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...
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Jackson Square
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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...
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Morgan Hill
WAITING FOR THE TRAIN BY MARLENE AMERIAN UNVEILED AS PART OF CENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONS APRIL 29, 2007 THIS BRONZE SCULPTURE DEPICTS ONE OF MORGAN MILL'S EARLY FOUNDING FAMILIES, HIRAM MORGAN...
Harold Ross
HAROLD ROSS 1892 - 1951 The magazine editor, who said "if you can't be funny, be interesting",lived here when he founded The New Yorker in 1925. At his 1923 "housewarming" were Dorthy Parker,...
Women Veterans Monument
WOMEN VETERANS MONUMENT DEDICATED BY THE DANIEL M. O'CONNELL POST NO. 272 AMERICAN LEGION AND FRIENDS, SEPTEMBER 24, 1989 IN GRATEFUL RECOGNITION OF ALL THOSE WOMEN WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY IN...
Memorial Avenue of Elms
MEMORIAL AVENUE OF ELMSIn 1922 this avenue of elms was completed, and was dedicated as a living memorial to the men from the Manitoba Agricultural College, who had laid down their lives for...
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Imperial Bank of Canada
HISTORIC WINNIPEGImperial Bank of Canada1906On this site the Imperial Bank of Canada opened the first branch of the bank in Winnipeg on January 4, 1881. The original Robertson Block was replaced...
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Fort Craillo
2500 FEET FORT CRAILO "YANKEE DOODLE" WRITTEN THERE 1758 Submitted by @portraysMadison
Gefrin
AT THIS PLACE WAS GEFRIN ROYAL TOWNSHIP OF THE SEVENTH CENTURY ANGLO-SAXON KINGS OF NORTHUMBRIA HERE THE MISSIONARY PAULINUS IN A.D. 627 INSTRUCTED THE PEOPLE IN CHRISTIANITY FOR THIRTY SIX DAYS...
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Chicago Sister Cities International
Chicago Sister Cities International In the spirit of global citizenship Francis W Parker School Class of 2019, in collaboration with their teachers, offers these signs as a gift to the City of...
Michigan Central Freighthouse
The Michigan Central Railroad (MCRR) came to Ypsilanti in 1838, transforming the farming community into a transportation center. This Italianate structure, built in 1878, increased...
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Cannery and Packing House
Michigan Paper Company Mill
On January 26, 1886, twenty-five businessmen founded the Michigan Paper Company. Daniel Albertson, a mill designer from Kalamazoo, built the mill complex using slow-burn construction methods....
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St. Joseph's Retreat
In 1885 Michigan’s first private mental institution was located here under the guidance of the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul. In 1855 the Sisters at St. Mary’s Hospital in Detroit...
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Juneteenth
JUNETEENTH COMMEMORATED ANNUALLY ON JUNE 19TH, JUNETEENTH IS THE OLDEST KNOWN CELEBRATION OF THE END OF SLAVERY IN THE U.S THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION, ISSUED BY PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN ON...
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Frederick Pelham: Bridge Engineer
Frederick Pelham: Bridge Engineer Frederick Pelham was born on November 7, 1864. He attended school in Detroit. In 1887, he became the first African American to receive an Engineering...
La Gota de Leche historical marker
Mapagkawanggawang proyekto ng La Proteccion de la Infancia na nagbibigay ng gatas sa mga sanggol. Pinasinayaan sa Daang San Pedro, ngayon Daang Evangelista, Quiapo, 1907. Nagpatayo ng...
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San Pedro Macati historical marker
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Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage historical marker
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