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...
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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...
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- 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...
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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...
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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...
- winnipeg
- manitoba
- "world war i"
- wwi
- memorial
- "university ...
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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- manitoba
- "imperial bank"
- bank
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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- paulinus
- northumbria
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
