National Historic Landmarks
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historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1AZS_u-s-s-laffey_Mt-Pleasant-SC.html
U.S.S. Laffeyhas been designated a NationalHistoric Landmark This Site Possesses National Significance in Commemorating the History of the United States of America
1986 National Park ServiceUnited States Department of the Interior
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1B47_rittenhousetown-historic-district_Philadelphia-PA.html
RittenhousetownHistoric Districthas been designated aNational Historic Landmark
This district possesses national significancein commemorating the history of theUnited States of America
1992
National Park ServiceUnited States Department of the Inte…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1BFD_millford-plantation_Pinewood-SC.html
(Front text)Millford, 1mile west, is the finestGreek Revival house in S.C. and oneof the finest in America. It wasbuilt from 1839 to 1841 for JohnLaurence Manning (1816-1889), aplanter, state legislator, andgovernor 1852-54, and his wife Susan Hampton Manni…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1BGR_here-stood-fort-toulouse_Wetumpka-AL.html
Here stoodFort ToulouseA defense againstthe IndiansBuilt byBienville1714
The Alabama Societyof Colonial Damespreserves the memoryof faithful service1912
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1BNH_c-d-canal-museum_Chesapeake-City-MD.html
(Side one) This is the liftwheel pumping plant of the original Chesapeake & Delaware canal. From 1837 to 1927 its engines provided water for navigation between Chesapeake City, Maryland and Delaware City, Delaware.
The canal was purchased in 1919 by the…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1BNV_chestertown-historic-district_Chestertown-MD.html
Chestertown Historic District has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark under the provision of the Historic Site Act of August 21, 1935. This site possesses exceptional value in commemorating or illustrating the history of the United State…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1BSL_fort-mason-historic-district_San-Francisco-CA.html
First fortified by the Spanish in 1797, this bluff above the bay was re-armed by the U.S. Army in 1864. The post remained active through the Civil War, western Indians Wars, and conflicts abroad, beginning with the Spanish-American War in 1898. During World…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1BV4_peggy-stewart-house_Annapolis-MD.html
Peggy Stewart HouseHas been designated a National Historic LandmarkThis site possesses National SignificanceIn commemorating the History of theUnited States of America
1974National Park ServiceUnited States Department of Interior
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1C2V_winston-churchills-iron-curtain-speech_Fulton-MO.html
In this building5 March 1946the Right HonorableWinston ChurchillWartime Prime Minister ofGreat Britaindelivered his"Iron Curtain" Speechhaving been introduced byHarry S. TrumanPresident of theUnited States of America
Erected MCML
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historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1C6V_wawona-hotel_YOSEMITE-NATIONAL-PARK-CA.html
After several pioneer lodging structures were destroyed by fire, Henry Washburn and John Bruce had this building, opened in April, 1879, erected. Bruce died in it in 1882, but Henry, John, Edward, and later Clarence Washburn owned and operated it until Nove…