Markers Attached to Sculpture
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historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1EKD_molly-marine_Quantico-VA.html
On November 10, 1943, the city of new Orleans dedicated the first United States monument of a woman in service uniform: "Molly Marine." A local recruiter commissioned the statue to help recruit women during World War II. Renowned artist Enrique Alferez, a M…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1EL9_exchange-at-the-presidio_Tucson-AZ.html
Near this site on December 16 - 17, 1846, the U.S. 101st Infantry ("Mormon") Battalion under the command of Colonel Philip St. George Cooke peacefully occupied the Presidio San Agustin del Tucson.
Organized in Council Bluffs, Iowa, to reinforce General S…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1ENV_japanese-american-soldiers_Los-Angeles-CA.html
Text on the plaque attached to the south face of the base beneath the tall column in the northwest corner [traditionally the Japanese/Japanese-American section of the cemetery]:In Sacred MemoryThis memorial is reverently placed here by the Japanese American…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1ETM_to-the-united-states-cavalry_Fort-Riley-KS.html
This statue, honoring the United States Cavalry and its role in the settlement of the West, is located on what was long known as the Cavalry Parade Ground at Fort Riley.
It was constructed in three dimensions through the artistry of the sculptor, Special…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1EUD_duty_Fort-Riley-KS.html
Artist - James Nathan Muir
A tribute to the Cavalrymen and their Horses who so faithfully served our Nation
Dedicated October 2003
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1EV2_the-charlie-tayler-waterwheel_Idaho-Springs-CO.html
Charlie Tayler used this waterwheel to power a stamp mill at his gold mining operations on Ute Creek. Tayler, who attributed his good health to the fact that he never kissed woman or took baths, built the waterwheel in 1893. It was moved to its present site…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1EV8_signs-of-lekwungen_Victoria-BC.html
There are messages in the landscape here, surviving traditional place names, and the soil itself preserves ancient stories waiting to be told.
This is the land of the Lekwungen People, known today as the Esquimalt and Songhees Nations. As you travel thro…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1EVT_kwakiutl-bear-pole_Victoria-BC.html
Project of Native Indians' Participation Centennial Sub-Committeeto commemoratethe Union in 1866 of the colonieson Vancouver Island and the mainland asBritish Columbia
Kwakiutl Bear Polecarved byMr. Henry Hunt of Kwawkewlth Indian Band at Victoria, B.C.L…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1EVU_emily-carr_Victoria-BC.html
Victoria-born Emily Carr is British Columbia's most famous artist. Her art and writings are recognized across Canada. Emily grew up with a passion for art and a love of nature, especially animals. After high school she studied art in San Francisco. Later sh…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1EXD_coast-salish-totem-poles_Auburn-BC.html
Eagle with Salmon, Orca, Bear with SalmonThis Totem Pole, carve in Contemporary Coast Salish style by master carver Doug LaFortune of the Tsawout First Nation, was dedicated on September 9th, 2004 in celebration of the 100th anniversary of The Butchart Gard…