South Bound Brook, New Jersey.
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In memory of the millions of women and children victims of genocide who died during the famine of 1932-1933 in Ukraine.
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(English version)
In memory of the millions of women and children victims of genocide who died during the famine of 1932-1933 in Ukraine.
(Disasters) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
In memory of Gen. Frederick Frelinghuysen 1760-1804 of Revolutionary fame who is buried within these wall.
Historic Blackwells Mills Canal House circa 1835. Home to generations of Bridge Tenders who opened and closed the swinging bridge for canal traffic.
So named because of its location on the Bloomer Ranch, it remains virtually unchanged since its original construction in 1864. The overwhelming task of construction was undertaken by the diligent, hard working efforts of a small band of Chinese laborers. Using picks, shovels and black powder, they inched their way through the conglomerate rock cemented together with rock-hard clay. At the time of its completion, Bloomers Cut was considered the eighth wonder of the world. The first Central Pacific train rolled into Auburn on May 11, 1865.
Education for children on the Georgetown Divide began with home schools for a few gold miner families in the early 1850s. The first permanent school was established in 1854, on School Street. It was replaced in 1890 by a two-story school house on Harkness Hill, at a cost of $4,000. That school building was used until 1948 when a more modern structure was built in the same location. The school continued to grow as the unique, rural population expanded. Georgetown School has educated the children of the Georgetown Divide continuously from 1854 to the present.
The Cucamonga Service Station was built by Henry Klusman in 1915 on the State Route which would 10 years later, be designated as U.S. Route 66. This type and style of station is one of the few remaining that once numbered in the thousands and greeted travelers along U.S. Route 66. William Harvey was the first owner, then in 1925 Ancil Morris purchased the station and became a Richfield distributor. Arvid “Chief” Lewis, Cucamonga’s first fire chief, owned the station from 1945 until it closed in 1971. In April of 2009 the City Council of Rancho Cucamonga designated the station a city historical landmark and in 2013 Route 66 Inland Empire California took title of the station and began the restoration process. The station was reopened in August of 2015 as a Route 66 museum.
From the late 1920s until the early 1950s, El Cerrito and nearby unincorporated areas were popular destinations for people to play the slots, high-low games, numbers and more while enjoying fine food and entertainment.
In 1885, the Monongahela Connecting Railroad (MonCon) was chartered as a subsidiary of Jones & Laughlin's, Ltd. Rail lines were built on both the northern and southern sides of the river. At this time, the only connection between the plants was a ferry, which operated on the river to move materials between the blast furnace plant on the northern shore and the steel mills on the South Side.
The hills to the east began rising less than two million years ago. As they rose, small creeks like Cerrito Creek, just sound of here, carried sediment from their eroding slopes downhill and formed a flood plain - today's "flatlands."
Cerrito Creek divided the large Peralta and Castro land grants and helped shape El Cerrito's land use. The southernmost branch became the county line, and the creek and its former wetlands influenced the location of San Pablo Avenue.
El Cerrito, Spanish for "the little hill", is named for the hill to the southwest - now called Albany Hill. Like Brooks Island, the hills north Port Richmond, and the hills at China Camp across the bay, Albany Hill is a part of a range older than the Berkeley Hills. 
The cement pad beneath your feet was once the floor of the Pump House for Jones & Laughlin's No. 2 Open Hearth Shop. Pump houses were an integral part of the steelmaking process. Water, used for cooling of the metal and machinery, was pulled from the Monongahela River into high-capacity pumps. From there it was pushed through underground pipes to No. 2 Shop and the surrounding mill facilities.
El Cerrito became a city on August 23, 1917. Businessman Philip Lee lead the incorporation effort and raised bonds for essential services, including fire and police protection. Lee was elected to the City Council multiple times and served as mayor from 1918-24 and 1926-28. His home and business were just east of here.
In 1909 Rust was named the first postmaster of Rust, California, which was renamed El Cerrito in 1917
This area of El Cerrito was named for early resident and blacksmith Wilhelm (a.k.a. William) Rust. The Rust Post Office was located near here and the highest point in El Cerrito, north of Arlington Park, was named William Rust Summit in 1988.
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On September 4, 1854 Sutter Creek was declared by Judge Marion Gordon an incorporated town. Sutter Creek's limits were one mile square. The center was "The Liberty Flag Pole", atop Main Street (Little Humbug Hill) where the Native Sons Hall stands today.
