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Former U.S. Presidents: #06 John Quincy Adams Historical Markers

 
By Jason Armstrong, April 25, 2021
James Sevier Conway Marker
1 ► Arkansas, Lafayette County, Walnut Hill — James Sevier Conway — December 9, 1796 - March 3, 1855 — Surveyor • Politician • Planter —
Near County Road 9 0.5 miles south of State Highway 160, in the median.
A founder of Lafayette County First governor of Arkansas In 1823 James Sevier Conway began a successful plantation in the rich soils near the Red River. In 1826 he married Mary Jane Bradley, a beautiful young women who had moved to the . . . — — Map (db m181517) HM
2 ► Connecticut, South Central Region, New Haven, Downtown — “Make Us Free” — Amistad Memorial —
On Church Street at Court Street, on the right when traveling north on Church Street.
[ south side ] “Make Us Free” This monument is a memorial to the 1839 Amistad Revolt and its leader, Sengbe Pieh, also known as Joseph Cinque. Sengbe Pieh was one of the millions of Africans kidnapped from their homes and . . . — — Map (db m48428) HM
3 ► Connecticut, Southeastern Region, New London — First Step to Freedom —
On Bank Street just east of Pearl Street.
On this site, August 29. 1839, federal investigative inquiry indicted 38 enslaved Mende Africans accused of revolt on the high seas and murder of the Captain and cook of the Spanish slave ship Amistad which was captured and brought into New . . . — — Map (db m66444) HM
4 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Adams Morgan — 16 — Building a Better Neighborhood — Roads to Diversity — Adams Morgan Heritage Trail —
On 18th Street Northwest at California Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south on 18th Street Northwest.
Across the street you can see the Marie H. Reed Community Learning Center. It opened in 1977 on the former sites of Morgan Community School and Happy Hollow Playground. Both the Adams and Morgan elementary schools became "community . . . — — Map (db m130703) HM
5 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Adams Morgan — 2 — Meridian Hill/Malcolm X Park — Roads to Diversity — Adams Morgan Heritage Trail —
On 16th Street Northwest south of Crescent Place Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
Long before Europeans arrived, Meridian Hill was a sacred place for Native Americans. As recently as 1992, a delegation of Native Americans walked across the continent to this park to mourn the 500th anniversary of Columbus’s arrival. They were . . . — — Map (db m130706) HM
6 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Adams Morgan — Resilience and Resistance — Hallowed Ground — Rock Creek Park, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
On Calvert Street Northwest at 20th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on Calvert Street Northwest.
Today's Walter Pierce Park was once the site of two cemeteries—the Friends (Quaker) Burying Ground, in use from 1807 to 1890, and Mt. Pleasant Plains Cemetery, where more than 8,400 African Americans were buried between 1870 and 1890. . . . — — Map (db m236776) HM
7 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Adams Morgan — 11 — Walter Pierce Park — Roads to Diversity — Adams Morgan Heritage Trail —
Near Adams Mill Road Northwest south of Ontario Place Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
The Rock Creek Valley, once home to Native Americans, had attracted European settlers by 1703. Before he became president in 1825, John Quincy Adams purchased Adams Mills on Rock Creek from his cousin. The mills, just down the hill, . . . — — Map (db m130713) HM
8 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — White House Kitchen Garden — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
On E Street Northwest west of 15th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
”. . . Now I shall plant, if at all, more for the public than for myself.” John Quincy Adams, diary entry for July 5, 1826, shortly before beginning the first major planting program at the White House. Massachusetts . . . — — Map (db m61677) HM
9 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Foggy Bottom — Marquis de Lafayette Hall —
On I Street Northwest west of 21st Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
Dedicated in honor of the Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834), a hero of the American Revolution, defender of liberty, statesman, and good friend of George Washington. In 1777 the 20-year old Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du Motier, Marquis . . . — — Map (db m95180) HM
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10 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Judiciary Square — e.1 — Senator Daniel Webster — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail
On D Street Northwest west of 5th Street Northwest, on the right. Reported permanently removed.
"Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable," Senator Daniel Webster, January 1830
Senator Daniel Webster, eloquent advocate for the preservation of the Union and a political . . . — — Map (db m182451) HM
11 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Rock Creek Park — Adams Mill —
On Cathedral Avenue Northwest 0.1 miles west of Blue Road, on the left when traveling south.
Adams Mill, a flour mill built by Benjamin Stoddert between 1795 and 1799, was one of eight large mills along Rock Creek Park. Originally it was named Columbian Mill in honor of the newly created District of Columbia. The brick mill was 50 × 54 . . . — — Map (db m210141) HM
12 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, The National Mall — John Quincy Adams — [Founding of the Smithsonian Institution] —
On Madison Drive Northwest east of 14th Street Northwest (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling west.
Of all the foundations of establishments for pious or charitable uses which ever signalized the spirit of the age or the comprehensive beneficence of the founder. None can be named more deserving of the appropriation of mankind than the . . . — — Map (db m211392) HM
13 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, The National Mall — White House on the Waterfront — National Mall and Memorial Parks, Lincoln Memorial — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
On Constitution Avenue Northwest (Route 50) at 17th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east on Constitution Avenue Northwest.
For most of human history, the place where you're standing was under water. Anacostan people harvested fish and shellfish from a marshy creek that ran here for thousands of years. In the 1830s, President John Quincy Adams swam in Tiber Creek, . . . — — Map (db m289481) HM
14 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — 12 — Christ Church and Its Parishioners — Tour of Duty — Barracks Row Heritage Trail —
On G Street Southeast at F Street Terrace Southeast, on the right when traveling east on G Street Southeast.
This is Christ Church, Washington Parish, the first Episcopal church established in Washington City (1794), and attended by Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Quincy Adams. At first Christ Church met in a nearby tobacco warehouse. In . . . — — Map (db m130727) HM
15 ► Florida, Leon County, Tallahassee — F-226 — Southern Boundary of Lafayette Land Grant — S.W. Corner 1.4 mi. West S.E. Corner 4.6 mi East
On Apalachee Parkway (U.S. 27) at Old St. Augustine Road, in the median on Apalachee Parkway. Reported missing.
Side 1 During the American War of Independence, the Marquis de Lafayette came from France to the United States to offer not only his personal services as a major general in the Continental Army but also some $200,000 of his private fortune . . . — — Map (db m146795) HM
16 ► Florida, Leon County, Tallahassee, Killearn Estates — F-225 — Northern Boundary of Lafayette Land Grant — N.W. Corner 2.3 mi. West N.E. Corner 3.7 mi. East
On Thomasville Road (U.S. 319) at Radford Farm Road, on the right when traveling south on Thomasville Road. Reported missing.
Side 1 During the American War of Independence, the Marquis de Lafayette came from France to the United States to offer not only his personal services as a major general in the Continental Army but also some $200,000 of his private fortune . . . — — Map (db m146797) HM
17 ► Florida, Leon County, Tallahassee, The Vineyards — F-224 — Eastern Boundary of Lafayette Land Grant — N.E. Corner 3 mi. North S.E. Corner 3 mi. South
On Mahan Drive (U.S. 90) 0.1 miles east of Arendell Way, on the right when traveling west. Reported missing.
Side 1 During the American War of Independence, the Marquis de Lafayette came from France to the United States to offer not only his personal services as a major general in the Continental Army but also some $200,000 of his private fortune . . . — — Map (db m146794) HM
18 ► Florida, Nassau County, Fernandina Beach — Shipwreck, Slavery and Survival — The Saga of the Slave Ship Guerrero — Fernandina Plaza Historic State Park —
On Estrada Street at White Street, on the right when traveling south on Estrada Street.
A nearly two year ordeal for 100 enslaved Africans in Florida ended when they departed from Fernandina in 1829 and relocated to a settlement for freed slaves called New Georgia, in Liberia, Africa. The Spanish slave ship Guerrero, . . . — — Map (db m144894) HM
19 ► Florida, Santa Rosa County, Gulf Breeze — First Federal Tree Farm — Gulf Islands National Seashore — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
Near Gulf Breeze Parkway (U.S. 98) 2.4 miles east of Pensacola Beach Boulevard (County Road 399).
From small acorns come massive live oak trees-and mighty ships. The live oak's dense, rot-resistant wood and large arching branches were ideal for building ships in the 1700s and 1800s. Over 2,000 live oaks might be used to build one hull. To . . . — — Map (db m120482) HM
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20 ► Georgia, Laurens County, Dudley — Vallombrosa Plantation of Governor George Michael Troup —
On U.S. 80 0 miles east of Troup Lane, on the right when traveling west.
Governor of Georgia 1823 - 1827 United States Senator 1816 - 1818 and 1829 - 1833 Champion and militant defender of State Rights. This principle above all in his answer to President John Quincy Adams: “The argument has been . . . — — Map (db m107338) HM
21 ► Georgia, McDuffie County, Thomson — 094-7 — The Birthplace of George McDuffie —
On George McDuffie Road 0.5 miles south of Augusta Road (U.S. 278), on the left when traveling south.
From these humble and obscure Georgia pinelands, assisted by the plantation-owning South Carolina Calhouns, George McDuffie rose to become Congressman, Senator, and Governor of South Carolina. McDuffie's political prominence involved him in a . . . — — Map (db m16065) HM
22 ► Georgia, Walker County, Fort Oglethorpe — Mark Thrash —
On Dyer Road east of Chickamauga-Vittatoe Road, on the left when traveling east.
Mark Thrash ===================== This former slave served the National Military Park for 28 years During the early 1900s a two-room log cabin stood not far from here. This was the home of Mark Thrash, known locally as . . . — — Map (db m107119) HM
23 ► Illinois, Adams County, Quincy — Quincy —
On Indian Mounds Park 0.1 miles west of South 5th Street, on the left when traveling east.
In 1804, the Sac and Fox cede their land between the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers to the United States. Nine years later, General Howard and 1,400 mounted rangers burn a Sac village near the future site of Quincy. Legend has it that the . . . — — Map (db m150073) HM
24 ► Illinois, DuPage County, Wheaton — Adams Park —
On Main Street at Wesley Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
The original homestead of John Quincy Adams was located in the center of this block. The home was built in the late 1800s and demolished in January, 1943. John Quincy Adams was a descent of the second and sixth presidents of the United States. The . . . — — Map (db m284805) HM
25 ► Illinois, DuPage County, Wheaton — Adams Park — Historic Wheaton —
On Main Street north of Wesley Street, on the right when traveling north.
This block held the residence and grounds of John Quincy Adams and family from 1876 to 1942. The fountain dates from 1885, when it was originally placed in front of their home. His daughter, Katharine Adams Wells, willed the property to the city for . . . — — Map (db m284806) HM
26 ► Indiana, Wabash County, Wabash — Quarters of Major General John Tipton — Indian Agent —
Near E. Market Street 0.2 miles east of S. Allen Street.
A veteran of the Battle of Tippecanoe, General Tipton was apointed to the Indian Agency located in Ft. Wayne Indiana, by President Monroe. John Quincy Adams appointed Major General Tipton Indian Commissionder to oversee treaties with the Indians . . . — — Map (db m76577) HM
27 ► Iowa, Winneshiek County, Decorah — Vesterheim — Heritage Park, Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum —
Near West Water Street just east of North Mill Street, on the left when traveling east.
Look up to see sails. Look down and around you to see the outline of a small ship. Imagine what it would have been like to immigrate to the United States on a sailing ship in the 1800s. The journey may take 6 to 14 weeks. Why are you leaving your . . . — — Map (db m236682) HM
28 ► Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Henry Clay —
Near West Main Street (U.S. 421) 0.1 miles north of Newtown Pike / Oliver Lewis Highway (Kentucky Route 922).
Henry Clay, born in Virginia in 1777, came to Lexington at the age of twenty and quickly established a successful law practice. In 1799 he married Lucretia Hart, daughter of one of this city’s most prominent families. He served six years in . . . — — Map (db m119135) HM
29 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Bardstown — The Harrison-Smith House — Circa 1795 & 1815 —
On South Third Street (U.S. 31E/150), on the right when traveling north.
One of the oldest houses in Bardstown, the west side stone portion has to date from before 1795. On one side of the "settled lots," improved by Samuel Duncan under the lottery terms of settlement, it was the residence of both William Pope Duval and . . . — — Map (db m74288) HM
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30 ► Kentucky, Trimble County, Bedford — 765 — County Named, 1836 —
On Main Street (U.S. 42) at U.S. 421, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
County named, 1836, for Robert Trimble, U.S. Supreme Court Justice, 1826-28, appointed by Pres. John Quincy Adams. Born in Va., 1777, came to Ky., 1780. Capt., Bourbon County regiment, 1796. Practiced law in Paris, Ky., 1800. Member State . . . — — Map (db m136154) HM
31 ► Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — Cumberland — Town Map and Directory —
On Canal Street just north of West Harrison Street, on the left when traveling north.
Downtown Cumberland The Flood of March 29, 1924 inflicted almost $5 million worth of destruction in the City of Cumberland. Telephone, telegraph, roads and electric wires were washed away. Though not as bad, another flood occurred on May 12th . . . — — Map (db m252248) HM
32 ► Maryland, Calvert County, St. Leonard — John Stuart Skinner — Witness to Fort’s Bombardment —
On Jefferson Patterson Park Road.
“Ruffian, Patriot, and Philanthropist…” John Quincy Adams. Born in Calvert County, by 1813 John Stuart Skinner was a Purser for the U.S. Navy, in charge of purchases and accounts for the United States Chesapeake Flotilla. When the British . . . — — Map (db m81064) HM
33 ► Maryland, Calvert County, St. Leonard — The Garden of Remembrance —
On St. Leonard Road (Maryland Route 765) 0.1 miles south of Calvert Beach Road, on the right when traveling south.
The History of the St. Leonard Garden of Remembrance (1990 - Present) The Original Garden The Road and Garden of Remembrance began in the spring of 1990 as a project of a committee of the St. Leonard Area Citizens Association . . . — — Map (db m181827) HM
34 ► Maryland, Prince George's County, Fort Washington — 40 Members of the Col. John Addison Family —
Near Livingston Road south of Old St. Johns Way, on the right when traveling south.
Here is the final resting place of 40 members of the Col. John Addison family, some of Maryland's earliest colonial settlers. Their story began when Col. John Addison, the Emigrant (1634 – 1706) arrived on Maryland shores from England (1667). He . . . — — Map (db m272119) HM
35 ► Maryland, Washington County, Hagerstown — Hagerstonians In The Civil War — Congressman James Dixon Roman 1809-1867 —
On West Washington Street (Maryland Route 40), on the left when traveling east.
This building was Congressman Roman's home from the time he purchased it in 1845 until his death in 1867. A prominent member of the Whig Party, Roman was elected to the House of Representatives during the 30th Congress (1847-1849). He declined . . . — — Map (db m194737) HM
36 ► Massachusetts, Hampden County, Springfield, Metro Center — Old First Church — First Church of Christ, Congregational — Founded in 1637 —
Near Elm Street just south of Main Street.
In the spring of 1636, a small band of early settlers from Roxbury, Massachusetts ventured up the Connecticut River to settle in Springfield, then known by its Indian name of Agawam. Together they executed an agreement which in part reads: "Wee . . . — — Map (db m158500) HM
37 ► Massachusetts, Norfolk County, Quincy — Abigail Adams — Adams National Historic Park — Quincy, Massachusetts —
On Hancock Street at Washington Street, on the left when traveling south on Hancock Street.
“Improve your understanding for acquiring useful knowledge and virtue, such as will render you an ornament to society, an Honour to your Country, and a Blessing to Your parents.” Abigail Adams in a letter to her . . . — — Map (db m299843) HM
38 ► Massachusetts, Norfolk County, Quincy — Abigail Adams Cairn —
On Viden Road at Franklin Street, on the right when traveling north on Viden Road.
From this spot, with her son, John Quincy Adams, then a boy of seven, by her side, Abigail Adams watched the smoke of burning Charlestown, while listening to the guns of Bunker Hill. Saturday, 17 June, 1775. The Adams . . . — — Map (db m299840) HM
39 ► Massachusetts, Norfolk County, Quincy — Adams National Historical Park —
On Franklin Street, on the right when traveling south.
John Adams John Quincy Adams Birthplaces — — Map (db m40653) HM
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40 ► Massachusetts, Norfolk County, Quincy — President John Adams and President John Quincy Adams Birthplaces —
On Franklin Street north of Presidents Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
John Adams was born in 1735 in the house at the rear of the lot. John Quincy Adams was born in 1767 in the house at today's street corner. Here, Abigail Adams managed house and farm for several years during the Revolution. Here, John Adams drafted . . . — — Map (db m299842) HM
41 ► Massachusetts, Norfolk County, Quincy — Three Adams Brothers —
Near Southern Artery.
In memory of Three Brothers who lived and died in the service of their Country. Sons of Thomas Boylston and Ann Harrod Adams ———————————— Thomas Boylston . . . — — Map (db m119177) WM
42 ► Massachusetts, Norfolk County, Quincy — United First Parish Church —
On Hancock Street at Washington Street, on the left when traveling south on Hancock Street.
Within this church are the tombs of two Presidents of the United States and their wives John Adams – Second President 1735 1826 Abigail Adams 1744 1818 their son John Quincy Adams – Sixth President 1767 1848 Louisa Catherine Adams 1775 . . . — — Map (db m18051) HM
43 ► Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Mattapoisett — Ned's Point Light — Historically Speaking ... —
On Ned's Point Road south of Holly Lane, on the right when traveling south.
1835 Congressman John Quincy Adams, representing the Plymouth County District, recommended to the government that a lighthouse be built in Mattapoisett. 1837 Barnabus Hiller sold four acres at Ned's point to . . . — — Map (db m88157) HM
44 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Boston Theater District — John Quincy Adams —
On Boylston Street, on the right when traveling east.
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45 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Waterfront — Sugar for Rope — Trade with Russia — Atlantic Wharf —
On Harborwalk north of Congress Street, on the right when traveling north.
The land you are standing on was once known as Russia Wharf, one of dozens of wooden piers built to accommodate traffic in busy Boston Harbor. Between 1790 and 1850, many of the ships were bound for far-off Russia. Vessels left New England . . . — — Map (db m215471) HM
46 ► Michigan, St. Clair County, Marine City — L0546 — Holy Cross Parish —
On South Water Street south of Bridge Street, on the right when traveling south.
Father Gabriel Richard received this triangular plot of land by way of a grant from President John Quincy Adams on April 1, 1825. This area, known as Catholic Point, contains, among other buildings a church, a rectory, a convent, the former high . . . — — Map (db m41196) HM
47 ► Michigan, Washtenaw County, Ypsilanti — YC-48 — Town Hall School —
On West Circle Drive 0.2 miles west of Oakwood Street, on the right when traveling east.
The Town Hall School built on the Geddes farm, carries with it a rich family and educational tradition. The first Geddes came to this area in 1824 and the family possesses the 1827 deed to the farm signed by President John Quincy Adams. In 1852, . . . — — Map (db m95367) HM
48 ► Mississippi, Adams County, Washington — Prince Ibrahima —
On Blues Highway (U.S. 61) near Jefferson College Street, on the right when traveling south.
Abdul Rahman Ibrahima (1762-1829) was a prince from Timbo, Guinea, West Africa, who was captured in 1788 and sold to slave traders. He spent 40 years enslaved on Thomas Foster's plantation. Near this site in 1807, the prince visited the market . . . — — Map (db m290922) HM
49 ► Missouri, St. Louis, Downtown — Action and Reaction — Jefferson National Expansion Memorial — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
On Gateway Arch Trail, on the right when traveling south.
I am threatened with violence and death because I dare to advocate, in any way, the cause of the oppressed…And I am prepared to abide the consequences. Elijah P. Lovejoy, 1835
Elijah Lovejoy . . . — — Map (db m139676) HM
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50 ► New York, Erie County, Buffalo, Downtown — "...With Liberty and Justice for All." — Buffalo History and Architecture — Niagara Square East —
Near Niagara Square at Court Street, in the median.
The vista along Court Street from Niagara Square to Lafayette Square embraces a continuum of human struggle for freedom and justice. In the center of the vista stands a monument to the soldiers and sailors who perished in the war to preserve the . . . — — Map (db m92834) HM
51 ► New York, Orleans County, Holley — First Norwegian Immigrants Landed in Holley, 1825 —
Near East Avenue 0.2 miles south of Perry Street, on the left when traveling south.
1. Fifty-two "Sloopers," the first group of Norwegian immigrants to North America, departed from Stavanger on July 4, 1825. Fifty-three arrived in New York City on October 9, a baby having been born en route. 2. Their 54 feet long slop, the . . . — — Map (db m92529) HM
52 ► New York, Suffolk County, Montauk Point — Amistad Memorial —
On Montauk Highway (New York State Route 27), on the right when traveling east.
July 1839, Joseph Cinque, leader of Mende Captives from Sierra Leone, overpowered the crew of the slave ship La Amistad off Cuba and landed at Culloden Point, Long Island. Captured and tried in a New Haven Court, the Africans were . . . — — Map (db m140143) HM
53 ► Ohio, Butler County, Fairfield — Historic Stones —
On Dixie Highway (Ohio Route 4) west of Holden Boulevard, on the right when traveling west.
For generations everyone from prince to pauper arrived in Cincinnati at the "public landing" along the banks of the Ohio River. "The Landing" as the local population knew it, greeted the new arrivals to the young city and still serves as a social . . . — — Map (db m201219) HM
54 ► Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Hyde Park — 23-31 — The Cincinnati Observatory — "Lighthouse of the Sky" —
Near Observatory Place, on the right.
Side A: Prompted by response to his popular lectures, astronomer Ormsby MacKnight Mitchel (1809-1862) founded the Cincinnati Astronomical Society (CAS) in 1842. With CAS funding, Mitchel traveled to Munich, Bavaria, to acquire the optical . . . — — Map (db m24623) HM
55 ► Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Mount Adams — Mt. Adams —
On Celestial Street at Ida Street on Celestial Street.
Originally called Mt. Ida, Mt. Adams was a significant section of the Nicholas Longworth Vineyard, which developed the Catawba grape from which America's first champagne was produced. The name was changed to Mt. Adams in 1843 to honor President John . . . — — Map (db m113323) HM
56 ► Ohio, Hamilton County, North Bend — Life At North Bend / President Harrison — William Henry Harrison Memorial Trail —
On Cliff Road 0.1 miles north of Bower Road, on the right when traveling north.
Life at North Bend As the War of 1812 concluded, William Henry Harrison resigned his post, content to make public appearances and live a settled life with his family here in North Bend. Though his presidential campaign would . . . — — Map (db m167277) HM
57 ► Oregon, Clackamas County, Oregon City — Oregon — America's Manifest Destiny —
Near Washington Street near Abernethy Road, on the right when traveling north.
"We claim that country - for what? To make the wilderness blossom as the rose, to establish laws, to increase, multiply, and subdue the earth..." -- John Quincy Adams, Congressional Globe, February 9, 1846 Arguing that God had manifestly . . . — — Map (db m114064) HM
58 ► Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Cove Gap, Peters Township — President James Buchanan —
On Stoney Batter Road, on the left when traveling north.
“The incorruptible statesman whose walk was upon the mountain ranges of the law.” Life long friend Jermiah S. Black U.S. Attorney General 1857-1860, U.S. Secretary of State 1860-1861
This . . . — — Map (db m58657) HM
59 ► Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, William Penn Annex East — Abigail Adams — 1744 - 1818 — Second First Lady of the United States 1797-1800 —
On South 6th Street (County Road 2005) at Market Street (County Road 2004), on the left when traveling south on South 6th Street.
Founding Mother and Patriot The second first lady of the United States, Abigail Adams, is best remembered for her intelligence and devoted support of her husband, John Adams. Born in Weymouth, Massachusetts, Abigail Smith was the daughter . . . — — Map (db m306922) HM
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60 ► Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, William Penn Annex East — The House & the People Who Worked & Lived In It
On Market Street at South Independence Mall West (6th Street), on the right when traveling east on Market Street. Reported permanently removed.
A Brief Timeline of Freedom and Slavery at this Site Before • For hundreds of years, Algonquian-speaking peoples lived here. 1682 • The city of Philadelphia was founded. 1767 • The house was built by Mary Lawrence Masters, a slaveholder . . . — — Map (db m102465) HM
61 ► Pennsylvania, Washington County, Claysville — Claysville — Historic National Road —
On Main Street (U.S. 40) near Green Street, on the right when traveling west.
Claysville has the distinction of being one of the original “pike towns” along the National Road. In 1817, an early settler and land owner, John Purviance, learned that the new National Road, that was being constructed between Cumberland, Maryland . . . — — Map (db m9372) HM
62 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Newport — The Elms & Its Neighbors: The Battle for Historic Preservation —
On Bellevue Avenue.
Demolition threatened The Elms and the surrounding summer houses in the 1960s, a critical period when the architectural landmarks of Bellevue Avenue were on the verge of complete destruction. In 1962, The Preservation Society of Newport County . . . — — Map (db m310965) HM
63 ► South Carolina, Lexington County, Lexington — Lexington County Veterans Monument —
On South Lake Drive (State Highway 6), on the right when traveling south.
Obelisk [South] "I do not believe that the men who served in uniform in Vietnam have been given the credit they deserve. It was a difficult war against an unorthodox enemy." Gen. Wm. C. Westmoreland . . . — — Map (db m88502) WM
64 ► South Carolina, Pickens County, Clemson — Fort Hill Plantation Office —
On Fort Hill Street.
John C. Calhoun's Plantation Office was his private sanctuary and housed both his study and library during his twenty-five year residency at Fort Hill. In this building Calhoun developed and set forth his most historically significant . . . — — Map (db m9566) HM
65 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Rapid City, Downtown — John Quincy Adams — Born 1767 • Died 1848 —
On 7th Street at Main Street (Business Interstate 90), on the right when traveling north on 7th Street.
Sixth President 1825 ~ 1829 a gift to The City Of Presidents from First Western Bank [John Lopez, sculptor] — — Map (db m313681) HM
66 ► Utah, Washington County, Zion National Park — Westward Expansion —
Near Zion Park Boulevard.
Until the late 18th Century, Zion's only visitors were the original inhabitants of the region. The earliest appearance of Europeans came in 1776 when the Dominguez-Escalante expedition after abandoning their quest for an overland route to . . . — — Map (db m80538) HM
67 ► Vermont, Addison County, Cornwall, Bread Loaf — William Slade / The Gag Rule — 1786–1857 / 1836–1844 —
On Seth Warner Memorial Highway, on the right when traveling north.
William Slade was one of Vermont’s great public servants and an ardent abolitionist. Born when Vermont was an independent republic, he died just before the Civil War. A graduate of Middlebury College admitted to the bar in 1810, Slade was a . . . — — Map (db m135841) HM
68 ► Vermont, Windsor County, Woodstock, Village of Woodstock — Hiram Powers —
On Church Hill Road 0.1 miles south of Shurtleff Lane, on the left when traveling south.
Hiram Powers, one of the most famous nineteenth century sculptors, was born in 1805 in a farmhouse that stood on this hillside. Although he went west with his family at a young age, and took up residence in Florence, Italy, in 1837, Powers always . . . — — Map (db m32221) HM
69 ► Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — The Alexandria Lyceum — City of Alexandria Est. 1749 —
On King Street (Virginia Route 7) at North Washington Street ( Route 400), on the right when traveling east on King Street.
One block south is The Alexandria Lyceum, formed as a public education organization in 1834 by Quaker schoolmaster Benjamin Hallowell and other civic leaders. In 1839, the founders joined with the Alexandria Library Company to construct a . . . — — Map (db m115718) HM
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70 ► Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — The Lyceum — The Jean E. Keith Memorial —
On South Washington Street (Virginia Route 400) south of Prince Street, on the right when traveling south.
Built in 1839 by the Alexandria Lyceum Company under the leadership of Benjamin Hallowell, this building housed the Alexandria Library and was the scene of concerts, meetings, debates and lectures featuring such speakers as John Quincy Adams and . . . — — Map (db m8607) HM
71 ► Virginia, Fredericksburg — Hostages
On Princess Anne Street at Amelia Street, on the right when traveling south on Princess Anne Street. Reported permanently removed.
In the summer of 1862, Confederate authorities imprisoned four Union men from Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County. The arrested Unionists were local citizens in good standing, but who refused to renounce their allegiance to the United States. . . . — — Map (db m1146) HM
72 ► Virginia, Loudoun County, Leesburg — F-28 — Loudoun County Courthouse —
On East Market Street (Business Virginia Route 7) at North King Street (Business U.S. 15), on the right when traveling west on East Market Street.
The Loudoun County Courthouse, first occupied in 1895, is the third on this site, which was designated for that use on the 1759 plat of Leesburg. On 12 Aug. 1776, the Declaration of Independence was read from the doorway of the first courthouse. The . . . — — Map (db m876) HM
73 ► Virginia, Loudoun County, Leesburg — Temple Hall
On Temple Hall Lane 0.1 miles north of Limestone School Road (County Route 661), on the left when traveling north. Reported missing.
Temple Hall was the home of William Temple Thomson Mason, son of Thomson Mason of Raspberry Plain and nephew of George Mason, author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights. The house was constructed about 1810 and was the centerpiece for the farm . . . — — Map (db m106399) HM
74 ► Virginia, Loudoun County, Leesburg — This Is Temple Hall! —
On Temple Hall Lane 0.3 miles north of Limestone School Road ( Route 661), on the left when traveling north.
This Is Temple Hall! Discover Loudoun County's agricultural roots on a working farm at Temple Hall Farm Regional Park in Leesburg, Virginia. Home of the popular Fall Festival and Corn Maize, visitors can meet heritage breed farm . . . — — Map (db m197006) HM
75 ► Virginia, Norfolk, Downtown — Moses Myers House, 1792 — City of Norfolk —
On East Freemason Street at Bank Street, on the right when traveling east on East Freemason Street.
Moses Myers (1753-1835) was a shipping merchant who came to Norfolk in 1787 from New York. He acquired this site in September 1791 and built his distinguished Federal town house in 1792. It was one of the early brick buildings to be constructed . . . — — Map (db m303841) HM
76 ► Virginia, Orange County, Montpelier Station — 24 — The Madison Family Cemetery — Discovering Madison
On West Gate Road, on the right when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
"The advice nearest to my heart and deepest in my convictions is that the Union of the States be cherished an perpetuated." -James Madison, Advice to My Country, 1834
The Madison Family Cemetery is the understated . . . — — Map (db m298097) HM
77 ► Virginia, Portsmouth, Hope Village — Norfolk Naval Shipyard — “Dry Dock 1” — Path of History Portsmouth, VA —
Near Lincoln Street east of 3rd Street, on the left when traveling east.
Convinced of the need to more quickly and efficiently repair the nation's Navy ships, President John Quincy Adams and Congress agreed in 1827 to follow engineers' recommendations to build two dry docks, one here and one in Boston. The . . . — — Map (db m76838) HM
78 ► Virginia, Westmoreland County, Colonial Beach — 8 — James Monroe's Legacy —
Near James Monroe Highway (Virginia Route 205) 0.3 miles north of Old Road, on the right when traveling north.
He has in every instance, maintained the reputation of a brave, active, and sensible officer. (George Washington, 1779) Turn his soul wrong out side outwards and there is not a speck on it. (Thomas Jefferson, 1787) There . . . — — Map (db m176526) HM
79 ► Washington, Clallam County, Forks — Fort Ross, California - Sitka Castle, Alaska - Fort Elisabeth, Kaua’i, Hawai’i —
Near Upper Hoh Road 0.1 miles east of Linder Creek Lane, on the left when traveling east.
In the early 19th century what is today the northwest coast of Washington State might have become a Russian colony, an extension of Alaska, if the Sv. Nikolai voyage had been successful. This could have led to this section of New Albion, the . . . — — Map (db m129579) HM
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80 ► West Virginia, Jefferson County, Harpers Ferry — The Race to the Ohio —
Near South Potomac Street.
Rail transportation in the United States began in Baltimore, Maryland on July 4, 1828, when Charles Carroll, the only living signer of the Declaration of Independence, laid the cornerstone of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. On the same day . . . — — Map (db m12060) HM
81 ► Belgium, Vlaanderen, Oost-Vlaanderen, Gent — Verdras van Gent / Treaty of Ghent — 1814 - 1964 —
On Veldstraat, on the right when traveling north.
Hier verbleef van juli tot december 1814 de amerikaanse delegatie geleid door John Quincy Adams, later VIe President van de U.S.A. tijdens de onderhandelingen met de brise gevolmachtigden voor de ondertekening van het . . . — — Map (db m223421) HM
 
 
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Nov. 13, 2026