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Historical markers, plaques and landmarks tell fascinating stories

Tracking down historic sites is both entertaining and educational. Markeroni is a friendly, informal and light-hearted online community for history fans of all ages, treasure hunters and travelers. We provide a space for you to record your visits to historical markers and historic landmarks, and invite you to help build our ever-growing resource of historic sites.
 

Find and record historic landmarks and their markers

Have you ever stopped to read a historical marker, or wanted to know more about an interesting old building?

This site is for you.

How Markeroni works:

  1. Find out where historical markers
    and historic sites
    are
  2. Track them down to their lair
  3. Record them in your own personal log book
  4. Optionally add details to a catalog of historic resources

 Fort Macon by Scribe
 

You can also:

  • Take part in challenges
  • Learn about the past in a fun way
  • Meet like-minded folk with a sense of humor
  • Help record historical markers and landmarks for future generations.

We are the original landmark-logging website, but we warn you:

Beware: one snarf and you're hooked! ;)

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There are 145,423 landmarks in the database, with 28,642 in the Landmarks Visited Catalog, and 40,836 total landmarks logged by 869 members. You are visitor number 82,003.



Recently updated Historical Markers, Plaques and Landmarks

Kopp-Meager Barn
(Malta, NY, 26 January)

Genesee Valley (Thruway)
(Unknown, NY, 25 January)

Site of the Battle of Oriskany (Thruway, westbound, parking area)
(Fultonville, NY, 25 January) Site of the Battle of Oriskany, August 6, 1777 Oriskany Battlefield (Eight miles west of Utica) The Battle of Oriskany was one of the bloodiest engagements of the American Revolution. British and Indians here ambushed the Tryon County militia

Douw Fonda
(Fonda, NY, 25 January)

In Memory of the 115th and 153rd Regiments
(Fonda, NY, 25 January)

Court House
(Fonda, NY, 25 January)

Rev. Frothingham
(Fonda, NY, 25 January)

Van Epps Home
(Fultonville, NY, 25 January)

Fonda Cemetery
(Fonda, NY, 25 January) Fonda Cemetery Old Cavchnawaga Cemetery, Village property since 1855, many early settlers buried here. Also 6 Revolutionary soldiers.

Site of Old Caughnawaga Church
(Fonda, NY, 25 January) Approaching site of old Caughnawaga Church erected in 1763 State Education Department 1932

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  • Historical marker and landmark column by the owner of Markeroni.com

    Queen Victoria Building in Sydney, AU: Shopping malls, market halls, Santa Claus
    23 December: The Queen Victoria Building in Sydney, Australia is currently home to Father Christmas and Australia's largest indoor Christmas tree. Santa Claus flew in on November 28 and took up residence among a garden decorated with 13,000 Swarovski... [More]

    Royal Liver Building and the Museum of Liverpool: Historical opposites attract
    05 December: Lording it over the Liverpool waterfront is the impressive, city block-sized Royal Liver Building, formally opened in 1911. The home of Royal Liver Assurance, this grade I-listed building was constructed to house the Royal Liver Group. Royal Liver... [More]

    Wind Cave National Park adds historic ranch
    30 November: Wind Cave National Park in South Dakota has added a new tract of land to its holdings. An interestingly tidy amount of land – 5,555 acres – was formally added to the park on October 15.The new land... [More]

     

    Some of our coolest historical markers and historic landmarks!

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    Historical marker and landmark column from the owner-operator of Markeroni.com

    Queen Victoria Building in Sydney, AU: Shopping malls, market halls, Santa Claus
    23 December: The Queen Victoria Building in Sydney, Australia is currently home to Father Christmas and Australia's largest indoor Christmas tree. Santa Claus flew in on November 28 and took up residence among a garden decorated with 13,000 Swarovski... [More]

    Royal Liver Building and the Museum of Liverpool: Historical opposites attract
    05 December: Lording it over the Liverpool waterfront is the impressive, city block-sized Royal Liver Building, formally opened in 1911. The home of Royal Liver Assurance, this grade I-listed building was constructed to house the Royal Liver Group. Royal Liver... [More]

    Wind Cave National Park adds historic ranch
    30 November: Wind Cave National Park in South Dakota has added a new tract of land to its holdings. An interestingly tidy amount of land – 5,555 acres – was formally added to the park on October 15.The new land... [More]





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