Whitesboro, New Jersey.
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Last African-American Congressman of the Reconstruction Era. Only black member of the 55th Congress. Attorney and founding member of Whitesboro, NJ. Recognizing that economic power would be the path to equality for Black . . .
(African Americans • Civil Rights • Notable Persons • Politics) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Last African-American Congressman of the Reconstruction Era. Only black member of the 55th Congress. Attorney and founding member of Whitesboro, NJ. Recognizing that economic power would be the path to equality for Black . . . (African Americans • Civil Rights • Notable Persons • Politics) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Susie Smith - first teacher at the one room public school Alice DeVane Jones - original settler and devoted teacher for forty eight years Inez Kelly Jones Edmonds - first principal and teacher for forty years Charlotte . . . 
The Natchez chief called the Great Sun lived in a house on Mound B. The Jesuit missionary Pierre- François-Xavier de Charlevoix wrote that the Natchez houses were square or rectangular in floor plan with mud walls plastered . . . 
The Cape May Division of the Atlantic City (Philadelphia & Reading) Railroad ran from Winslow Junction to Cape May City with branches to Ocean City, Sea Isle City, Stone Harbor, and Wildwood. This railroad was initially . . . 
The oldest municipal building in use in Stone Harbor it was authorized by Borough Council in 1923 and erected in 1924. The “Water Works” is a good example of Spanish Revival architecture, popular in the 1920’s. It was . . . 
An Atlantic City native, 'Rennie' graduated from Atlantic City High School and earned degrees in business administration from Atlantic Community College and North Carolina Central University, respectively. Upon returning to . . . 
John F. Kennedy Memorial Park A Father's Love It was here in Star City that John F. Kennedy announced his intention to enter the West Virginia primary as a candidate for the Presidency of the United States. This decision . . . 
Honor Roll Star City, W.Va. In Honor Of Those Who Have Served and Are Serving In the Armed Forces of the United States of America World War II Anderson, Ralph R. · Anderson, David C. · Audia, Frank A. · Audia, Louis P. · . . . 
Eyewitness accounts of American Indians using ceremonial mound centers are very rare. In 1704, French colonists witnessed the funeral rites for a female Natchez chief at the Grand Village. The Natchez held a similar funeral . . . 
In 1972, archaeologists found evidence of several Natchez Indian houses in this area. In some cases, house floors were superimposed on one another indicating repeated use of these locations. The excavations revealed two . . . 
The Abandoned Mound (designated “Mound A”) remains a mystery. Numerous French colonial narratives describe the other two mounds at the Grand Village but fail to mention this mound. The Natchez Indians apparently stopped . . . 
In 1892, Robert Wise opened a small cigar shop and factory on this site. Shortly there after, Mr. Wise took a business partner, Ernest Burns. During peak times, the small factory was capable of producing as many as one . . . 
Built by Charles F. Lummis, writer, editor, founder Southwest Museum. Declared Historic Cultural Monument No. 68. 
Interrorem Ranger Cabin is the oldest Forest Service dwelling on the Olympic Penninsula and one of the oldest in the Northwest. As you gaze through the trees at Interrorem Ranger cabin, step back in time to the Spring of . . . 
The name Interrorem, according to the most popular theory, was derived from Latin meaning "between the gold". Others believe it was slang for "Interim," used by those who thought the cabin would be a temporary site for . . . 
Named for the Rev. John Martin Moye, founder (1762) of the Sisters of Divine Providence, religious order that opened school in Castroville in 1868, and built first part of this structure in 1873: first mother house of the . . . 
Emory Finch, the son of Hoodsport pioneers, moved into Interrorem with his new bride Maybelle Peterson on their wedding day, April 22. 1908. Like her husband, she saw at home in the outdoors. The couple met when she and two . . . 
World War II In Memoriam Rev. Jerome Kobel, O.F.M., Cap., Lt., U.S.N.R. Sgt. Thomas G. Cain · S/Sgt. Samuel J. Casella · Lt. William L. Chambers, Jr. · Lt. Edward C. Digan · Lt. John G. Dwyer · Lt. John J. Eichmann · Lt. . . . 
Built by Amos Smith, Farmer, who Lived Here until 1799. Capt. Swift and his Descendants Lived Here for over 150 Years. 
Just as the cabin tells a story of the site's history, so does nature. The large stumps in the area tell about early logging activity. Notice in the photo how different the cabin must have been with an expansive view before . . . 
