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Rosemont - Raven Rock Bridge
Stockton, NJ
Historic Camp Knox
Greensburg, KY
Mokelumne Hill
Mokelumne Hill, 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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Clifts Plantation Site
Montross, VA
Between 1976 and 1978, archaeological excavations on this spot revealed the remains of the "Clifts," a busy tobacco plantation. When first occupied in 1670, this land belonged to Thomas Pope, an English merchant and Westmoreland County plan… more »
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Jefferson Davis Park
Memphis, TN
When Riverside Drive was constructed in the mid-1930's, this park was built on what had been an old dumping ground for construction debris and dredge soil. It was enlarged to its present size in 1937, using material dredged from the river. … more »
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DeKalb County to acknowledge lynchings through historical markerJanuary 22nd 2019 8:51PMDeKalb 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 bicentennialJanuary 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 HolleyJanuary 22nd 2019 2:23PMHOLLEY â 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 cemeteryJanuary 22nd 2019 1:52PMIt 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 ... |
Tributes mark Buddy Holly tour stop 60 years ago in Eau ClaireJanuary 22nd 2019 4:30AM(A historical marker at the intersection of First Avenue and Ann Street still marks the location of the former ballroom, which opened around 1900 and ... |