Mahlon D. Ogden Residence
THIS LIBRARY STANDS ON THE SITE FORMERLY OCCUPIED BY THE MAHLON D. OGDEN RESIDENCE, THE ONLY HOUSE IN THE PATH OF THE GREAT FIRE OF 1871 WHICH WAS NOT BURNED PRESENTED BY THE GENERAL...
- chicago
- great fire
- library
- 1871
The Cairo
1615 Q Street, NW The Cairo apartment house, built in 1894, was (and remains) the tallest privately owned building in Washington. At 156 feet, it towered over its neighbors, prompting...
The Society of the Cincinnati
Society of the Cincinnati The Society of the Cincinnati was founded in 1783 by the officers of the Continental Army to perpetuate their fellowship, preserve the memory of the revolutionary war...
A la Memoire Des 16 Paysans
A la memoire des 16 paysans tues ici le 15 juin 1848 lors d'un affrontment entre les forces de l'ordre et les revoltes d'Ajain Pionnat et Ladapeyre qui reusaient de payer l'impot exceptionnel des...
- 1848
- farmers
- taxes
Old Saint Mary's Cathedral
HERE STOOD OLD SAINT MARY'S CATHEDRAL, CHURCH OF THE FIRST FIVE CATHOLIC BISHOPS OF CHICAGO- QUARTER, VAN DE VELDE, O'REGAN, DUGGAN, FOLEY. OPENED FOR DIVINE SERVICE DECEMBER 25,...
- chicago
- great fire
- cathedral
- 1843
Land Claimed for Azathoth
In the year of our lord 2012, Creer Pipi claimed this land for Azathoth. The origins of this plaque is somewhat of a local legend. It appeared on a Friday morning in August of 2013 and was a talk...
Davis Police Headquarters
Olvera St.
From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by tkksummers, full page.License is Attribution- ShareAlike License
The Centenial Tree
Dorothy A. Walker
Lieutenant-Colonel Benedict Arnold
NEAR THIS SPOT LIEUTENANT-COLONEL BENEDICT ARNOLD WAS WOUNDED ON DECEMBER 31, 1775, AFTER HAVING TAKEN THE FIRST BARRICADE WHICH PROTECTED THE ENTRANCE TO SAULT AU MATELOT STREET AND TO THE LOWER...
- benedict arnold
- battle of qu...
La Butte
This Indian mound was constructed around AD 1000. It is 7 feet tall with a square~shaped base. It was once part of a larger complex made up of up to five mounds. The oak tree on the northwest...
- louisiana
- native american
- cemetery
Mississippi Rural Center
The Mississippi Rural Center was dedicated on February 9, 1949, and established with a $100,000 gift from the Women's Society of Christian Services of the Methodist Church. Created to provide...
- mississippi
- church
Conerly's P.O. and Lampton's Store
In June 1848, Benjamin Lampton and his brother-in- law Cullen Conerly established a post office here in Lampton's mercantile business. Situated on Dry Creek between Conerly's Mill and Tyler's...
- mississippi
Hanging of Will Purvis
On February 7, 1894, crowds gathered near this site to witness the hanging of Will Purvis, who had been convicted of the murder of local farmer Will Buckley. When the trap door was released Purvis...
- mississippi
Cambridge
Cambridge Originally part of the Choptank Indian Reservation laid out for them in 1669, Cambridge was made a port of entry by the assembly in 1684. It is one of the few towns authorized at...
- harriet tubman
- slavery
- e
- astern shore
- choptank
- nanticoke na...
Harriet Tubman Brodess Farm
Harriet Tubman 1820-1913 The “Moses of her People,” Harriet Tubman of the Bucktown District found freedom for herself and some three hundred other slaves whom she led north. In the Civil War, she...
- harriet tubman
- african american
- underground railroad
- slavery
- eastern shore
Stanley Institute
"Stanley Institute" Oldest community-owned one- room schoolhouse still intact in Dorchester County. First constructed c. 1865 near Church Creek, moved here in 1867. It was used continuously until...
- african american
- education
- eastern shore
Abbé Adrien E. Rouquette
Abbé Rouquette (1813-1887), poet and priest, lived as missionary among Choctaw Indians in region of Bayou Lacombe from 1859 till his death. The Choctaw called him "Chata Ima," meaning "Like...
- louisiana
Stone Square Lodge No. 8
On August 21, 1879 the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Louisiana issued a charter to Worshipful Master Sterling Barrow, Senior Warden Alexander Gilbert and Junior Warden Alex Bains to organize...
- louisiana
- african-american