Quantcast
Channel: The Historical Marker Database - New Entries
Viewing all 103834 articles
Browse latest View live

Fontaine commémorative

$
0
0
Montréal, Quebec.
Fontaine commémorative du jubilé de diamant de la reine Victoria Cc monument, à l'origine une fontaine, est un éloquent témoîgnage du sentiment d'appartenance à l'empire britannique de nombreux Montréalais à la fin du XIXe . . .

(Charity & Public Work • Man-Made Features • Parks & Recreational Areas) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Benny Green

$
0
0
, United Kingdom.
Musician Writer Broadcaster Benny Green 1927-1998 lived here 1932-1962

(Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Mathew Hamilton Gault

$
0
0
Montréal, Quebec.
Plaque commémorative La Sun Life Insurance Company of Montreal qui est aujourd'hui La Sun Life du Canada. Compagnie d'Assurance-vie a été fondée par Mathew Hamilton Gault Administrateur Délégué 1871-1879 Vice-Président . . .

(Notable Persons) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Mark Ashton

$
0
0
, United Kingdom.
Political and Community Activist LGSM met at Gay's The Word bookshop on this site 1984/5

(Labor Unions • Politics) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Council of Federated Organizations (COFO)

$
0
0
Jackson, Mississippi.
Founded in 1961, COFO combined the Civil Rights efforts of the Congress of Racial Equality. NAACP, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, and local groups under one umbrella. . . .

(African Americans • Civil Rights) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

M.W. Stringer Grand Lodge

$
0
0
Jackson, Mississippi.
Named in honor of Grand Master Thomas W. Stringer, founder of Prince Hall Masonry in Mississippi, who served as Grand Master from 1867 to 1893. Dedicated on May 30, 1955, with an address given by civil rights activist and . . .

(African Americans • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Jitney 14

$
0
0
Jackson, Mississippi.
The Jitney Jungle grocery store chain was founded in 1919 by the McCarty and Holman families. In 1933, Jitney No. 14 held its grand opening in this Tudor Revival building designed by Emmett Hull. The building, called "The . . .

(African Americans • Architecture • Industry & Commerce) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Lenin

$
0
0
, United Kingdom.
Vladimir Ilyich LENIN 1870-1924 Founder of the U.S.S.R. Lived here in 1908

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

Kennington's Mansion

$
0
0
Jackson, Mississippi.
Robert Estes Kennington was one of Jackson's wealthiest merchants in the early 1900s. In 1912, he chose this hill north of the city to build "Kenwood," a grand brick mansion on extensive grounds including a tennis court, . . .

(Notable Buildings) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Charge of the 2nd Michigan

$
0
0
Jackson, Mississippi.
During the Civil War siege of Jackson, on July 11, 1863, Union soldiers in the 2nd Michigan Infantry staged an impromptu assault on the city's fortifications. Advancing south through what is today eastern Belhaven, they . . .

(War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Griffin's Hollow

$
0
0
Wakefield, Rhode Island.
On January 13th, 1886, Daniel Billington Griffin purchased a certain tract of land situated in Wakefield Village from Rowland & John N. Hazard for the sum of 2,000 dollars. This particular parcel of land was located on the . . .

(Industry & Commerce • Notable Persons • Notable Places • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Clinton Riot

$
0
0
Clinton, Mississippi.
On September 4, 1875, Charles Caldwell, a former slave and Republican state senator, organized a political rally at “Moses Hill." Firing erupted during the rally, attended by more than 1,500 blacks and about 75 whites, . . .

(African Americans • Civil Rights • Politics) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Charles Darwin

$
0
0
, United Kingdom.
Naturalist lived in a house on this site 1838-1842

(Science & Medicine) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Dolphin Club Lounge

$
0
0
Jekyll Island, Georgia.
From 1959 to 1966, the Dolphin Club Lounge provided lively entertainment for visitors to the historically black St. Andrews Beach. Juke joints like this one once stretched across the southeastern United States. On remote . . .

(African Americans • Arts, Letters, Music • Civil Rights • Entertainment) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Glover Perrin

$
0
0
Perinton, New York.
Glover Perrin built Perinton's first log cabin here in 1790. His brother Jesse in 1791 cleared land to the west used for cemetery.

(Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Abner Wight Home

$
0
0
Fairport, New York.
Abner Wight Home Built by Abner Wight 1794 moved here from Wight farm across road. First white child to survive born here. Later home of Col. Howard.

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

Elmwood Cemetery

$
0
0
Perinton, New York.
Elmwood Cemetery Early burial ground established 1820 on land given by the Conklin and Carter families.

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

This Memorial Site

$
0
0
Perinton, New York.
This memorial site is dedicated to all veterans of the armed forces of the United States of America who have faithfully served their country and have been laid to rest in the Elmwood Cemetery. "The mystic cords of memory, . . .

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Welcome

$
0
0
Baltimore, Maryland.
(front) Discover Heritage Walk, a 3.2 mile walking trail through four fascinating centuries. Within a compact area, Heritage Walk connects some 20 historic sites and museums, traversing four city districts of remarkable . . .

(Industry & Commerce • War of 1812 • War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Young’s Point/Milliken’s Bend/Omega Landing

$
0
0
Memphis, Tennessee.
A) Young’s Point Mile 443.5 AHP Before he began digging at Milliken’s Bend, General U.S. Grant had tried to build a canal below Young’s Point. If successful, the project would have created an artificial cutoff and diverted . . .

(Disasters • War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.
Viewing all 103834 articles
Browse latest View live




Latest Images