Historic Memorials and Markers

Images of memorials and historical markers, showcasing significant locations dedicated to events in U.S. history, with varied textures and materials.

Information sign at the The Joseph Schneider Haus, a National Historic Site of Canada, in the city of Kitchener,Ontario, Canada.

Idlewild, Michigan, A historical marker at the entrance to Idlewild, a resort town popular with African-Americans during the years when segregation was the norm. After passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the town declined, though there are now some attempts to bring it back.

Montgomery, Alabama, The National Memorial for Peace and Justice documents and memorializes the more than 4400 victims of racial lynching's that occurred in the United States from 1877 to 1950. The Memorial is a project of the Equal Justice Initiative.

Stone monument marks spot where Lewis and Clark camped in 1804 and departed on the Lewis and Clark Adventure on May 14, 1804, near Alton IL.

Poll photo collection. Israel: excavations Megido (Megiddo). Information board at the site of the excavations. undated. Israel, Megiddo

Information sign at the The Joseph Schneider Haus, a National Historic Site of Canada, in the city of Kitchener,Ontario, Canada.

Old Stone House at Manassas Battlefield Commemoriative Sign at Manassas Civil War battlefield where the Bull Run battle was fought. 2011 is the sesquicentennial of the battle. Sign erected in 1928 Copyright: xZoonar.com/StevexHeapx 2606530

Signs at Sandwich , Signs Notices. Photographs by Ernst Halberstadt

A description board for the trail in Amarillo, Texas

Canada, Alberta, Milk River Valley, Milk River, Writing-On-Stone Provincial Park, Hoodoo Interpretive Trail, Battle Scene information board

Detail of information board on Crag Walk, Walton on the Naze, Essex, England

USA, Wyoming, Guernsey, Oregon Trail Wagon Ruts site informational plaques

Great River Road - Beef Slough Sign at Wayside. An interpretive sign at a wayside on the Great River Road in Wisconsin explains some history of the area. Wisconsin

Religious Sign along Highway, Georgia, USA, Marion Post Wolcott, U.S. Farm Security Administration, May 1939

Pioneer Historic Byway - Interpretive Sign at Bear River Massacre Site: "Attack at Bia Ogoi". This sign describes the bitter cold day of January 29th, 1863, when the largest Indian massacre in the West occurred. Sepia-toned, historic photos of an army man and a Shoshone man, as well as a map detailing the locations of the main parties in the massacre, are featured on this sign. Location: Bear River Massacre Overlook, Idaho (42.151° N 111.908° W)

Pioneer Historic Byway - Interpretive Sign at Bear River Massacre Site: "The Shoshone, Moving with the Seasons". The Shoshone people moved with the seasons and lived in extended families. The descendants of the band massacred at Bear River live in Northeastern Utah and Southeastern Idaho. This sign tells about this and shows sepia-toned, historic pictures of Shoshone Indians. A map is also included on the sign. Location: Bear River Massacre Overlook, Idaho (42.151° N 111.908° W)

Montana, Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, Headstone marker where Lakota warrior fell June 25, 1876

Scenic Byway 12 - A USFS Interpretive Sign Near Boulder. This is a sample of an early USFS Interpretive sign on Scenic Byway 12 near Boulder, Utah. Location: Utah (37.908° N 111.424° W)

Tyler TX - 7. März 2025: Historischer Marker auf dem Meador-Friedhof in Tyler TX Tyler TX - March 7, 2025: Historical Marker at Meador Cemetery Located in Tyler Texas Copyright: xZoonar.com/LorixMartinx 23112862

Spain, Pyrenees, Autonomous community of Aragon, between the old and the new monastery of San Juan de la Pena, stele in honour of Saint James way

Placard describing the historical significance of Beaconsfield House, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Close-up of an information board, USS Arizona Memorial, Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii Islands, USA

The Rufus Stone in the New Forest National Park, site of the death of King William II in 1100 after being shot with an arrow, Stoney Cross, Hampshire,...

Signs. Original caption: Miscellaneous (signs).. 1923 - 1955. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs

Santa Fe Trail - Interpretive Sign at Pullout on I-25. Interpretive signs "Trinidad" and "Where Coal Was King" are at a pullout located a short distance north of Raton Pass on I-25. Location: Near Raton Pass, Colorado (36.994° N 104.480° W)

Sign indicating the location of the historical Old Spanish Trail auto trail across the United States built in the early 1900s.

Information board Black Forest Railway between St. Georgen and Hornberg, Building Director Robert Gerwig, Black Forest, Germany, Europe

Savannah River Scenic Byway - Historic Markers in Willington. Interpretive signs speak of the history of Willington. Location: South Carolina (33.972° N 82.467° W)

First Nations sign along Nemiah Road in British Columbia Canada

Canada, Nunavut, western shore of Hudson Bay, Kivalliq Region, Arviat. Margaret Aniksak Visitors Centre.

Sign, Nantucket , Signs Notices. Edmund L. Mitchell Collection

Memorial stone to the Sinti and Roma who fell victim to the Nazi regime, Flossenbuerg, Flossenbuerg, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Site of the Wildwood settlement along Route 112 in the town of Easton, New Hampshire. Wildwood was a logging settlement during the 20th century along the Wild Ammonoosuc River. The first Civilian Conservation Corps camp authorized in New Hampshire was also located at Wildwood.

Delaware: 1952 A Delaware Civil Defense sign announcing highway closures in the event of an enemy attack during the early days of the Cold War.

A scene of the Pine View Recreation Area is shown Sept. 4, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The recreation area includes acres of publicly accessible land with hiking trails, Pine View Campground, Whitetail Ridge Ski Area, and Sportsmans Range. Pine View Recreation Area offers four-season, year-round activities to include camping, hiking, fishing, and more. See more about the area at https://mccoy.armymwr.com/categories/outdoor-recreation. Also, in 2022, Pine View Recreation Area celebrated 50 years in use.

Commemorative sign for the Scottish immigrant clockmaker Duncan Beard, Delaware

land grant , sign, owners, inheritance, possession, Anton Chico, New Mexico

Plaque Commemorating Rufino Ortega On The Cerro De La Gloria, Mendoza Argentina

Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador sign for the Hulan House at Jeffreys on the Port au Port Peninsula.

Sign , Rivers, State parks & reserves, Signs Notices. Photographs by Ernst Halberstadt

Parting of the Ways Wyoming USA

Glendora, Mississippi, A sign marks the site along the Tallahatchie River where Emmett Till's mutilated body was found in 1955. Till, 14, was tortured and murdered for allegedly whistling at a white woman. His killers were acquitted by an all-white jury. This site is now part of the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument.

MT, Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, Headstone marker where Lakota warrior fell June 25, 1876

USA, Idaho, Arco. Three Butte, informational sign

Historical interest sign downtown Campbell River BC Canada Fire Hall in 1950

USA, Nevada, Caliente. Rainbow Canyon, Kershaw Ryan State Park, Stone restroom by Civilian Conservation Corps, informational plaque.

Information board at the entrance to Maes Howe, Neolithic burial chamber

Gun safety slogan memorial, VT

1922 plaque placed by the Mountain Club of South Africa on top of Table Mountain

Metal plate of Four Corners in USA

Information board map Eastern Inshore Fisheries Conservation Authority, Ipswich, England, Suffolk, UK

Information board in the vineyard, Göltenstand, Ingelfingen, Kochertal, Kocher, Hohenlohe, Germany, Europe

Water sign, window, Nantucket , Signs Notices. Edmund L. Mitchell Collection

Open Access land sign and map, Shottisham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Memorial stone from the Harzklub for the opening of the Wall on the summit plateau, Brocken Mountain, Harz National Park, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe, PublicGround, Europe

Close-up of a history marker, Port Aransas, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA

Sign marking site of 1863 trial and hanging of George Ives, Nevada City, Montana , Signs Notices, Historical markers, Ives, George, 1836-1863. Edmund L. Mitchell Collection

Canada Government Border notice between town of Derby, Vermont, USA and Stanstead, Quebec, Canada.

USA, Mississippi, Vicksburg. Mississippi Riverfront, flood marker.

Infoschild an der roemischen Ausgrabungsstaette von Pollentia, Spanien, Balearen, Mallorca, Pollentia Information sign at the Roman excavation site of Pollentia, Spain, Balearic Islands, Majorca, Pollentia BLWS717981 *** Info sign to the Roman Excavation site from Pollentia, Spain, Balearic Islands, Majorca, Pollentia Information Sign AT The Novel Excavation Site of Pollentia, Spain, balearic Iceland, Majorca, Pollentia BLWS717981 Copyright: xblickwinkel/fotototox

USA, Wyoming, Guernsey, Rifle Pit Hill Marker and informational sign

45th Parallel sign in Sterwartstown, New Hampshire.

Memorial to the Deportation of Jews from Berlin, Gleis 17, Grunewald Station, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Wooden sign with a map of Cotopaxi National Park in Ecuador.

Information board on the Mural de la Prehistoria, modern rock rock painting based on a prehistoric model, painted in 1961 by the Mexican artist Leovigildo Gonzalez Morillo, size 120x180 metres, Valle de Vinales, Vinales Valley, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sierra de los Organos, Organ Pipe Mountains, Pinar del Rio province, Cuba, Greater Antilles, Caribbean, Central America

Sign marking site of 1863 trial and hanging of George Ives, Nevada City, Montana , Signs Notices, Historical markers, Ives, George, 1836-1863. Edmund L. Mitchell Collection

Historic Columbia River Highway - Interpretive Sign on Historic Columbia River Highway. This shows a free-standing interpretive sign on Historic Columbia River Highway Oregon (45.655° N 121.210° W)

Seal of Ohio in Fort Bonifacio; Manila; Philippines

A close-up view of the plaque on the base of the monument in Eagle Square at Tempelhof Central Airport. Base: West Berlin Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

USA, Wyoming, Guernsey, Oregon Trail Register Cliffs Informational placards

United Kingdom, Channel Islands, Guernsey, 'St Saviours, La Rue Des Issues. Strawberry Farm Sign At Main Entrance.'

Dawson City, Yukon Territory, Canada; A Discovery Claim Plaque Of The Klondike Gold Rush Along Chilkoot Trail In Chilkoot Pass

Canada, Nunavut, Baffin Island, Pangnirtung. Post office sign.

USA, Massachusetts, Deerfield. Signs for Deerfield's Memorial Hall Museum

USA, Oregon, Portland, Street sign showing the distances to well known locations from the Pioneer Courthouse Square

A sign warns of smuggling along the United States - Mexico Border, near Lochiel, Arizona, near the town of Patagonia

Public Garden sign , Parks, Signs Notices. Photographs by Ernst Halberstadt

Stone tablet at the entrance to Tihuanaku showing an overview of the temple grounds, UNESCO World Heritage Site, La Paz, Bolivia, South America

Plaque commemorating combat action from the colonial period between the former German colonial force and freedom fighters in 1905, Gochas, Hardap Region, Namibia, Africa

Pioneer Historic Byway - Interpretive Sign for "John Bidwell". A sign tells of John Bidwell and the party he assembled to travel west. Location: Soda Springs, Idaho (42.659° N 111.604° W)

Information board Harz National Park

Information sign, Ellis Island, Jersey City, New York State, USA

Sign with bullet holes, Waterville, United States, North America

A sign for Killingly, Massachusetts

Office of Administration - White House Visitor's Center, Secretary's Office

Painted road signs, Longleaf Pine Preserve, Deland, Florida

Sign in Idaho describing geology of buttes in high desert area of Snake River Plains.

Plaque, Taylor, British Columbia, Canada

Wooden boards direct you toward the carpark

USA, Texas, San Antonio, Informational Sign at the Alamo Shrine Entrance. PLEASE CALL FOR SUPER-HI-RES FILES.

Northwest Passage Scenic Byway - Sign for Clearwater Canyons Scenic Byway. Sign shows byway route and points of interest. This Idaho byway has since been renamed to 'Northwest Passage Scenic Byway' and this sign is no longer used on the route. Location: Idaho (46.148° N 115.596° W)

Dearborn, Michigan, Stores in a shopping plaza are advertised in both English and Arabic. Arab-Americans in the Dearborn, Detroit area constitute the largest Arab population outside the Middle East.

Massachusetts, Lowell National Historic Park, Boott Cotton Mills Museum, exhibits on Lowell's history of manufacturing

Historical marker for the Pueblo of Laguna in New Mexico, viewed during visit to the state by Secretary Gale Norton to participate in dedication day ceremonies at newly opened Baca/Dlo'ay azhi Community School in Prewitt, New Mexico, Bureau of Indian Affairs-operated school serving Prewitt and Thoreau communities on Navajo Nation Reservation

Hand showing a plan with excavation areas in Xanten archaeological park, floorplans of Roman houses, Lower Rhine region, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Milestone in the Anti-Atlas, Morocco, Africa

A sign that reads First Indian fight

High water mark , Monuments & memorials, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway - Information Sign at Camp Tulelake. A plaque at Camp Tulelake describes the history of the site and its use during the year before, during and after WWII as a CCC work camp, a Japanese internment camp and a P.O.W. camp. Location: Tulelake, California (41.969° N 121.566° W)

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