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The Chicago Road

One of the great routes for the pioneers coming west was the Chicago Road. The survey of the road began at Detroit in 1825 and followed closely the Sauk Trail, which Indians had marked and...

One of the great routes for the pioneers coming west was the Chicago Road. The survey of the road began at Detroit in 1825 and followed closely the Sauk Trail, which Indians had marked and...

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Combs House

    McConnell Arboretum & Gardens

      Delta Mills

      Erastus S. Ingersoll settled here in 1836 and constructed a water-powered sawmill. A gristmill was added, and in 1840 a resident wrote that people came from twenty miles around to have their flour...

      Erastus S. Ingersoll settled here in 1836 and constructed a water-powered sawmill. A gristmill was added, and in 1840 a resident wrote that people came from twenty miles around to have their flour...

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      A Tree Planted in this Park

      THE VETERANS OF WORLD WAR I BARRACKS 540 AND AUXILIARY DEDICATE THIS MEMORIAL TO THE MEMORY OF THE JACKSON COUNTY MEN AND WOMEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN WORLD WAR I EACH ONE OF WHICH IS REPRESENTED...

      THE VETERANS OF WORLD WAR I BARRACKS 540 AND AUXILIARY DEDICATE THIS MEMORIAL TO THE MEMORY OF THE JACKSON COUNTY MEN AND WOMEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN WORLD WAR I EACH ONE OF WHICH IS REPRESENTED...

        William Lambert Homesite

        William Lambert, a black leader in Michigan for almost fifty years, lived on this site. Born in New Jersey about 1817, he moved to Detroit as a young man and became active in the antislavery...

        William Lambert, a black leader in Michigan for almost fifty years, lived on this site. Born in New Jersey about 1817, he moved to Detroit as a young man and became active in the...

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        Meyer Memorial Lake

        MEYER MEMORIAL LAKE IN MEMORY OF OUR MOTHER CORA MEYER FATHER ALBERT, MEYER BROTHER YALE MEYER DEDICATED 1968 BY ALBERT MEYER JR - MALCOLM MEYER

        MEYER MEMORIAL LAKE IN MEMORY OF OUR MOTHER CORA MEYER FATHER ALBERT, MEYER BROTHER YALE MEYER DEDICATED 1968 BY ALBERT MEYER JR - MALCOLM MEYER

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        Maggie the Cat

        From Luke in Elizabeth Bay via @littlebobbyplaqueson.

        From Luke in Elizabeth Bay via @littlebobbyplaqueson.

          Cristobal Balenciaga

          THE FAMOUS DRESSMAKER WAS BORN IN THIS HOUSESubmitted by @trufelman

          THE FAMOUS DRESSMAKER WAS BORN IN THIS HOUSESubmitted by @trufelman

            Fort Michilimackinac / Michilimackinac State Park

            This fort, built about 1715, put French soldiers at the Straits for the first time since 1701. French authority ceased in 1761 when British troops entered the fort. On June 2, 1763, during...

            This fort, built about 1715, put French soldiers at the Straits for the first time since 1701. French authority ceased in 1761 when British troops entered the fort. On June 2, 1763,...

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            Cereal Bowl of America

            This is Battle Creek, where the leading producers of ready-to-eat cereals are located. Early attempts to process grains into appetizing new foods for Sanitarium guests revolutionized the eating...

            This is Battle Creek, where the leading producers of ready-to-eat cereals are located. Early attempts to process grains into appetizing new foods for Sanitarium guests revolutionized the eating...

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            Willie Brown

              Flavor Chemistry Research

              ACS Chemistry for Life National Historic Chemical Landmark Flavor Chemistry Research United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Western Regional Research Center Albany,...

              ACS Chemistry for Life National Historic Chemical Landmark Flavor Chemistry Research United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Western Regional Research Center...

                Rock Hill Street Railway

                ROCK HILL STREET RAILWAY (Continued from other side) From 1891 to 1918 a street rallway connected Rallroad Ave.. the depots, Main St., and Winthrop College. Nick- named "Rock Hill Electric...

                ROCK HILL STREET RAILWAY (Continued from other side) From 1891 to 1918 a street rallway connected Rallroad Ave.. the depots, Main St., and Winthrop College. Nick- named "Rock Hill Electric...

                  Fishermen's Family

                  PLEASE RESPECT AND HONOR THE FISHERMEN'S FAMILY SCULPTURE. MANY FAMILIES HAVE STOOD IN THIS VERY SPOT, IN GOOD TIMES AND IN BAD, TO WATCH THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS HEAD OUT AND RETURN FROM THE SEA EACH...

                  PLEASE RESPECT AND HONOR THE FISHERMEN'S FAMILY SCULPTURE. MANY FAMILIES HAVE STOOD IN THIS VERY SPOT, IN GOOD TIMES AND IN BAD, TO WATCH THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS HEAD OUT AND RETURN FROM THE SEA EACH...

                    Morro Rock

                    AN IMPORTANT MARINER'S LANDFALL FOR  OVER 300 YEARS, CHRONICLED IN THE DIARIES OF  PORTOLA, FR. CRESPI AND COSTANSO IN 1769 WHEN  THEY CAMPED NEAR THIS AREA ON THEIR TREK TO  FIND MONTEREY....

                    AN IMPORTANT MARINER'S LANDFALL FOR  OVER 300 YEARS, CHRONICLED IN THE DIARIES OF  PORTOLA, FR. CRESPI AND COSTANSO IN 1769 WHEN  THEY CAMPED NEAR THIS AREA ON THEIR TREK TO  FIND...

                      Lost fishermen’s memorial

                      Lost Fishermen's Memorial is a 7000-lb anchor pulled from the Niagara River (?). THIS WONDERFUL MEMORIAL GIVES COMFORT TO THE LIVING AND HONOR TO THE DEAD A. Z Submitted by @jqmcd

                      Lost Fishermen's Memorial is a 7000-lb anchor pulled from the Niagara River (?). THIS WONDERFUL MEMORIAL GIVES COMFORT TO THE LIVING AND HONOR TO THE DEAD A. Z Submitted by @jqmcd

                        Centennial Stairway

                        Submitted by @jqmcd

                        Submitted by @jqmcd

                          Mother A.M.E. Zion Church

                          MOTHER A.M.E. ZION CHURCH MOTHER AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL ZION CHURCH OCCUPIED THIS SITE FROM 1800 TO 1864. IT WAS THE FIRST CHURCH IN NEW YORK CITY BUILT AND LED BY AFRO-AMERICANS AND WAS THE...

                          MOTHER A.M.E. ZION CHURCH MOTHER AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL ZION CHURCH OCCUPIED THIS SITE FROM 1800 TO 1864. IT WAS THE FIRST CHURCH IN NEW YORK CITY BUILT AND LED BY AFRO-AMERICANS AND WAS THE...

                            Heinrich Mann & Sigmund Freud

                            ZUM GEDÄCHTNIS AN DEN DICHTER HEINRICH MANN, DER AM 22. FEBRUAR 1933 ÜBER DEN BAHNHOF KEHL DEN WEG INS RETTENDE EXIL GING KEIN UNTERTAN DES UNGEISTS UND DER GEWALT, SO BLIEB ER SICH UND SEINEM...

                            ZUM GEDÄCHTNIS AN DEN DICHTER HEINRICH MANN, DER AM 22. FEBRUAR 1933 ÜBER DEN BAHNHOF KEHL DEN WEG INS RETTENDE EXIL GING KEIN UNTERTAN DES UNGEISTS UND DER GEWALT, SO BLIEB ER SICH UND SEINEM...