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Shaespeare Chair

Shakespeare Chair This chair of old English design with its famous quotation from Macbeth was the gift of the City of Cleveland to the Cleveland Public Library.   When the Shakespeare Garden of...

Shakespeare Chair This chair of old English design with its famous quotation from Macbeth was the gift of the City of Cleveland to the Cleveland Public Library.   When the Shakespeare Garden...

    Maimonides

    Moses Maimonides Philosopher * Talmudist * Physician * Astronomer A gift to the library in memory of Julius and Berthan Schweid From friends of the Hebrew Cultural Garden   Submitted by Bryan...

    Moses Maimonides Philosopher * Talmudist * Physician * Astronomer A gift to the library in memory of Julius and Berthan Schweid From friends of the Hebrew Cultural Garden   Submitted by...

      Jeremiah

      Jeremiah By Enrico Glicenstein   The gift of Jews of Cleveland to the Cleveland Public Library     Submitted by Bryan Arnold @nanowhiskers

      Jeremiah By Enrico Glicenstein   The gift of Jews of Cleveland to the Cleveland Public Library     Submitted by Bryan Arnold @nanowhiskers

        Linda A. Eastman

        Linda A. Eastman as Vice Librarian and later as Librarian labored with untiring devotion and ability of a high order that in this building beauty and utility might be combined for library service...

        Linda A. Eastman as Vice Librarian and later as Librarian labored with untiring devotion and ability of a high order that in this building beauty and utility might be combined for library service...

          Arthur A. Stearns

          In recognition of the services performed by Arthur A. Stearns Vice President and Chairman of the Building Committee in the erection and equipment of this building the Trustees of the Library have...

          In recognition of the services performed by Arthur A. Stearns Vice President and Chairman of the Building Committee in the erection and equipment of this building the Trustees of the Library...

            John Griswold White

            John Griswold White citizen of Cleveland lawyer scholar bookman donor of the White Collection President of the Library Board 1925   Submitted by Bryan Arnold @nanowhiskers

            John Griswold White citizen of Cleveland lawyer scholar bookman donor of the White Collection President of the Library Board 1925   Submitted by Bryan Arnold @nanowhiskers

              Cleveland Engineering Society Library

              In this building the Cleveland Engineering Society has placed its library for the use of all people interested in technical and scientific subjects   Submitted by Bryan Arnold @nanowhiskers

              In this building the Cleveland Engineering Society has placed its library for the use of all people interested in technical and scientific subjects   Submitted by Bryan Arnold @nanowhiskers

                Jurisprudence

                Daniel Chester French Jurisprudence 1912   Marble: 12’ x 7 ½’ x 8’   Daniel Chester French (1850 - 1931) was born in Exeter, New Hampshire to an established New England family. In 1866, French's...

                Daniel Chester French Jurisprudence 1912   Marble: 12’ x 7 ½’ x 8’   Daniel Chester French (1850 - 1931) was born in Exeter, New Hampshire to an established New England family. In 1866,...

                  Metzenbaum Courthouse

                  Howard M. Metzenbaum On May 27, 1998 this building was rededicated to honor the achievements of Howard M. Metzenbaum who served this State and our Nation as a member of the Ohio General Assembly...

                  Howard M. Metzenbaum On May 27, 1998 this building was rededicated to honor the achievements of Howard M. Metzenbaum who served this State and our Nation as a member of the Ohio General...

                    First Roadside Park

                    In 1918 the Iron County Board of Supervisors approved the recommendation of the road commission, through its engineer-manager, Herbert F. Larson, to purchase this 320-acre tract of roadside virgin...

                    In 1918 the Iron County Board of Supervisors approved the recommendation of the road commission, through its engineer-manager, Herbert F. Larson, to purchase this 320-acre tract of roadside virgin...

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                    Monroe Avenue Water Filtration Plant/The Beginning of Water Fluoridation

                    During the late nineteenth century, Grand Rapids residents relied on private companies to provide purified drinking water. As the city grew, so did the need for clean water In1900 a city-owned...

                    During the late nineteenth century, Grand Rapids residents relied on private companies to provide purified drinking water. As the city grew, so did the need for clean water In1900 a...

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                    Lake Huron

                    This, the fifth largest lake in the world, was the first of the Great Lakes seen by white men. By following the Ottawa River route, Samuel de Champlain in 1615 came to the “Freshwater Sea.” It was...

                    This, the fifth largest lake in the world, was the first of the Great Lakes seen by white men. By following the Ottawa River route, Samuel de Champlain in 1615 came to the “Freshwater Sea.” It was...

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                    Battlefield of 1814

                    Here in this area on August 4, 1814, an American force battled the British in a vain attempt to recapture the island which the British had seized at the outbreak of the War of 1812. Coming ashore...

                    Here in this area on August 4, 1814, an American force battled the British in a vain attempt to recapture the island which the British had seized at the outbreak of the War of 1812. Coming...

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                    North East Quay

                    From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by chrisinplymouth, full page.License is Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License

                    From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by chrisinplymouth, full page.License is Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike License

                      Christmas (Noel) Dagenet

                      From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by HystericalMark, full page.License is Attribution-ShareAlike License

                      From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by HystericalMark, full page.License is Attribution- ShareAlike License

                        Surratt Boarding House

                        A HISTORICAL LAND MARK  "SURRATT BOARDING HOUSE"  604 H STREET, N.W. (THEN 541)  IS SAID TO HAVE BEEN WHERE  THE CONSPIRATORS PLOTTED  THE ABDUCTION OF  U.S. PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN  IN 1865 ...

                        A HISTORICAL LAND MARK  "SURRATT BOARDING HOUSE"  604 H STREET, N.W. (THEN 541)  IS SAID TO HAVE BEEN WHERE  THE CONSPIRATORS PLOTTED  THE ABDUCTION OF  U.S. PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN  IN 1865 ...

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                        Dundee Bombed in World War II

                        DUNDEE BOMBED IN WORLD WAR II ln the sky over 50th and Underwood, a Japanese balloon bomb exploded on April 18, 1945. The incendiary device flared brightly in the night, but caused no damage. The...

                        DUNDEE BOMBED IN WORLD WAR II ln the sky over 50th and Underwood, a Japanese balloon bomb exploded on April 18, 1945. The incendiary device flared brightly in the night, but caused no damage....

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                        Eastern State Penitentiary World War I Veterans

                        TO THE  EVERLASTING HONOR  OF THOSE INMATES  OF THE EASTERN STATE PENITENTIARY  WHO SERVED IN  THE ARMY AND NAVY DURING THE WORLD WAR  [List of inmate numbers] Note that on this WWI memorial...

                        TO THE  EVERLASTING HONOR  OF THOSE INMATES  OF THE EASTERN STATE PENITENTIARY  WHO SERVED IN  THE ARMY AND NAVY DURING THE WORLD WAR  [List of inmate numbers] Note that on this WWI...

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                            Civil War General John T. Wilder

                            From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by HystericalMark, full page.License is Attribution-ShareAlike License

                            From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by HystericalMark, full page.License is Attribution- ShareAlike License