Opened on July 10, 1887, the Grand Hotel was built by the Grand Rapids and Indiana and the Michigan Central Railroads and the Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company through the efforts of...
Est. 1854 on earlier burial ground site. Buried here are men and woman who helped found and develop the Town of Hoosick.Erected 2018 by William C. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 449.)Submitted...
ON THIS LINE AT THE SIEGE OF YORKTOWN ON OCTOBER 14, 1781, AT NIGHT THE BATTALIONS OF GIMAT, HAMILTON AND LAURENS OF THE LIGHT INFANTRY DIVISION OF MAJOR-GENERAL MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE UNDER...
Excel S.D. No. 894of the N.W.T.Inc. Sept. 1903School Built 1904Closed June 1965Dedication July 2, 1988Submitted by: Jody Herperger
LITTLE JIMMY DICKENS 1920-2015 Little Jimmy Dickens first debuted on the Ryman stage in 1948 and went on to become one of the longest tenured and most beloved members of the Grand Ole Opry. His...
MUSIC ROW The heart of Nashville's music busi- ness, Music Row began in 1955, when Owen Bradley opened the Quonset Hut, the first recording studio here. In 1957, Chet Atkins opened RCA's studio...
THE BRIGHT PROMISE OFRUBY SILVER DREW 5,000PEOPLE TO THIS AREA IN 1879, FROM AS FAR ASENGLAND AND SCOTLAND.IRWIN BECAME A GHOSTTOWN WHEN SILVER WASDEMONITIZED IN 1884.THIS CEMETERY WASKNOWN...
This Theatre was Dedicated onJune 13, 1936, to honorMary Rippon (1850-1935)-First Woman Professor --Chair of the German Department--Friend and Mentor to Many-Rededicated June 13, 2003 Submitted by...
James RobertsonJohn DonelsonTHE FOUNDING OF NASHVILLE Submitted by John Bradley JEB
JACQUES TIMOTHE BOUCHER DE MONTBRUN(TIMOTHY DEMONBREUN)1747-1826FRENCH CANADIAN FUR TRADER AND EXPLOREROFFICIER OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONLIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF THE ILLINOIS TERRITORYHONORED AS...
PIONEER STORE BENJAMIN SHREVE, THE SETTLEMENT'S EARLIEST KNOWN SCHOOLTEACHER,ENTERED THE GENERAL MERCHANDISE BUSINESS IN 1855. CREDITED WITH NAMING THE TOWN, HE WAS APPOINTED FIRST POSTMASTER...
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IN HONOR OF T. R. YOUNG DEPARTMENT COMMANDER GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC CALIF. AND NEVADA MAY 1, 1939