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Mitchelville Site

MITCHELVILLE SITE In 1862, after Hilton Head’s fall to Union forces in 1861, this town, planned for the area’s former slaves and named for General Ormsby M. Mitchel, began. Submitted by Bryan...

MITCHELVILLE SITE In 1862, after Hilton Head’s fall to Union forces in 1861, this town, planned for the area’s former slaves and named for General Ormsby M. Mitchel, began. Submitted by...

    Antislavery Society

    ANTISLAVERY SOCIETY The founding meeting of the Michigan Antislavery Society was held in the First Presbyterian Church, located on this site, on November 10, 1836.  Delegates from six counties...

    ANTISLAVERY SOCIETY The founding meeting of the Michigan Antislavery Society was held in the First Presbyterian Church, located on this site, on November 10, 1836.  Delegates from six...

      Macoun Marsh

      The Macoun Marsh is a small area of land that has been set aside to protect the nature found here. Owned by the Beechwood Cemetery, it is a lovely place to explore an urban wetland environment....

      The Macoun Marsh is a small area of land that has been set aside to protect the nature found here. Owned by the Beechwood Cemetery, it is a lovely place to explore an urban wetland...

        Hart Massey House

        This residence, completed in 1959, sensitively echoes its natural setting, making it a distinctly Canadian interpretation of the International Style. Its minimalist design reflects the modernist...

        This residence, completed in 1959, sensitively echoes its natural setting, making it a distinctly Canadian interpretation of the International Style. Its minimalist design reflects the modernist...

          Barkaloo Cemetery

          DEDICATEDTO TO THE SACRED MEMORY OFOUR COMRADESOF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR   ERECTED MAY 19, 1935 ROBERT PORTER POST NO 986 VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF U.S.   Submitted by @lampbane

          DEDICATEDTO TO THE SACRED MEMORY OFOUR COMRADESOF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR   ERECTED MAY 19, 1935 ROBERT PORTER POST NO 986 VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF U.S.   Submitted by @lampbane

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          Revolutionary War Cemetery

          1776  1962REVOLUTIONARY WAR CEMETERY   IN EVERLASTING MEMORY TO ALL THOSE THAT ARE BURIED HERE, THAT OUR COUNTRY BE EVER FREE   Submitted by @lampbane

          1776  1962REVOLUTIONARY WAR CEMETERY   IN EVERLASTING MEMORY TO ALL THOSE THAT ARE BURIED HERE, THAT OUR COUNTRY BE EVER FREE   Submitted by @lampbane

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          Wes Reader Athletic Fields

          Wesley Reader 1911-1978 A beloved teacher, coach and administrator.  Wes Reader dedicated his life to educating the young people of Pinckney.  Born near Howell, Michigan, and educated at Western...

          Wesley Reader 1911-1978 A beloved teacher, coach and administrator.  Wes Reader dedicated his life to educating the young people of Pinckney.  Born near Howell, Michigan, and educated at...

            Henry Ford Stamp

            HENRY FORD HUMANITARIAN – INDUSTRIALIST FOUNDER OF GREENFIELD VILLAGE FIRST DAY OF ISSUE JULY 30, 1968   Submitted by Bryan Arnold @nanowhiskers

            HENRY FORD HUMANITARIAN – INDUSTRIALIST FOUNDER OF GREENFIELD VILLAGE FIRST DAY OF ISSUE JULY 30, 1968   Submitted by Bryan Arnold @nanowhiskers

              Ann Arbor High School

                ANN ARBOR HIGH SCHOOL Innovative education has been connected to this site ever since the Union School opened in 1856 as a school for all grades (inset above).  Ann Arbor’s Argus newspaper...

                ANN ARBOR HIGH SCHOOL Innovative education has been connected to this site ever since the Union School opened in 1856 as a school for all grades (inset above).  Ann Arbor’s Argus...

                McGraw Hill Building

                Chicago Landmark McGraw-Hill Building Thielbar and Fugard, architect 1928-29 A rare survivor of the type of buildings constructed during the early period of this street’s development as a...

                Chicago Landmark McGraw-Hill Building Thielbar and Fugard, architect 1928-29 A rare survivor of the type of buildings constructed during the early period of this street’s development as...

                  Dewitt Clinton Cregier

                  THIS TABLET IS ERECTED IN RECOGNITION OF THE OUTSTANDING SERVICES TO THE CITY OF CHICAGO GIVEN BY DEWITT CLINTON CREGIER ENGINEER OF CHICAGO AVE. PUMPING STATION 1853-1879 CITY ENGINEER 1879-1882...

                  THIS TABLET IS ERECTED IN RECOGNITION OF THE OUTSTANDING SERVICES TO THE CITY OF CHICAGO GIVEN BY DEWITT CLINTON CREGIER ENGINEER OF CHICAGO AVE. PUMPING STATION 1853-1879 CITY ENGINEER...

                    Water Tower Centennial

                    1869-1969 IN THIS ITS CENTENNIAL YEAR THE CHICAGO WATER TOWER HAS BEEN DESIGNATED THE FIRST AMERICAN WATER LANDMARK “BECAUSE OF ITS SIGNIFICANCE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHICAGO’S WATER RESOURCES AND...

                    1869-1969 IN THIS ITS CENTENNIAL YEAR THE CHICAGO WATER TOWER HAS BEEN DESIGNATED THE FIRST AMERICAN WATER LANDMARK “BECAUSE OF ITS SIGNIFICANCE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHICAGO’S WATER RESOURCES AND...

                      KOSCIUSZKO

                      KOSCIUSZKO THADDEUS KOSCIUSZKO 1746-1817 SON OF POLAND, GENERAL AND MILITARY ENGINEER OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, FORTIFIED SARATOGA AND THE WEST POINT/HUDSON RIVER COMPLEX FIRST DEDICATED ON...

                      KOSCIUSZKO THADDEUS KOSCIUSZKO 1746-1817 SON OF POLAND, GENERAL AND MILITARY ENGINEER OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, FORTIFIED SARATOGA AND THE WEST POINT/HUDSON RIVER COMPLEX FIRST DEDICATED...

                        NICOLAUS COPERNICUS

                        NICOLAUS COPERNICUS MIKOLAI KOPERNIK 1473-1543 BY REFORMING ASTRONOMY HE INITIATED MODERN SCIENCE Submitted by Bryan Arnold @nanowhiskers

                        NICOLAUS COPERNICUS MIKOLAI KOPERNIK 1473-1543 BY REFORMING ASTRONOMY HE INITIATED MODERN SCIENCE Submitted by Bryan Arnold @nanowhiskers

                          Adler Planetarium

                          THE ASTRONOMICAL MUSEUM AND PLANETARIUM OF CHICAGO GIFT OF MAX ADLER TO FURTHER THE PROGRESS OF SCIENCE, TO GUIDE TO AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE MAJESTY OF THE HEAVENS, TO EMPHASIZE THAT UNDER THE...

                          THE ASTRONOMICAL MUSEUM AND PLANETARIUM OF CHICAGO GIFT OF MAX ADLER TO FURTHER THE PROGRESS OF SCIENCE, TO GUIDE TO AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE MAJESTY OF THE HEAVENS, TO EMPHASIZE THAT UNDER THE...

                            Man Enters the Cosmos

                            MAN ENTERS THE COSMOS This sundial sculpture created by Henry Moore and commissioned by the Trustees of the B.F. Ferguson Monument Fund is erected in recognition of the revolutionary program of...

                            MAN ENTERS THE COSMOS This sundial sculpture created by Henry Moore and commissioned by the Trustees of the B.F. Ferguson Monument Fund is erected in recognition of the revolutionary program of...

                              Civil War Cannon Ball

                              CIVIL WAR CANNON BALL Below upper window FIRED FROM CEMETERY BY MORGAN’S MEN Submitted by Bryan Arnold @nanowhiskers

                              CIVIL WAR CANNON BALL Below upper window FIRED FROM CEMETERY BY MORGAN’S MEN Submitted by Bryan Arnold @nanowhiskers

                                Hardin County

                                HARDIN COUNTY Formed from Nelson County by first Legislature, 1792.  Named for Col. John Hardin, veteran of Dunmore’s War, 1774.  Am. Rev., Gen. Clark’s Wabash Exped., 1787 and Maumee Indian...

                                HARDIN COUNTY Formed from Nelson County by first Legislature, 1792.  Named for Col. John Hardin, veteran of Dunmore’s War, 1774.  Am. Rev., Gen. Clark’s Wabash Exped., 1787 and Maumee...

                                  General Custer Here

                                  GENERAL CUSTER HERE Cavalry and Infantry battalions under Gen. George Custer assigned here, 1871 to 1873, to suppress Ku Klux Klan and carpetbaggers, to break up illicit distilleries.  Those gangs...

                                  GENERAL CUSTER HERE Cavalry and Infantry battalions under Gen. George Custer assigned here, 1871 to 1873, to suppress Ku Klux Klan and carpetbaggers, to break up illicit distilleries.  Those gangs...

                                    Gallantry In Action

                                    GALLANTRY IN ACTION Sergeant George E. Larkin, Jr., a native of Colesburg, Hardin Co., took part in Doolittle’s raid on Japanese mainland, April 18, 1942.  He was awarded the Distinguished Flying...

                                    GALLANTRY IN ACTION Sergeant George E. Larkin, Jr., a native of Colesburg, Hardin Co., took part in Doolittle’s raid on Japanese mainland, April 18, 1942.  He was awarded the Distinguished...