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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1B1U_walter-reed-memorial_Washington-DC.html
[Front]Walter Reed 1851 - 1902Bacteriologist - Research ScientistIn Honor of his great work in the fight for the eradication of yellow Fever. [Back:][Insignia of the Army Medical Corps]In recognition of the high public service of Major Walter R…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM186R_tupelo-tree_Washington-DC.html
This & neighboring trees wereFrom all parts of the countryPlanted byCamp Fire GirlsAt a National Conservation RallyApril 12, 1936 in memory ofDr. Luther H. GulickFirst President
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17ME_roll-call_Washington-DC.html
As the gallant soldiers that are interred at the cemetery marched onto the battlefield on July 11-12, 1864 during the Battle of Fort Stevens, their regimental flags accompanied then into the fight. Battleground National Cemetery honors these me…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM178O_malinta-tunnel_Cavite-City-Calabarzon.html
Begun in 1922 and substantially completed in 1932, the tunnel complex consisted of east-west passage measuring 836 ft. long by 24 ft. wide 13 laterals on its north side and 11 laterals on the south side. Reinforced with concrete walls. Floor and o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM178N_rhea-county-bledsoe-county_Washington-TN.html
(obverse)Rhea CountyEstablished 1807; named in honor ofJohn RheaRevolutionary veteran, who fought at King's Mountain. Delegate to the North Carolina Convention which ratified the U.S. Constitution; member of the Tennessee Constitutional Convention…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM178M_battleground-national-cemetery_Washington-DC.html
During the late evening of July 12, 1864, 40 Union soldiers that perished while defending Washington DC from a two day Confederate attack (known as the Battle of Fort Stevens) were laid to rest here in what was once an apple orchard. President Abr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSND_ss-klondike_Whitehorse-YT.html
English:The largest vessel ever to ply the Canadian portion of the Yukon River, this sternwheeler was built by the British Yukon Navigation Co. and launched at Whitehorse in 1937 to replace her namesake, which sank the year before. Klondike No. 2 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSNC_site-of-a-tulip-tree_Washington-DC.html
Used as a signal station? by ?Confederate soldiers underGen. Jubal A. Earlyduring the attack on ? Washington ?July 11 and 12, 1864Also used byConfederate SharpshootersThe lower plaque reads:Two cannon ballsRelics of Civil War daysfound on the dair…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGDS_frank-d-reeves_Washington-DC.html
Frank D. Reeves (1916-1973), a lawyer and civilrights activist, was part of the team that shaped the1954 Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Courtcase outlawing school segregation. He advisedSenator John F. Kennedy on minority affairs duringthe 19…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDPX_fort-derussy_Washington-DC.html
Built in 1861 to protect the Rock Creek Valley during the Civil War, Fort DeRussy's cannon fired a total of 109 projectiles into the northern countryside as 12,000-15,000 Confederate soldiers attacked the city under the command of Confederate Gene…
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