Former U.S. Presidents: #12 Zachary Taylor Historical Markers

By Sandra Hughes, September 13, 2013

Seminole Wars Marker

1► Alabama (Madison County), Huntsville — Seminole Wars / Mexican War —

2► Alabama (Madison County), Huntsville — War of 1812 — 1812 - 1815 —

3► Arkansas (Benton County), Bella Vista — United States Commanders in Chief —

4► Arkansas (Crawford County), Van Buren — Overlooking His Domain —

5► California (Nevada County), Rough and Ready — 294 — Rough and Ready —

6► California (San Francisco City and County), San Francisco — King Street —

7► California (San Francisco City and County), San Francisco — 119 — Portsmouth Plaza — An Historic Shrine —

8► Delaware (Kent County), Dover — John M. Clayton —

9► Delaware (Kent County), Milford — KC-92 — Parson Thorne Mansion — (Silver Hill) —

10► Delaware (New Castle County), New Castle — NC-15 — Buena Vista —

11► Delaware (New Castle County), Wilmington — NC-181 — Lincoln's Speech —

12► Delaware (Sussex County), Dagsboro — SC-59 — Dagsboro —

13► District of Columbia (Washington), Penn Quarter — The New Willard — Erected 1901 —

14► Florida (Highlands County), Fort Basinger — F-54 — Fort Basinger —

15► Florida (Hillsborough County), Tampa — Officers Quarters Fort Brooke — Brigadier General Zachary Taylor — (12th President of the United States) —

16► Florida (Okeechobee County), Okeechobee — Battle of Okeechobee —

17► Florida (Polk County), Highland City — Fort Fraser —

18► Florida (Polk County), Lake Wales — Fort Gardiner —

19► Florida (Taylor County), Steinhatchee — F-461 — Deadman Bay, Stephensville and Steinhatchee —

20► Georgia (Jeff Davis County), Hazelhurst — 080-1 — Jeff Davis County —

21► Georgia (Richmond County), Augusta — 121-36 — Summerville Cemetery —

22► Georgia (Taylor County), Butler — 133-4 — Taylor County —

23► Illinois (Adams County), Quincy — A Quincy "Copperhead" — Looking for Lincoln —

24► Illinois (Adams County), Quincy — Lincoln Correspondent — Looking for Lincoln —

25► Illinois (Rock Island County), Hillsdale — Black Hawk War Campsite —

26► Illinois (Sangamon County), Springfield — Lincoln's Hat — Looking for Lincoln —

27► Indiana (Carroll County), Pyrmont — Pyrmont / 1812 Hopkins’ Expedition —

28► Indiana (Knox County), Vincennes — Sarah Knox Taylor —

29► Indiana (Vigo County), Terre Haute — Fort Harrison — 1812 - 1912 —

30► Indiana (Vigo County), Terre Haute — Ft. Wm. Henry Harrison — 1811-1822 —

31► Indiana (Wabash County), Wabash — Quarters of Lewis Cass — Governor of Michigan —

32► Iowa (Scott County), Bettendorf — Historic Davenport / Interstate 80 Bridge —

33► Iowa (Scott County), Bettendorf — Historic Davenport / Interstate 80 Bridge —

34► Kansas (Bourbon County), Fort Scott — Infantry Life —

35► Kansas (Linn County), Trading Post — Sounds along the byway...saws, picks and axes. — Frontier Military Historic Byway —

36► Kansas (Shawnee County), Topeka — Corridor of Flags —

37► Kentucky (Boone County), Richwood — 4194 — Major John P. Gaines —

38► Kentucky (Franklin County), Frankfort — 1154 — Crittenden House / An Eminent Statesman —

39► Kentucky (Franklin County), Frankfort — 1653 — Liberty Hall / John Brown (1757-1837) —

40► Kentucky (Jefferson County), Louisville — 2376 — Chroghans of Locust Grove / Major William Croghan — 1752-1822 —

41► Kentucky (Jefferson County), Louisville — 1849 — Zachary Taylor Home —

42► Kentucky (Jefferson County), Louisville — 111 — Zachary Taylor Home — Zachary Taylor (1784 - 1850) —

43► Kentucky (Jefferson County), Louisville — 1412 — Zachary Taylor National Cemetery —

44► Kentucky (Taylor County), Campbellsville — 995 — Campbellsville / Taylor County —

45► Louisiana (Ascension Parish), Gonzales — The Mexican-American War — The Louisiana Connection —

46► Louisiana (Ascension Parish), Gonzales — The Mexican-American War — 1846-1848 —

47► Louisiana (East Baton Rouge Parish), Baton Rouge — John Baptiste Kleinpeter — 1797-1861 —

48► Louisiana (East Baton Rouge Parish), Baton Rouge — Pentagon Barracks — A Four-Sided Pentagon —

49► Louisiana (East Baton Rouge Parish), Baton Rouge — Zachary Taylor —

50► Louisiana (East Baton Rouge Parish), Baton Rouge — 1 — Zachary Taylor Home Site —

51► Louisiana (Natchitoches Parish), Natchitoches — The American Transition —

52► Louisiana (Natchitoches Parish), Natchitoches — The Red River Campaign —

53► Louisiana (Orleans Parish), New Orleans — The Washington Artillery Park — American Revolution Bicentennial: 1776-1976 —

54► Louisiana (Rapides Parish), Pineville — The Red River Campaign — March 1864 —

55► Louisiana (Sabine Parish), Many — Fort Jesup —

56► Maryland (Garrett County), Grantsville — Casselman River Bridge State Park — Bicentennial 1813-2013 —

57► Maryland (Garrett County), Grantsville — Casselman River Bridge State Park — Bicentennial 1813-2013 —

58► Maryland (Garrett County), Grantsville — Mountain Maryland Gateway to the West — Garret County —

59► Maryland (Prince George's County), Laurel — 12 — Early Buildings on St. Mary's Place — City of Laurel Walking Tour — Site 12 —

60► Maryland (Washington County), Hagerstown — Hagerstown & The National Road —

61► Massachusetts (Barnstable County), Chatham — History of Chatham Lighthouse —

62► Michigan (Wayne County), Taylor — Town Hall —

63► Minnesota (Ramsey County), Saint Paul — Alexander Ramsey House —

64► Mississippi (Jackson County), Pascagoula — Camp Twiggs and the Military Asylum 1849-1855 —

65► Mississippi (Jackson County), Pascagoula — President Zachary Taylor's Summer Home Site — United States of America —

66► Mississippi (Jackson County), Pascagoula — The Round Island Affair - 1849 —

67► Mississippi (Jefferson County), Rodney — History of Rodney - Her Rise — Windsor Battlefield Tour —

68► Missouri (Lincoln County), Troy — Troy —

69► Missouri (Lincoln County), Troy — Woods Fort —

70► New York (Erie County), Buffalo — From Frontier to Major City / Buffalo City Hall — Buffalo History and Architecture — Niagara Square West —

71► New York (Orange County), West Point — Wars That Shaped the Nation — The Mexican War —

72► New York (Saratoga County), Ballston Spa — Captain Abner Doubleday — Major General, United States Army —

73► North Carolina (Lenoir County), Kinston — John Taylor Wood, CSN — And the Sinking of the USS Underwriter —

74► Ohio (Mahoning County), Canfield — 31-50 — Elisha Whittlesey —

75► Oklahoma (Bryan County), Durant — 183 — Fort Washita —

76► Oklahoma (Choctaw County), Fort Towson — Transportation Crossroads —

77► Pennsylvania (Cumberland County), Shippensburg — General Samuel Sturgis: Hero of Antietam's Burnside Bridge — Shippensburg Civil War Trail —

78► Pennsylvania (Fulton County), McConnellsburg — Traveling the Lincoln Highway — Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor —

79► Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Lancaster — Old Center Square (Penn Square) —

80► Pennsylvania (Susquehanna County), Lanesboro — Starrucca Viaduct - The Bridge of Stone —

81► Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Latrobe — The Johnson House at Kingston — Est, 1815 — Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor —

82► Tennessee (Benton County), Eva — Injuring Sherman —

83► Tennessee (Giles County), Pulaski — Neill Smith Brown — (1810-1886) —

84► Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — Waterproof, Louisiana/Ashland Landing, Mississippi — Panel # 27 —

85► Texas (Cameron County), Boca Chica — 4739 — Site of Camp Belknap —

86► Texas (Cameron County), Brownsville — 641 — Cameron County —

87► Texas (Cameron County), Brownsville — Federal Court Site —

88► Texas (Cameron County), Port Isabel — 4082 — Port of Matamoros —

89► Texas (Guadalupe County), Seguin — 2298 — Guadalupe County, C.S.A. —

90► Texas (Hale County), Plainview — 2327 — The Hackberry Groves — Birthplace of City of Plainview —

91► Texas (Hardin County), Kountze — 11149 — General Braxton Bragg, C.S.A. — (1817-1876) —

92► Texas (Kinney County), Brackettville — 18148 — John Horse —

93► Texas (Kleberg County), Kingsville — 5206 — Taylor Camp Site, 1846 —

94► Texas (Kleberg County), Riviera — 5588 — U.S. Army March to Rio Grande, 1846 — Approximate Route of —

95► Texas (Medina County), Castroville — 17849 — General Wool and the Chihuahua Road —

96► Texas (Nueces County), Corpus Christi — 213 — Artesian Park and Sulphur Well —

97► Texas (Nueces County), Corpus Christi — 1519 — Explosion of the Steamship Dayton —

98► Texas (Nueces County), Corpus Christi — 6320 — Henry Lawrence Kinney —

99► Texas (Nueces County), Corpus Christi — 14040 — Irishtown —

100► Texas (Nueces County), Corpus Christi — 6305 — Old Bayview Cemetery —