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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2EDI_schrom-airport_Lanham-MD.html
Schrom Airport. . If you were standing on this site in 1930, you would have been surrounded by farmland. But "progress" was just beyond the trees where small planes took off and landed at the new Schrom Airport. Civil engineer William H. Schrom ow…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2EDH_the-loneliest-place-on-earth_Erie-PA.html
The Loneliest Place on Earth. Presque Isle Lighthouse. "The loneliest place on earth" is how Charles Waldo, the first keeper of the Presque Isle Lighthouse, described his 7 year tenure at the station. . . Waldo lived at the lighthouse …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2EDG_greenbelt-museum_Greenbelt-MD.html
Greenbelt Museum. . The Greenbelt Museum house opened October 10, 1987 as part of the City of Greenbelt's 50th anniversary celebration. At approximately 836 square feet, this particular unit is one of the smallest of the original homes. The Friend…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2EDF_gladys-noon-spellman-trail-and-overpass_Greenbelt-MD.html
Gladys Noon Spellman Trail and Overpass. . This trail and overpass are dedicated to Gladys Noon Spellman in recognition of 18 years of public service to the citizens of Greenbelt as Member of Congress for the Fifth Congressional District of Maryla…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2EDE_the-flashlight_Erie-PA.html
The Flashlight. Presque Isle Lighthouse. In the early 19th Century the Great Lakes provided the single most important transportation system in the country. Throughout the lakes, mariners depended heavily on lighthouses to warn of hazards to naviga…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2EDD_five-courses-thick_Erie-PA.html
Five Courses Thick. Presque Isle Lighthouse. The final lighthouse design incorporated bricks five-courses thick to withstand the severe cold and winds off the lake. Overall, the structure cost $15,000. . . Construction began in September, 1872 a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2EDC_the-peninsulas-first-roadway_Erie-PA.html
The Peninsula's First Roadway. Presque Isle Lighthouse. For more than fifty years a narrow pathway served as the keeper's primary link to civilization. Sand and dirt at first, and then paved in 1925, the current "sidewalk trail" led the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2EDB_attakapas-chapel_Lafayette-LA.html
Attakapas Chapel. Chapelle des Attakapas. . Attkapas Chapel: . The Church in a Catholic Region . This chapel is a reproduction based on St. Francis Catholic Church in Point Coupee (1760) and St Martin de Tours Catholic Church in St. Martinville (…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2EDA_gen-joseph-warren_Warren-PA.html
Gen. Joseph Warren. . Gen. Joseph Warren for whom the town and county were named Born at Roxbury Mass. June 11, 1741 Killed at The Battle of Bunker Hill June 17, 1775. var plainText = document.getElementById('inscription1').inn…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2ED9_church-alley_New-Iberia-LA.html
Church Alley. . Frédéric Henri Duperier originally donated Church Alley to the City of New lberia. The Duperier family lived across the Bayou Teche in the mansion that was to become Mt. Carmel Academy. In 1837, Duperier donated the l…
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