historical markers
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HP Garage (Birthplace of Silicon Valley)
Palo Alto, California
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Jane Austen House
Bath, England
1792–96 (built); 1801-05 (Austens in residence)
Jane Austen lived in this townhouse at 4 Sydney Place with her family from 1801 to 1805.
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Stewart Bridge
Walden, Oregon
1930
Built in 1930, this small covered bridge over Mosby Creek has been restored and is now open only to pedestrians.
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Lorraine Motel
Memphis, Tennessee
c. 1925; 1968
On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr. was killed on the second-floor balcony of the Lorraine Motel, which had long been popular with black musicians visiting Memphis. The motel is now part of the National Civil Rights Museum.
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Benjamin Franklin House
London, England
c. 1730
The Benjamin Franklin House in London is the only surviving home of Benjamin Franklin, who lived here for 16 years (1757-75). Built around 1730, the historic townhouse is well-preserved and open as a museum.
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Execution Site of the Oxford Martyrs
Oxford, England
1556
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Birthplace of Edward Burne-Jones
Birmingham, England
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Bertrand Russell House
London, England
1911-16
The home of philosopher Bertrand Russell from 1911 to 1916.
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Dismal Nitch
Megler, Washington
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Gold Dredge
La Grange, California
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White Horse Inn (Site)
Cambridge, England
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Willa Cather House
Red Cloud, Nebraska
1879
The childhood home of author Willa Cather from 1884 to 1890.
