Washington Elm
UNDER THIS TREE WASHINGTON FIRST TOOK COMMAND OF THE AMERICAN ARMY JULY 3, 1775 Submitted by @RNewengland
- under this tree
- of the
- 1775
- washington elm
- washington
Flowery Mound
Flowery Mound is a rectangular platform mound. The corners are oriented to the cardinal directions. Studies of the soil in the mound suggest it was built in a single episode around AD 1000....
- louisiana
- mound
- 1000
Semmes Battery
Submitted by alwaysreadtheplaque
Sand Bar Fight
James Bowie, wounded as a second in Well-Maddox duel and wielding, the awesome blade of his design, killed Norris Wright Sept. 19, 1827. Modified knife later became famous as "The Bowie Knife."
- louisiana
Linwood Plantation
Near this site was the Taensa Village, visited by de LaSalle, Tonti, Father Membre in 1682 explorations. In 1699-1700 Father de Montigny made peace between the Taensa and Natchez and established a...
- louisiana
- native americans
Mound Plantation
Mound Plantation has a rectangular-shaped mound with a flat top. It is 10½ feet tall and 125 by 138 feet at the base. Pottery found near the mound suggests Indians built it around AD 800-1000.
- louisiana
- native americans
St. Stephens Episcopal Church and Cemetery
Began as St. James Mission in 1848. Reorganized as a parish in 1855 named after the first martyr at the suggestion of Bishop Leonidas Polk, the "Fighting Bishop" of the Confederacy. The Church and...
- louisiana
- church
Former Site of Melancon's Cafe
Former Site of Melancon's Cafe1968 filming of the movie Easy RiderFeaturing: Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper and Jack Nicholson.Local stars: Buddy Causey, Jr., Blaze Dawson,Cynthia Grezaffi,...
- louisiana
St. Joseph
Tensas Parish seat since parish created in 1843. Rare example, for Deep South, of town planned and constructed around New England style village green. Historic district listed on National Register...
- louisiana
William Simmons House
WILLIAM SIMMONS HOUSE This house, built in 1930, is typical in materials and methods of construction of those built on the S.C. Sea Islands from the end of the Civil War to the mid-20th...
- 1835
- 1930
- civil war
- hilton head
Peter Fidler Peace Park
Submitted by @YuEuG
Blair Rifle Range: 1927 - 1968
Blair Rifle Range: 1927 - 1968 In 1934, fearful of growing numbers of homeless men congregating is Vancouver, the federal government established the Blair Rifle Range Unemployed Relief...
- 1935
New York's Municipal Slave Market
NEW YORK'S MUNICIPAL SLAVE MARKET On Wall Street, between Pearl and Webster Streets, a market that auctioned enslaved people of African ancestry was established by a Common Council law on...
- slavery
- new york city
- 1711
- 1626
- coromantee
- pawpaw
- ghana
Carrie Hoyt
- 1941
- berkeley
- first woman mayor
Thornhill Cemetery
THORNHILL CEMETERY Thornhill cemetery was started in 1867 as a non-denominational burying ground. A founding meeting was held on Oct. 26, and a nine member Board of Directors was elected....
The CCC at Palo Duro Canyon State Park
THE CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS AT PALO DURO CANYON STATE PARK THE CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS (CCC) WAS A NEW DEAL PROGRAM DEVELOPED UNDER THE ADMINISTRATION OF PRESIDENT FRANKLIN D....
Alberta Temple
ALBERTA TEMPLE THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS A striking modern building dominating Canada's first Mormon settlement, the Alberta Temple is an architectural and...
Thomas Edison
While working as a railway newsboy on the Detroit- Port Huron line, Tom Edison often stopped in Mount Clemens. He made friends with station agent J. U. Mackenzie and in 1862 saved Mackenzie’s...
- michigan
- michigan his...
Jackson Square
From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by Jason Riedy, full page.License is Attribution License
First International Tunnel
At this point the Grand Trunk Western Railroad tunnel, linking Port Huron with Canada, passes underneath Gratiot Avenue. This international submarine railway tunnel—first in the world—was opened...
- michigan
- michigan his...