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Former U.S. Presidents: #36 Lyndon B. Johnson Historical Markers

 
By Tim Fillmon, December 29, 2025
Recasting of marker. U.S. Congress Approves Voting Rights Act of 1965 side
1 ► Alabama, Dallas County, Selma — 'Bloody Sunday' Attack at Edmund Pettus Bridge / U.S. Congress Approves Voting Rights Act of 1965 —
On Broad Street (Business U.S. 80) at Water Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Broad Street.
'Bloody Sunday' Attack at Edmund Pettus Bridge A voting registration campaign in 1965 turned tragic Feb. 17 when an Alabama state trooper fatally shot Jimmie Lee Jackson in Marion. It prompted a protest march from Selma to Montgomery that . . . — — Map (db m81944) HM
2 ► Alabama, Escambia County, Flomaton — Flomaton, Alabama —
On Sidney E Manning Blvd (U.S. 29) at Houston Street, on the right when traveling north on Sidney E Manning Blvd.
Front As railroads were reconstructed following the Civil War, a junction of north-south and east-west lines was established along the Alabama-Florida border near the confluence of Big Escambia Creek and the Conecuh-Escambia River. A . . . — — Map (db m47484) HM
3 ► Alabama, Lowndes County, White Hall — Marchers, Supporters, Hecklers — Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail —
Near U.S. 80 west of White Hall Road.
While helicopters buzzed overhead, National Guard soldiers—ordered by President Lyndon Johnson to protect the marchers—lined U.S. Highway 80, alert to the potential of violence by angry whites. Marchers walked mile after tired mile, while black . . . — — Map (db m112384) HM
4 ► Alabama, Montgomery County, Montgomery — 9 — Judge Frank M. Johnson: Judicial Fairness in the Age of Segregation — Molton and Montgomery Streets — Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail —
On Montgomery Street at Catoma Street, on the right when traveling south on Montgomery Street.
Following two attempted marches from Selma in 1965 civil rights leaders turned to the federal courts for legal protection prior to the Selma To Montgomery March. Federal District Court Judge Frank M. Johnson, Jr., appointed by President . . . — — Map (db m91321) HM
5 ► Alabama, Montgomery County, Montgomery — 11 — Thousands Protest at the Seat of Government — Dexter Avenue — Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail —
On Dexter Avenue at South Bainbridge Street, on the right when traveling east on Dexter Avenue.
On Thursday, March 25, 1965, the Selma to Montgomery marchers left St. Jude and continued through the streets of Montgomery, the crowd swelling in numbers as they approached Court Square. By the time they reached Dexter Avenue, a crowd of more . . . — — Map (db m91322) HM
6 ► Arkansas, Benton County, Bella Vista — United States Commanders in Chief —
Near Veterans Way.
[Written on the initial marker, provided for context] Our Constitution names the President of the United States the Commander in Chief of all the Armed Forces. Presidents who have served in our military are displayed on the following . . . — — Map (db m92423) HM WM
7 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Wilmington, Swedes Landing — The Park —
Near East 7th Street just east of Swedes Landing Road, on the right when traveling east.
The park was created by the State of Delaware for the tercentenary in 1938. It was designated a National Historic Landmark by the U.S. Department of the Interior March 29, 1963 in the presence of Prince Bertil of Sweden, Vice President Lyndon B. . . . — — Map (db m174432) HM
8 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Brookland — Robert Clifton Weaver Residence Site — 3519 14th Street, NE — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —
On 14th Street Northeast north of Monroe Street Northeast.
Economist Robert Clifton Weaver (1907-1997) was born in Washington and grew up here in Brookland. After graduating from Dunbar High School, he earned three degrees in economics from Harvard and moved into a long career in government service. Weaver . . . — — Map (db m111796) HM
9 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Adams Morgan — 5 — Ambassadors of Faith — Roads to Diversity — Adams Morgan Heritage Trail —
On 16th Street, NW just south of Harvard Street, NW, on the right when traveling south.
Three dramatic religious structures dominate this corner. They are among some 40 religious institutions lining 16th Street between the White House and the Maryland state line. Many serve as unofficial “embassies” representing the . . . — — Map (db m152206) HM
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10 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, American University Park — 15 — For the Children — Top of the Town — Tenleytown Heritage Trail —
On Nebraska Avenue Northwest at Van Ness Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south on Nebraska Avenue Northwest.
From 1927 until the late 1950s, the landscaped grounds across the street were the Hillcrest Children’s Center. It was founded downtown in 1814 as the Washington City Orphan Asylum by Marcia Burnes Van Ness and President Madison’s wife Dolley. . . . — — Map (db m130930) HM
11 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Executive Office Building —
On Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest at 17th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east on Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest.
Originally State, War, and Navy Departments Constructed 1871-1888 South Wing Ground broken June 1871 Completed December 1875 East Wing Ground broken July 1872 Completed April 1879 North Wing Ground broken July 1879 Completed December 1882 West . . . — — Map (db m71253) HM
12 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, LeDroit Park — 2 — T Street Elites — Worthy Ambition — LeDroit Park/Bloomingdale Heritage Trail —
On T Street Northwest west of 4th Street Northwest when traveling west.
The Roster of LeDroit Park's accomplished African Americans is long. Consider these prominent Washingtonians who lived on T Street. Walter E. Washington and his wife, Bennetta Bullock Washington, lived with her family at 408 T Street. Mrs. . . . — — Map (db m152367) HM
13 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Logan Circle — Belford V. Lawson and Marjorie M. Lawson Residence — 8 Logan Circle, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —
On Logan Circle Northwest west of 13th Street Northwest when traveling west.
Belford V. Lawson (1909–1985) and Marjorie M. Lawson (1912–2002) were prominent attorneys. Mr. Lawson helped win landmark civil rights cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, including New Negro Alliance v. Sanitary Grocery (1938) and . . . — — Map (db m79362) HM
14 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Logan Circle — 13 — The Presidents' Church — A Fitting Tribute — Logan Circle Heritage Trail
On 14th Street Northwest at Thomas Circle Northwest when traveling south on 14th Street Northwest. Reported damaged.
Through The 1960s President Lyndon B. Johnson and his family worshipped across the street to your left at National City Christian Church. The First Family sat near the front in the pew deemed safest by their Secret Service agents. The church . . . — — Map (db m130858) HM
15 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Pleasant Plains — 11 — The Lake So Blue — Lift Every Voice — Georgia Ave./Pleasant Plains Heritage Trail —
On 6th Street Northwest at Fairmont Street Northwest on 6th Street Northwest.
The body of water that inspired the line in Howard University’s alma mater, “far above the lake so blue stands old Howard firm and true,” is McMillan Reservoir, which opened in 1902 to supply water to the city. The reservoir and . . . — — Map (db m130766) HM
16 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Sheridan-Kalorama — Robert Emmet: Irish Patriot — Rock Creek Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
On 24th Street Northwest north of Massachusetts Ave Northwest, on the left when traveling north.
"I wished to procure for my country the guarantee which Washington procured for America"
The centerpiece of this small park is a sculpture of Irish patriot Robert Emmet that serves as a tribute to how American . . . — — Map (db m112614) HM
17 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Woodland — Thurgood Marshall
Near Erie Street Southeast east of 18th Place Southeast, on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
Real Justice The Spirit of Thurgood Marshall 7-2-08 to 1-24-98 I still believe firmly that the right will win out. Justice for all people, regardless of race, creed or color. The long-time NAACP lawyer who argued successfully in . . . — — Map (db m88468) HM
18 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Columbia Island — "Where flowers bloom, so does hope" — Claudia Alta Taylor “Lady Bird” Johnson — Lady Bird Johnson Park - George Washington Memorial Parkway —
On Boundary Channel Drive, on the right when traveling north.
First Lady Claudia Alta Taylor Johnson, known as Lady Bird, is famous for her nationwide beautification initiatives. When she served as First Lady from 1963 to 1969, she championed legislation concerning pollution, conservation, urban renewal, . . . — — Map (db m181397) HM
19 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Columbia Island — Architect of the Great Society — George Washington Memorial Parkway — Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove —
On Boundary Channel Drive, on the right when traveling north.
"Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose." - Lyndon Baines Johnson
The Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac is a living memorial, surrounded by a grove of white . . . — — Map (db m181395) HM
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20 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Columbia Island — First Bloom — Lady Bird Johnson Park — George Washington Memorial Parkway
Near George Washington Memorial Parkway north of Boundary Channel Drive, on the right when traveling east. Reported missing.
”To me beautification means our total concern for the physical and human quality we pass on to our children and the future.” - Lady Bird Johnson
When kids connect with national parks, the result is . . . — — Map (db m53699) HM
21 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Columbia Island — The Memorial Grove — A Living Legacy — Lady Bird Johnson Park —
On George Washington Memorial Parkway 0.5 miles South Washington Boulevard, on the right when traveling south.
"This strip of land will always be a special place for me… It appears at the moment when you come over a rise and look down into the Potomac Valley and see the capital spread out with its great monuments." - Claudia Alta . . . — — Map (db m181393) HM
22 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Columbia Island — Tomorrow is ours to win or lose — Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
On George Washington Memorial Parkway 0.5 miles east of South Washington Boulevard. Reported permanently removed.
Today, we proclaim our refusal to be strangled by the wastes of Civilization. Today, we begin to be the masters of our environment. Lyndon B. Johnson at the signing of the Water Quality Act of 1965
. . . — — Map (db m181394) HM
23 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Waterfront — Can you identify these famous Civil Rights leaders? — All four lived in this Southwest DC neighborhood!
On 7th Street Southwest south of G Street Southwest, on the right when traveling north. Reported unreadable.
Who are these famous Civil Rights leaders? Barbara Jordan (upper left)(some text missing due to illegibility) Patsy Mink (wearing...    (some text missing due to illegibility) ... supporter of civil rights . . . — — Map (db m130649) HM
24 ► Florida, Brevard County, Mims — Thurgood Marshall — Harry T. & Harriette V. Moore Memorial Park —
Near Freedom Avenue 0.3 miles south of Parker Street, on the left when traveling south.
Thurgood Marshall (July 2, 1908-January 24, 1993), the great-grandson of slaves, was the first African-American justice appointed to the United States Supreme Court. Where he served from 1967 to 1991. Earlier in his career, Marshall was a . . . — — Map (db m179223) HM
25 ► Florida, Citrus County, Crystal River — Withlacoochee Bay Trail — Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway —
On Withlacoochee Bay Trail 4.6 miles west of North Suncoast Boulevard (U.S. 19).
The Price of Progress Picture massive barges, tugboats and trawlers clogging the bay. This was to be the west end of the Cross Florida Barge Canal, where the water enters the Gulf of Mexico. The canal would have impacted Florida's fresh and . . . — — Map (db m167343) HM
26 ► Florida, Hillsborough County, East Lake-Orient Park — United States occupation of the Dominican Republic (1965-1966) — Hillsborough County Veterans Memorial Park —
Near U.S. 301 0.2 miles south of East Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, on the right when traveling south.
The second United States occupation of the Dominican Republic began when the United States Marines Corps entered Santo Domingo on April 28, 1965 in the Dominican Civil War. They were later joined, beginning the following day by most of the United . . . — — Map (db m194506) WM
27 ► Florida, Marion County, Ocala — Canal Building — Historic Florida Barge Canal Trail —
Near Southeast 80th Street (County Road 328) at South Pine Avenue (U.S. 441), on the right when traveling east.
Roosevelt EraThe Cross Florida Canal got its start during the Great Depression years. President Franklin D. Roosevelt's efforts to revive the nation's ailing economy involved a wide array of projects and jobs funded by tax-payers. The . . . — — Map (db m237438) HM
28 ► Florida, Miami-Dade County, Florida City — F-739 — Operation Pedro Pan — Operación Pedro Pan —
On NW 14th Street at NW 2nd Avenue, on the right when traveling east on NW 14th Street.
On this site, which was officially known as the Florida City Shelter of the Catholic Welfare Bureau’s Children’s Program, thousands of Operation Pedro Pan children found refuge from Communist Cuba between 1961 and 1966. Operation Pedro Pan . . . — — Map (db m71917) HM
29 ► Florida, Miami-Dade County, Homestead — The Edge of "Progress" / Al Margen del "Progreso" —
Near Southwest 328th Street 2.8 miles east of Southwest 117th Avenue (Colonial Road) when traveling east.
The Edge of "Progress" (English) Imagine standing at this spot and watching tanker ships approach an oil refinery directly ahead of you. In the distance to your right, a causeway connects the Florida mainland to a new city on the . . . — — Map (db m131792) HM
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30 ► Florida, Okaloosa County, Hurlburt Field — Lieutenant Colonel Joe Madison Jackson — 311th Air Commando Squadron —
Near Oneal Avenue.
Lieutenant Colonel Jackson was the aircraft commander of an unarmed C-123 transport flying a tactical emergency evacuation mission to rescue three remaining survivors at the Special Forces camp at Kham Duc, Republic of Vietnam, on 12 May 1968. The . . . — — Map (db m99813) HM
31 ► Florida, Okaloosa County, Hurlburt Field — Major Bernard Francis Fisher — 1st Air Commando Squadron —
Near Oneal Avenue.
Major Fisher was an A-1E pilot at A Shau, South Vietnam on 10 March 1966. The Special Forces camp was attacked by 2,000 North Vietnamese Army Regulars. Tops of 1,500-foot hills were obscured by an 800-foot ceiling, limiting maneuverability and . . . — — Map (db m99811) HM WM
32 ► Florida, Putnam County, Crescent City — F-564 — Asa Philip Randolph — Civic Rights Activist, Trade Union Leader, Crusader for Justice — 1889–1979 —
On Eucaliptus Avenue at Cedar Street, on the right when traveling west on Eucaliptus Avenue.
“Salvation for a race, nation or class must come from within. Freedom is never granted; it is won. Justice is never given; it is exacted.”
Asa Philip Randolph was born in Crescent City, Florida on April 15, 1889 to . . . — — Map (db m5514) HM
33 ► Florida, Putnam County, Palatka — Buckman Lock North / Buckman Lock South — Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway —
Near Buckman Lock Road 0.9 miles south of Florida Route 19.
"God Was Good to this Country" On a rainy February day in 1964, President Lyndon Johnson spoke to a crowd near here. "God was good to this country… He gave us great estuaries, natural locales for harbors, but he left it to us to dredge them out . . . — — Map (db m167899) HM
34 ► Florida, Putnam County, Palatka — F-122 — Cross Florida Barge Canal
On State Road 19 at Boys Ranch Road, on the right when traveling north on State Road 19. Reported missing.
Two and a-half miles to the east, at Rodeheaver Boys Ranch, President Lyndon B. Johnson, on February 27, 1964, dedicated the Start of Construction on the 185-MILE CROSS FLORIDA BARGE CANAL. An estimated audience of 15,000 attended. — — Map (db m129568) HM
35 ► Florida, Putnam County, Palatka — F-123 — Cross Florida Barge Canal Memorial —
On Martinez Circle 0.2 miles north of Boys Ranch Roadd when traveling north.
President Lyndon B. Johnson Dedicated the Start of Construction of the 185-Mile Long Canal at this Site on February 27, 1964. — — Map (db m101763) HM
36 ► Florida, Seminole County, Sanford — Mount Vernon Grove — Featured Tree — Mount Vernon Red Maple —
Near West 7th Street just west of Myrtle Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
1 • Mount Vernon Red Maple Planted in honor of the Founders of the City of Sanford, Florida on February 10, 1992. This red maple has been grown from seeds collected at Mount Vernon, President George Washington's beloved home on the . . . — — Map (db m214875) HM
37 ► Florida, Seminole County, Sanford — Ponce de León Grove — Featured Tree — Ponce De León Live Oak —
Near Myrtle Avenue just north of West 7th Street, on the left when traveling north.
1 • Ponce de León Live Oak Planted on November 27, 2001 in memory of Eunice R. Rabette. The Ponce de León Live Oaks grow near the spot at Port Charlotte, Florida, where the explorer first came ashore in April 1513. 2 • Treaty Live . . . — — Map (db m214873) HM
38 ► Florida, Seminole County, Sanford — Vietnam War — 1954-1975 —
On Seminole Boulevard north of North Park Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
The Vietnam War began when Vietnamese nationalists ended one hundred years of colonial rule by forcing the French out of the country. The 1954 Geneva Peace Accords divided the country into North and South Vietnam to separate the opposing groups . . . — — Map (db m57568) HM
39 ► Florida, St. Johns County, St. Augustine, Historic District — Andrew Young Crossing — Peaceful Protest for Civil Rights —
Near King Street (Business U.S. 1) at St George Street, on the left when traveling east.
At this location on June 9th, 1964, Civil Rights Movement Leader Andrew Young led a march from Lincolnville to the Plaza de la Constitución where they met violent opposition. Young had been sent to St. Augustine by the Reverend Martin Luther King, . . . — — Map (db m107336) HM
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40 ► Georgia, Baldwin County, Milledgeville — Carl Vinson • Mary Green Vinson — Nov.18, 1883 - June 1, 1981     Sept. 19, 1887 - Nov. 16, 1950 —
Near S. Liberty Street continued, on the left when traveling south.
Carl Vinson, native son, farmer, lawyer, statesman, served in the United States Congress for 50 years; Chairman of the Naval Affairs Committee; Chairman of the Armed Services Committee; an advocate for Military Preparedness; He was credited with . . . — — Map (db m42626) HM
41 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Jackson Park — You Are America —
Near South Stony Island Avenue near East 60th Street, on the right when traveling north.
Look up—along the upper south and west sides of the Museum, you can see what President Obama has called some of the most significant words of his presidency. "You are America. Unconstrained by habit and convention. Unencumbered by what is, and . . . — — Map (db m314509) HM
42 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Streeterville — Private First Class Milton L. Olive, III, United States Army —
On East Ohio Street near Grand Avenue.
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, March 3, 1863, has awarded in the name of Congress the Medal of Honor, posthumously, to Private First Class Milton L. Olive, III, United States Army for service as set . . . — — Map (db m114226) HM WM
43 ► Illinois, Kane County, Geneva — Vietnam — (1964-1975 U.S. Involvement) —
On South Batavia Avenue.
Major Campaigns and Deaths Tet Offensive 1/68-2/68) 2,500 Vietcong Offensive (2/69) 1,140 Operation Rolling Thunder (2/65-11/68) 818 Battle of Khe Sahn (1/68-4/68) 730 Battle of Dak To (11/67) 285 Operation . . . — — Map (db m94949) HM WM
44 ► Iowa, Cherokee County, Cherokee — Cherokee County Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial —
On W Main St at N 6th St on W Main St.
Francis L. Sampson 1912-1996 Francis L. Sampson's amazing record as a war hero put him in history books. As the "Paratrooper Padre" in World War II, he was one of the 20th century's best-known Army Chaplains. His real life story of . . . — — Map (db m126926) HM WM
45 ► Kentucky, Logan County, Russellville — 1960 — Civil Rights Activist Author / Alice Allison Dunnigan 1906-1983 —
On South Main Street at East 4th Street (Kentucky Route 3519), on the left when traveling north on South Main Street.
Civil Rights Activist Author In 1948, Alice Dunnigan was first black reporter on campaign trail with a president--Truman. Under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson, she was member of President's Committee on Equal Opportunity. Author of: A . . . — — Map (db m123369) HM
46 ► Kentucky, Union County, Morganfield — 1844 — Earle C. Clements — (1896-1985) —
On East Main Street (Kentucky Route 56) at Park Street, on the left when traveling east on East Main Street.
This Union Countian became governor following service in WW I, then as sheriff, county clerk and judge, state senator. As governor, 1947-1950, Clements spurred massive industrialization effort as well as road and state parks development. Resigned to . . . — — Map (db m123606) HM
47 ► Louisiana, Ascension Parish, Gonzales — The Vietnam War — 1954-1975 —
Near South Irma Boulevard 0.3 miles north of East Worthey Street, on the right when traveling north.
Panel 1 Much like the Korean War before it, the Vietnam War started as a civil war in Asia, but quickly evolved into an international matter because it became yet another manifestation of the Cold War. By 1954, a communist regime controlled . . . — — Map (db m259140) WM
48 ► Louisiana, Orleans Parish, New Orleans, Central Business District — Superdome Vietnam Wall —
Near Sugar Bowl Drive near Poydras Street.
1954 Communist forces win decisive victory over French at Dien Bien Phu. Geneva Accords divide Vietnam. Southeast Asia Treaty Organization is formed. President Dwight D. Eisenhower offers aid to South Vietnam. 1955 One Million Vietnamese . . . — — Map (db m106032) HM WM
49 ► Louisiana, Orleans Parish, New Orleans, French Quarter — My Bourbon Home —
On Bourbon Street.
New Orleans maps, as early as 1720, all reveal the presence of earlier buildings on this historic site. During the time of Spanish Rule, after the Great Conflagrations of 1788 and 1794, Casa Quinones was erected in 1795 by Don Estevan de Quinones, a . . . — — Map (db m51377) HM
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50 ► Maryland, Anne Arundel County, Annapolis, Naval Academy — Evoking Our Naval Heritage Past — Sailing Confidently Into The Future —
Near Taylor Avenue (Maryland Route 435) north of Melrose Street, on the right when traveling south.
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium has been called a "Memorial that happens to be a stadium". While visitors and athletes for nearly 50 years have been inspired by the campaigns and battles emblazoned around the stadium facade, much more needed . . . — — Map (db m127935) HM WM
51 ► Maryland, Anne Arundel County, Annapolis, Parole — 6c — How Parole Named Its Streets — Parole Heritage Tour —
Near West Street (Maryland Route 450) west of Chinquapin Round Road, on the right when traveling east.
Many streets were named after African-American pioneers who became land owners, and built their homes in Parole after the Civil War:
Bausum Drive: Mr. Fred Bausum Dorsey Avenue: The Dorsey Family Gilmer . . . — — Map (db m232513) HM
52 ► Maryland, Baltimore, Upton — Courting Justice — Pennsylvania Avenue Heritage Trail —
On Division Street at West Lanvale Street on Division Street.
Working with the Mutual United Brotherhood of Liberty (MUBL), a small group of African American lawyers living in Baltimore were committed to erasing racism within the law. But first they had to fight for the right to practice law in Maryland, . . . — — Map (db m168769) HM
53 ► Maryland, Frederick County, Myersville — The Bill Pate Portal
On the West Welcome Center and Rest Area (Interstate 70) west of Exit 42 ( Route 17). Reported permanently removed.
One half mile to the west of this plaque, the gap in South Mountain, the Appalachian Trail footbridge, and I-70 symbolically form the Bill Pate Portal to the Appalachian region—a region where a people and their governments joined in a national . . . — — Map (db m167360) HM
54 ► Maryland, Frederick County, Thurmont — Harriet Chapel — Circa 1828 —
Near Catoctin Furnace Road (Maryland Route 806) north of Catoctin Hollow Road.
A picturesque fieldstone chapel built as a memorial to Harriet McPherson Brien, wife of John Brien, owner of Catoctin Iron Furnace. Harriet Chapel would become a place of worship for members of the Episcopal Church in 1833. Most church services . . . — — Map (db m184185) HM
55 ► Maryland, Prince George's County, Fort Washington, National Harbor — Working to Improve the River —
Near Capital Beltway (Interstate 95) west of National Harbor Boulevard, on the right when traveling east.
In the mid-1960s, the water quality of the Potomac River was unhealthy. In 1965, President Lyndon Johnson called the river a "national disgrace." Development and public neglect had allowed the river to become polluted with sediment, sewage, and . . . — — Map (db m127729) HM
56 ► Maryland, Worcester County, Ocean City — Smaller Conflicts After WWII —
On 24th Street just east of Philadelphia Avenue ( Route 528), on the right when traveling east.
World War II was the last fought in which the President asked Congress for a declaration of war. Since then, United States armed forces have been in combat, including these smaller conflicts: Cuba 1961 The U.S. orchestrates the . . . — — Map (db m150158) HM
57 ► Michigan, Ingham County, Lansing — E. Genevieve Gillette 1898-1986 — Athletics and Recreation —
Near South Washington Square, on the right when traveling north.
Known as the “Mother” of Michigan State Parks system. Genevieve Gillette is remembered as one of the state’s most effective conservation lobbyists. In 1920, she was the only woman in the first landscape architecture class to graduate . . . — — Map (db m103684) HM
58 ► Michigan, Oakland County, White Lake Township — Genevieve Gillette — and the Treasures of Nature —
Near Haven Road 0.1 miles south of Highland Road (Michigan Highway 59), on the left when traveling south.
Michigan state parks welcomed the newly-mobile drivers of automobiles in the early 1900s. Genevieve Gillette made it her life's work to preserve precious natural settings and make them available to the travelling public. In 1920 she began . . . — — Map (db m99055) HM
59 ► Minnesota, Hennepin County, Minneapolis, Hiawatha — President Lyndon B. Johnson at Minnehaha Falls —
Near South Minnehaha Park Drive near Godfrey Road.
President Lyndon B. Johnson, Senator Hubert H. Humphrey, and Governor Karl Rolvaag enjoy the spray from Minnehaha Falls. On that day in 1964, however, Minneapolis was experiencing a drought. In order to create the beautiful display of the falls . . . — — Map (db m41153) HM
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60 ► Mississippi, Coahoma County, Clarksdale — 16 — Aaron Henry — Mississippi Freedom Trail —
On Martin Luther King Boulevard at Ashton Alley, on the right when traveling west on Martin Luther King Boulevard.
Aaron Henry (1922-1997), Clarksdale pharmacist, was a major early grassroots activist in the civil rights movement. As local NAACP president, he led the early 1960s Clarksdale boycott campaign, during which he was arrested and his home and . . . — — Map (db m170477) HM
61 ► Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson — 2 — Medgar Evers Home — Mississippi Freedom Trail —
On Margaret W Alexander Drive east of Missouri Street, on the left when traveling east.
Medgar and Myrlie Evers moved into this home with their children - Darrell and Reena - in 1955 after Medgar became Mississippi's first NAACP Field Secretary. Son Van was born in 1960. Evers was an outspoken activist for voter . . . — — Map (db m115401) HM
62 ► Mississippi, Pike County, McComb — 15 — C.C. Bryant — Mississippi Freedom Trail —
On C.C. Bryant Drive near Adams Avenue.
Side 1 Elected president of the Pike County branch of the NAACP in 1954, Curtis Conway Bryant (1917-2001) played a major role in early civil rights activism of southwest Mississippi. He campaigned to expand membership in the NAACP, led large . . . — — Map (db m108990) HM
63 ► Nevada, Churchill County, Fallon — 201 — Wonder — Historic Mining Camp — 1906 - 1919 —
On U.S. 50 at milepost 61.5, on the right when traveling west.
Located 13 miles to the north is the camp of Wonder, a major mining center in the early years of the twentieth century. Thomas J. Stroud and several others made the first locations in March 1906, and in June of that year the Wonder Mining . . . — — Map (db m251578) HM
64 ► New Jersey, Essex County, Newark, Central Ward — Presidential Honor Roll —
On Wayne Shorter Way south of Center Street, on the right when traveling north.
Since opening in 1916, the Robert Treat Hotel has been host to the following Presidents of the United States of America. Woodrow Wilson May 13, 1916 • Franklin D. Roosevelt January 18, 1936 • Harry S. Truman . . . — — Map (db m291139) HM
65 ► New York, Essex County, Newcomb — Theodore Roosevelt —
On Santanoni Drive at New York State Route 28N, on the left when traveling north on Santanoni Drive.
Theodore Roosevelt became President of the United States while in Newcomb during the early morning hours of September 12th, 1901. Earlier in the day he was descending from Mount Marcy when a guide reached him with information that President McKinley . . . — — Map (db m147527) HM
66 ► New York, Orange County, West Point — Twentieth Century Wars —
On Thayer Road at Brewerton Road on Thayer Road.
The Cold War (1946-1991) Peace Operations (1991-2000) Shortly after its victory in World War II, the United States faced new international security challenges. The Soviet Union established Communist governments in central and eastern Europe and . . . — — Map (db m35504) HM
67 ► New York, Queens County, Queens, Corona — New York Worlds Fair — 1939 - 1940 1964 - 1965 — New Amsterdam Entrance —
On Shea Road at Calvert Circle when traveling south on Shea Road.
Heads of State who visited the New York Worlds Fair 1939 - 1940 Herbert C. Hoover, USA • Franklin D. Roosevelt, USA • George VI, Great Britain • Anastasio Somoza, Nicaragua 1964 - 1965 Herbert C. Hoover, USA • Harry . . . — — Map (db m193429) HM
68 ► New York, Westchester County, New Rochelle — Frederick Douglass Patterson — (1901 - 1988) "A Mind is A Terrible Thing to Waste" — New Rochelle Walk of Fame —
On Lawton Street south of Huguenot Street (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling south.
Frederick Douglas Patterson was born in Washington D.C. in 1901. Orphaned at the age of two, he was raised by his elder sister, a Texas schoolteacher. He was an educator, humanitarian and doctor of veterinary medicine. He is best remembered for . . . — — Map (db m270840) HM
69 ► New York, Westchester County, New Rochelle — Whitney M. Young, Jr. — (1921 - 1971) "Every man is our brother, and every man's burden is our own." — New Rochelle Walk of Fame —
On Huguenot Street (U.S. 1) south of Lawton Street, on the left when traveling south.
Whitney M. Young, Jr. was Executive Director of the National Urban League from 1961 until his untimely death in 1971. He worked tirelessly as an advocate for equal opportunities on behalf of African Americans, and he gained national respect as an . . . — — Map (db m271129) HM
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70 ► Ohio, Athens County, Athens — Ohio University's Distinguished Visitors —
Near East Union Street.
Susan Brownell Anthony Woman Suffrage Leader Visited October 19, 1878 "To secure both national and 'domestic tranquility,' to 'establish justice,' to carry out the spirit of our Constitution, put into the hands of all women....the . . . — — Map (db m53838) HM
71 ► Ohio, Miami County, Piqua — 32-55 — William Moore McCullough / Civil Rights Movement in Piqua —
On High Street, on the left when traveling west.
Side A: William Moore McCulloch William McCulloch was born in Holmes County where he was educated in a one-room schoolhouse before moving to Wooster to attend high school and the College of Wooster. He attained prominence as Ohio's Speaker of . . . — — Map (db m29828) HM
72 ► Ohio, Montgomery County, Riverside — MSgt Salvador Paradiso — In Honor Of —
Near Spaatz Street.
35 years of dedicated service Veteran of Korea and Vietnam A member of the ground crew on Columbine III – Air Force One President Kennedy and President Johnson Member of the 4950th Test Wing — — Map (db m82720) HM WM
73 ► Pennsylvania, Chester County, Phoenixville — Combat Readiness Medal —
Near Valley Forge Road.
For sustained professional performing as a combat ready aircrew member. Established by military regulation on March 9, 1964, during the Presidency of Lyndon Baines Johnson. — — Map (db m232265) HM WM
74 ► Pennsylvania, Delaware County, Glen Mills, Concord Township — Vietnam War — Concord Township American Hero Memorial — Honor • Remembrance • Courage • Fortitude —
On Smithbridge Road east of Bob Mench Drive, on the left when traveling east.
(1956-1973) The Geneva Agreement of 1954 dictated that Vietnam would be divided into two countries at the 17th parallel, creating a communist-backed North Vietnam and a US-backed South Vietnam. American military aid and advisors started . . . — — Map (db m232038) WM
75 ► 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
76 ► Pennsylvania, Forest County, Tionesta — Howard Zahniser — (1906-1964) —
On U.S. 62 0.7 miles north of Pigeon Hill Road, on the right when traveling south.
Conservationist and architect of National Wilderness Preservation System Act of 1964. Although he died four months before President Lyndon Johnson signed the bill, his efforts led to the preservation of over 100 million acres across the nation. . . . — — Map (db m39881) HM
77 ► Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Bella Vista — Frank Gasparro — (1909-2001) —
On Carpenter Street.
Designer of the reverse side of the Lincoln Penny and, with Gilroy Roberts, the Kennedy half-dollar. Born and educated in classical art in Philadelphia, Gasparro was first employed as a junior engraver by the U.S. Mint in 1942. By 1965 he was . . . — — Map (db m81640) HM
78 ► Puerto Rico, Municipio de San Juan, San Juan, Puerta de Tierra — Lyndon B. Johnson — 36th President of the United States / 36to Presidente de los Estados Unidos — 1963 - 1969 —
On Avenida de la Constitución/Constitution Avenue (State Highway 25/26) west of C.Reverendo Gerardo Dávila/Rev. Gerardo Dávila St., on the right when traveling east.
President Johnson is one of only four people who served in all four elected federal offices of the United States: representative, senator, vice-president and president. Johnson succeeded to the presidency following the assassination of John . . . — — Map (db m193237) HM
79 ► South Carolina, Horry County, Myrtle Beach — Cold War - Dominican Republic —
On Hackler Street at Howard Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Hackler Street.
In 1961, Dominican Republic Dictator Raphael Trujillo was assassinated. In the following years, turmoil and conflict were the order of the day on the island. President John F. Kennedy made it clear that it was time for democracy in the Dominican . . . — — Map (db m102073) WM
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80 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Rapid City — The American Commitment — The Berlin Wall Memorial —
On Mount Rushmore Road.
The United States never wavered in its commitment to freedom and democracy in Berlin, a city isolated 100 miles inside Easts Germany. In 1948, to assert its influence over Germany, the Soviet Union blockaded land access to Berlin. The Western . . . — — Map (db m136414) WM
81 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Rapid City, Downtown — Lyndon B. Johnson — 1908 - 1973 —
On Main Street (Business Interstate 90) at 7th Street, on the left when traveling west on Main Street.
36th President 1963-1969 — — Map (db m313614) HM
82 ► Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, North Capitol — President Lyndon B. Johnson —
On 7th Avenue North, on the left when traveling south.
President Lyndon B. Johnson discussed Vietnam policy before the General Assembly in 1967. — — Map (db m218792) HM
83 ► Tennessee, Fentress County, Pall Mall — Sgt. Alvin C. York - America's Greatest Civilian Soldier —
On N. York Highway (US 127).
On Oct. 8, 1918, outside the French village of Chatel-Chenery, Alvin C. York took his fateful walk into history during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive against the German forces. As the sharpshooter for Company G in the 328th Infantry of the U.S. Army, . . . — — Map (db m81525) WM
84 ► Texas, Bell County, Bartlett — 1613 — First Baptist Church of Bartlett —
On W. Bell St., on the right when traveling west.
Originally known as Pecan Grove Baptist Church, this fellowship was organized in 1873 by the Rev. M.V. Smith, the Rev. H.I. Kimball, and the Rev. G.W. Baines, great-grandfather of United States President Lyndon Baines Johnson. In 1884 the church was . . . — — Map (db m29036) HM
85 ► Texas, Bell County, Salado — 279 — George Washington Baines House —
On Royal Street, on the right when traveling west.
Built in the 1860s, this house was the residence of the Rev. George Washington Baines (1809-83) from 1870 to 1883. A pioneer Baptist preacher, missionary, editor, and educator, the Rev. Baines was the great-grandfather of United States President . . . — — Map (db m29313) HM
86 ► Texas, Bell County, Temple — 18315 — Cora Anderson Negro Hospital —
On South 9th Street 0 miles West Ave E, on the right when traveling north.
Officially opened on May 17, 1953, Cora Anderson Negro Hospital offered medical services to the growing African American population of Temple and greater Bell County. The hospital featured 16 patient rooms and a surgical suite. It was located only . . . — — Map (db m131552) HM
87 ► Texas, Blanco County, Johnson City — 5550 — Blanco County Trail Drives —
On U.S. 290.
From this headquarters site in the 1870s, the brothers J. T. and Sam Ealy Johnson started thousands of cattle up trails to Kansas and other shipping or market points. To the west, at Williamson's Creek, and at Deer Creek (southeast) the Johnsons had . . . — — Map (db m35352) HM
88 ► Texas, Blanco County, Johnson City — 2829 — James Polk Johnson Building —
On Nugent Avenue (State Highway 356) at Pecan Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Nugent Avenue.
Built by Johnson City founder James Polk Johnson (1845-1885), this structure has housed a variety of businesses and served as a community gathering place. In addition to serving as a community hall, opera house, and meeting place for churches and . . . — — Map (db m31126) HM
89 ► Texas, Blanco County, Johnson City — Johnson City —
On East Ladybird Lane.
“It was just a big family town. Nobody was rich, and everybody had plenty to eat and plenty to wear, and Lyndon was no different from the rest of us. I miss that little town, that feeling that everybody would do anything for anybody else. . . . — — Map (db m31098) HM
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90 ► Texas, Blanco County, Johnson City — Johnson Settlement Trail —
On Ladybird Lane at Avenue G, on the left when traveling west on Ladybird Lane.
The sidewalk ahead leads to the Johnson Settlement, frontier home of President Johnson's paternal grandparents, Samuel Ealy Johnson, Sr., and Eliza Bunton Johnson. Between 1867 and 1872 Sam Ealy Johnson, Sr., and his brother Tom drove huge herds . . . — — Map (db m31097) HM
91 ► Texas, Blanco County, Johnson City — LBJ Boyhood Home —
On Avenue G at Ladybird Lane, on the right when traveling north on Avenue G.
Lyndon Johnson spent most of ten years living in this home - a decade that profoundly affected the future president's view of the world. A neat landscape in front of you bears little resemblance to the backyard Lyndon Johnson knew. In Johnson's . . . — — Map (db m31036) HM
92 ► Texas, Blanco County, Johnson City — 16864 — Lyndon B. Johnson and Hill Country Electrification —
On South Avenue F south of East Elm Street, on the right when traveling north.
By the 1930s, many residents of cities across the U.S. were benefiting from the common use of electricity. However, a vast majority of rural areas lacked electric service, which compounded depression-era problems for farmers whose crop returns were . . . — — Map (db m126764) HM
93 ► Texas, Blanco County, Johnson City — Resting Place of a Founder — James Polk Johnson 1845 - 1885 — Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park —
On West Pecan Drive east of Avenue L, on the right when traveling west.
Born in Alabama on August 24, 1845, James Polk Johnson was still a child when his family moved to Texas in search of a better life. As a teenager he served in the Civil War and then joined his uncles Tom and Sam Ealy Johnson in their cattle droving . . . — — Map (db m127310) HM
94 ► Texas, Blanco County, Johnson City — The LBJ Legacy —
Near East Ladybird Lane.
Just as Johnson City helped shape Lyndon Johnson, Lyndon Johnson helped shape the modern face of Johnson City. Throughout the town are buildings that reflect Johnson's quest to ease the hardships he knew here in his youth. The former LBJ Hospital - . . . — — Map (db m31128) HM
95 ► Texas, Dallas County, Dallas — 6805 — Oath of Office of President Johnson —
On Herb Kelleher Way at Aviation Place, on the right when traveling north on Herb Kelleher Way.
Near this point on November 22, 1963, Vice-President Lyndon Baines Johnson took the oath of office as 36th President of the United States. He is the first Texan to hold the office of President. The ceremony was held in the central compartment of . . . — — Map (db m97767) HM
96 ► Texas, Gillespie County, Stonewall — "Mr. Jelly Bean" — Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park —
Near Park Road 49 0.3 miles west of Klein Road, on the left when traveling west.
Beyond the Pedernales is Stonewall’s Project Head Start building—a symbol of one of President Johnson’s enduring legacies to the American people. President Johnson initiated the Head Start program in 1965; it was one of many programs that . . . — — Map (db m91184) HM
97 ► Texas, Gillespie County, Stonewall — A Grand Entrance — Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park —
On Ranch Road 1 0.1 miles east of Park Road 52, on the left when traveling east.
For many years this low-water crossing served as the primary access to the LBJ Ranch; for non-Texans, it served as a dramatic entry into Lyndon Johnson’s world. Constructed in 1951, the dam and crossing were the first improvements Lyndon . . . — — Map (db m91131) HM
98 ► Texas, Gillespie County, Stonewall — A More Perfect Society — Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park —
Near Park Road 49 0.3 miles west of Klein Road, on the left when traveling west.
It is a Society where no child will go unfed, and no youngster will go unschooled .... Where no citizen will be barred from any door because of his birthplace or his color .... Where peace and security is common among neighbors and possible . . . — — Map (db m91183) HM
99 ► Texas, Gillespie County, Stonewall — A River Runs Through — Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park —
Near Park Road 49 0.3 miles west of Klein Road, on the left when traveling west.
I first remember walking along the banks of the Pedernales when I was a boy four or five years of age. Lyndon Baines Johnson The Pedernales River carves out the landscape of the Texas Hill Country, stretching 106 miles from . . . — — Map (db m91182) HM
100 ► Texas, Gillespie County, Stonewall — Aviation: Key to the Texas White House — Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park —
On Malecek Road 0.1 miles north of Park Road 49, on the right when traveling south.
In 1951, Senator Lyndon Johnson purchased 240 acres from his Aunt Frank Martin. Beginning with this core property, he set out to establish a home base where he could continue his work away from Washington. To improve access to the ranch, a 3000 . . . — — Map (db m91282) HM

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