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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2ECY_sacred-tradition-sacred-ground_New-York-NY.html
Sacred Tradition, Sacred Ground. . . The rediscovery of the burial ground revealed that Africans and their descendants buried loved ones with dignity and respect in the 17th and 18th centuries. More than 90 percent of the 419 human skeletal rema…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2ECX_africans-in-early-new-york_New-York-NY.html
Africans in Early New York. . . Africans were brought to the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam from different regions with diverse cultures, religions, and languages. In 1664 the British captured New Amsterdam and renamed it New York. Before the Ame…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2ECW_legend-of-bayou-teche-la-legende-du-bayou-teche_Breaux-Bridge-LA.html
Legend of Bayou Teche/La Legendè Du Bayou Teche. . . Many, many years ago, there was a huge and venomous snake. It was so large and so long that its size was not measured in feet, but in miles. Its head was at what is now known as Morgan City an…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2ECV_the-smith-eslick-family_Grand-Lake-CO.html
The Smith-Eslick Family. . The Smith Eslick Family (panel 1). Entrepreneur P.H. Smith brought his family to Grand County from Kansas. In 1893 he started a sawmill in Grand Lake and acquired several local properties. A skillful craftsman, P.H. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2ECU_automobiles-come-to-grand-lake_Grand-Lake-CO.html
Automobiles Come to Grand Lake. . Automobiles Come to Grand Lake (panel 1). The number of automobiles had become so large that in 1913 the State of Colorado began issuing its first license plates. The 1915 dedication of Rocky Mountain National Pa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2ECT_why-did-they-come_Grand-Lake-CO.html
Why Did They Come?. . It's said that Grand Lake has always had tourists. Even the original visitors, the Ute and Arapaho for example, would come in the summer to hunt and fish in the largest natural lake in Colorado, but would leave when winter ap…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2ECS_the-smith-eslick-cottage-camp_Grand-Lake-CO.html
The Smith-Eslick Cottage Camp. . Entrepreneur P.H. Smith brought his family to Grand County from Kansas. In 1893 he started a sawmill in Grand Lake and acquired several local properties. . . A skillful craftsman, P.H. Smith built many significa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2ECR_david-grieves_Houston-TX.html
David Grieves. . A member of Captain Henry Teal's company at San Jacinto Born in Scotland Died in Houston June 15, 1837.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2ECQ_the-bay-window-cottage_Grand-Lake-CO.html
The Bay Window Cottage. . The Smith Eslick Bay Window Cottage was built by the Eslick's youngest child, Loren, in 1933 when he was 26 years old. It was intended to be a check-in and store for the guests staying at the Cottage Court and other Smith…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2ECP_jethro-russell-bancroft_Houston-TX.html
Jethro Russell Bancroft. . Came to Texas in 1830 Served in Captain Thomas H. McIntire's company at San Jacinto Died January 7, 1848.
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