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Twelve Oaks

Gautier, MS

Richfield

Frederick, MD

Coulterville Hotel

Coulterville, CA

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William Stanley Overlook

Great-Barrington, MA

William Stanley (1858-1916) devised an innovative electric distribution system using an alternating-current transformer. His laboratory was in Horace Days rambling, vacant rubberwear factory, the foundation of which is just visible on the … more »

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Duer House

Fort-Edward, NY

? M. → Duer House British Headquarters Aug. 14 - Sept. 10, 1777 … more »

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Speedy Delivery

St.-Louis, MO

Today you can get a package from St. Louis to California in less than 24 hours. But before planes and trains, speedy deliveries to the West went by stagecoach. Henry Wells, William Fargo, and John Butterfield capitalized on the country's … more »

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Historical Marker Headlines
DeKalb County to acknowledge lynchings through historical marker
January 22nd 2019 8:51PM

DeKalb County commissioners on Tuesday took a forceful step to reckon with the legacy of racial terror in the county as they approved placement of a ...

Medina church celebrates bicentennial
January 22nd 2019 2:27PM

... history of the music of the church, a homecoming picnic in September, unveil a new Ohio Historical Marker, place a time capsule and other activities.

Abolitionist's home to receive historical marker in Holley
January 22nd 2019 2:23PM

HOLLEY — The marker for the home of Chauncey Robinson, an abolitionist on the Underground Railroad, should be dedicated in late spring.

Wofford students tidy up Spartanburg's African-American cemetery
January 22nd 2019 1:52PM

It was also known as Freeman's Cemetery and then as the Old City Cemetery in 1959, according to a historical marker. Besides Wright, other notable ...

Hartsville cemetery gets historical marker
January 22nd 2019 3:26AM

Via Florence Morning News: HARTSVILLE, S.C. – After 14 months of actual physical labor, the Marion Avenue Cemetery finally was recognized ...

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