Soda Works Building

Matthews Farm

In 1848 Thomas and Margaret Spencer Matthews came to Worth Township from Ontario, Canada, following other farm families who migrated from Upper Canada to Michigan. Matthews’s grandfather, Thomas...

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Fort Holmes

Here in 1812, on the island’s highest point, a blockhouse and stockade were built by the British and named Fort George. It was the bulwark of British defenses in 1814 when the American attack was...

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EUVE

Non-flight model of one of 3 scanning telescopes from the Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (EUVE) spacecraft, which operated 1992-2001 & re-entered over Egypt in 2002. (the 2nd mission I worked...

At This Site Paul Revere Landed

At this site Paul Revere landed on the night of April 18, 1775 to begin his midnight ride Dedicated by The Massachusetts Society Sons of the American Revolution April, 1999 [ Submitted by @RoadTripNE

The Berry

“The Berry” The Berry Hotel, one of America’s premier hotels, stood here from 1892 to 1974. Athenian Edward Cornelius Berry, a free black who had been educated at the Albany Enterprise Academy,...

Jackie Robinson

IN THIS BUILDING on April 10th, 1947 JACKIE ROBINSON RECEIVED HIS HISTORIC CALL FROM THE BROOKLYN DODGERS AND CHANGED AMERICA HE LIVED ON THE 11TH FLOOR IN ROOM 1169 OF THE FORMER...