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Site of Elizabeth Blackwell's Infirmary for Women and Children

Site of Elizabeth Blackwell's Infirmary for Women and Children In this building, the first female doctor in America, Elizabeth Blackwell, established the first hospital for, staffed, and run by...

Site of Elizabeth Blackwell's Infirmary for Women and Children In this building, the first female doctor in America, Elizabeth Blackwell, established the first hospital for, staffed, and run by...

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Sunken Cable

ATLANTIC CABLE STATION and SUNKEN FOREST The receiving station for the first Atlantic cable, laid in 1874, is located on Old Beach Road opposite this location. The remains of the Sunken Forest...

ATLANTIC CABLE STATION and SUNKEN FOREST The receiving station for the first Atlantic cable, laid in 1874, is located on Old Beach Road opposite this location. The remains of the Sunken Forest...

    Dunsmuir

    DUNSMUIR CITY HALL AND FIRE HOUSE ERECTED 1925 TRUSTEES E J CORNISH. M.D PRE FL FOSTER L E GIBSON S J WILKINS A B. CRAVENS EG HAWKINS CLERK H YOUNG MARSHAL, TAX COLL J MICANDER RECORDER H...

    DUNSMUIR CITY HALL AND FIRE HOUSE ERECTED 1925 TRUSTEES E J CORNISH. M.D PRE FL FOSTER L E GIBSON S J WILKINS A B. CRAVENS EG HAWKINS CLERK H YOUNG MARSHAL, TAX COLL J MICANDER RECORDER H...

      Yolo Library

      SITE OF THE FIRST YOLO COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY BRANCH CONTRIBUTIONS BY CITIZENS FINANCED THE LOT PURCHASE AND BUILDING CONSTRUCTION FOR THE DAVIS LIBRARY, WHICH SERVED DAVIS AT THIS LOCATION FROM...

      SITE OF THE FIRST YOLO COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY BRANCH CONTRIBUTIONS BY CITIZENS FINANCED THE LOT PURCHASE AND BUILDING CONSTRUCTION FOR THE DAVIS LIBRARY, WHICH SERVED DAVIS AT THIS LOCATION...

        Fort Lernoult

        This marks the site of the southwest bastion of Fort Lernoult. It was here, on July 11, 1796, that the American flag was first flown over Detroit. The fort was built by the British in 1778-79 to...

        This marks the site of the southwest bastion of Fort Lernoult. It was here, on July 11, 1796, that the American flag was first flown over Detroit. The fort was built by the British in 1778-79...

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        Provincial Building

        PROVINCIAL BUILDING Built around 1920 for Mr and Mrs. Carl A. Romer The building represests the Italianate style common to the commercial buildings in the early twentieth century. The Romers...

        PROVINCIAL BUILDING Built around 1920 for Mr and Mrs. Carl A. Romer The building represests the Italianate style common to the commercial buildings in the early twentieth century. The Romers...

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            The Peace Convention

            THE PEACE CONVENTION THE OLD WILLARD HOTEL WAS THE SCENE OF THE LAST MAJOR EFFORT TO RESTORE THE UNION AND PREVENT THE CIVIL WAR AT VIRGINIA'S INVITATION. DELEGATES FROM TWENTY-ONE OF THE THEN...

            THE PEACE CONVENTION THE OLD WILLARD HOTEL WAS THE SCENE OF THE LAST MAJOR EFFORT TO RESTORE THE UNION AND PREVENT THE CIVIL WAR AT VIRGINIA'S INVITATION. DELEGATES FROM TWENTY-ONE OF THE...

              National AIDS Memorial Grove Act

              DEDICATED ON WORLD AIDS DAY DECEMBER 1, 2017 IN RECOGNITION OF PRESIDENT WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON WHO SIGNED INTO LAW THE NATIONAL AIDS MEMORIAL GROVE ACT ON NOVEMBER 12TH 1996  

              DEDICATED ON WORLD AIDS DAY DECEMBER 1, 2017 IN RECOGNITION OF PRESIDENT WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON WHO SIGNED INTO LAW THE NATIONAL AIDS MEMORIAL GROVE ACT ON NOVEMBER 12TH 1996

                Portsmouth

                The Black Whipple Family Prince and Cuffee Whipple, possibly brothers or cousins, had been owned by the white Whipples. The men were given lifelong use of this plot of land after their...

                The Black Whipple Family Prince and Cuffee Whipple, possibly brothers or cousins, had been owned by the white Whipples. The men were given lifelong use of this plot of land after...

                  Combs House

                  COMBS HOUSE Built in 1878 in Forster City (near San Onofre). Moved to San Juan Capistrano in 1882, it has served as a general store. post office and residence  

                  COMBS HOUSE Built in 1878 in Forster City (near San Onofre). Moved to San Juan Capistrano in 1882, it has served as a general store. post office and residence

                    The Character of the Times in Which They Are Written

                    Monument texts reflect the character of the times in which they are written and the temper or those who wrote them. This monument was dedicated in 1868 near the close of a period of intense strife...

                    Monument texts reflect the character of the times in which they are written and the temper or those who wrote them. This monument was dedicated in 1868 near the close of a period of intense...

                      Site of Cabin Home of Samuel Milroy

                      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

                        Great Fire of 1871

                        On October 8, 1871, the day the famous Chicago fire began, equally terrible fires broke out on Lake Michigan’s east coast in forests parched by a hot, dry summer. The flames were fanned by high...

                        On October 8, 1871, the day the famous Chicago fire began, equally terrible fires broke out on Lake Michigan’s east coast in forests parched by a hot, dry summer. The flames were fanned by...

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                        P. Henry De Pree / P. Henry De Pree House

                        The Dutch immigrant family of P. Henry De Pree (1865-1943) came to the Zeeland area in 1849. With his brother William, P. Henry ran a hardware store and other businesses in Zeeland and Holland....

                        The Dutch immigrant family of P. Henry De Pree (1865-1943) came to the Zeeland area in 1849. With his brother William, P. Henry ran a hardware store and other businesses in Zeeland and Holland....

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                        Home of the Model T

                        Here at his Highland Park Plant, Henry Ford in 1913 began the mass production of automobiles on a moving assembly line. By 1915 Ford built a million Model T’s. In 1925 over nine thousand were...

                        Here at his Highland Park Plant, Henry Ford in 1913 began the mass production of automobiles on a moving assembly line. By 1915 Ford built a million Model T’s. In 1925 over nine thousand...

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                        GUSTAV FREIWALD HOUSE

                        GUSTAV FREIWALD HOUSE 1906 This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior National Park Service and is subject to the...

                        GUSTAV FREIWALD HOUSE 1906 This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior National Park Service and is subject to...

                          Bank of Naples

                          BANK OF NAPLES NAPLES' ORIGINAL BANK, THE BANK OF NAPLES, OPENED ON FEBRUARY 14, 1949, WITH A $74,000 CAPITAL BASE. W. ROY SMITH (PRESIDENT), CLARENCE TOOKE (CASHIER), E.H. FRANK, A McSWAIN AND...

                          BANK OF NAPLES NAPLES' ORIGINAL BANK, THE BANK OF NAPLES, OPENED ON FEBRUARY 14, 1949, WITH A $74,000 CAPITAL BASE. W. ROY SMITH (PRESIDENT), CLARENCE TOOKE (CASHIER), E.H. FRANK, A McSWAIN AND...

                            The Keep

                            THE KEEP The Keep is the final line of defence of the Dockyard. The billy peninsula and natural tidal pool around which it was built, was transformed into a fortress by walling-up cliffs, carving...

                            THE KEEP The Keep is the final line of defence of the Dockyard. The billy peninsula and natural tidal pool around which it was built, was transformed into a fortress by walling-up cliffs, carving...

                              Victualling Yard

                              VICTUALLING YARD Completed 1853 A Victualling Yard is an essential part of any naval facility. It is the area concerned with the storage, preparation and packaging of food and drink for the Fleet....

                              VICTUALLING YARD Completed 1853 A Victualling Yard is an essential part of any naval facility. It is the area concerned with the storage, preparation and packaging of food and drink for the Fleet....