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By Sandra Hughes, January 17, 2019
Fairhope Museum of History Marker
1 Alabama, Baldwin County, Fairhope — Fairhope Museum of History
On 24 N Section Street at Fairhope Avenue, on the right when traveling north on 24 N Section Street.
2 Alabama, Baldwin County, Spanish Fort — 70 — Legendary Oaks — Legends & Lore
On Franklin Street, 0.1 miles Washington Street, on the left when traveling north.
3 Alabama, Calhoun County, Anniston — Pursuit / Trapped — Freedom Riders National Monument —
Near Gurnee Avenue south of West 11th Street, on the left when traveling south.
4 Alabama, Calhoun County, Anniston — Rescue / Escape — Freedom Riders National Monument —
Near Gurnee Avenue south of West 11th Street, on the left when traveling south.
5 Alabama, Calhoun County, Anniston — The Ambush / The Police — Freedom Riders National Monument —
Near Gurnee Avenue south of West 11th Street, on the left when traveling south.
6 Alabama, Calhoun County, Anniston — The Burning Bus — Freedom Riders National Monument —
Near Gurnee Avenue south of West 11th Street, on the left when traveling south.
7 Alabama, Calhoun County, Anniston — Triumph — Freedom Riders National Monument —
Near Gurnee Avenue south of West 11th Street, on the left when traveling south.
8 Alabama, Calhoun County, Anniston — United States Federal Building - Courthouse
On Noble Street at East 12th Street, on the right when traveling north on Noble Street.
9 Alabama, Chambers County, Cusseta — Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid / Pat Garrett, "The Man Who Shot Billy the Kid"
On County Road 388 at County Road 267, on the right when traveling west on County Road 388.
10 Alabama, Cherokee County, Gaylesville — David Hartline
On State Highway 273 at County Road 81, on the left when traveling north on State Highway 273.
11 Alabama, Chilton County, Clanton — Chilton County Police Memorial
On 2nd Avenue North, on the right when traveling west.
12 Alabama, Colbert County, Tuscumbia — Judge Charles Womble — (1818-1876)
On North Water Street at West 4th Street, on the left when traveling north on North Water Street.
13 Alabama, Dallas County, Selma — Lynching in America / Lynching in Selma — Community Remembrance Project
On U.S. 80, on the right when traveling north.
14 Alabama, DeKalb County, Fort Payne — Lebanon Courthouse
On County Road 52 at County Road 293, on the left when traveling west on County Road 52.
15 Alabama, Elmore County, Wetumpka — Wetumpka, Alabama — (Site of Alabama's First State Penitentiary)
On Jackson Trace Road at Hospital Drive, on the right when traveling south on Jackson Trace Road.
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16 Alabama, Etowah County, Gadsden — Lynching in America / The Lynching of Bunk Richardson — Community Remembrance Project
On North 1st Street at Locust Street, on the right when traveling north on North 1st Street.
17 Alabama, Franklin County, Red Bay — The Calaboose
On 2nd Street Southeast at 4th Avenue South (Alabama Route 24), on the left when traveling north on 2nd Street Southeast.
18 Alabama, Greene County, Eutaw — Thomas Earl Gilmore, Sr.
On Tuscaloosa Street (Alabama Route 14) east of Springfield Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
19 Alabama, Henry County, Abbeville — Nordan's — Established 1902
On Kirkland Street (Alabama Route 27), on the left when traveling south.
20 Alabama, Jefferson County, Bessemer — Thomas McAdory Owen — (1866-1920)
On Eastern Valley Road south of Elrie Boulevard, on the right when traveling south.
21 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — A7 — Marchers on the Run — March Route to Government — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 6th Avenue North west of 19th Street North, on the left when traveling west.
22 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — Racial Terrorism and Convict Leasing / Racial Violence at Brookside Mines — Community Remembrance Project
Near 32nd Street North.
23 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — C11 — Shores-Lee Law Offices/Post Office Garage — Destination — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 5th Avenue North at 16th Street North, on the right when traveling east on 5th Avenue North.
24 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Five Points South — The Attempted Bombing of Congregation Beth-El
On 21st Way South south of Highland Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
25 Alabama, Lauderdale County, Elgin — Jesse James Gang Canal Payroll Robbery/Trial of Frank James
On Lee Highway (County Route 72) at Houstontown raod (Route 33), on the right when traveling east on Lee Highway.
26 Alabama, Limestone County, Athens — James Edwin Horton, Jr. — 1878-1973
On North Jefferson Street north of West Washington Street, on the right when traveling north.
27 Alabama, Mobile County, Mobile — Restoring Justice / Lives Lost in The Segregation Era
On South Broad Street, 0.1 miles south of Shawnee Street, on the right when traveling south.
28 Alabama, Montgomery County, Montgomery — Hale Infirmary / The Lynching of Willie Temple
On Lake Street west of Hall Street, on the right when traveling west.
29 Alabama, Morgan County, Decatur — "Scottsboro Boys" Case Landmark Decisions
On Ferry Street Northeast south of Cain Street Northeast, on the right when traveling south.
30 Alabama, Russell County, Phenix City — Fort Jabe Brassell — Alabama Army National Guard — Russell County —
On South Railroad Street west of Holland Court, on the right when traveling west.
31 Alabama, Winston County, Haleyville — First 9-1-1 Call
On 11th Avenue (Alabama Route 13) north of 19th Street, on the right when traveling north.
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32 Alabama, Winston County, Houston — Willis Farris — 1814 - 1888 — First Sheriff of Winston County —
On County Road 63 at County Road 61, on the left when traveling south on County Road 63.
33 Alaska, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Ketchikan — 'Cat' Houses & Sporting Women
Near Creek Street at Totem Way.
34 Alaska, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Ketchikan — In Defiance of the Dry Squad
Near Creek Street at Totem Way.
35 Arizona, Cochise County, Tombstone — Allen English Home — Adobe Home Built in 1882
On East Toughnut Street at South 3rd Street, on the right when traveling west on East Toughnut Street.
36 Arizona, Cochise County, Tombstone — 33 — Curly Bill Brocius Killed Marshal Fred White Here
On East Allen Street, on the right when traveling east.
37 Arizona, Greenlee County, Clifton — Clifton Cliff Jail
On The Coronado Trail (U.S. 191 at milepost 164), on the left when traveling north.
38 Arizona, Maricopa County, Phoenix, Estrella Village — Arizona Rangers Monument
On Van Buren Street. Reported damaged.
39 Arizona, Maricopa County, Wickenburg — The Jail Tree
On North Tegner Street at Wickenburg Way, on the right on North Tegner Street.
40 Arizona, Navajo County, Holbrook — Sidney Sapp House — Holbrook Arizona — Built 1911 —
On West Hopi Drive (U.S. 180) east of North 2nd Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
41 Arizona, Pima County, Tucson, Historic Fourth Avenue — Wyatt Earp Shot Frank Stilwell…
Near North Toole Avenue near East Pennington Street.
42 Arizona, Pima County, Tucson, Tanque Verde Trails — Officer Erik Hite
On Tomahawk Trail, on the right when traveling north.
43 Arizona, Pinal County, Casa Grande — Barony of Arizola — Home of the "Baron of Arizona"
On Arizona Route 84 at milepost 181, on the right when traveling west.
44 Arizona, Pinal County, Florence — Florence Town Hall / Police and Fire Department
On North Main Street north of 12th Street, on the left when traveling north.
45 Arizona, Yuma County, Yuma — Drinking Water Life in the Desert
Near Prison Hill Road at South Levee Road.
46 Arizona, Yuma County, Yuma — Incorrigible Ward — Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park
Near Prison Hill Road, 0.5 miles north of Harold C. Giss Parkway.
47 Arizona, Yuma County, Yuma — Main Cellblock — Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park
Near Prison Hill Road, 0.5 miles north of Harold C. Giss Parkway.
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48 Arizona, Yuma County, Yuma — New Yard
Near Prison Hill Road at South Levee Road.
49 Arizona, Yuma County, Yuma — Prison Labor — Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park
Near Prison Hill Road, 0.5 miles north of Harold C. Giss Parkway.
50 Arizona, Yuma County, Yuma — Shops
On Prison Hill Road west of South Levee Road, on the right when traveling south.
51 Arizona, Yuma County, Yuma — The Prison Bell
Near Prison Hill Road at South Levee Road.
52 Arizona, Yuma County, Yuma — View of the Prison from Across the River — Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park
Near Prison Hill Road, 0.5 miles north of Harold C. Giss Parkway.
53 Arizona, Yuma County, Yuma — Yuma Territorial Prison — Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park
Near Prison Hill Road, 0.5 miles north of Harold C. Giss Parkway.
54 Arkansas, Benton County, Lowell — Old City Jail
On Jackson Street south of Johnson Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Reported missing.
55 Arkansas, Benton County, Lowell — Old City Jail
On Jackson Street south of McClure Avenue (County Road 923), on the right when traveling south.
56 Arkansas, Carroll County, Berryville — Carroll County Courthouse, Eastern District
On Public Square south of West Church Street, on the right when traveling south.
57 Arkansas, Crittenden County, Marion — Old County Jail — Erected 1849-1850
Near Cypress Drive.
58 Arkansas, Garland County, Hot Springs — The Arlington Hotel — Hot Springs Historic Baseball Trail —
On Central Avenue (Arkansas Route 7) at Fountain Street when traveling north on Central Avenue.
59 Arkansas, Garland County, Hot Springs — U.S. Park Ranger James Alexander Cary
On Reserve Street at Central Avenue (Arkansas Route 7), on the left when traveling east on Reserve Street.
60 Arkansas, Independence County, Batesville — Independence County Courthouse
On East Main Street at Broad Street, on the left when traveling west on East Main Street.
61 Arkansas, Lawrence County, Powhatan — Changes made to the Jail
Near State Road 25, on the right when traveling east.
62 Arkansas, Lawrence County, Powhatan — Powhatan Jail
Near State Highway 25, on the right when traveling east.
63 Arkansas, Lawrence County, Powhatan — The Conviction of Samuel Helms
On State Highway 25 just west of 3rd Street, on the right when traveling east.
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64 Arkansas, Lawrence County, Powhatan — Uses of the Jail House
On State Highway 25 just west of 3rd Street, on the right when traveling east.
65 Arkansas, Nevada County, Prescott — 5 — Governor Thomas Chipman McRae — Prescott
On Greenlawn Street (U.S. 371) at De Ann Street, on the left when traveling west on Greenlawn Street.
66 Arkansas, Pulaski County, Little Rock, Boyle Park — Lynching in America / Lynching in Little Rock — Community Remembrance Project
On West 12th Street at Westpark Drive, on the right when traveling west on West 12th Street.
67 Arkansas, Pulaski County, Little Rock, Downtown — Ward-Hays House
On West 2nd Street west of South Chester Street, on the right when traveling west.
68 Arkansas, Pulaski County, Little Rock, Downtown — Zeb Ward Building
On West Markham Street at South Chester Street, on the right when traveling east on West Markham Street.
69 Arkansas, Sebastian County, Fort Smith — Deputy U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves
On Garrison Ave (U.S. 64), on the left when traveling west.
70 Arkansas, Sebastian County, Fort Smith — The Women’s Jail, 1872-1888 — Fort Smith National Historic Site — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
On Park Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
71 Arkansas, Washington County, Fayetteville — Clintons on Law Faculty
On West Maple Street at Garland Avenue, on the right when traveling east on West Maple Street.
72 Arkansas, Washington County, Fayetteville — Lynching in America / Racial Terrorism in Washington County — In Memory of Aaron, Anthony, and Randall — Community Remembrance Project —
On Dunn Avenue south of West 11th Street, on the right when traveling south.
73 Arkansas, Washington County, Fayetteville — The Leflar Legacy
On West Maple Street east of Garland Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
74 California, Alameda County, Pleasanton — Larkin Locke House
On Railroad Avenue.
75 California, Amador County, Ione — Ione City Hall and Police Offices
On East Main Street at North Church Street, on the left when traveling west on East Main Street.
76 California, Amador County, Ione — 867 — Preston Castle
On Highway 104, on the right when traveling east.
77 California, Butte County, Forbestown — Black Bart, the PO8
On Black Bart Road at Sandra Lane on Black Bart Road.
78 California, Butte County, Oroville — Deputy Sheriff Randal Eugene Jennings
On Oroville Dam Boulevard West, on the left when traveling west.
79 California, Calaveras County, Murphys — The Murphys Pokey
On South Algiers Street, on the right when traveling east.
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80 California, Contra Costa County, Lafayette — Nathaniel Jones — Dedicated to the Memory of
Near Mount Diablo Boulevard west of Mt Diablo Court when traveling south.
81 California, El Dorado County, Coloma — El Dorado County Jails
Near State Highway 49. Reported permanently removed.
82 California, El Dorado County, Coloma — Site of Coloma’s Law Offices
On Coloma Road (California Route 49) south of Mt Murphy Road, on the right when traveling south.
83 California, El Dorado County, Placerville — In Respectful Memory of Joseph M. Staples — Deputy Sheriff of El Dorado County — Placerville, California —
On Main Street, on the right when traveling west.
84 California, El Dorado County, Placerville — Joseph M. Staples
Near Bee Street.
85 California, El Dorado County, Pollack Pines — In Memory of the Bravery of Our Pioneer Officers
On Pony Express Trail, on the left when traveling east.
86 California, Fresno County, Clovis — September 11th California Memorial
On West Pelco Way at West Pontiac Way on West Pelco Way.
87 California, Fresno County, Coalinga — 344 — Arroyo de Cantua — 14 Miles
On California Route 33, 0.1 miles south of Dorris Road (California Route 198), on the left when traveling south.
88 California, Fresno County, Coalinga — 344 — Arroyo de Cantua — 14 Miles
On Dorris Avenue (State Highway 198) 0.1 miles east of State Highway 33, on the left when traveling east.
89 California, Fresno County, Kingsburg — Fred French
Near Draper Street, on the right when traveling north.
90 California, Fresno County, Kingsburg — George Boyle
Near Draper Street, on the right when traveling north.
91 California, Glenn County, Glenn — William B. Ide’s Public Service
On California Route 45,, 0.7 miles north of Route 28, on the right when traveling north.
92 California, Imperial County, Imperial — Mobley Meadows
On East Aten Road, on the right when traveling east.
93 California, Inyo County, Bishop — The Old Inyo County Jailhouse
On South Main Street (U.S. 395) at Lagoon Street, on the right when traveling south on South Main Street.
94 California, Inyo county, Death Valley National Park — Barker Ranch — Family Getaway
Near Coyote Canyon Road, 6.5 miles east of Wingate Road.
95 California, Kern County, Red Mountain — Kelly Silver Mine — The Owl Cafe and Slim Riffle
On U.S. 395, 0.2 miles south of Red Mountain Road, on the right when traveling south.
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96 California, Kern County, Tehachapi — Avelino Martinez — Died at Age 112 on August 7, 1936 — Last Known Member of the Joaquin Murrieta Horse Gangs —
On Burnett Road.
97 California, Kern County, Tehachapi — Constable Thomas Godwin — Tehachapi Constable
On Iris Way at Violette Court, on the right when traveling north on Iris Way.
98 California, Kern County, Tehachapi — The Women's Prison in Tehachapi - 1932 — Became California Correction Institution for Men in 1954
On Green St, on the right when traveling north.
99 California, Kings County, Hanford — Kings County Courthouse
On Court Street at Douty Street, on the left when traveling west on Court Street.
100 California, Kings County, Hanford — Kings County Jail
On Court Street at Douty Street, on the left when traveling west on Court Street.

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