On September 21, 1779

An Early Presbyterian Church in Texas

Organized as the Bethel Presbyterian Church at Goodlaw school house by the Rev. Hugh Wilson on June 2, 1838 with the following charter members:James, Isabella, Joseph andMartha SharpH. G. Peggy,...

texas
church. religion
san augustine county

Sam Houston in San Augustine

Sam Houston (March 2, 1793 - July 26, 1863) left home in 1809 and lived among the Cherokees. After two years he returned to the Anglo world; he opened a school, fought the British under...

texas
sam houston
politician

Providence Baptist Church

Organized October 3, 1818. First pastor, Norvell Robertson, was a Revolutionary soldier. Eight charter members were of the Granberry, Robertson and Lee families.

mississippi
hattiesburg
church
religion

Vernon F. Dahmer, Sr.

Vernon Dahmer (1908-1966), a farmer, businessman, and Civil Rights leader widley known for his belief that "if you don't vote, you don't count" was killed here defending his home and family from a...

mississippi
civil rights

A Bench by the Road - Hattiesburg

There is no place you or I can go, to think about or not think about, to summon the presences of, or recollect the absences of slaves; nothing that reminds us of the ones who made the journey and...

mississippi
civil rights...

Stephen Tyng Mather -- Lassen National Park

Submitted by Nathaniel Platt.

Millennium Skate Park at Owls Head

CITY OF NEW YORKMILLENNIUM SKATE PARK AT OWLS HEAD 2001 RUDOLPH W GIULIANI, MAYOR HOWARD GOLDEN, BOROUGH PRESIDENT MARTIN J. GOLDEN, COUNCIL MEMBER HENRY J STERN, COMMISSIONER MILLENNIUM...

brooklyn
bay ridge
owl's head park
park
skate park
rudy giuliani
howard golden
henry stern
j. grant anderson
peter wolpensinger
2001

Engine Company 241 / Ladder Company 109 Centennial

Centennial Engine Company 241 1896-1996 Ladder Company 109 1891-1991 The tree opposite this plaque is dedicated to those firefighters who have served this community bravely for the past...

brooklyn
bay ridge
centennial
fdny
fire department
1896
1891
1991
1996

Leiv Eiriksson

LEIV EIRIKSSON DISCOVERED AMERICA YEAR 1000 THIS IS A REPLIKA OF A RUNE STONE FOUND IN TUNE NORWAY ------- RUNE STONES WERE ERECTED IN HONOR OF VIKING HEROES DEDICATED JULY 6th, 1939...