Rock Hill Time Capsule
TIME CAPSULE Placed here on the Centennial of The City of Rock Hill December 24, 1992 To be opened on the Bicentennial.
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John Balshaw River Walk Bridge
CITY OF PETALUMA RIVERWALK PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE DEDICATED DURING THE 1989 RIVER FESTIVAL IN RECOGNITION OF THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE TURNING BASIN TO THE HISTORY AND FUTURE OF PETALUMA ...
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- first place
- turning basin
- light vehicular
Bowen's Inn/Higgins Grocery
CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1985 BOWEN’S INN/HIGGINS GROCERY Circa 1854 This building, thought to be Berkeley’s oldest remaining structure, originally stood on the Contra Costa Road,...
Spenger's Fish Grotto
CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 2001 SPENGER’S FISH GROTTO c. 1890 Clam chowder, baked beans and 10¢ beer—these and fish dinners drew crowds to fabled Spenger’s. It all began in the 1860s...
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Forts Dickerson and Stanley
1E 74FORTS DICKERSON AND STANLEYFort Dickerson to the west andFort Stanley to the east were thecenter two of four fortifiedheights held by the Federals southof the river during the...
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- civil war
- 1863
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- tennessee
- wheeler
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Fort Sanders
1E 69FORT SANDERSFort Sanders, a bastionedearthwork on the ridge twoblocks north of here, wasthe scene of Gen. JamesLongstreet's unsuccessfulassault upon the Federaldefenses of Knoxville atdawn,...
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- 1863
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- tennessee
Confederate Cemetary
1E 86CONFEDERATE CEMETERYDuring the Confederate War, 1861-1865,more than 1600 Confederate soldiersand about 50 Federal prisoners wereburied here. About 20 Confederateveterans have been buried...
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Cavett's Station
1E 31CAVETT'S STATIONAbout 1/2 mile north was this earlyfortified settlement. Here on Sep-tember 25, 1793, Alexander Cavettand 12 other settlers were mas-sacred by a Cherokee war...
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- alexander cavett
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First African American Church
First African American Church. On this site stood Warner Tabernacle African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, the first African American Church in Knoxville, Tennessee, and the site for the...
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- church
- knoxville
- underground railroad
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- church
- school
Old Gray Cemetary
1E 102Old Gray CemeteryOld Gray Cemetery, incorporated in 1850, is the resting place of William G. Brownlow, Tennessee Governor and U.S. Senator, as well as two other U.S. Senators, eight U.S....
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General Clifton Bledsoe Cates
1 E 111GeneralClifton Bledsoe Cates 1893-1970United States Marine Corps Born in Cates Landing, Tennessee, on August 31, 1893, Clifton B. Cates attended school in Tiptonvile and the Missouri...
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Death of General William P. Sanders
1E 67DEATH OFGEN. WILLIAM P. SANDERSBrig. Gen. William P. Sanders, usingdismounted cavalry to hold off theConfederate advance from the west,was fatally wounded on this ridge,Nov. 18, 1863,...
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- confederate
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- tennessee
Blount Mansion
1E 43 BLOUNT MANSION Built in 1792, this was one of the first frame houses west of the Alleghenies. It served as both the residence of William Blount, Governor of the Territory South of the River...
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Fort Byington
1E 70Fort Byington"The Hill", dear to University ofTennessee alumni, was protected bya battery of Federal cannon anda brigade of infantry duringLongstreet's siege of Knoxville, inNov., 1863. A...
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- 1863
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Fort Dickerson
1E 82FORT DICKERSONLinking with other hills south ofthe river, this Union position wasa major factor in the defense ofKnoxville. Occupied on Nov. 1, 1863,by the 2nd Brig. (Col. Daniel...
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- 1863
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- tennessee
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"Doodlebug"
"Doodlebug" July 31, 1940. On an average summer day, a passenger shuttle that ran from Hudson, Ohio to Akron, Ohio collided head on with a 73 car freight train. There were 46 passengers...
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- wreck
- train
- railroad
- cuyahoga falls
- ohio
- 1940
441 E. Chester
This plaque is located next to the front door of the DCA/DCPR Building in downtown. The building is the former Griffin Funeral Home, and it is now a mixed-use property (commercial and...
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- madison county
- downtown jackson
- funeral home
- haunted history
Lake Shore Limited Wreck of 1940
Site of New York Central Lake Shore Limited wreck of April 19, 1940. Erected by Gulf Curve Chapter, NRHS, in memory of 31 who died and those who labored to rescue survivors. 1990
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- little falls
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- new york state
- railroad
- mohawk river
- gulf curve
- new york central
- 1940
Peace Prayer Pole
THIS PEACE PRAYER POLE IS PART OF A WORLDWIDE TRADITION OF SIMILAR POLES MEANT TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO VISUALIZE, PRAY AND WORK FOR WORLD PEACE. THE TRADITION, SUPPORTED BY THE UNITED NATIONS,...
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Dunning's Spring Park
DUNNING'S SPRING PARK GIVEN TO DECORAH BY FRED BIERMANN IN 1946. HERE F. DUNNING HAD A GRIST MILL ABOUT 1860. LATER DECORAH MARBLE WAS QUARRIED SAWED AND POLISHED IN DUNNING'S MILL THE DEORAH...
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