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Former U.S. Presidents: #28 Woodrow Wilson Historical Markers
By Sandra Hughes, July 26, 2017
Wilson Dam Setting the Stage Marker Kiosk
GEOGRAPHIC SORT WITH USA FIRST
| Near Reservation Road 1 mile east of Alabama Route 133, on the left when traveling east. |
| | With the U.S. entrenched in World War I, President Woodrow Wilson called for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to build nitrate plants at Muscle Shoals to produce explosives for the war effort—and a hydroelectric dam to power them both. . . . — — Map (db m106191) HM |
| 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 |
| On East Tuscaloosa Street at North Wood Street (County Road 47), on the right when traveling east on East Tuscaloosa Street. |
| | This park, first designated as a Public Walk, was laid out as part of the original plans of Florence in 1818. On February 20, 1924, the Board of City Commissioners officially changed its name from City Park to Woodrow Wilson Park in honor of the . . . — — Map (db m35665) HM |
| On Monroe Street Northwest at Washington Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east on Monroe Street Northwest. |
| | Known by many as “the War to end all Wars,”
World War I broke out in Europe in the summer
of 1914 between the allied powers (United Kingdom, France, Russia, Italy) and the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, The . . . — — Map (db m85618) WM |
| Near Monroe Street Northwest at Washington Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east. |
| | I am First Sergeant Jo Frank Fox of the 167th Infantry Regiment, 42nd (Rainbow) Division. Im the top sergeant of my company which means when I say JUMP!” all the men jump and ask “How high?” on the way up. I got a glare that can . . . — — Map (db m85619) HM WM |
| On Conti Street at South Joachim Street, on the left when traveling west on Conti Street. |
| | "I want to take this occasion to say that the United States will never again seek one additional foot of territory by conquest. She will devote herself to showing that she knows how to make honorable and fruitful use of the territory she has and she . . . — — Map (db m86381) HM |
| On Washington Street 0.1 miles north of Grove Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Founded in 1842 as Howard English & Classical School by the Alabama Baptist Convention, with Dr. S. S. Sherman as President, it later became Howard College. Lovelace Hall (Old South Barracks), built 1854, and the Chapel, built 1857, served the . . . — — Map (db m70091) HM |
| On U.S. 80 3 miles east of State Road 28, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Side A In 1919 a rooster sale organized by Frank Derby raised money to begin construction of a bridge over the Tombigbee River at Moscow Ferry. This was the last link in the completion of the Dixie Overland Highway between Savannah and San . . . — — Map (db m38074) HM |
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"It is very dusty work to dig for relics....We dug for an hour or more, and found...cornstalks, corncobs in abundance, beans, gourds, nuts, reeds, arrows, bowstrings,...coarse cloth, a child's sandal, a measuring stick with notches at regular . . . — — Map (db m61368) HM |
| On North 3rd Street (Business U.S. 64) at Walnut Street on North 3rd Street. |
| | The church was organized in 1861, by its first
pastor, Rev. S.W. Davies. The foundation was
apparently laid in 1861. It was completed in
1871. Woodrow Wilson, as a youth, worshiped
here while his brother-in- law, Rev. A.R. Kennedy.
was . . . — — Map (db m116633) HM |
| On North 3rd Street (Business U.S. 64) at Walnut Street, on the left when traveling north on North 3rd Street. |
| | Woodrow Wilson as a youth worshiped in this church while his brother-in-law, Rev. A.R. Kennedy, was pastor. — — Map (db m116637) HM |
| On South Spring Street south of 3rd Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Spring Street
In Northern California, they panned gold in the mountain canyons. In Southern California, they made gold, in the concrete canyons of Spring Street. — Map (db m121038) HM |
| On Moss Street west of Coast Highway, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Brimming with history, Moss Point was the home
that Colonel Edward House built as a summer
residence for his family in 1917 where it has
been virtually unknown to Laguna residents. Located on one of the most beautiful
promontories in the area, . . . — — Map (db m148258) HM |
| On The Embarcadero near Washington Street. |
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Herb Caen published his first column in the San Francisco Chronicle July 5, 1938; he won the Pulitzer Prize in 1996. His last weekday column appeared January 10, 1997 when he moved to the San Francisco Examiner in 1950, 30,000 . . . — — Map (db m73492) HM |
| On California Route 41 at Portola Road, on the left when traveling west on State Route 41. |
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Throughout history patriotic Americans have been drawn together to serve a cause greater than themselves. Some came because of common experiences. Most came because of common values. All came because they shared a dream.
The people who . . . — — Map (db m61431) WM |
| Near Santa Cruz Highway (California Route 14), on the right when traveling south. |
| | In 1919, Charles Erskine Scott Wood and Sara Bard Field purchased a beautiful 34-acre site overlooking Los Gatos to establish a refuge for their creative pursuits. Here they commissioned Robert Treat Paine to create two large statures to mark the . . . — — Map (db m92716) HM |
| On Front Street near Henly-Hornbook Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| | This plaque commemorates the 60th anniversary of the American Legion. The national charter was signed in Hornbook on Sept. 16, 1919 by President Woodrow Wilson while his train stopped enroute from Portland to San Francisco. — — Map (db m88022) HM |
| On Atlantic Street at Main Street, on the right when traveling north on Atlantic Street. |
| | Freedom Shrine
Created by the National Exchange Club
to strengthen citizen appreciation
of our American heritage
Presented by the Exchange Club of Stamford
Dedicated June 14, 1979
[ Reproductions of historic American documents are . . . — — Map (db m38610) HM |
| On East Main Street near Cobble Road, on the left when traveling south. |
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This is the roadbed for a single-track railroad originally running from Hartford to Millerton constructed in 1871. In 1888 the tracks were extended to the Poughkeepsie Bridge, making it the main trunk line across the Hudson River. Passenger . . . — — Map (db m42043) HM |
| On High Street at Washington Street, on the right when traveling north on High Street. |
| | In 1818, 29-year-old Samuel Russell set sail for Canton, China, to become a merchant in the China trade – and to make his fortune. Within a decade. Russell and Company was a leading firm among American importers, and Samuel Russell was a . . . — — Map (db m98679) HM |
| Near East Street, on the left when traveling south. |
| | World War I broke out in Europe in 1914, and President Woodrow Wilson firmly resolved that the United States would stay neutral. However, public opinion turned to outrage in 1915, when a U-boat (a German submarine) fired two torpedoes at the . . . — — Map (db m48391) HM |
| On Polly Drummond Hill Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| | This estate, now owned and operated by Delaware State Parks, was once known as Chestnut Hill and contains a manor house and approximately 500 acres of land. John Barclay acquired the property after the American Revolution and in 1792 built the main . . . — — Map (db m154031) HM |
| Near Irving Street Northwest east of 15th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east. |
| | To The Glory of God
And in grateful memory of one of his servants
This building devoted to Christian education
Is named for
Woodrow Wilson
President of Princeton University 1902 — 1910
Governor of the state of New Jersey . . . — — Map (db m82615) HM |
| On 14th Street Northwest at I Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north on 14th Street Northwest. |
| | Commodore John Barry (1745-1803) was born in County Wexford, Ireland, but by age 15 called Philadelphia, Pennsylvania home. He commanded several Continental Navy ships during the Revolutionary War and won decisive victories over the British. In . . . — — Map (db m55504) HM |
| Near 15th Street Northwest south of G Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south. |
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This montage showing four presidential inaugural parades along 15th St., NW is based on artist Earl Minderman's 1980 visioning of President thomas Jefferson's inaugural parade as well as historic photos of the inauguration of Presidents Garfield, . . . — — Map (db m91808) HM |
| On 20th Street Northwest at N Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north on 20th Street Northwest. |
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Myrtilla Miner (1815-1864), born near Brookfield, NY, was an idealistic white teacher who came to Washington to teach African Americans. In 1853, with funding from northern abolitionists, she paid $4,000 for a three-acre site at 20th and N . . . — — Map (db m89607) HM |
| On 21st Street Northwest at O Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south on 21st Street Northwest. |
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The first houses south and west of Dupont Circle were built mostly of brick or brick and sandstone using Queen Anne, Chateauesqe, Richardsonian Romanesque or Georgian Revival styles. The Queen Anne style building at 1400 21st St. has a . . . — — Map (db m89569) HM |
| On Massachusetts Avenue Northwest at 22nd Street Northwest on Massachusetts Avenue Northwest. |
| | “He had the mind of a scholar, the figure of a sportsman, the bearing of an aristocrat, the position of a king. But he had the heart of a democrat. ...”
Dorothy Thompson, NBC broadcast, September 24, 1957. . . . — — Map (db m30417) HM |
| Near Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest west of 12th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east. |
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Woodrow Wilson Plaza honors President Woodrow Wilson, noted scholar and former president of Princeton University. Located just inside the Ronald Reagan building ahead is the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, the nation's . . . — — Map (db m57208) HM |
| Near D Street Northwest east of 18th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west. |
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Generations of Americans have given themselves to help others at home and around the world through the American Red Cross, generously donating time, money and blood. They have helped feed, shelter, and clothe those in need—from thousands of . . . — — Map (db m131073) HM |
| On M Street Northwest at 34th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling west on M Street Northwest. |
| | The Flag. The immortal words "star-spangled Banner" refer to the magnificent flag which Francis Scott Key saw "by the dawn's early light" after the British bombardment of Fort McHenry on September 14, 1814. It is the largest flag ever flown in . . . — — Map (db m82470) HM |
| Near McChord Street Southwest east of Brookley Avenue Southwest, on the left when traveling east. |
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[Panel No. 1]:
"Whatever happens to me will be the result of action, not inaction or drift."
Bolling
[Panel No. 2]:
On April 7, 1917, the day after President Wilson's . . . — — Map (db m63899) HM |
| On River Trail just west of Anacostia Avenue Northeast. |
| | "Beauty cannot be purchased, it must be created."
— Helen Shaw Fowler
Welcome to these aquatic gardens—transcend the busy streets and embrace the unique beauty, peace and natural rhythm to be found here. . . . — — Map (db m145317) HM |
| On 16th Street Northwest north of Irving Street Northwest, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Beginning in the late 1950s, the community leadership of Mount Pleasant changed from the exclusive Citizens Association to an array of new players. Mount Pleasant Neighbors Association was the first alternative group. It presented festivals and . . . — — Map (db m148598) HM |
| On 14th Street Northwest at Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling north on 14th Street Northwest. |
| | Suffragist Alice Stokes Paul (1885-1977) advocated a more militant strategy for the woman suffrage movement, which was decades old when she came along, and short on victories. With others she founded the National Woman's Party.
She and her . . . — — Map (db m141267) HM |
| On F Street Northwest at 15th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on F Street Northwest. |
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Built in 1799, in the hope that the new capital would become a great city.
Opened as a tavern and inn by William Rhodes, 1801.
Washington's first 'town hall,' where White House architect James Hoban and other citizens met to petition . . . — — Map (db m39618) HM |
| On Florida Avenue Northwest (Route 29) east of 7th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling west. |
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Shortly before midnight on July 22, 1919, James Scott, a black army veteran, boarded a streetcar at the corner and nearly lost his life.
A few days before, a white mob, including many veterans of World War I, had terrorized Southwest DC, . . . — — Map (db m130772) HM |
| On Massachusetts Avenue Northwest at 24th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on Massachusetts Avenue Northwest. |
| | [front (south) face of statue base:
Robert Emmet Irish Patriot
1778-1803
[Coat of arms of "The United Irishmen"]
[plaque on north face of the statue base:]
"I wished to procure for my
country the guarantee which . . . — — Map (db m30850) HM |
| 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 democracy inspired the . . . — — Map (db m112614) HM |
| On Wyoming Avenue Northwest at 23rd Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east on Wyoming Avenue Northwest. Reported damaged. |
| | Five presidents lived in Sheridan-Kalorama between 1916 and 1930. Warren G. Harding lived at 2314 Wyoming Avenue while a senator from Ohio. William Howard Taft lived across the street at 2215 Wyoming Avenue while Chief Justice of the Supreme Court . . . — — Map (db m112606) HM |
| On S Street Northwest east of 24th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Woodrow Wilson House
has been designated a
Registered National
Historic Landmark
under the provisions of the
Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935
This site possesses exceptional value
in commemorating and . . . — — Map (db m112613) HM |
| Near Maine Avenue Southwest at 9th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east. |
| | "a magnificent waterfront entranceway..."
Pierre Charles L'Enfant
architect of the Nation's Capital City, describing the Southwest Waterfront to President George Washington
Situated at the confluence of the Potomac and Anacostia rivers, . . . — — Map (db m109326) HM |
| On Independence Avenue Southwest west of 17th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling west. Reported permanently removed. |
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[Panel 1: northeast corner wayside.]
“This monument stands for men who fought not alone for their country, but to establish the principles of justice and peace. We pay tribute here to their valor. We honor them for their . . . — — Map (db m76573) HM |
| | The exact year the Roesch house was built is unknown. It was probably constructed sometime after 1892. It was constructed by William Russell Roesch. Roesch was made city treasurer of Eau Gallie in 1887. Roesch was also mayor of Eau Gallie numerous . . . — — Map (db m49136) HM |
| | Manatee Island, in the Caloosahatchee River, is hereby donated to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to inspire a renewed interest in land dedicated to the formation of the Caloosahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, established July 1, 1920, by . . . — — Map (db m106680) HM |
| On Desoto Park Drive at East Lafayette Street, on the right when traveling south on Desoto Park Drive. |
| | John Martin was born in Plainfield, Marion County, Florida on June 21, 1884. He was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1914. He joined the Democratic Party and toured the state making speeches in support of President Woodrow Wilson before and during . . . — — Map (db m79523) HM |
| On 1st Avenue North west of 3rd Street North, on the right when traveling west. |
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(approach)
The United States Veterans Memorial
Dedicated to All Veterans Past Present Future
1775 ----
(North-Center-Upper)
Old Glory
I am the Star Spangled Banner .....
. . . — — Map (db m99441) WM |
| Near Willing Street 0.1 miles west of Caroline Street. |
| | August 1, 1914
Germany Declares War On Russia & France
August 4, 1914
Wilson Declares U.S. Neutrality
May 7, 1915
Germans Sink Lusitania
January 31, 1917
Germany Resumes Submarine . . . — — Map (db m152468) WM |
| On County Road 393 1.4 miles south of U.S. 98, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Gulf Cemetery was established circa 1910 when the town of Santa Rosa was established on Hogtown Bayou. The town's first families began to bury their loved ones at this site, the area's highest elevation with a view of the Gulf of Mexico. The . . . — — Map (db m78730) HM |
| 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 |
| On E. 6th Street at N. Liberty Street, on the right when traveling west on E. 6th Street. |
| | On July 31, 1783, an Act was passed by the General Assembly meeting in Augusta to lay out a town, Waynesborough, on reserved or private land. Commissioners named (Thomas Lewis, Sr., Thomas Lewis, Jr., John Duhart, Edward Telfair, John Jones) were . . . — — Map (db m7868) HM |
| On Bull Street near Oglethorpe Avenue, on the left. |
| | The Independent Presbyterian Church was organized in 1755. The first meeting house stood facing Market Square in Savannah, between what are now St. Julian and Bryan Streets, on property granted by King George II for the use and benefit of those . . . — — Map (db m5515) HM |
| Near Robert E Lee Boulevard at Memorial Hall Circle, on the right when traveling east. |
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Tablet #1
The richer, the wiser, the more powerful a man is, the greater is the obligation upon him to employ his gifts in the lessening of that sum of human misery.
John Randolph
Tablet #2
Those who labor in the earth . . . — — Map (db m87449) WM |
| Near Unnamed Cemetery Road 0.1 miles north of Myrtle Street. |
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Born in Savannah, Georgia, May 15, 1860
Moved to Rome, Georgia, March 1866
Graduated from Rome Female College, 1876
Attended New York Art Students League, 1884-1885
Her father, The Rev. Mr. Samuel Edward Axson was pastor of Romes . . . — — Map (db m39430) HM |
| On Riverview Dr., on the right when traveling north. |
| | First Transcontinental Telephone call was submitted by a telephone of this type January 25, 1915. Mr. Theodore N. Vail, President American Telephone and Telegraph Company talked from Jekyll Island, Georgia to Mr. Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of . . . — — Map (db m18494) HM |
| On 7th Street near Telfair Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Woodrow Wilson, later to become 27th President of the United States, lived in this Manse of the First Presbyterian Church of which his father, Dr. Joseph R. Wilson, was pastor from 1858 to 1870. Wilson was born in Staunton, Va., in 1856 and he later . . . — — Map (db m9856) HM |
| | Joseph Rucker Lamar (1857-1916) lived in this manse from 1860-1875 while his father, James Sanford Lamar, was pastor of First Christian Church. A prominent attorney, he served two terms in the Georgia legislature and codified the civil code of . . . — — Map (db m14886) HM |
| | Organized by the Rev. Washington McKnight, rector of Richmond Academy, in 1804. Met at first at site of St. Paul`s Church, incorporated by the Georgia General Assembly and given a lot on the common by Richmond Academy Trustees. Cornerstone of the . . . — — Map (db m9838) HM |
| On East Robert Toombs Avenue (Business U.S. 78) at Poplar Drive, on the left when traveling east on East Robert Toombs Avenue. |
| | Faced N to Old Augusta Road
1800s Maria Randolph added Portico Facing S
Guests Woodrow Wilson Logan Bleckley — — Map (db m129205) HM |
| On East Balboa Avenue near South Michigan Avenue, on the right when traveling west. |
| | An outstanding example of Modern French style of Beaux-Arts Classical architecture. As one of the city's earliest luxury hotels, it became the "Hotel of Presidents," serving as host to a dozen U.S. Presidents, including Woodrow Wilson, Franklin D. . . . — — Map (db m94409) HM |
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Major Campaigns and Deaths
Meuse-Argonne, France (9/18-11/18) 26,277
Aisne-Marne, France (7/18-8/18) 6,992
Somme, France (8/18-11/18) 3,221
Oise-Aisne, France (8/18-11/18) 1,919
St. Mihiel, France (9/18) 1,799 . . . — — Map (db m94883) HM WM |
| On West State Street just east of West Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | On this site on July 4th, 1883, distinguished American William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925) began his practice of law and journey to national prominence. The forthright, spirited Bryan would become a Congressman from Nebraska, three-time Democratic . . . — — Map (db m149914) HM |
| | This painting by Nicholas Vachel Lindsay (1879-1931), entitled "The Wedding of the Rose and the Lotus" was a companion piece to one of Lindsay's poems. Lindsay recited the poem in 1915 for President Woodrow Wilson's Cabinet to commemorate the . . . — — Map (db m57195) HM |
| On Indiana Avenue west of North West Street, on the right when traveling west. |
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1867
Born Sarah Breedlove on December 23 in Delta, Louisiana
1882
Moves to Vicksburg, Mississippi with siser, Louvenia
1882
Marries Moses McWilliams
1885
Gives birth to daughter, Lelia
1887
Widowed when McWilliams . . . — — Map (db m132762) HM |
| On N. Market St 0.1 miles north of E. 4th Street. |
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(Front Side)
Born 1854 in North Manchester in this house on Main Street. Was Governor of Indiana 1909-13. Under his leadership, Indiana General Assembly enacted legislation, called the "Marshall Constitution," to improve government . . . — — Map (db m61111) HM |
| On Chauncey Street at Van Buren Street (State Road 30), on the left when traveling north on Chauncey Street. |
| | Offices of this once prominent group were above - second floor front from 1889 - 1908.
Thomas R. Marshall (1854 - 1925) Governor of Indiana 1909 - 1913 and U.S. Vice President with Pres. Woodrow Wilson two terms 1913 - 1921.
William F. . . . — — Map (db m16273) HM |
| On West Van Buren Street 0 miles east of Chauncey Street, on the left when traveling west. |
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Whitley Countys most distinguished citizen was a Columbia City resident active in civic affairs for 33 years. Born at North Manchester March 14, 1854. Spent boyhood years at nearby Pierceton and youth at Wabash College at Crawfordsville. . . . — — Map (db m12269) HM |
| On W Main St at N 6th St on W Main St. |
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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 |
| Near Interstate 80 at milepost 119, 1.9 miles east of Ute Avenue (County Road R22), on the right when traveling east. |
| | The fork of the Des Moines and Raccoon Rivers was recognized as an ideal site a military post as early 1834. Fort Des Moines was established in 1843, but was abandoned in 1846 following the treaty whereby the Sauk and Mesquakie Indians relinquished . . . — — Map (db m33004) HM |
| Near Route 80 at milepost 147, 1.2 miles west of 112 Street NE (County Road S27), on the right when traveling west. |
| | The fork of the Des Moines and Raccoon Rivers was recognized as an ideal site a military post as early 1834. Fort Des Moines was established in 1843, but was abandoned in 1846 following the treaty whereby the Sauk and Mesquakie Indians relinquished . . . — — Map (db m33009) HM |
| On 2nd Street near Pine Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Among the many significant European immigrants in Kansas history is Alexander Howat, President of District 14 of the United Mine Workers of America. He was chiefly responsible for the organization of a powerful and militant union membership in the . . . — — Map (db m35668) HM |
| On U.S. 56 at milepost 181, on the left when traveling east. |
| | This 280 acres was collateral for the nation's first Federal Land Bank loan made on April 10, 1917 to farmer-stockman A. L. Stockwell. In those days, farmers and ranchers found credit hard to come by. If available, it was often very expensive . . . . . . — — Map (db m55285) HM |
| | With the admission of Alaska in 1959 and Hawaii in 1960, the present fifty-star flag came into being. Like other flags of our nation, the fifty-star flag has seen the varied conditions that can beset a dynamic association of peoples. Under it, the . . . — — Map (db m56971) HM |
| Near NW Railroad Street near NW Curtis Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Delaware, 1st State
December 7, 1787
1609 Henry Hudson visited Delaware Bay
1638 Swedish colonists established Fort Christina, Delaware's first permanent settlement, and founded the colony of New Sweden
1655 Dutch captured New . . . — — Map (db m47214) HM |
| Near 5th Street south of Main Street (Kentucky Route 53), on the right when traveling south. |
| | This tablet is dedicated
in memory of the boys of Shelby County who gave
their lives and were wounded in the World War.
Those Who Gave Their Lives
{List of names}
Those Who Were Wounded . . . — — Map (db m137633) WM |
| Near South Irma Boulevard 0.3 miles north of East Worthey Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | U.S. President Woodrow Wilson had lofty goals for World War I, including his hope that the war would create a set of conditions that made future wars impossible. Along with his plea that the war should be fought "to make the world safe for . . . — — Map (db m114884) HM WM |
| Near South Irma Boulevard 0.3 miles from East Worthey Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Panel 1 BackgroundWorld War I, also known as the Great War, was a global clash between most of the world's great powers from 1914 to 1918. The participating nations divided themselves into two camps. On one side, Austria-Hungary, Germany, . . . — — Map (db m115036) HM |
| On Otter Cliff Road, on the right when traveling south. |
| | A US Navy radio station here at Otter Cliffs served as the most important World War I facility for receiving transatlantic messages – including the first bulletin about the armistice. Alessandro Fabbri, a wealthy island resident and inventor, . . . — — Map (db m106555) HM |
| On Eutaw Place, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Coming to this house as a Hopkins Ph.D. candidate was the first step towards Princeton University's presidency, New Jersey's governorship and the White House. — — Map (db m6558) HM |
| | Across Howard Street, Johns Hopkins University opened in 1876 as Americas first research university. The University attracted and trained some of the best minds of the 19th century: philosophers Josiah Royce and Charles Sanders Pierce; physician . . . — — Map (db m102805) HM |
| On East Lexington Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | "It is a fearful thing to lead this great, peaceful people into war, into the most terrible and disastrous of all wars, civilization itself seeming to be in the balance. But the right is more precious than the peace, and we shall fight . . . — — Map (db m6294) HM |
| | A monument to the golden era of rail travel, the Mount Royal Station enjoys a special place in the history of Baltimore and the nation—the home of the Baltimore & Ohio (B&O) Railroad and birthplace of American railroading. The history of the . . . — — Map (db m103424) HM |
| On North Charles Street at Monument Street, in the median on North Charles Street. |
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La Fayette, immortal because a self-forgetful servant of justice and humanity.
Beloved by all Americans
because he acknowledged no duty more sacred than to fight for the freedom of his fellow men.
—Woodrow . . . — — Map (db m2394) HM |
| Near Mattingly Avenue 0.2 miles south of Indian Head Highway (Maryland Route 210), on the left when traveling south. |
| | The Indian Head White Plains Railroad, which became the current rail trail, connected to an internal railroad system at the Indian Head Naval Proving Ground. The existing railroad system at Indian Head reflects four periods: of development: Naval . . . — — Map (db m98545) HM |
| Near South Summit Avenue just from Old Towne Avenue, on the right when traveling south. |
| | The house that would one day become City Hall was built for Henry Miller, an active businessman in early Gaithersburg, and his wife Rosa. In 1913, the house was bought by Edward P. Schwartz, a Washington, DC real estate broker. Here he established a . . . — — Map (db m3312) HM |
| On South Summit Avenue just south of East Diamond Avenue, on the right when traveling north. |
| | The building that now houses Gaithersburg's City government offices and Council chambers was originally a private residence built in 1895 by Rosa and Henry Miller. In 1913, this five-acre estate was purchased by Edward P. Schwartz, a successful . . . — — Map (db m128820) HM |
| On Baltimore Avenue (U.S. 1) at Annapolis Road (Maryland Route 450), on the left when traveling south on Baltimore Avenue. |
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This memorial cross dedicated to the heroes of Prince Georges County, Maryland, who lost their lives in the Great War for the liberty of the world.
Albert N. Baden, Henry H. Boswell, Herman E. Burgess, Clarence Butler, Vincent G. Cooley, . . . — — Map (db m5187) WM |
| Near the Woodrow Wilson Bridge Trail (U.S. I-95) 0.8 miles west of Oxon Hill Road (State Route 414). |
| | [Center Panel]
This bridge is named in honor of Woodrow Wilson.
An early automobile enthusiast, he reportedly spent an average of two hours per day riding in his automobile to relax and “loosen his mind from the problems before . . . — — Map (db m19756) HM |
| On Frederick Road (Alternate U.S. 40) at Baltimore Street (Alternate U.S. 40) on Frederick Road. |
| | By the citizens of the Funkstown District in grateful appreciation of the services of those of her citizens who were engaged with the military, navy and marine forces of the United States in the World War.
1914-1918
E. Blanche Hoffmaster, Army . . . — — Map (db m6539) HM |
| On 24th Street just east of Philadelphia Avenue (Maryland Route 528), on the right when traveling east. |
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Cambrai, November 20 - December 4, 1917
Somme Defensive, March 21 - April 6, 1918
Lys, April 9-27, 1918
Aisne, May 27 - June 5, 1918 . . . — — Map (db m150160) HM WM |
| On East Erie Street at South Ionia Street, on the right when traveling east on East Erie Street. |
| | Marker Front:
On May 13, 1877, the second Sunday of the month, Juliet Calhoun Blakeley stepped into the pulpit of the Methodist-Episcopal Church and completed the sermon for the Reverend Myron Daugherty. According to local legend, Daugherty . . . — — Map (db m27817) HM |
| | In the summer of 1918, President Woodrow Wilson, at the urging of Britain and France, sent an infantry regiment to north Russia to fight the Bolsheviks in hopes of persuading Russia to rejoin the war against Germany. The 339th Infantry Regiment, . . . — — Map (db m91096) HM |
| | Gilman and Clara Berg Aaberg purchased their farm home in 1915 on what would eventually be part of "Glacial Lakes State Park." On this historic farm they raised 13 children which included 2 sets of twins and 1 set of triplets. The triplets were born . . . — — Map (db m95072) HM |
| On East Scenic Drive at Lang Avenue, on the right when traveling west on East Scenic Drive. |
| | Built by John Backe of New Orleans in 1851. Here in 1913 Pres. Woodrow Wilson and family spent winter vacation as guests of the owner, Miss Alice Herndon. — — Map (db m80997) HM |
| On Veterans Parkway south of Cedar Street, on the left when traveling south. |
| | This building has housed a theatre since 1909. In 1915 free Sat. matinees were sponsored by the merchants for country people. Nov. 7, 1916 it was packed with people waiting to hear the national election results coming in over a telephone line . . . — — Map (db m88328) HM |
| On Pershing Drive near Main Street, on the left when traveling west. |
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On this spot on the first day of November
One Thousand Nine Hundred Twenty One
during the Third Convention of the American Legion
in the presence of the
associated war leaders
Ferdinand Foch Marshal of France
Armando Diaz General of . . . — — Map (db m44366) HM |
| Near Wendover Boulevard west of North Gene L. Jones Way, on the right when traveling west. |
| | On June 17, 1914, AT&T erected the last of some 130,000 poles at Wendover, and the wires were spliced, joining more than 3,400 miles of telephone line. This splice connected the first telephone line from the East Coast to the West Coast across the . . . — — Map (db m131449) HM |
| On Healey Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| | World War I Honor Roll
Row 1:
Barclay, Guy R. Brown, Bryon R. Brown, Charles E. Brown, George W. Brown, Guy Brown, Melvin Browning, George Clock, Vincent J. Cobe, Harry H. Condon, William J. Critchett, Gardiner Critchett, Edwin G. Critchett, . . . — — Map (db m105523) WM |
| On Wilson Road (New Hampshire Route 12A) 0.3 miles south of Ferry Crossing Hill Road, on the right when traveling south. |
| | American author of best-selling novels, such as "Coniston", written between 1898-1941 and partly based upon actual experience in New Hampshire politics. His nearby residence, "Harlakenden House", was built in 1898 and burned in 1923. It also served . . . — — Map (db m109401) HM |
| On Passaic Avenue (County Route 299), on the right when traveling south. |
| | This monument is erected in recognition of the contributions made by all people of Scottish heritage to the development of the United States of America. God Bless America “Every line of strength in our history is a line coloured by . . . — — Map (db m90105) HM |
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