# Interesting Historical Markers you've visited **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 17, 2026, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-historical-markers-youve-visited/1031741 "2026-07-17T12:56:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2026, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-historical-markers-youve-visited/1031741/1 "2026-07-17T12:56:00Z")
On my morning walk I stopped to ready a historical marker that I’ve walked past multiple times. There are several around here and I should plan my walks to visit more of them. When we’re on road trips I check Google Maps to see if there are ones to stop at to break up the drive. Please post some interesting ones here. My first entry is about the song “Jingle Bells”. [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/TZOqDC0.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/TZOqDC0) ---
**Author:** ![Dorjan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorjan/32/12440_2.png) [@Dorjan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dorjan)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2026, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-historical-markers-youve-visited/1031741/2 "2026-07-17T13:02:22Z")
Was walking around in Nice when we came across this one - apparently Napoleon lived in this house for a brief time. [[Album] imgur.com ![](https://i.imgur.com/kadqpRz.jpeg?fb "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/a/F9lto2K) ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan\_myers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@aruvqan\_myers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan_myers)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2026, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-historical-markers-youve-visited/1031741/3 "2026-07-17T13:44:58Z")
I had a class in early 20th century poli sci that covered [Treaty of Portsmouth - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Portsmouth) . When Rob was temporarily stationed in Portsmouth for a boat refit, we went to see the marker there =) ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2026, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-historical-markers-youve-visited/1031741/4 "2026-07-17T14:42:30Z")
While walking around the Upper West Side of Manhattan, I happened upon the home of Virginia O’Hanlon - as in “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.” [![](https://www.hmdb.org/Photos5/584/Photo584055o.jpeg?56202173100PM) ](https://www.hmdb.org/Photos5/584/Photo584055o.jpeg?56202173100PM) ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2026, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-historical-markers-youve-visited/1031741/5 "2026-07-17T15:03:27Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > My first entry is about the song “Jingle Bells”. > **[Jingle Bells: The Untold History](https://www.bu.edu/articles/2016/jingle-bells-history/)** > > Most of what we know about the history of Jingle Bells is wrong, says Kyna Hamill, a CAS senior lecturer. For starters, the song was first performed in blackface. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2026, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-historical-markers-youve-visited/1031741/6 "2026-07-17T15:07:23Z")
Hey, I never said the markers needed to be accurate. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2026, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-historical-markers-youve-visited/1031741/7 "2026-07-17T15:10:11Z")
I noticed this one near Peterborough, Canada: > **[September 4 marks the 140th anniversary of the Douro dynamite explosion in...](https://kawarthanow.com/2025/09/01/september-4-marks-the-140th-anniversary-of-the-douro-dynamite-explosion-in-peterborough-county/)** > > By kawarthaNOW. In 1885, two men were transporting a wagon loaded with dynamite to Burleigh Falls when it exploded. ---
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2026, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-historical-markers-youve-visited/1031741/8 "2026-07-17T15:39:43Z")
There’s a marker in a small Pennsylvania town that describes how a riot was taken down by the townsfolk. [Lilly, PA vs KKK](https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=39277) ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2026, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-historical-markers-youve-visited/1031741/9 "2026-07-17T16:03:57Z")
[This one](https://www.flickr.com/photos/194366829@N05/55399870311/in/dateposted/) in Wapakoneta, Ohio: [![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55399870311_624ee42d4e.jpg) ](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55399870311_624ee42d4e.jpg) (The link has a better image.) Francis Duchouquet was my great great great great great grandfather. ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2026, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-historical-markers-youve-visited/1031741/10 "2026-07-17T16:23:06Z")
I’m from next door in Greenville and we have a marker that commemorates the first treaty that the US government ever signed with the Native Americans. Basically the first lie and broken promises in a long line. Treaty of Greeneville Historical Marker [https://share.google/1C4TI7OOFkmbbKTw5](https://share.google/1C4TI7OOFkmbbKTw5) ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2026, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-historical-markers-youve-visited/1031741/11 "2026-07-17T16:53:27Z")
The annual winners of the Calaveras Jumping Frog contest all have a marker on the sidewalks of Angels Camp. This was the champ the year I was born: [![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AP1GczOVi8BqAk80gOigHDDtsYmf6sQyqQTxHRW1kqPKcwVrKiHbwG2M-58XjvObJ0qb2xeTEiEZSMz6wGZBMwBAIfQtY4VDxPAkIf9u9dUyoYfbolnOS393H6m2IuriV0fNsplaNaHIR_WbfCBxuJp5a-m8Zw=w1061-h795-s-no?authuser=0) ](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AP1GczOVi8BqAk80gOigHDDtsYmf6sQyqQTxHRW1kqPKcwVrKiHbwG2M-58XjvObJ0qb2xeTEiEZSMz6wGZBMwBAIfQtY4VDxPAkIf9u9dUyoYfbolnOS393H6m2IuriV0fNsplaNaHIR_WbfCBxuJp5a-m8Zw=w1061-h795-s-no?authuser=0) Bit of jumping frog trivia: the former owners of the current world record holder (Rosie The Ribeter 21’ 5¾") live right around the corner from me. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2026, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-historical-markers-youve-visited/1031741/12 "2026-07-17T18:36:20Z")
That causes me to remember the Tarkington novel, “The Magnificent Ambersons”. ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2026, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-historical-markers-youve-visited/1031741/13 "2026-07-17T20:07:49Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > Rosie The Ribeter 21’ 5¾" That is both hilarious and difficult to believe. 21 feet? Oh, upon googling I see it was a triple jump. Still impressive. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2026, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-historical-markers-youve-visited/1031741/14 "2026-07-17T20:44:16Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > My first entry is about the song “Jingle Bells”. I’ve passed that one, myself. There are two other good ones within a short walk, if I can get the images to post. [![](https://www.hmdb.org/Photos1/191/Photo191518.jpg) ](https://www.hmdb.org/Photos1/191/Photo191518.jpg) [![](https://itemlive.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/WEB-Amelia-Earhart-Medford-monument.jpg) ](https://itemlive.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/WEB-Amelia-Earhart-Medford-monument.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2026, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-historical-markers-youve-visited/1031741/15 "2026-07-17T20:52:07Z")
I’ve also been here (don’t know if it’s still accessible to the public): [![](https://www.hmdb.org/Photos/13/Photo13413.jpg?11252005) ](https://www.hmdb.org/Photos/13/Photo13413.jpg?11252005) ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2026, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-historical-markers-youve-visited/1031741/16 "2026-07-17T20:55:02Z")
Toronto also has an Amelia Earhart plaque: > **[AMELIA EARHART ONCE LIVED IN TORONTO’S ST. REGIS HOTEL, 392 SHERBOURNE STREET](https://torontosavvy.wordpress.com/2017/05/02/amelia-earhart-once-lived-in-torontos-st-regis-hotel-392-sherbourne-street/)** > > The blue plaque tells us that the famous aviatrix AMELIA EARHART spent two years in TORONTO working as a nurse’s aide with the Canadian Red Cross at the Spadina Military Convalescent Hospital atten… ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2026, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-historical-markers-youve-visited/1031741/17 "2026-07-17T22:57:21Z")
I saw the Bonnie and Clyde death site marker. I was astonished to find it is in Louisiana; I had always vaguely thought they’d been killed in either Texas or Oklahoma. [https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/bonnie-and-clydes-death-site](https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/bonnie-and-clydes-death-site) ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2026, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-historical-markers-youve-visited/1031741/18 "2026-07-17T23:34:43Z")
On the Chief Joseph Scenic Byway (Wyoming Highway 296), this marker struck me as rather poignant: [https://i.ibb.co/9H1zb3TG/Nez-Perce.jpg](https://i.ibb.co/9H1zb3TG/Nez-Perce.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2026, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-historical-markers-youve-visited/1031741/19 "2026-07-18T02:10:19Z")
Another one, also in our town: [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/mOLlPct.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/mOLlPct) ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2026, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-historical-markers-youve-visited/1031741/20 "2026-07-18T02:14:45Z")
Probably one of the lesser-known sights on Route 66, the “Paul McCartney asked for directions here” marker east of Arcadia, Oklahoma. [![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AP1GczOLQ8MZhqmAY3-rTUEttsUyBUHf8H3Rj0jbeWym5DCC60XSi6-ZXEDaP7IyvmeGvEsdqFyPOGstXYeLRydfDcZ_GndlO7anOYATWJE7YYDATbZTmsSDrfwGk2erMAK2nadioyys1FyxDmqAu7eNFbtmFw=w1635-h795-s-no?authuser=0) ](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AP1GczOLQ8MZhqmAY3-rTUEttsUyBUHf8H3Rj0jbeWym5DCC60XSi6-ZXEDaP7IyvmeGvEsdqFyPOGstXYeLRydfDcZ_GndlO7anOYATWJE7YYDATbZTmsSDrfwGk2erMAK2nadioyys1FyxDmqAu7eNFbtmFw=w1635-h795-s-no?authuser=0) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-historical-markers-youve-visited/1031741.md?page=2)