How many times have you passed a historical marker on the side of the road or stood in front of one on the street and wondered, who writes these things? Who decided this needed to be here? NPR has ...

This week, NPR begins its series Off The Mark, about the nation's historical markers. There are more than 180,000 markers across the country. Have you ever stopped to read one? Well, NPR has spent the ...

Historical markers are an iconic part of the American landscape. They appear by the sides of roads, in towns, at rest areas and even in the middle of nowhere. If you drive down U.S. 11, a couple of ...

Deep within the woods, explorers stumbled upon rare 1850s grave markers, half-buried beneath decades of leaves and soil. What they found revealed a forgotten chapter of local history and the stories ...

Historical markers have been used to spread hate — with racist language, ideas and intent. They also have been able to unlock secrets — even from a long-forgotten murder in rural Alabama. This week, ...

Historical markers have been used to spread hate — with racist language, ideas and intent. They also have been able to unlock secrets — even... Historical marker unlocks the secrets of a long ...