Minnesota, Brown County, New Ulm
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In the early 1870's, fourteen settlers purchased this beautiful spot located on the north bank of the Big Cottonwood River and named it Jägers Ruhe (Hunters' Rest). The objectives of this group of hunters was to preserve this property for their children and their children's children, to preserved the natural beauty for posterity, and to accommodate people who wanted to enjoy a day or an afternoon in the open away from the humdrum of everyday life.
The owners of Hunters' Rest had maintained the four and one-half acres of property until the sale to the "Junior Pioneers of New Ulm and Vicinity" in 1923. The Junior Pioneer Park has lost none of its natural beauty in the intervening years and with the exception of the weekly target practice by the hunters, the Junior Pioneers of New Ulm and Vicinity have continued the objectives as set forth by the hunters club.
The Junior Pioneers of New Ulm and Vicinity formally organized on Sunday afternoon, February 25, 1912, at Turner Hall to begin developing plans for a pioneer home-coming during the 50th anniversary observance of the 1862 Dakota Uprising. The newly formed Junior Pioneers of New Ulm and Vicinity began what remains today as an active organization to unite its members as a social and benevolent society and as such to keep green the memory of the early pioneers who settled in this area.
Erected by the Junior Pioneers
of New Ulm and Vicinity
October 3, 1987
75th Anniversary
(Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
In the early 1870's, fourteen settlers purchased this beautiful spot located on the north bank of the Big Cottonwood River and named it Jägers Ruhe (Hunters' Rest). The objectives of this group of hunters was to preserve this property for their children and their children's children, to preserved the natural beauty for posterity, and to accommodate people who wanted to enjoy a day or an afternoon in the open away from the humdrum of everyday life.
The owners of Hunters' Rest had maintained the four and one-half acres of property until the sale to the "Junior Pioneers of New Ulm and Vicinity" in 1923. The Junior Pioneer Park has lost none of its natural beauty in the intervening years and with the exception of the weekly target practice by the hunters, the Junior Pioneers of New Ulm and Vicinity have continued the objectives as set forth by the hunters club.
The Junior Pioneers of New Ulm and Vicinity formally organized on Sunday afternoon, February 25, 1912, at Turner Hall to begin developing plans for a pioneer home-coming during the 50th anniversary observance of the 1862 Dakota Uprising. The newly formed Junior Pioneers of New Ulm and Vicinity began what remains today as an active organization to unite its members as a social and benevolent society and as such to keep green the memory of the early pioneers who settled in this area.
Erected by the Junior Pioneers
of New Ulm and Vicinity
October 3, 1987
75th Anniversary
(Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Great Warrior and friend of the white man, embraced Christianity, died at the age of 122. Known as Aspinquid-The Indian Saint.
The first Lowell Manufacturing Company buildings were constructed along Pawtucket Canal in 1828 in order to make use of Lowell’s abundant water power. The two steam-powered building in this courtyard, however, were erected in 1882 and 1902 as the demand for greater productivity continued to increase. Unlike other Lowell corporations, the Lowell Manufacturing Company had always specialized in the manufacture of carpets, even after its sale to the Bigelow Carpet Company in 1899. When carpet prices fell and competition increased in the early 20th century, the company became the first of Lowell’s major corporations to leave the city. Like other Lowell mills, the two buildings here had been subject to neglect and deterioration until their renovations in 1982 as part of the city’s revitalization.
The Park tells the human story of the American Industrial Revolution and the changing role of technology in a 19th and 20th century setting.
Erected by the Alumni of St. John's College to their fellow Alumni who in the World War gave their all. Four hundred & fifty two of our men answered their country's call. There is no records that one failed in his duty.
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A legendary conductor on the Underground Railroad, Harriet Tubman became known as the "Moses" of her people. Tubman was born into slavery on a Maryland plantation and suffered brutal treatment from numerous owners before escaping in 1849. Over the next decade she returned to the American South many times and led hundreds of freedom seekers north. When the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 allowed slave owners to recapture runaways in the northern free states, Tubman extended her operations across the Canadian border. For eight years she lived in St. Catharines, and at one point rented a house in this neighbourhood. With the outbreak of the Civil War, she returned to the U.S. to serve the Union Army.
Harriet
Born on a Maryland plantation, Harriet Tubman escaped slavery to become one of the great heroes of the 19th century. The most famous "conductor" on the Underground Railroad, she courageously led many of the people she rescued from American slavery on dangerous, clandestine journeys to safety and freedom in Canada. Tubman helped these Black refugees settle after their arrival and played an active role in the fight to end slavery. She became the public face of the Underground Railroad in British North America, attracting attention and funding to the abolition movement.
Salem Chapel, built in 1855, was an important centre of 19th-century abolitionist and civil rights activity in Canada. Harriet Tubman, the famous Underground Railroad "conductor", lived near here from 1851 to 1858 and is traditionally associated with Salem Chapel. Many of those aided to freedom became church members and put down roots in the local community. The auditory-hall design typifies the style associated with the Underground Railroad-related churches in Ontario.
In 1923 the Kenosha Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution commemorated the Pine Creek settlement of 1835 by placing a plaque on the tower of the 6th Avenue lift bridge. This marker is now given its own special place on Simmons Island.
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church was the first permanent house of worship erected in Buffalo; the cornerstone was laid june 24, 1819. Being one of the largest public buildings in the village, St. Paul’s was the scene of numerous religious and civic activities. The first recorded Roman Catholic Mass in Buffalo was offered in St. Paul’s. The completion of the Erie Canal, in 1825, ended the role of St. Paul’s Church as a simple mission on the western frontier of New York State. Buffalo grew rapidly St. Paul’s became the mother church to newer parishes. 
On March 14, 1793 Chloe Cooley, an enslaved Black woman in Queenston, was bound, thrown in a boat and sold across the river to a new owner in the United States. Her screams and violent resistance were brought to the attention of Lieutenant Governor John Graves Simcoe by Peter Martin, a free Black and former soldier in Butler's Rangers, and William Grisley, a neighbour who witnessed the event. Simcoe immediately moved to abolish slavery in the new province. He was met with opposition in the House of Assembly, some of whose members owned slaves. A compromise was reached and on July 9, 1793 an Act was passed that prevented the further introduction of slaves into Upper Canada and allowed for the gradual abolition of slavery although no slaves already residing in the province were freed outright. It was the first piece of legislation in the British Empire to limit slavery and set the stage for the great freedom movement of enslaved African Americans known as the Underground Railway.
Inspired by the abolitionist sentiment emerging in the late 18th century, Lieutenant-Governor J.G. Simcoe made Upper Canada the first British territory to legislate against slavery, which had defined the conditions of life for most people of African ancestry in Canada since the early 17th century. The Act of 1793 did not free a single slave, but prevented their importation and freed the future children of slaves at age twenty-five. Faced with growing opposition in the colonies, slavery declined. The Imperial Act of 1833 finally abolished slavery in the British territories in 1834.
It is not how this officer died that makes him a hero, it is how he lived.
This is the site of the Poppe General Store, law office and flats, portions of which date back to 1861, all of which were destroyed by a fire in 1911.
Presented to the city of El Paso de Robles to preserve the memory of the winter home of the Pittsburgh Pirates 1924-1934
