The Cairo Public Library IL168
THE
CAIRO PUBLIC
LIBRARY
SAFFORD MEMORIAL
BUILDING
1883
PLACED ON THE
NATIONAL REGISTER
OF
HISTORIC PLACES

[Built by Mrs. Alfred B. Safford as a memorial to her husband, this 1883 red brick building is an outstanding example of Queen Anne Architecture. Fighting Boys, a bronze fountain by noted sculptress Janet Scudder, decorates the broad tree-studded lawn. The entrance is enhanced by niches holding statues of Greek goddesses and original stained glass windows portraying classical authors. A magnificent Eastlake staircase, ceiling and wainscoting of carved walnut, oak and gum are the focus of the ornate interior.
The working library houses a valuable collection of Civil War documents and a museum-quality collection of antiques and paintings donated by wealthy nineteenth-century patrons. President Andrew Jackson's desk, a steamboat gambling table with plugged hole and lockbox, a rare Tiffany grandfather's clock (one of only four constructed), a fourteenth-century Italian rosewood credenza, and an enormous chandelier from the Cairo Opera House are only a few of the items displayed here.]

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Floyd KG5
This place became the county seat when Floyd County was formed in 1831. First called Jacksonville for Andrew Jackson, its name was changed to that of the county. The courthouse was built on land given by the Phlegar family. The town was incorporated in 1892 and rechartered in 1936. Here was born Admiral Robley D. Evans, hero of the Spanish-American War.

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Andrew Jackson Isaacks TX9666
ANDREW JACKSON ISAACKS
December 3rd, 1817 to January 18, 1864.

Born in Jackson Mississippi. Fought in the Texas Revolution in 1835. Served as Sheriff of Jasper County, 1841-1842. Married Miss Sicily Beatly in 1842, they had eight children.

A farmer and rancher, Isaacks was the first Postmaster at Tarkington Prairie, 1853-1854, at that time in Liberty County. He belonged to Baptist church.

Upon his death he was buried at Tarkington Prairie. Remains were reinterred here in 1970.

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Andrew Jackson Montague DAN1
The house was built in 1891 as the home of Andrew Jackson Jack Montague, 1862-1937, governor of Virginia, 1902-1906. During his residence in Danville, Mr. Montague established himself as a lawyer, U.S. District Attorney, orator, and political campaigner, whose talents led to his election in 1897 as Virginia’s Attorney General and then governor. City Council of Danville, 1978

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Washington Iron Works A97
Here stands the furnace and ironmaster’s house of the Washington Iron Works, Franklin County’s first industry. Originally established in 1773 by Col. John Donelson, father-in-law of President Andrew Jackson, the iron plantation was acquired in 1779 by Col. James Callaway and Jeremiah Early and expanded to 18,000 acres to become one of the last great iron plantations in Virginia. The Saunders family continued the operation until 1850, supplying iron locally and as far south as Georgia. Franklin County Bicentennial 1786-1986 Department of Conservation and Historic Resources, 1987.

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Markham L-52
Some miles northeast is the site of Markham, where was born Rachel Donelson, wife of President Andrew Jackson, 1767. Her father, John Donelson, leaving Virginia, became one of the first settlers of Tennessee. Fort Donelson was named for him.

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Frederick Jackson Turner WI317

Considered the most important historian of the United States in the twentieth century, Frederick Jackson Turner brought a new understanding to the meaning of the American experience. He was born in Portage; his father was Andrew Jackson Turner, a longtime local newspaper editor and civic activist. Young Turner left Portage to study at the University of Wisconsin in Madison (B.A. 1884, M.A. 1888) and Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore (PhD. 1890). He taught at the University of Wisconsin (1889-1910) and at Harvard University (1910-24) and, after a Madison stay, became senior research associate at the Huntington Library in California (1927-32). Turner's essay on "The Significance of the Frontier in American History," delivered in Chicago in 1893, reoriented the study of American history toward the nation's westward migration and its consequences. For over a half century Turner's frontier thesis, along with his own and his students' emphasis on the history of sections of the U.S., new research resources, and environmentalism, defined the American character and dominated research and teaching on the American experience.

Erected 1993

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Gadsden County FL163

Gadsden, Florida's fifth county, was formed in 1823. It once ran from Georgia to the Gulf of Mexico, from the Suwannee River to the Apalachicola River. Quincy, the county seat, was incorporated in 1828. Previously known as Middle Florida, the new county was named for Capt. James Gadsden, Army Engineer and later diplomat, who campaigned in this area under Andrew Jackson in 1818. Capt. Gadsden designed and built the fort on the Apalachicola River which bears his name, and in 1853 was responsible for the Gadsden Purchase which completed the boundaries of the continental United States. Indian Wars troubled this frontier area until 1840. Before the Civil War the county was noted for cotton, sugar cane, and tobacco. Later farmers also produced rice, wine grapes, livestock, and timber. By 1890 shade-grown Cuban tobacco had become the major industry, with production from field to finished cigar. Such famous brands as White Owl and King Edward were made here. Other important industries include the mining of fuller's earth and the growing to tomatoes. Gadsden County has also provided Governors, Supreme Court Chief Justices, and numerous other high state officials.

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Milly Francis FL249

Francis the Prophet, whose Indian name was Hillis Hadjo, was an important Creek chief who was forced to leave his home in the Alabama Territory at the end of the Creek War of 1813-14. He established a new town on the Wakulla River several miles above Ft. St. Marks. In 1818, Gen. Andrew Jackson led an army into Spanish Florida to campaign against the restive Seminoles. With the army was a young Georgia militia private named Duncan McKrimmon. While Jackson's forces were at recently constructed Ft. Gadsden in the spring of 1818, McKrimmon went fishing, lost his way, and after several days was captured by Indians from Francis' Town. Duncan McKrimmon was taken to that village where he was stripped and bound to await execution. The younger of Francis' two daughters, a girl of about fifteen named Malee (Anglicized to "Milly"), begged Private McKrimmon's captors to spare his life. This they agreed to do. Instead of being shot, the youth was sold to the Spanish at Ft. St. Marks, who then released him. Not long afterwards, Francis the Prophet was detained by U.S. forces and on April 8, 1818, was hanged at the order of General Jackson. A few months later, Francis' family surrendered themselves along with a number of other Seminoles. They remained at Ft. Gadsden for several weeks awaiting removal to a reservation in the West. Duncan McKrimmon traveled to Ft. Gadsden and out of gratitude offered to marry Milly, but she refused his proposal. Milly went to live in Indian Territory on Arkansas River where she married and had a number of children. In 1842, Lt. Col. E.A. Hitchcock found Milly living there widowed and in poverty. He initiated action which led to the granting in 1844 by Congress of a pension of $96.00 a year and a Congressional medal to Milly. Delays occurred and when the pension was finally activated in 1848, Milly was on her deathbed. There is no evidence that the medal recommended to honor Milly for saving the life of Duncan McKrimmon was ever cast.

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Ballhouse Q8D
Built about 1784 by John Nivison at the comer of Crawford and Glasgow streets and moved to this site in 1869. It served as a barracks in the War of 1812. Lafayette was entertained here in 1824 and President Andrew Jackson in 1833. The Ball family acquired the property in 1870.

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