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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM559_the-disbandment-of-the-armies_Newburgh-NY.html
This monument was erected under the authority of the Congress of the United States and of the State of New York in commemoration of The Disbandment under proclamation of the Continental Congress of Oct 18, 1783 of the Armies by whose patriotic & m…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM558_washingtons-headquarters_Newburgh-NY.html
Washington's Headquartershas been designated aRegistered National Historic Landmark. Under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935 this site possesses exceptional value in commemorating and illustrating the history of the Un…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM557_the-great-lighthouse_Seneca-Falls-NY.html
Home to progressive thinkers and welcoming to reformist speakers, the Wesleyan Chapel was known as the "Great Light House." In 1843, amidst emerging local and national controversy over freedom of speech, the role of women, temperance, and the m…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM556_a-courageous-call-for-equal-rights_Seneca-Falls-NY.html
At first we traveled quite alone?but before we had gone many miles we came on the other wagon -load of women?and long before we reached Seneca Falls we were a procession. Charlotte Woodward, about 1920 Here in the Wesleyan Chapel, at 11 a.m. o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM555_shawano_Shawano-WI.html
Shawano is both a Chippewa and a Menominee Indian term signifying "to the South." Shawano Lake first was given this name because it was the southern boundary of Chippewa tribal territory. The city and county later were named after the lake. Like m…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM554_the-national-road_Big-Pool-MD.html
". . . so many happy people, restless in the midst of abundance." —Alexis de Tocqueville, 1840. Americans are an adventurous people. Frompast to present, they have used feet, horses,wagons, stagecoaches, canals, railroads,bicycles, automo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM553_ashland_Ashland-VA.html
Ashland in 1860 was a quiet, charming village. Its 150 residents lived in cottages on tree-lined streets. A fashionable hotel, a notable racecourse, and a famous mineral springs resort made Ashland a social center. Then came war. In the summer …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM552_sachs-covered-bridge_Gettysburg-PA.html
The Sachs Bridge, built in 1852 by David S. Stoner, is one of the few remaining bridges built using Connecticut architect Ithiel Town's lattice system of support trusses. Part of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia began its retreat to Virgi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM551_sullivans-forces_Waterloo-NY.html
Along north side of rivermarched Sullivan's forcesExpedition commanded byCol. Peter Gansevoort & Lt. Col. William ButlerSept. 20-21, 1779
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM550_the-most-historic-covered-bridge-in-pennyslvania_Gettysburg-PA.html
Built for the County by workers under David Stoner in 1852, the Sachs Bridge is an Adams County landmark. It was crossed by both armies during the battle of Gettysburg in 1863, and carried parts of the Army of Northern Virginia as it retreated. Be…