Oxford Hotel

Lower Downtown  Walking Tour Oxford Hotel and Annex 1891 The Oxford Hotel, built in 1891, is Denver's oldest hotel. Bankrolled by brewer Adolph Zhang and his partners Philip Feldhauser Andy William ...

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Letter from the Alamo

Commandancy of the AlamoBejar, Feby. 24, 1836To the People of Texas & All Americans in the WorldFellow citizens & compatriotsI am besieged, by a thousand or more of the Mexicans under Santa Anna I ...

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Church Hill Tunnel

CHURCH HILL TUNNEL About 200 feet east is the western portal of the Church Hill Tunnel. On 11 Dec. 1873, Ches-apeake and Ohio locomotive number 2 passed through the tunnel, marking the completion of ...

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William Bartram Trail - Traced 1773-1777

In 1775, Bartram crossed the Mississippi to visit Pointe Coupée, the westernmost point reached in his travels.

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The First Atlantic Cable

CYRUS WEST FIELD  BORN NOV 30 1819 - DIED JULY 12 1993 HERE FOR FORTY YEARS WAS HIS HOME AND HERE THE PLANS WERE MADE FOR THE FIRST ATLANTIC CABLE LAID IN 1858