Reference Guide: Historic Roadside Markers

Earlier this week I posted a blog about a Roadside Historic Marker that involved the grandparents of Mark Twain. There were a number of conversations involving any database information I might have which I use for my research. This blog will compile a list of my references, by state in alphabetical order.

If you have a suggestion for another index of markers, please let me know in the comments below. I always appreciate database references for my research.

Also, if you come across a dead link in this blog, please let me know so I can update and/or correct. Thanks for your help on this! Some links are used more than others.

There are a couple of index sites which I find useful that include all states, all data. Those would be:

National Parks Service, Register of Historic Places: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/index.htm

The Historic Marker Database: https://www.hmdb.org/

Links (By State) For Locating Historical Markers

Alabama: https://www.alabamahistory.net/historical-markers-index

Alaska: https://www.waymarking.com/cat/details.aspx?f=1&guid=82f607f0-483e-4514-a4a9-bfeefaca17b0

Arizona: https://www.waymarking.com/cat/details.aspx?f=1&guid=60a0a34b-0d66-432d-adc1-73a42c62477e

Arkansas: http://www.arkansaspreservation.com/historicalmarkers

California: https://ohp.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=21387

Colorado: https://www.coloradovirtuallibrary.org/resource-sharing/state-pubs-blog/colorado-historic-markers/

Connecticut: https://www.hmdb.org/results.asp?State=Connecticut

Delaware: https://archives.delaware.gov/historical-marker-table/

Florida: http://apps.flheritage.com/markers/

Georgia: https://georgiahistory.com/education-outreach/historical-markers/marker-index/

Hawaii: https://www.gohawaii.com/experiences/history-culture

Idaho: https://history.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/Idaho-Highway-Historical-Marker-Guide.pdf

Illinois: https://www.historyillinois.org/FindAMarker.aspx

Indiana: https://www.in.gov/history/2350.htm

Iowa: https://amanaheritage.org/contact/historical-markers/

Kansas: https://www.kshs.org/p/kansas-historical-markers/14999

Kentucky: https://history.ky.gov/resources/publications-databases/historical-marker-database/

Louisiana: https://www.stoppingpoints.com/louisiana/

Maine: https://www.maine.gov/portal/about_me/history.html

Maryland: https://mht.maryland.gov/historicalmarkers/

Massachusetts: https://www.masshist.org/

Massachusetts (Cambridge area): https://www.cambridgema.gov/historic/cambridgehistory/historicmarkers/historicalmarkers

Michigan: http://www.michmarkers.com/

Minnesota: https://www.waymarking.com/cat/details.aspx?f=1&guid=b8c465f4-fb41-4214-ae96-024e287d5dde

Mississippi: http://www.mdah.ms.gov/new/preserve/historical-markers/

Missouri: https://www.visitmo.com/search?userquery=historical+markers

Montana: https://www.mdt.mt.gov/publications/docs/newsletters/newsline/1999/newsep99.pdf

Nebraska: http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Nebraska_Historical_Markers

Nevada: https://shpo.nv.gov/nevadas-historical-markers/historical-markers

New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/nhdhr/markers/

New Jersey: https://www.njskylands.com/hs_markers_094

New Mexico: http://www.nmhistoricpreservation.org/assets/files/markers/2017%20-%20Historic%20Markers%20Database_web.pdf

New York: http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/research-collections/state-history/resources/historicalmarkers

North Carolina: https://www.ncdcr.gov/about/history/division-historical-resources/nc-highway-historical-marker-program

North Dakota: https://www.history.nd.gov/hp/historicmarkers.html

Ohio: https://www.ohiohistory.org/preserve/local-history-services/historical-markers

Oklahoma: https://www.okhistory.org/about/markers

Oregon: https://oregontic.com/oregon-historical-markers/historical-marker-map/

Pennsylvania: https://www.phmc.pa.gov/Preservation/Historical-Markers/Pages/default.aspx

Rhode Island: http://ppsri.org/programs-events/markerprogram/

South Carolina: https://scdah.sc.gov/historic-preservation/programs/historical-markers

South Dakota: https://history.sd.gov/preservation/historicalmarkers.aspx

Tennessee: https://sos.tn.gov/tsla

Texas: https://www.thc.texas.gov/preserve/projects-and-programs/state-historical-markers/information-existing-markers

Utah: https://utahhistoricalmarkers.org/list-of-markers/

Vermont: https://accd.vermont.gov/historic-preservation/roadside-markers

Virginia: https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/highway-markers/

Washington: https://www.wsdot.wa.gov/environment/protecting-environment/history-archaeology-and-culture/historical-highway-markers

Washington D.C.: https://cdm15850.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15850coll11/search

West Virginia: http://www.wvculture.org/history/markers/markers.html

Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS15267

Wyoming: https://wyoparks.wyo.gov/index.php/learn/monuments-markers