Bo Diddley was honored by the Mississippi Blues Commission with a Mississippi Blues Trail historic marker placed in McComb, his birthplace, in recognition of his enormous contribution to the development of the blues in Mississippi.

The South Carolina House of Representatives passed Bill 3777 in 2005, stating, " It is unlawful for a person to engage in the activity of geocaching or letterboxing in a cemetery or in an historic or archeological site or property publicly identified by an historical marker without the express written consent of the owner or entity which oversees that cemetery site or property.

A historic marker has been placed there.

A historic marker in Natchez, Mississippi, commemorating Richard Wright, who was born near Natchez.

Macomber turnip historic marker The Macomber turnip is featured in one of the very few historic markers for a vegetable, on Main Road in Westport, Massachusetts.

The location of Fort Mayo, now marked by a Virginia state historic marker, lies within present-day Patrick County.

Fort Mayo historic marker, Patrick County

Virginia state historic marker for plantation of Patrick Henry, county's namesake, Leatherwood, Henry County

Franklin County historic marker, State of Virginia

The site of his execution is now indicated by an historic marker in downtown Louisville, Kentucky.

A historic marker in front of the Harris County Courthouse erected in 1954 by the Georgia Historical Commission reads as follows: " This county, created by Acts of the Legislature December 14, 1827, is named for Charles Harris, eminent Savannah jurist.

When floodlighting was recently installed at The Stump, a great deal of research was done and the yellow lighting of the octagonal lantern was specially installed to represent the historic use as a marker to guide travellers on land and sea.

His farm was located atop Union Hill and a commemorative Massachusetts Tercentenary historic marker stands as a reminder where Plantation St. and Massasoit Rd.

File: The Old County Courthouse Marker Louisville Alabama. JPG | This historic marker denotes the former location of the Pike / Barbour County courthouse in Louisville.

A historic marker now stands on the site of his family's home along N. Main Street ( U. S. Route 431 ) in Wedowee.

File: Randolph County Alabama Historic Marker. JPG | A historic marker which describes the early history of Randolph County is located on the grounds of the Randolph County Courthouse in Wedowee.

File: Wedowee Alabama Governor William Hugh Smith Historic Marker. JPG | This historic marker marks the site of the home of William Hugh Smith, 21st Governor of Alabama ( 1868-1870 ).

File: Battle of Talladega Historic Marker. JPG | A historic marker commemorating General Andrew Jackson's victory over the Red Sticks at the Battle of Talladega during the Creek War.

A historic marker in Dadeville, Alabama notes the significance of Hooper and his famous character Simon Suggs, a fictional native of Dadeville.

His birthplace near Kent is commemorated with an Indiana historic marker sign placed at the corner of IN-256 & CR-850W.

This tragedy is commemorated by a historic marker placed by the Daughters of the American Revolution.

It is still marked on current maps in the town and has a historical marker north of Prattsville in the pioneer Village of Belfast, unfortunately the historic road has been gated and access to the marker blocked.

An historic marker and a replica of the cross erected to honor St. Theresa is found in Riverhills Park today.

The historic under-commitment by the US within France's sphere of interest in the Indian Ocean looks set to continue after a November 2009 meeting between heads of state.

Always the historic statement has been verified: you cannot expect the slave to show the virtues of the free man unless you first set him free.

After a historic race between Ransom Olds and Alexander Winton in 1903, the beach became a mecca for racing enthusiasts and 15 records were set on what became the Daytona Beach road course between 1905 and 1935.

His " Sunshine Policy " of engagement with North Korea set the stage for the historic June 2000 Inter-Korean summit.

Kim Dae-jung's " Sunshine Policy " of engagement with North Korea set the stage for the historic June 2000 Inter-Korean summit.

* Each episode of the Irwin Allen series The Time Tunnel ( less the few set in the future ) depicted the time-traveling duo arriving at the scene of an historic tragedy, days or hours before the event, and invariably failing in their attempts to prevent it.

The establishment of historic house museums increased in popularity through the 1970s and 1980s as the Revolutionary bicentennial set off a wave of patriotism and alerted Americans to the destruction of their physical heritage.

Many films have been created which attempt to use a historic event or setting as a backdrop and actors portray fictional or historical figures set in these events.

The foreign relations of Pakistan and India remain unstable, but are now exacerbated by the nuclear arsenals of both states, as well as the rise of political parties promoting Hindu nationalism in India, and the rise of al-Qaeda Islamism in Pakistan, as well as intercommunal strife — ranging from the demolition of a historic mosque by communal hooligans with worshipers inside to a terrorist assault on Hindu shrines — could set off a nuclear war.

Proposals to admit Turkey have been debated but are now currently stalled, partly on the ground that Turkey is beyond Europe's historic frontier and it is yet to comply with the 35 point policy areas set out by the E. U. If all or most East European states become members, the frontier may be the boundaries with Russia and Turkey.

Whereas, sociology was founded upon various historic works, which purposefully set out to distinguish the subject as distinct from philosophy or psychology.

Iceland also hosted the historic 1986 Reagan-Gorbachev summit in Reykjavík, which set the stage for the end of the Cold War.

The surviving French Crown Jewels and main Regalia including a set of historic crowns are principally on display in the Galerie d ' Apollon of the Louvre, France's premier museum and former royal palace, and scattered in different museums like the National Library of France, the Basilica of Saint Denis the Natural history museum, the École des Mines or in Reims.

Orpington's former public library is at Priory Gardens, a site set back from the High Street and near to the historic parish church.

* Website set up by volunteers using historic evidence and copyright free images and pictures

It is now a nature reserve, a role that it was in many ways originally intended for, as it was set up as an arboretum, but Abney Park became scheduled in 2009 as one of Britain's historic park and garden at risk from neglect and decay.

This elaborate package, which DVDtalk. com called " the most extensive set released only one film " includes four discs of film and bonus features, a replication of Roosevelt's speech, collectible promotional postcards and a carrying case that resembles a historic photo album.

A national register of historic parks and gardens, ( e. g. Rangers House, Greenwich ) was set up in 1984, and a register for historic battlefields ( e. g. the battle of Tewkesbury ) was created in March 1995.

Since they do not qualify under the age criteria set for historic preservation nominations their historical aspect often escapes public recognition.

Located eight miles south of downtown Atlanta, the Dick Lane Velodrome is a 1 / 5 of a mile and 36 ° banked concrete track for bicycle racing, set in Sumner park in a residential part of beautiful historic East Point.

Several hot air balloon records were set in Middletown and the historic Vin Fiz, the first cross country flight, counts Middletown as one of the stops on that journey.

The historic district has been used by Hollywood as the backdrop for feature films set in the ante-bellum period.

Ewing Presbyterian Church is an historic building dated 1867 and set within the American Revolution era Ewing Church Cemetery.