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Gloria Casarez in #PhiladelphiaPA
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#LGBThistory
#WomensHistory
Gloria Casarez Historical Marker
Latina lesbian civil rights leader Casarez started her career as an activist fighting for economic justice, welfare rights, and affordable housing. (A historical marker located in Philadelphia in Phi...
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September 27, 2026 at 11:50 AM
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Dolly Parton in #SeviervilleTN
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#RIPDolly
Dolly Parton Historical Marker
(A historical marker located in Sevierville in Sevier County, Tennessee.)
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August 30, 2026 at 1:41 PM
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Warriors’ Path near #MiddlesboroKY
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#NativeAmericanHistoryMonth
Warriors' Path Historical Marker
(A historical marker located near Middlesboro in Bell County, Kentucky.)
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November 16, 2025 at 5:28 AM
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Langston High School in #JohnsonCityTN
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Langston High School Historical Marker
This building housed Johnson City’s first African-American public high school. (A historical marker located in Johnson City in Washington County, Tennessee.)
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February 22, 2026 at 5:56 AM
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Pearl M. Hart in #ChicagoIL
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#IllinoisHistory
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Pearl M. Hart Historical Marker
(A historical marker located in Chicago in Cook County, Illinois.)
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March 16, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Pack’s Ferry near #HintonWV
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#CivilWarHistory
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#westvirginia
Pack's Ferry Historical Marker
During the Civil War, Pack's Ferry was a strategic river crossing for Federal troops in the area. (A historical marker located near Hinton in Summers County, West Virginia.)
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August 2, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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Pauli in #DurhamNC 🏳️‍🌈
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Pauli Historical Marker
Pauli Murray, 1910-1985, believed in justice, reconciliation, and freedom. She championed the cause of human rights through her work as an author, educator, lawyer, feminist, poet and priest. (A histo...
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June 14, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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The Third Lederer Expedition in #MossNeckVA
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The Third Lederer Expedition Historical Marker
In 1669 and 1670, German-born John Lederer led three expeditions to explore Virginia’s Piedmont and the Carolinas that encouraged further European exploration. (A historical marker located in Moss Ne...
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August 17, 2026 at 12:54 AM
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Pulse Interim Memorial in #OrlandoFL 🏳️‍🌈
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#lgbthistory
Pulse Interim Memorial Historical Marker
On June 12, 2016, 49 angels sought the joy, love and acceptance of Pulse Nightclub. Instead, they found hatred. And they never came home. They were gay. They were straight. Latin, black, white. (A his...
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June 7, 2026 at 5:41 PM
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“The Nuns” in #MéridaMexico 🇲🇽
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'The Nuns' Historical Marker
(A historical marker located in Mérida in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico.)
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March 1, 2026 at 5:15 AM
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The Eisleber Mining School in the Katharinenstift 1817 - 1844 in #Mansfeld-SüdharzGermany 🇩🇪
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#GermanHistory
The Eisleber Mining School in the Katharinenstift 1817 - 1844 Historical Marker
.d • The development of mining in the town of Eisleben is connected closely with the “Bergschule”, or Mining School. (A historical marker located in Lutherstadt Eisleben in Mansfeld-Südharz, Saxony-A...
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July 12, 2026 at 4:06 PM
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"Jupiter" in #SchenectadyNY
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#AAPIHistory
#NewYorkHistory
'Jupiter' Historical Marker
(A historical marker located in Schenectady in Schenectady County, New York.)
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May 3, 2026 at 4:14 AM
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Mt. Independence Military Road in #OrwellVT

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Mt. Independence Military Road Historical Marker
(A historical marker located in Orwell in Addison County, Vermont.)
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September 6, 2026 at 9:10 AM
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Esther Short in #VancouverWA
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#womenshistory
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Esther Short Historical Marker
(A historical marker located in Vancouver in Clark County, Washington.)
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January 18, 2026 at 12:04 PM
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Abijah and Lucy Terry Prince in #GuilfordVT
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Abijah and Lucy Terry Prince Historical Marker
Early Landowners and First Known African American Poet Abijah Prince (c. 1706-94) served in the French & Indian Wars, as a slave and freedman. (A historical marker located in Guilford in Windham Cou...
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February 8, 2026 at 6:13 PM
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Satoko "Sue" Mitchell in #FlorissantMO
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#StLouisCountyMO
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Satoko 'Sue' Mitchell Historical Marker
Satoko Yamamoto was born in Nikko, Japan. Married Al Mitchell in 1952 & went by the name 'Sue'. Came to USA knowing only her husband. They raised five children. (A historical marker located in Floris...
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May 25, 2026 at 3:17 AM
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Cal 100 in #YountvilleCA

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Cal 100 Historical Marker
(A historical marker located in Yountville in Napa County, California.)
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August 24, 2025 at 4:05 AM
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#HowardCounty Jail, 1851 in #EllicottCityMD

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Howard County Jail, 1851 Historical Marker
(A historical marker located in Ellicott City in Howard County, Maryland.)
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December 14, 2025 at 5:14 AM
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Walt Whitman in #CamdenNJ 🏳️‍🌈
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Walt Whitman Historical Marker
Author of Leaves of Grass, the most extraordinary piece of wit and wisdom that America has yet contributed. His life was an affirmation of freedom. (A historical marker located in Camden in Camden Co...
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June 21, 2026 at 10:33 AM
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Emma Eccles Jones Plaza in #SaltLakeCityUT
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#slc
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Emma Eccles Jones Plaza Historical Marker
(A historical marker located in Salt Lake City in Salt Lake County, Utah.)
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March 8, 2026 at 5:03 AM
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Maytown in Maytown, Pennsylvania

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#PennsylvaniaHistory
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Maytown Historical Marker
So named being founded on the first day of May. (A historical marker located in Maytown in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.)
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April 27, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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By the way, if you check out the #MarkeroftheWeek on HMdb.org (the main page) you can usually see a different picture than just a closeup of the marker. This week’s is the wide shot of the marker.
Third Lederer Expedition Marker (wide shot). Photographed by J. J. Prats, September 19, 2009
August 17, 2026 at 1:39 AM
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Restaurant La Casita Blanca in #SanJuanPR 🇵🇷
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#puertorico
#historicalmarker
Restaurant La Casita Blanca Historical Marker
(A historical marker located in San Juan in Municipio de San Juan, Puerto Rico.)
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August 9, 2026 at 2:58 PM
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First Baptist Church of Floresville in #FloresvilleTX
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First Baptist Church of Floresville Historical Marker
This congregation was established by The Rev. John Washburn, who came to Texas from Illinois in 1877. He moved to Floresville to become superintendent of the Floresville Academy in May 1878. (A histor...
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August 23, 2026 at 3:36 PM
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Culloden Battlefield in #InvernessScotland
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#ukhistory
#Scottishhistory
Culloden Battlefield Historical Marker
The Battle of Culloden was fought on this Moor 16th April 1746. (A historical marker located near Inverness in Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom.)
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April 12, 2026 at 3:58 PM