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Upon this site formerly stood The Brennen Mansion in which resided from March 1844 to August 1845 Edgar Allan Poe and here during such residence he produced and gave to American literature and to immortality The Raven in . . .
(Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Upon this site formerly stood The Brennen Mansion in which resided from March 1844 to August 1845 Edgar Allan Poe and here during such residence he produced and gave to American literature and to immortality The Raven in . . . (Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Who would ever have imagined that a railroad track, once built with a focus on war, would one day be the source of such peace… The Indian Head – White Plains Railroad was built during World War I in an effort to meet . . . 
The battle of Antietam, the bloodiest day of the Civil War, began early on the morning of September 17, 1862, in Sharpsburg, Maryland. Joseph Mansfield, a 58-year-old general in the Union army, waited anxiously for the . . . 
If you stood here in the late 1700s looking east toward the Connecticut River a forest of ship masts would bob before your eyes. On docks lining the riverside, sailors and merchants bustled back and forth to tall ships which . . . 
In 1756, this simple structure was the birthplace of one of New England's leading craft dynasties, the Danforth family of pewterers. For nearly a century, three generations of Danforth men fashioned everything from plain . . . 
Montgomery native Ray W. Scott Jr. launched the Bass Anglers Sportsman Society (B.A.S.S.) in 1967 from a small office upstairs at 513 Madison Avenue. From this beginning, B.A.S.S. became the largest sportfishing organization . . . 
In 1847 George Zent opened the first Brewery in Tonawanda at Hinds and Niagara Streets directly ahead of you on top of the embankment. Lured by the unlimited supply of fresh water from from the Niagara River, economical . . . 
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This bell was originally part of the clock located in the old city hall tower at 255 Main Street. In 1958, the municipal building was erected at this site. In a joint venture, the city administration appropriated and various . . . 
The westernmost leg of the Erie Canal completed in 1825 followed a route paralleling the Niagara River between Tonawanda and Buffalo. From where you are standing, the Canal travelled some ten miles through the mostly . . . 
The Indian Head White Plains Railroad, which became the current rail trail, connected to an internal railroad system at the Indian Head Naval Proving Ground. The existing railroad system at Indian Head reflects four periods: . . . 
Located on the Federal Road near Line Creek (present Waugh) in eastern Montgomery County, this wayside hotel was built prior to 1818 and was owned by a least two other families before coming into the possession of Walter and . . . 
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Thanks to Federal Emergency Management Agency, Ohio Emergency Management Agency, Ohio State Historical Office, and the Guernsey County Engineer for restoration of this “S” Bridge damaged by 2005 floods. This bridge possesses . . . 
Side A Originally named Williamsburg, later Shaw, the village's name was changed to Burwood, a title taken from Mrs. Humphrey Ward's novel, "Robert Elsmere." Rev. John Pope, a Revolutionary War veteran, built his home, . . . 
For nearly fifty years prior to 1914, almost no maintenance had been carried out on “the pike”, the National Road. By the early 20th century, bicyclists, automobile owners, postal service, and the trucking industry were . . . 
The fabulous "Vagabond Halfback" of the Green Bay Packers 1928-1936 and the Pittsburgh Steelers 1937-1939. A fast runner, imaginative signal caller, and spectacular pass catcher, he was named to the All-Pro Backfields of . . . 
The "Skipper Extraordinary" of inland lake yachting & ice boating circles for more than 50 years. Winner of many class "A" championships in each category in addition to many cherished awards like the Internationally Famous . . . 
Stellar athlete at the University of Wisconsin, 1905-1909. Captained teams in football and swimming in 1907 and track in 1908. Won three major "W"s in track, football and baseball, being the first to win nine such awards. . . . 
Head football coach at Marquette University, 1922-1936 and 1946-1949. Head basketball coach, 1921-1929. His Elevens of 1922-1923-1930 were undefeated. An early exponent of spread formations and flanker plays. Born, February . . . 
