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US Grant Hotel

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California, San Diego County, San Diego
This property has been
placed on the

National
Register of
Historic Places


By the United States
Department of the Interior

(Industry & Commerce • Notable Buildings) Includes location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

First Presbyterian Church

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Tennessee, Madison County, Jackson
First Presbyterian Church, which was organized in 1823, is Jackson's oldest church. The first church edifice was built in 1832 at Main and Church Street, remaining there for 120 years. In 1952, the church moved to this site. Know as Willow Banks, it was the home of Colonel William H. Stephens, CSA. Later, it was the home of Clarence Pigford, owner of Jackson Sun.

(Churches, Etc.) Includes location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

John Luther Jones

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Tennessee, Madison County, Jackson
Born, ~1864, in Missouri, he spent his youth in Cayce, Ky., whence the nickname, "Casey". An engineer on the Illinois Central RR, he was killed in a wreck at Vaughan, Miss., Apr. 29, 1900. He is buried here. The folksong originally sung by Wallace Saunders, Negro engine wiper in the roundhouse here, has preserved his memory.

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Railroads & Streetcars) Includes location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Carmelo "Charles" Bertolino

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Texas, Galveston County, Galveston
Born in Galveston in 1887, Carmelo Bertolino was the son of Salvatore Bertolino (d.1891) and Rosalia Trapani Bertolino (d.1942), who immigrated to Texas from Palermo, Italy in the early 1880s. Salvatore Bertolino drowned in Galveston Bay when Carmelo was three years old.

Carmelo married Mabel Cousins (1894-1937) in 1911 and became the head of a large family. He worked as a fisherman and as a baker at Graugnard's Bakery. He was an athletic man who swam in the Gulf every day until he was past 70 years of age. A volunteer lifesaver, he is credited with saving more than 500 people from drowning during his lifetime. The tragedy of that type of death had touched his own family; in addition to his father, he lost a brother and a son to accidental drownings in Galveston waters.

Carmelo Bertolino was in Italy during the disastrous 1900 storm, but during the 1915 hurricane he was able to save many lives. His heroic efforts later were noted in official citations from the Texas Legislature and President Franklin D. Roosevelt. A monument in his honor was erected shortly after his death, and the Galveston City Council named 10th Street at its intersection with the seawall "Bertolino's View."
Sesquicentennial of Texas Statehood 1845-1995

(Heroes) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Indian Wars 1864-1869

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Colorado, Logan County, Sterling
In November 1864, in southeastern Colorado, U.S. Volunteers troops attacked Black Kettle’s peaceful band of Cheyenne Indians at Sand Creek. In retaliation for the massacre and mutilation of 163 Cheyenne men, women, and children, Cheyenne warriors with their Arapaho and Sioux allies struck military and civilian targets along the South Platte River Trail. On January 7, 1865, 1,500 warriors attacked stage and telegraph stations, ranches, and wagon trains on a 100-mile front between Julesburg, Colorado – approximately fifty-five miles northeast of Sterling – and Denver. These great South Platte River raids closed Denver to the outside world and resulted in over 250 army and civilian deaths, diverted 8,000 Union troops from Civil War battle lines in the East, and cost the government some $30 million.

Battle of Summit Springs
July 11, 1869

Fifteen miles south of here at Summit Springs, the Fifth U.S. Cavalry, commanded by Maj. E.A. Carr, and a force of Pawnee Scouts attacked Chief Tall Bull’s Cheyenne Dog Soldier camp. Also prominent in the fight was chief of scouts William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody and the famed North brothers – Maj. Frank North and Capt. Luther North. When the fighting was over, fifty-two Cheyennes lay dead. The Battle of Summit Springs – a great victory for the army – broke the military power of the Dog Soldiers and ended Indian-white conflict on Colorado’s eastern plains. Shortly after the battle the United States removed the Southern Cheyennes to reservation lands in present west-central Oklahoma.

(Wars, US Indian) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Site of Ezra Church

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Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta
Here stood the little frame edifice known as Ezra Church (Methodist), on a half-acre plot deeded by James & Nancy Coursey to the trustees Oct. 31, 1853. As a landmark, its name was given to the battle fought here July 28, 1864.

Col. Hugo Wangelin’s brigade, Woods’ div. 15th A. C. [US] was posted here during the battle & lacking intrenchments, fought behind a barricade of benches removed from the church.

During Federal siege operations after the battle, the church was demolished. Miss Sarah Huff, who visited the site the following December, recalled seeing the carcasses of the horses still on the frozen ground.

(Churches, Etc. • War, US Civil) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Governor Ross Sterling Mansion

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Texas, Harris County, Morgan's Point
Architect Alfred C. Finn of Houston drew the plans for this scaled-down replica of the American White House for oil executive Ross S. Sterling (1875-1949). Completed in 1927 on the residential "Gold Coast" stretching from La Porte to Morgan's Point, it stood as a landmark on the Houston Ship Channel. By night its roof deck commanded a view of the lighted industrial plants in this region.

Layers of stone, concrete, air space, and plastered lath form the thick exterior walls. Deeply sunken foundations and huge beams running the length of the structure give it hurricane resistance.

With 21,000 square feet of floor space, this was known as the largest private residence in Texas at the time it was built. It has seven fireplaces, 15 baths, 34 rooms-- including a dining room seating 300 guests. Silver and gold inlaid sconces, fine cared woods, and Tiffany chandeliers form some of the adornments. There were elaborate facilities for recreation and for efficient housekeeping. Sterling and his wife Maude Abbie (Gage) had several children.

Ross Sterling was governor of Texas 1931-1933. In 1946 he donated his mansion to a civic club and it was used as a juvenile home until 1961.

(Notable Buildings) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Battle Hill

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Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta
The name "Battle Hill" is associated with the area because of an engagement fought here on July 28, 1864. This was the 3d attempt of the Confederate forces under General John B. Hood to repel the 3 Federal armies, commanded by General Sherman, endeavoring to capture Atlanta.

The same Federal forces that fought East of the city July 22, had been shifted to the W. side to cut the 2 remaining railroads which entered the city from the southwest.

Hood attacked with S. D. Lee’s & A. P. Stewart’s corps; their repeated assaults struck the Federal 15th A.C. but failed to dislodge it. Siege operations persisted until August 25.

(War, US Civil) Includes location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

Gordon Browning

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Tennessee, Carroll County, Atwood
Governor Browning was born in Carroll County. After graduating from Cumberland Law School in 1915, he began practicing in Huntingdon. He commanded Battery D, 114th Field Artillery in France in World War I. In 1922 he was elected to Congress and served six terms, and in 1937 he was inaugurated as governor. During World War II Colonel Browning served in Military Government in the Belgrum - Luxembourg Mission and in Germany. Reelected governor of Tennessee in 1948, he held office until 1953.

(Patriots & Patriotism • Politics • War, World I • War, World II) Includes location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

Oak Hill Cemetery

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Tennessee, Carroll County, Huntingdon
Established in 1822, this cemetery contains the remains of soldiers from every major American war since the establishment of the state. Among those buried here are two from the War of 1812, three from the Mexican War, and thirty-eight from the Civil War. There are also men from the Spanish American War and from World Wars I and II.

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War of 1812 • War, Spanish-American • War, US Civil) Includes location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

First County Court

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Tennessee, Carroll County, McLemoresville
The home of R.E.C. Dougherty stood on the foundations of the house to the north. Here, as Chairman, he held the first meeting of the Carroll County Court, March 11, 1822. Members were, Daniel Barcroft, John Bone, Banks W. Burrow, Edward Gwin, John Gwin, Thomas Hamilton, Samuel Ingram, Samuel A. McClary, Mark R. Roberts & John Stockard.

(Politics • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

Battle of the Rio San Gabriel

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California, Los Angeles County, Montebello

Near this site, on
January 3, 1847, was fought the

Battle of the
Rio San Gabriel


between American forces commanded by Capt.
Robert F. Stockton, U.S. Navy, Commander-in-
chief, Brig. Gen. Stephen W. Kearney, U.S. Army,
and Californians commanded by General
Jose Maria Flores.

Structure erected by the City of Montebello,
plaque placed by Board of Supervisors of
the County of Los Angeles, June 8, 1944.

Historical Landmark No. 385
California State Park Commission

(Hispanic Americans • War, Mexican-American) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Harry Bridges Memorial

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California, Los Angeles County, San Pedro

Panel 1:
Harry Bridges
1901 – 1990

Founder
of the ILWU
Panel 2:
Harry Bridges was an Australian seaman who came ashore and started longshoring in San Francisco in 1922. Unsafe working conditions, corrupt hiring practices and low wages convinced Harry to join with other waterfront workers along the Pacific Coast to form a Union to fight for and protect workers interests. Their successful efforts led to the Big Strike of 1934 and creation of a union-controlled hiring hall, uniform wages and working conditions for all longshore workers on the Pacific Coast, and the formation of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union.

In his unwavering commitment to militant, democratic trade unionism, Harry Bridges represented the best of the generation of visionaries who built the modern labor movement. A leader of international stature, he was also in the forefront of major social movements for equality, civil liberties, and world peace.

Under his leadership as ILWU International President until his retirement in 1977, ILWU transformed labor relations on the West Coast docks, providing dignity and security for workers through pioneering health and pension benefits while helping to set the stage for modernization of cargo-handling technology and to establish a model for how mechanization could be achieved in a humane manner.

Panel 3 [on bench]:
Donated by Southern California Pensioners
& ILWU Locals 13, 63, & 94
July 28, 2006

Panel 4::
Lest We Forget
We, the members of Locals 13, 63, 94 and the Southern Californian Pensioners Group
of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union hereby solemnly honor
the following workers who were fatally injured aboard ship or on the dock
while engaged in their duties along the shore. They are gone but they will be remembered.
Arthur Ginger, James Stickney, Joe Chuka, Mark Whitney, Ines Gaziola, John Magby, Art Lopez, Rene Origel, Vito Dacquisto, Tex Chesney, Carlos Rivera, Richard Gomez, Sam Puccio, Jim Magallanes, Paul Alba, Matt Petrasich, Milton Flores, Steve Marinkovich, Jr., Mit Short, Sr., Vito Monreal, Arthur Leroy Ablle, John Kiser, John W. Keith, Bob Sanderson, Jesse Duran, Benjamin Evans, Ed Casares, Ronald Morgan, Carlo Spinosa, Rick Muller, Sam Ardaiz, Ramon Rodriguez, Ross Cornell, John Logan, Willie Calandrino, Sam Thomas, Joe Karuza, Don Prestlien, Henry Gibbons, Erv Palica, Mitch Vladimir, Stan Huckaby, George Trinkle, Bert Tufele, Pat Nieto, Dan Prlia, Freddie Ponce, Jerry Ponce, Steve Suryan, John Babich, Mario Medina, Michael Melgoza John Foss, Jr., Bob Regina, Art Jacobsen, Eddie Mondor, John Prohoroa, Freddie Negrete, Benjamin Paton, Richard Mraz, Julian Temblador, Paul Tipich, Frenchy Augereal, Frank Russell

(Industry & Commerce • Labor Unions • Notable Persons • Waterways & Vessels) Includes location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Apex / Club Alabam

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California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles

Curtis Mosby, the conductor of the Dixieland Blue Blowers, opened the Apex on Thanksgiving 1928. The classy nightclub was home to revues featuring beautiful showgirls in extravagant costumes. Johnny Otis led the house band, but Alabam was the most popular stage for known jazz musicians who were on Central Avenue.

(African Americans • Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment • Notable Places) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Rhyolite's District of Shadows

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Nevada, Nye County, Goldwell
Up the hill lies the financial and population core of Rhyolite, capital of Rhyoleind, and trade center for rhyoleir, the rare lighter-than-air mineral that gave the city its power, wealth and, some said, purpose. You'll see bottlehouses built from discarded rhyolyaseh and the Cook's Banke, where the pure substance was stored and the Brave 57 killed by Federica the Unifier. Indeed, the city feels much the same today as it did after her forces looted it.

But there were those who believed the treasure of this gwome was its land, light, and the extraordinary nature--not value--of rhyloeir itself, mined nowhere else. Right here was Geldwll, or "District of Shadows" in the Cognate tongue, after the miners of many faiths who prayed and created here out of sight of the greedy. As Rhyolite grew, this became the spiritual and cultural heart of the community, with several legendery museums. One, where art and even hallways floated just above the desert floor, was run by Porfire Golden who, ironically, saved the city's hoard at the cost of his own life.

(Arts, Letters, Music • Notable Places) Includes location, directions, 9 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Sterling’s First Public School

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Colorado, Logan County, Sterling
This tablet commemorates the establishment of the first public school in the Sterling settlement, October, 1875. It was taught by Carrie G. Ayres, later Mrs. J. N. Hall of Denver. The sod schoolhouse stood 3160 feet east and the sod fort built by the early settlers for protection against the Indians, 4200 feet southeast of this point

(Education) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Fishing Industry Memorial

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California, Los Angeles County, San Pedro

In 1892 Southern California Fish Corp. was the first cannery in Los Angeles Harbor. In 1903 a technique of preparing and canning was developed to can sardines, mackerel, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna and albacore. In 1912 the first fresh fish market was introduced in San Pedro and along with other markets that followed, they eventually supplied fresh and iced fish throughout our nation.

Before long, flotillas of purse seine boats were sailing down from northern waters to fish in San Pedro. By 1920 there was a large fleet of fishing boats and methods of fishing such as purse seine, lampara, jig, live bait, gill net, mackerel scoopers and long line boats. Los Angeles Harbor became the largest fishing port in the nation. The fishing industry in San Pedro was originated primarily by European and Asian fishermen, each bringing fishing knowledge from their native lands.

In 1936, following the Depression, 6000 people were directly employed in the fishing industry. Its payroll was the largest in San Pedro, approximately three-quarters of a million dollars per month. The industry was at its peak during World War II. During the fifties, sardines and mackerel gradually diminished causing the decline of the industry in San Pedro.

In 1992 the “Fishermen’s Fiesta” committee planned to erect a Fishermen’s Memorial. In 1995, a new volunteer committee of fishermen’s descendents and fishermen was formed to see the project to completion. This beautiful memorial was then conceived with a bronze fisherman and a memorial wall to preserve the history of the fishing industry. With the assistance of our city’s 15th District Councilman, Rudy Svorinich Jr., L.A. Department of Recreation and Parks, L.A. Cultural Affairs Department and through the generosity of the Community of San Pedro, this memorial became a reality.

(Industry & Commerce • Natural Resources • War, World II • Waterways & Vessels) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Cowboy Capital

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Nebraska, Keith County, Ogallala
Named for the Oglala band of Dakota Sioux and located on the Union Pacific Railroad, Ogallala was a lusty cowtown of the Old West. From 1875 to 1886 it was a wild and woolly cowboy capital where gold flowed across the gaming tables, liquor across the bar, and often blood across the floor.

As farmers settled eastern Oklahoma ad Kansas they destroyed the famous Chisholm Trail, forcing the herds westward, and the Western or Texas Trail through Dodge City and Ogallala was established. From Ogallala, Texas cattle were shipped East or sold to ranchers from Nebraska, Montana, Wyoming, Dakota, and Colorado. Indian agencies and mining camps provided an early market for Ogallala beef.

Ogallala, the cowtown, was a lively and colorful segment of the American West and the chief gateway to the newly opened ranges of the northern plains. By 1884 the trail driving days were virtually ended and the Old West and Ogallala turned to other ways of life. Cattle remain an important factor in the area along with farming, hydro-electric power and industry.

(Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

San Buenaventura Mission Cross

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California, Ventura County, Ventura
Restored September 9, 1912
by
The Alice M. Bartlett Club
of San Buenaventura, California,
to take the place of the Mission Cross erected
on this spot by the Franciscan Missionary
Padre Junipero Serra 1782

(Churches, Etc. • Notable Places) Includes location, directions, 10 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Olivas Adobe

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California, Ventura County, Ventura
This adobe is the only early two-story adobe in the Santa Clara River Valley. A small one-story adobe, built in 1837 was enlarged in 1849 by Don Raimundo Olivas: a prosperous cattle rancher. Continuous use has preserved the adobe for public viewing.

(Hispanic Americans • Notable Buildings • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 23 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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