We've all stopped to read historical markers. Here are some photographs that illustrate their variety across the landscapes of America and the world. Geographically yours, D.J.Z.
Eternal Life on the Landscape: Hank Williams will live forever in downtown Cincinnati, where "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" was recorded at the Herzog. Erecting a historical marker is one way we keep people around long after they have passed. Of course, this isn't the only marker on which Williams' name appears. [2012]
Commemorating Covered Bridges: Here is the last covered bridge in South Carolina. Sorry, the last extant covered bridge in South Carolina. Every word should count on a historical marker. Does 'extant' add even a shade of meaning to the text? Does anyone ever use the word 'extant'? [2006]
Commemorating Covered Bridges: Perhaps every covered bridge should have its own historical marker. Only a few do. This marker appears on the landscape because of a four-way public-private endeavor to assure that it is valued as a historical resource. Can you find the four-way names? [2010]
