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Roza & Moses Lapidus

IN LOVING MEMORY ROZA & MOSES LAPIDUS ASYA & JOHN   Submitted by @lampbane

IN LOVING MEMORY ROZA & MOSES LAPIDUS ASYA & JOHN Submitted by @lampbane

  • brooklyn
  • brooklyn heights
  • brooklyn hei...
  • promenade
  • bench
  • roza lapidus
  • moses lapidus

Sonia and David Schuman

IN LOVING MEMORY OF SONIA AND DAVID SCHUMAN, GENEROUS WITH LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP. WE REMEMBER THEM   Submitted by @lampbane

IN LOVING MEMORY OF SONIA AND DAVID SCHUMAN, GENEROUS WITH LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP. WE REMEMBER THEM   Submitted by @lampbane

  • brooklyn
  • brooklyn heights
  • brooklyn hei...
  • promenade
  • bench
  • sonia schuman
  • david schuman

Fernando Berrocal

FERNANDO BERROCAL 1975-2007 EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE GONE YOUR LOVING MEMORY WILL LIVE ON. YOUR LOVING WIFE, FAMILY AND FRIENDS.   Submitted by @lampbane

FERNANDO BERROCAL 1975-2007 EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE GONE YOUR LOVING MEMORY WILL LIVE ON. YOUR LOVING WIFE, FAMILY AND FRIENDS.   Submitted by @lampbane

  • brooklyn
  • brooklyn heights
  • brooklyn hei...
  • promenade
  • bench
  • fernando berrocal
  • 1975
  • 2007

Ida B. Wells

July 16, 1862- March 25, 1931 Born into slavery in Holly Springs, Mississippi in 1862, Ida B. Wells was an investigative journalist, newspaper co-owner and suffragist who launched the nation's...

July 16, 1862- March 25, 1931 Born into slavery in Holly Springs, Mississippi in 1862, Ida B. Wells was an investigative journalist, newspaper co- owner and suffragist who launched the...

  • ida b. wells
  • journalist
  • black history
  • willoughby street
  • myrtle avenue
  • 4 metrotech
  • gold street
  • brooklyn
  • downtown brooklyn

Edith Bolling Wilson

EDITH BOLLING WILSON Edith Bolling Wilson was born here on 15 Oct. 1872, where she lived with her parents Judge William H. and Sallie White Bolling and ten siblings.  Edith Bolling married Norman...

EDITH BOLLING WILSON Edith Bolling Wilson was born here on 15 Oct. 1872, where she lived with her parents Judge William H. and Sallie White Bolling and ten siblings.  Edith Bolling married...

    St. James Baptist Church

    ST. JAMES BAPTIST CHURCH This church, founded in 1886 by former members of First African Baptist Church, is one of the oldest surviving institutions remaining from the town of Mitchelville, a...

    ST. JAMES BAPTIST CHURCH This church, founded in 1886 by former members of First African Baptist Church, is one of the oldest surviving institutions remaining from the town of Mitchelville, a...

      Cherry Hill School

      CHERRY HILL SCHOOL This one-room frame school, built ca. 1937, was the first separate school building constructed for African-American students on Hilton Head Island.  It replaced an earlier...

      CHERRY HILL SCHOOL This one-room frame school, built ca. 1937, was the first separate school building constructed for African-American students on Hilton Head Island.  It replaced an...

        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

                • barkaloo cemetery
                • revolutionary war
                • colonial
                • veterans of ...
                • vfw
                • brooklyn
                • bay ridge

                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

                • brooklyn
                • bay ridge
                • barkaloo cemetery
                • revolutionary war
                • colonial

                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