Illinois, La Salle County, LaSalle
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Dr. Paul Carus
Born July 18, 1852, Ilsenburg in Harz, Germany
Died February 11, 1919, LaSalle, Illinois
Dr. Paul Carus, who lived and worked at 1307 7th St, LaSalle, Illinois, was editor of the Open Court Publishing Company & The Open Court magazine (1887-1919) & editor of The Monist (1896-1919). These were founded by Mr. Edward Charles Hegeler to provide an open international forum for religious, scientific, and philosophic thought. After the First World Parliament of Religions in Chicago in 1893, Dr. Paul Carus worked to further its pioneer ecumenical interests as continuing secretary. He was instrumental in introducing & interpreting Buddhist & Oriental thought to America. He created a bridge of understanding between people of different cultures & beliefs through careful translations in collaboration with Dr. Daisetz Suzuki as well as discourse with other scholars of the East and West.
Placed here on the 125th anniversary of his birth
July 18, 1977
"If you think there is a division, you have not yet begun to understand---there is no dualism in Buddhism."
Dr. Daisetz Teitaru Suzuki
(1870-1966)
Made Buddhism & Japanese culture known to the Western world through his speaking, teaching, writing and translation. Sent to the United States from Japan in 1897 by his teacher, Shaku Soyew, at the request of Dr. Paul Carus, he worked in this house for 11 years. Of special importance are his lectures to U.S. audiences, notably at Columbia University. Placed here in respect for his great mind, at once with East and West, by:
The Buddhist Temple of Chicago
The Japan American Society of Chicago
The Consulate-General of Japan at Chicago
July 18, 1977
(Arts, Letters, Music • Asian Americans • Churches, Etc. • Education) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Dr. Paul CarusBorn July 18, 1852, Ilsenburg in Harz, Germany
Died February 11, 1919, LaSalle, Illinois
Dr. Paul Carus, who lived and worked at 1307 7th St, LaSalle, Illinois, was editor of the Open Court Publishing Company & The Open Court magazine (1887-1919) & editor of The Monist (1896-1919). These were founded by Mr. Edward Charles Hegeler to provide an open international forum for religious, scientific, and philosophic thought. After the First World Parliament of Religions in Chicago in 1893, Dr. Paul Carus worked to further its pioneer ecumenical interests as continuing secretary. He was instrumental in introducing & interpreting Buddhist & Oriental thought to America. He created a bridge of understanding between people of different cultures & beliefs through careful translations in collaboration with Dr. Daisetz Suzuki as well as discourse with other scholars of the East and West.
Placed here on the 125th anniversary of his birth
July 18, 1977
"If you think there is a division, you have not yet begun to understand---there is no dualism in Buddhism."
Dr. Daisetz Teitaru Suzuki
(1870-1966)
Made Buddhism & Japanese culture known to the Western world through his speaking, teaching, writing and translation. Sent to the United States from Japan in 1897 by his teacher, Shaku Soyew, at the request of Dr. Paul Carus, he worked in this house for 11 years. Of special importance are his lectures to U.S. audiences, notably at Columbia University. Placed here in respect for his great mind, at once with East and West, by:
The Buddhist Temple of Chicago
The Japan American Society of Chicago
The Consulate-General of Japan at Chicago
July 18, 1977
(Arts, Letters, Music • Asian Americans • Churches, Etc. • Education) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
The wall was erected by the Beduin Governor of the Tiberias Region, Daher El-Omer, in the 18th century on the basis of the ruins of an earlier wall built by the Crusaders.
Tiberias the capital of the Galilee, one of the four Holy Cities of Israel Which was built by Antipas in the year 17-20, C.E. Antipas named the city Tiberias in honor of the Roman Ceasar, Tiberius. The institution of Jewish Leadership, the Sanhedrin and the Presidency moved to Tiberias from Tzipori. The Jerusalem Talmud was complied in Tiberias in the 5th century. Schools of poets, Rabbies and Scholars are thriving during the period of Geonim. "The Tiberias Vowel Punctuation" was developed in this period and still is in use today.
Named for George Cunningham Van Cleef, one of the first white children born in Seneca County 1797.
Who served as president of Gould's Pumps from 1907-1964. The original site of Goulds Pumps, founded by his grandfather Seabury S. Gould in 1848, was in Van Cleef Lake below. He was a U.S. Congressman from 1915-1923 and led a life dedicated to community service.
This is one of the thirteen synagogues existed in Tiberias according to the Talmud. It was a square building divided by two rows of columns. One of the mosaics bears a dedication inscription decorated with Jewish symbols: Lulav and Etrog. The dedication mentions "Prokolos son of Crispos" who either made the mosaic or donated it. The synagogue was built in the 6th century CE and lasted until the 11th century CE.
In May 1851, there was a chance encounter on the streets of Seneca Falls which forever altered the struggle for women's rights. Amelia Jenks Bloomer introduced Susan B. Anthony to Elizabeth Cady Stanton. The friendship that was forged between Stanton and Anthony gave direction and momentum to the seventy-two year struggle for women's suffrage which culminated on August 26, 1920 in the passage of the 19th Amendment to the United Stated Constitution. Neither woman lived to see this happen.
Fourth Ward School c. 1869
[Text at the top of the marker]: Doors of Burial Caves
Property of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Guided ships through the upper Delaware Bay from April 2, 1877 to March 22, 1950. Through the efforts of private citizens coordinated by the "Save the Lighthouse Committee," the 115-foot iron tower was listed on the National Register of Historic Sites on August 20, 1978.
The Finns Point Range lights served as a point of entry and exit for maritime traffic between the Delaware Bay and River. In 1950, after the Army Corps of Engineers dredged the channel to 800 feet wide and 40 feet deep, the Finns Point Rangelights became obsolete.
A German native, Snyder came to PA in 1758; to this county c1820. Serving 6 years, he fought under George Washington and Gen. Wayne at Trenton, Brandywine, Germantown, Paoli and wintered at Valley Forge. He was a friend of Marquis de Lafayette and with him at the Yorktown surrender. In 1832 he traveled to France for Gen. Lamarque's funeral. Lafayette gave the eulogy. ("Le Miserables")
In 1771 the British army built Fort Mifflin on the southern tip of marshy Mud Island. The process of draining the island began with this construction. Over the next century the waterways between Mud and the other islands were gradually filled in by people and tidal silt. 
This drive and tower are dedicated by the Commissioners of the Palisades Interstate Park to the memory of
Oldest Episcopal Boarding School for girls in the United States. Mrs. Ann Van Bibber Neilson gave three acres of land at this location and $10,000 to found and academy for girls. The academy became the Diocesan School for the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland in 1873.
