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historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1S4C_justin-smith-morrill-morrill-homestead_Strafford-VT.html
Justin Smith Morrill 1810-1898
Born in Strafford Village, Justin S. Morrill was the son of a blacksmith. He entered politics in 1854 serving in the United States Congress for a total of nearly 44 years. As a member of the House of Representatives and lat…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1S67_historic-site-grace-church_Newark-NJ.html
Newark's second oldest Episcopal parish was founded in 1837. The architect of the present brown freestone building, completed in 1848, was the famed Richard Upjohn, a master of English Gothic style. In 1882 Samuel A. Ward, a choir-master here, composed a hy…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1S99_the-botto-house_Haledon-NJ.html
The Botto House was the focal point for striking workers during the Paterson Silk Strike of 1913. Eva Botto (standing in this photo) daughter of Pietro and Maria Botto, and a striking silk mill worker, appears with a friend (seated left) and labor leader El…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1SRO_pillsbury-a-mill_Minneapolis-MN.html
Has been designated a
Registered National
Historic Landmark
Under the provisions of the
Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935
This site possesses exceptional value
in commemorating or illustrating
the History of the United States
U.S. Department o…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1T58_south-lawn-historical_Washington-DC.html
In 1816, your view from this sweeping lawn included the bustling tobacco port of Georgetown, the Potomac River, and, to the east, the growing city of Washington DC. Then a hay field, sheep and cows grazed on the law. By the beginning of the 1900s the view w…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1T5S_palo-alto-battlefield-historical_Brownsville-TX.html
Palo Alto Battlefield has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1955. This site possesses exceptional value in commemorating and illustrating the history of the United States.
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1TAD_new-harmony-historical_New-Harmony-IN.html
has been designated a
Registered National
Historic Landmark
under the provisions of the
Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935
This site possesses exceptional value
in commemorating and illustrating
the history of the United States
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1TVX_the-star-spangled-banner-historical_Baltimore-MD.html
In this house was made
The Star Spangled Banner
which floated over Fort McHenry
during its bombardment by the British
September 13th and 14th 1814
and which inspired
Francis Scott Key
to write his immortal poem
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historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1TXT_nathan-and-mary-polly-johnson-house-historical_New-Bedford-MA.html
This building possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America.
Nathan and Polly Johnson, prominent African American abolitionists, sheltered escaped slaves in this underground railroad "station." It was here i…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1U57_bay-view-bay-view-association-historical_Petoskey-MI.html
(Side A)
Bay View
Bay View comprises one of Michigan's most spectacular collections of Victorian era architecture. Sweeping verandas and stately turrets characterize the Queen Anne style evident in the cottages and public buildings. Planned during the lat…