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Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation. Historical Markers

The Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation (JASHP) has and is actively placing historical markers reflecting on the commonality of the Jewish experience. JASHP has placed more historical markers than any Jewish organization in the U.S., and the U.K.
 
By Mark Hilton, September 20, 2019
View of marker and some of the current businesses nearby.
1 ► Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee — 9 — "Trade With Your Friends" — The Tuskegee Boycott — The Tuskegee Civil Rights and Historic Trail —
2 ► Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee — 7 — Area Churches That Hosted Important Civil Rights Meetings — The Tuskegee Civil Rights and Historic Trail — Reported missing
3 ► Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee — 13 — Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church — The Tuskegee Civil Rights and Historic Trail —
4 ► Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee — 10 — Rosa Parks — The Tuskegee Civil Rights and Historic Trail —
5 ► Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee — 12 — Samuel "Sammy" Leamon Younge, Jr. — The Tuskegee Civil Rights and Historic Trail —
6 ► Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee — 11 — Tuskegee High School — The Tuskegee Civil Rights and Historic Trail —
7 ► Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee — 8 — William P. Mitchell — (1912-1986) — The Tuskegee Civil Rights and Historic Trail — Reported missing
8 ► Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Institute — 1 — Amelia Boynton Robinson — The Tuskegee Civil Rights and Historic Trail —
9 ► Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Institute — 2 — Charles Goode Gomillion — The Tuskegee Civil Rights and Historic Trail —
10 ► Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Institute — 6 — Jessie Parkhurst Guzman — The Tuskegee Civil Rights and Historic Trail —
11 ► Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Institute — 4 — Julius Rosenwald — The Tuskegee Civil Rights and Historic Trail —
12 ► Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Institute — 3 — The Tuskegee Institute Advancement League — The Tuskegee Civil Rights and Historic Trail —
13 ► Alabama, Mobile County, Mobile — Shaarai Shomayim — First Jewish House of Worship in Alabama - 1846 —
14 ► Arkansas, Pulaski County, Little Rock, Downtown — Gilbert Maxwell Aronson — The First Cowboy-Western Movie Star — 1880-1971 — Reported permanently removed
15 ► Arkansas, Pulaski County, Little Rock, Downtown — Max Henry Aronson – The First Cowboy-Western Movie Star — March 21, 1880- January 20, 1971 —
16 ► Arkansas, Pulaski County, Little Rock, River Market — Concordia Hall and Jewish Life in Little Rock —
17 ► Colorado, Fremont County, Cotopaxi — The Cotopaxi Jewish Agricultural Colony 1882-1884 —
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18 ► Colorado, Lake County, Leadville — Hebrew Cemetery: Final Resting Place of Leadville Jews —
19 ► Colorado, Lake County, Leadville — Temple Israel: A Frontier Synagogue and Museum —
20 ► Colorado, Las Animas County, Trinidad — Temple Aaron 1889 —
21 ► Colorado, Pueblo County, Pueblo — Temple Emanuel — Established 1900 —
22 ► Colorado, Teller County, Cripple Creek — Governor Ralph Lawrence Carr — (1887-1950) —
23 ► Connecticut, South Central Region, West Haven — John Doe —
24 ► Florida, Alachua County, Micanopy — F-860 — Moses Elias Levy —
25 ► Florida, Escambia County, Pensacola — F-435 — First Jewish House of Worship in Florida —
26 ► Florida, Palm Beach County, Boynton Beach — Rosenwald Schools in Palm Beach County — Poinciana Elementary — "Boynton Beach Colored" —
27 ► Florida, Seminole County, Casselberry — Hedy Lemarr —
28 ► Georgia, Cobb County, Marietta — Georgia Anti-Lynching Memorial —
29 ► Georgia, Cobb County, Marietta — 33-1 — Leo Frank Lynching —
30 ► Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, Buckhead — 60-14 — Gov. John M. Slaton — 1866-1955 —
31 ► Georgia, Spalding County, Griffin — The Griffin School / Rosenwald Schools —
32 ► Idaho, Ada County, Boise — Reinhold Chrystman — An Evangelical Christian "Chose" —
33 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Wrigleyville — Colonel Marcus M. Spiegel — December 8, 1829 ✡️ May 4, 1864 —
34 ► Illinois, St. Clair County, Cahokia Heights — John Jacob Hays — (1770-1836) —
35 ► Indiana, Knox County, Vincennes — Gimbel's Department Store —
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36 ► Indiana, St. Joseph County, South Bend — Take Me Out to the Ball Game — Home of the South Bend Cubs —
37 ► Iowa, Lee County, Keokuk — First Permanent Jewish House of Worship in Iowa —
38 ► Kansas, Leavenworth County, Leavenworth — Temple B'Nai Jeshurun —
39 ► Kansas, Saline County, Salina — August Bondi — 1833-1907 — Jewish-American Abolitionist, Salina Resident —
40 ► Louisiana, Orleans Parish, New Orleans, French Quarter — Shangarai Chasset - Gates of Mercy —
41 ► Louisiana, Ouachita Parish, Monroe — Mt. Nebo Elementary School —
42 ► Maine, Penobscot County, Bangor — Site of First Permanent Jewish House of Worship in Maine —
43 ► Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — B’er Chayim (Well of Life) Congregation — Dedicated March 2, 1867 —
44 ► Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Watertown — The Shick House & Farm —
45 ► Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Downtown — Site of Minnesota's First Synagogue — From Generation to Generation Mount Zion Temple 1856-Present —
46 ► Mississippi, Adams County, Natchez — Rosenwald Schools - Adams County —
47 ► Montana, Lewis and Clark County, Helena — Temple Emanuel —
48 ► Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, Park East Inc. — Congregation of Israel - 1884 —
49 ► Nevada, Lyon County, Dayton — Sutro Tunnel — Sutro Tunnel Historic Site —
50 ► Nevada, Lyon County, Dayton — Sutro: The Town — Sutro Drainage Tunnel —
51 ► Nevada, Lyon County, Dayton — The Mansion — Sutro Tunnel Marker Trail —
52 ► Nevada, Lyon County, Dayton — The Mill — Sutro Tunnel Historical Site —
53 ► Nevada, Lyon County, Dayton — The Mule Barn — Sutro Tunnel Marker Trail —
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54 ► Nevada, Lyon County, Dayton — The Sutro Tunnel - Machine Shop —
55 ► Nevada, Storey County, Virginia City — Engineering Marvels on the Comstock —
56 ► Nevada, Storey County, Virginia City — Hebrew Cemetery 1862 —
57 ► Nevada, Storey County, Virginia City — The Jewish Cemetery — Virginia City 1862 — ✡️ —
58 ► Nevada, Washoe County, Reno — Temple Emanu-El-1921 — First Permanent Jewish House of Worship in Nevada —
59 ► New Hampshire, Rockingham County, Portsmouth — Temple Israel — 1910 —
60 ► New Jersey, Monmouth County, Roosevelt — Borough of Roosevelt — Jersey Homesteads Historic District —
61 ► New Mexico, San Miguel County, Las Vegas — Temple Montefiore 1884 —
62 ► New Mexico, San Miguel County, Las Vegas — Temple Montefiore, Las Vegas, New Mexico —
63 ► New York, Sullivan County, Fallsburg — Borscht Belt - Fallsburg — Borscht Belt Historical Marker Project —
64 ► New York, Sullivan County, Hurleyville — Borscht Belt - Hurleyville —
65 ► New York, Sullivan County, Hurleyville — World Wide Daffodil Project —
66 ► New York, Sullivan County, Kauneonga Lake, Bethel — Borscht Belt-Bethel / Borscht Belt —
67 ► New York, Sullivan County, Lake Huntington — Western Sullivan County — Borscht Belt Historical Marker Project —
68 ► New York, Sullivan County, Liberty, Ferndale — Borscht Belt - Ferndale —
69 ► New York, Sullivan County, Living Manor — Borscht Belt - Livingston Manor — Borscht Belt Historical Marker Project —
70 ► New York, Sullivan County, Livingston Manor — Congregation Agudas Achim —
71 ► New York, Sullivan County, Loch Sheldrake — Borscht Belt - Loch Sheldrake —
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72 ► New York, Sullivan County, Monticello — Borscht Belt - Monticello — Borscht Belt Historical Marker Project —
73 ► New York, Sullivan County, Monticello — Borscht Belt - The Concord Hotel, Breezy Corners & Kiamesha Lake —
74 ► New York, Sullivan County, Monticello — World Wide Daffodil Project —
75 ► New York, Sullivan County, Mountain Dale — Borscht Belt - Mountain Dale —
76 ► New York, Sullivan County, Roscoe — Borscht Belt - Roscoe — Borscht Belt Marker Project — Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation —
77 ► New York, Sullivan County, South Fallsburg — Borscht Belt - South Fallsburg — Borscht Belt Historical Marker Project —
78 ► New York, Sullivan County, Summitville — Wurtzboro, Spring Glen & Highview — Borscht Belt Historical Marker Project —
79 ► New York, Sullivan County, Swan Lake — Borscht Belt - Swan Lake — Borscht Belt Historical Marker Project —
80 ► New York, Sullivan County, Woodbourne — Borscht Belt - Woodbourne —
81 ► New York, Sullivan County, Woodridge — Borscht Belt - Woodridge —
82 ► New York, Ulster County, Ellenville — Borscht Belt - Ellenville —
83 ► New York, Ulster County, Greenfield Park — Borscht Belt - Greenfield Park & Ulster Heights —
84 ► New York, Ulster County, Olivebridge — The Ashoken Center —
85 ► New York, Westchester County, Pound Ridge — Hiram Halle (1867-1944) —
86 ► North Dakota, Barnes County, Valley City — 001 — Herman Stern — N.D. Businessman, Community and Social Leader, Holocaust Rescuer —
87 ► North Dakota, Barnes County, Valley City, Valley Township — Worldwide Daffodil Project —
88 ► North Dakota, Cass County, West Fargo, Bonanzaville USA — North Dakota Jewry —
89 ► North Dakota, McIntosh County, Ashley — Ashley Jewish Homesteaders Cemetery —
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90 ► North Dakota, McIntosh County, Ashley — Ashley Jewish Homesteaders Cemetery —
91 ► Oklahoma, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma City, Central Oklahoma City — Temple B'Nai Israel — (Children of Israel) — First Permanent Jewish House of Worship in Oklahoma —
92 ► Oregon, Douglas County, Glendale — City of Glendale —
93 ► Pennsylvania, Lancaster County, Lancaster — Joseph Simon — (1712 - 1804) —
94 ► South Dakota, Lawrence County, Deadwood — Hebrew Hill (Mt. Zion) —
95 ► South Dakota, Lawrence County, Deadwood — Louie's Chicken Hut — History Link - A Trail to Deadwood’s Past —
96 ► South Dakota, Lawrence County, Deadwood — The Franklin’s Fine Home — A Trail to Deadwood's Past —
97 ► South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Axtell Park — Congregation Sons of Israel — First Jewish House of Worship in South Dakota — 1916 —
98 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Keystone — 713 — The Father of Mount Rushmore —
99 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, Downtown Memphis — Congregation B'Nai Israel — (Children of Israel) — First Permanent Jewish House of Worship in Tennessee —
100 ► Utah, Salt Lake County, Salt Lake City, Rio Grande — Congregation B'Nai Israel — Site of the First Permanent Jewish House of Worship in Utah —

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