • John H. . . . Map (db m68306) HM
90 Kansas, Wilson County, Neodesha — World War II Memorial — 1941 - 1945 — In Memoriam —
On Indiana Street, on the right when traveling west.
In honor of those who served our country in World War II [Roll of Honored Dead] Leonard M. Anstine · Robert J. Bone · Paul E. Boyer · Robert Bray · Edgar C. Briles · Billy Casey · Harold E. Cooper · Ray N. Daugherty · Bufford Deeds · . . . Map (db m57632) WM
91 Massachusetts, Barnstable County, Bourne — Town Of Bourne World War I Memorial
On Perry Avenue at Everett Road, on the left when traveling south on Perry Avenue.
Dedicated to the Citizens of Who Devoted Themselves to the Cause of Freedom And Served Their Country in the World War 1914 - 1918 Alves Gregory · Ames Alton C. · Angus Andrew H. · Ashley Harrison L. · Avery Harry L. · Bartelt Elmer E. · . . . Map (db m158663) WM
92 Nevada, Lyon County, Dayton — Odeon Saloon - Billiard Parlour — Dayton Lodge No. 5 I.O.O.F.
On 65 Pike Street north of Main Street, on the left when traveling north.
The first community building was built by the Odd Fellows in 1863 costing $30,000. Lodge offices and Hall were on the second floor. The Odeon Saloon and Billiard Parlour occupied the west side of the street floor, hosting such notables as Mark . . . Map (db m89448) HM
93 Nevada, Nye County, Rhyolite — Red-Light District — Rhyolite
On MCR926493 Road 0.1 miles east of Rhyolite Road, on the left when traveling east.
You are currently standing in the middle of Rhyolite's Red-Light District. Rhyolite was officially surveyed as a town in February 1905, and a Board of Trade was organized in December of that same year. However, Nye County did . . . Map (db m269788) HM
94 Nevada, Nye County, Tonopah — Belmont Mine Fire Mural — Dedicated November 19, 2005
On Bryan Avenue south of Main Street/Veterans Memorial Highway (U.S. 6), on the right when traveling south.
The mural you are viewing was painted by noted mural artist, Lee Bowerman of Grand Junction, Colorado and is dedicated to Nevada Mine Safety in remembrance of the Belmont Mine Fire of February 23, 1911 and the heroism of cage tender, William . . . Map (db m129265) HM
95 New York, Clinton County, Champlain — The Shipwrights of Champlain / La construction navale α Champlain
On River Street 0.2 miles east of Elm Street, on the right when traveling east.
[English]  Looking over the quiet recreation fields today, it is hard to believe this riverbank was a bustling, industrial place for more than 100 years. Before railroads and highways, Lake Champlain was an important . . . Map (db m268407) HM
96 North Carolina, Henderson County, Fletcher — James Whitcomb Riley — "The Hoosier Poet"
On Old Airport Road (State Highway 1547) east of Henderson Road (U.S. 25), on the left when traveling east.
In Loving Memory James Whitcomb Riley "The Hoosier Poet" Born in Greenfield Indiana October 7, 1853 Died in Indianapolis, Indiana, July 22, 1916 A friend of "Bill Nye" A visitor at "Buck Shoals" on the French Broad River near this . . . Map (db m81020) HM
97 Ohio, Meigs County, Pomeroy — The Three Sycamore Trees
On East Main Street (Route 124/833) near Ohio River Scenic Byway (Ohio Route 124/833), on the left when traveling west.
The Three Sycamore Trees were planted on the Ohio River bank by George Nye shortly after the close of WWI, as a memorial for the first three soldiers from Meigs County killed in WWI. Pvt McKinley (Kinney) Thompson of . . . Map (db m178591) HM WM
98 Ohio, Muskingum County, Zanesville — 18-60 — Anti-Slavery Tensions in Muskingum County
Near Jefferson Street at Putnam Avenue (U.S. 22).
Side A In the early 1800s, opposing attitudes existed in the separate communities of Putnam and Zanesville. Anti-slavery New Englanders settled Putnam while pro-slavery Virginians and Kentuckians settled Zanesville. The Emancipation Society . . . Map (db m94534) HM
99 Pennsylvania, Tioga County, Mansfield — World War I Memorial — Our Boys In Service Of Our Country — 1917 • 1919 —
On Main Street (Business U.S. 6) at Wellsboro Street (U.S. 6), on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
Killed in Action Gerald N. Austin • Gordon Bailey • Sgt. John F. Cox Croix de Guerre [sic on marker] Nurse Sylvene A. Nye [Honor Roll of Veterans by community] That government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall . . . Map (db m120360) WM
100 Rhode Island, Washington County, Westerly — Westerly Veterans Memorial
On Broad Street (U.S. 1) at Grove Avenue (Rhode Island Route 3), on the left when traveling north on Broad Street.
Westerly World War Memorial 1917 – 1918 ( south plaque on the column ) 5th Co., C.A.C., R.I.N.G. Adams, Edmund • Adams, Irving R. • Arnott, George • Asher, Lloyd • Barber, Wilfred • Bentley, John I. • Bernasconi, Peter • . . . Map (db m69006) WM

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