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The McCoy Brothers
Raymond, MS
"Men who don't often weep wept then"
York, PA
Grimsley Baptist Church
Snow Hill, NC
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Site of the African Church Historical
Schenectady, NY
1837 Original Site of the African Church Founded in 1837 By Reverend Isaac Duryee Renamed Duryee Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in 1894 … more »
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Stuart Female Seminary
Austin, TX
After 23 years as principal of Live Oak Female Seminary, Washington County, Rebecca K. Stuart Red (1826-1886) founded her own school in 1875. Her husband, G.C. Red, M.D., had a two-story stone dormitory - academic building erected on this s… more »
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Ripley County Veterans Memorial
Versailles, IN
Dedicated to the men and women of Ripley County who Served our Country in All Wars… more »
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Temple to consider taking over Hillcrest CemeteryOctober 17th 2018 10:30PMRecent complaints about the condition of the historic Hillcrest Cemetery haven't fallen on deaf ears because the city of Temple may take over the ... |
Lincoln to appear in Stark Co.October 17th 2018 9:56PMHe will participate in the unveiling of the new historical marker on the courthouse lawn. The marker, approved by the Illinois State Historical Society, ... |
Lancaster Olympian Barney Ewell gets 'long overdue' historical marker outside his beloved ...October 17th 2018 9:22PMBarney Ewell would think a historical marker in his honor outside his alma mater was âremarkable,â his daughter said Wednesday after the official ... |
Atlantic City community leader Sonny Lea, 83, dies in Williamstown crashOctober 17th 2018 8:15PMA historical marker calling Lea a "pillar of the community" was dedicated to him in 2013 at the corner of Arctic and Kentucky avenues in Atlantic City. |
Burns Harbor Steel Plant Historic Marker to be dedicated Saturday October 20October 17th 2018 6:56PMA public dedication ceremony for an Indiana state historical marker commemorating the development and legacy of the Burns Harbor Steel Plant is ... |