The Birth of Drag Culture Historical Marker Who was William Dorsey Swann? William Dorsey Swann, born in 1860, was a trailblazer in Black and LGBTQ+ history. (A historical marker located in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columb...

Whoa! Today I found a #historicalmarker for a nineteenth century Black drag queen in #DC!

www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=294490

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'The Nuns' Historical Marker (A historical marker located in Mérida in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico.)

#MarkeroftheWeek

“The Nuns” in #MéridaMexico 🇲🇽
www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=131086

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Camp Zion Missionary Baptist Church Historical Marker The Rev. Hillary Hooks, formerly a slave on the James E. Winston plantation, organized Camp Zion Baptist Church in 1870. Winston granted land to Camp Zion trustees in 1887. (A historical marker locat...

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Camp Zion Missionary Baptist Church in #WhartonTX
www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=205730

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February 25. 1 pm Eastern. Join the webinar to learn how you can make local history "shine" as a national historic marker weekend volunteer. Logos for the William G. Pomeroy Foundation and the National Council on Public History.

Have you noticed a #HistoricalMarker in your community that could use a little care? Join this webinar with the William G. Pomeroy Foundation to learn about how you can care for that marker during National Historic Marker Weekend. https://community.ncph.org/event/HistoricMarkerWeekend #LocalHistory

Fully Funded Historical Markers. Preserving local stories and strengthening community in 2026. 1-hour workshop. January 27, 2026. 1pm Eastern time. National Council on Public History and William G. Pomeroy Foundation logos.

In a 1-hour workshop, William G. Pomeroy Foundation #historians will guide participants through the process of researching compelling marker subjects, navigating the application, and drawing inspiration from #HistoricalMarker examples. Register at: https://community.ncph.org/event/PomeroyJan2026

B&O Freight Station Historical Marker The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad reached Grafton on January 11, 1852 and thus a railroad town was born. (A historical marker located in Grafton in Taylor County, West Virginia.)

#MarkeroftheWeek

B&O Freight Station in #GraftonWV
www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=180674

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Timmer’s Resort Historical Marker This property was acquired January 4, 1864, by Mathias and Margaret Timmer. In 1882, Timmer’s Hotel was opened. (A historical marker located near Slinger in Washington County, Wisconsin.)

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Timmer’s Resort near #SlingerWI
www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=48255

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The Wind Point foghorn building overlooking Lake Michigan. It was built in 1900. Today it operates as a small museum.

#Wisconsin #LakeMichigan #HistoricalMarker #History #Winter

Lanier/Miona Springs Historical Marker Upon the chartering of Macon County, by an Act approved December 29, 1837, the town of Lanier was made the first county seat. (A historical marker located near Oglethorpe in Macon County, Georgia.)

#MarkeroftheWeek

Lanier/Miona Springs near #OglethorpeGA
www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=40140

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Execution of George Copelan (1873) Behind the Greene County courthouse in Greensboro, Georgia, stands an old rock jail. It was built in 1807 and remained in use until about 18...

New post up at the Southern Graves blog. It's about the old jail (1807-1895) in Greene County, #Georgia, and the lone #execution that took place there in 1873. (Spoiler alert: it was botched.) tinyurl.com/wktknn7j

#georgiahistory #history #crimeandpunishment #deathpenalty #historicalmarker #oldjail

Laurie Hernandez Historical Marker (A historical marker located in Camden in Camden County, New Jersey.)

#MarkeroftheWeek

Laurie Hernandez in #CamdenNJ
www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=220935

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I stumbled across this #HistoricalMarker as I was running errands yesterday.
Today, I have dropped everything to take advantage of the (temporarily) fine weather and go on a day trip. Knowing why Charlotte and Anne #Brontë stayed in #York in 1849, I’m sure many of you can guess where I’m headed…

Gist Settlement / Original Lot Owners In Eagle Township Settlement Historical Marker Gist Settlement Through the terms of his will. British absentee landowner Samuel Gist (c. 1723-1815) freed his 350 Virginia slaves and provided funds for their relocation. (A historical marker locat...

#OtD in 1819, 150 or so recently emancipated African Americans moved to the Gist Settlement in Ohio.

www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=272722

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Little House On The Prairie Historical Marker Famous Children's Book by: Laura Ingalls Wilder Kansas Home Of Charles Ingalls Family 1869-1870 Carrie Ingalls was born here Aug. (A historical marker located in Wayside in Montgomery County, Kansas....

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Little House on the Prairie in #WaysideKS
www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=4954

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Ebenezer Baptist Church Historical Marker On July 31, 1819, Ebenezer Baptist Church was constituted by Isaac Suttle, Lewis C. Davis (“Old Club Axe”), and William Harrod. (A historical marker located in Stanton in Chilton County, Alabama.)

#OtD in 1819, Ebenezer Baptist Church was founded in #StantonAL

www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=217203

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Thomas Walter Jones Historical Marker The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the Mexican War in 1848 and designated the main channel of the Rio Grande as the boundary between the USA and Mexico. Major William Emory led the border survey (1...

#OtD in 1853, Thomas Walter Jones drowned while surveying the Lowe Rio Grande in Texas.

www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=266565

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Dominico (Nick) T. Venetucci Historical Marker Born in Papetown, a northern Colorado Springs community, Nick worked in the family orchard and caddied at Patty Jewett and the Broadmoor. (A historical marker located in Colorado Springs in El Paso C...

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Dominico (Nick) T. Venetucci in #ColoradoSpringsCO
www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=251022

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Camp Creek Train Wreck Historical Marker (A historical marker located in McDonough in Henry County, Georgia.)

#OtD in 1900, the Camp Creek Train Wreck occurred in #McDonoughGA

www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=264638

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Site of the Last Public Execution in Edinburgh Historical Marker The site of the gallows is marked by the three brass plates set at the edge of the pavement in front of this notice. (A historical marker located in Edinburgh in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom.)

#OtD in 1864, the last public execution was committed in #EdinburghScotland 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=275679

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The Freedom Tree Historical Marker (A historical marker located in Missouri City in Fort Bend County, Texas.)

#Juneteenth is commemorated via quite a few markers on HMdb. Here is one from #MissouriCityTX:

www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=259432

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The Summer Garden Historical Marker During the Roaring Twenties, dance halls grew in popularity. Port Dover's first pavilion was built by businessman Ben Ivey. (A historical marker located in Port Dover in Norfolk County, Ontario.)

#OtD in 1921, the first pavilion opened in #PortDoverON 🇨🇦

www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=236340

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The Societé Française Historical Marker Was organized June 17, 1816 by men who came from France to aid America in the Revolution and by refugees from the French Revolution and uprisings in Santo Domingo. (A historical marker located in Cha...

#OtD in 1816, the Societé Française was founded in #CharlestonSC 🇫🇷

www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=265400

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#Virginia250 #va250 #america250 #americamadeinvirginia #RevolutionaryVoices #historicalmarker #americanrevolution

A landscape phone photograph of the central portion of Mendoza Park, Puerto Princesa City on a cumuli-sunny afternoon, with a newly-installed historical marker consisting of six concrete-and-glazed stone lab pillars bearing the names of over three hundred Filipino guerilla soldiers who bravely laid down their lives during the Japanese army occupation of Palawan during 1941-1944 (sorted by company/contingent type), arranged in a concentric pattern and facing a central marble bench sculpture. Behind are a statue of prominent figure Higinio A. Mendoza, one of the marytrs and leader of said guerilla movement, as well as the current building of the PPUR Office, respectively. Also seen are a number of Philippine flags in their usual peace placement, strewn about on the guardrails around the statue.

Maligaya pa ba ang ating pagdiriwang ng ating kasarinlan kung ang mga nakaupo, silang may ganang pagtaksilan nang paulit-ulit ang ating Inang Bayan, alang-alang sa sarili nilang kapakanan?

#Philippines #HistoricalMarker @pinoy

'The Worker' Historical Marker This statue commemorates the dedication and spirit of the young men who served in the Civilian Conservation Corps from April, 1933 to July, 1942. (A historical marker located in Willow Springs in Coo...

#OtD in 1933, Camp Chicago-Lemont, Company 612 of the #CCC was founded in #WillowSpringsIL

www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=267606

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Transit of Venus Observatory Historical Marker In 1769, an international scientific effort was organized to observe a transit of Venus in order to determine the size of the solar system. (A historical marker located in Lewes in Sussex County, Del...

#OtD in 1769, the Transit of Venus Observatory was established in #LewesDE.

www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=228456

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The Voyage of Prince Henry Sinclair Historical Marker The Voyage of Prince Henry Sinclair to the New World in 1398 On June 2, 1398 Henry Sinclair allegedly set foot in North America on the sandbar of Guysborough Harbour. (A historical marker located in ...

#OtD in 1398, Prince Henry Sinclair reputedly stepped foot on what is now #HalfwayCove in #NovaScotia an early encounter between cultures. 🇨🇦

www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=139656

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1921 Black Wall Street Memorial / O Greenwood!/Commercial Destruction During 1921 Race War Historical Marker (A historical marker located in Tulsa in Tulsa County, Oklahoma.)

#OtD in 1921, the Black-majority Greenwood District in #TulsaOK was destroyed in an act of terrorism.

www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=272622

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#oklahomahistory
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Natalie Clifford Barney Historical Marker Natalie Clifford Barney was born in Dayton on October 31, 1876. (A historical marker located in Dayton in Montgomery County, Ohio.)

#MarkeroftheWeek

Natalie Clifford Barney in #DaytonOH 🏳️‍🌈
www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=104542

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Lake Hughes Historical Marker The C.C.C. (A historical marker located in Lake Hughes in Los Angeles County, California.)

#OtD in 2013, the Powerhouse fire began near #LakeHughesCA destroying 30 homes before it ended.

www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=264035

#CaliforniaHistory
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