Haus zum schwarzen Mohren / Home of the black Moors

October 9, 2014, 8:40 pm

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Germany, Thuringia, Erfurt


erbaut a.d. 1569
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built 1569 A.D.

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Halifax Waterfront Buildings

October 9, 2014, 8:54 pm

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Nova Scotia, Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax
English
From the founding of Halifax in 1749 until the early twentieth century, this portion of the waterfront was associated with men and events in the civic and commercial life of the city. These seven typical warehouses and offices, erected between 1815 and 1905, housed individual merchants as well as international trading and shipping companies. This ironstone building housed the office of the shipping firm, Pickford & Black (1876-1968). The building opposite was the head quarters of the Halifax Banking Company (1825-1908) and of its leading entrepreneur, Enos Collins.

French
Cette partie du littoral à été le témoin d’événements qui ont marque l’histoire d’Halifax depuis se origines jusqu’à la Première Guerre mondiale. Cet sept bâtiments typiques, érigés entre 1815 et 1905, servirent l’entrepôts et de bureaux à des marchands et à des sociétés internationales de commerce et de navigation. Cet immeuble de grès rouge abrita les locaux de la compagnie de navigation Pickford & Black (1876-1968). En face se trouvaient le siège social de la Halifax Banking Company, première banque de la Nouvelle-Écosse (1825-1908), et le bureau de son principal promoteur, Enos Collins.

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Halifax Citadel

October 9, 2014, 9:23 pm

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Nova Scotia, Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax
English
Built to defend against a land-based attack, the Halifax Citadel was the fourth in a series of forts to occupy this hill, The star-shaped fortress, completed in 1856, was the centerpiece of the extensive system of fortifications constructed by the British military from 1749 to protect this strategic port, which by the mid-19th century had become one of four principal naval stations in the British Empire. Garrisoned by the British until the Canadian military assumed control of all Halifax defences in 1906, the Citadel stands today as a reminder of our rich colonial and military past.

French
Construite pour défendre Halifax contre une attaque terrestre, la citadelle est le quatrième fort à occuper cette colline. Cet ouvrage en forme d’étoile, achevé en 1856, constitue la pièce maîtresse du vaste système de fortifications conçu par les Britanniques à partier de 1749 pour protéger ce port stratégique devenu au milieu du XIXᵉ siècle l’une des quatre principales bases navales de l’Empire. Tenue par une garnison britannique jusqu’à ce que les forces canadiennes prennent en charge toutes les défenses de la ville en 1906, la citadelle témoigne d’un riche passé colonial et militaire.

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Martin Luther

October 9, 2014, 9:24 pm

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Germany, Thuringia, Erfurt

Eintritt in das Augustiner-Eremiten-Kloster
zu Erfurt
17. Juli 1505
Der wahre Schatz der Kirche ist das allerheiligste Evangelium von der Herrlichkeit und Gnad Gottes.
(62. der 95 Thesen zum Ablaß)
17. Juli 2005
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Admission to the Augustinian Hermits monastery in Erfurt
July 17, 1505
The true treasure of the church is the most holy gospel of the glory and grace of God.
(62 of 95 theses on indulgences)
[Dedicated] July 17, 2005

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Arcadia Congregational Church

October 9, 2014, 9:56 pm

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Nebraska, Valley County, Arcadia
Three years after the town of Arcadia was platted in October 1885, the First Congregational Church was organized on November 25, 1888, the second church in town. Articles of incorporation were recorded on December 2, 1889, and the building, costing $2,885, was dedicated in July 1890. The Reverend Howard Hitchcock was the first permanent pastor. A parsonage was erected in 1899. On July 9, 1904, a tornado damaged the church, which was repaired without the original steeple. In the spring of 1920 a new parsonage was constructed east of the church.

The longest serving pastor was the Reverend William Alcorn, from 1919 to 1929. During his pastorate the church added 258 members and held 20 weddings. By the 1970s membership had begun to decline, and in August 1998 the five remaining members voted to close the church, after 110 years of service to the community, and donate the building to Arcadia. Now known as "The Gathering Place," it is used for weddings, funerals, and other events. It is the oldest building on Main Street.

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Arcadia Centennial 1885-1985

October 9, 2014, 10:17 pm

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Nebraska, Valley County, Arcadia
In 1873 the first settlers, George McKeller and Porter Brown, arrived near the Valley County site which would later become Arcadia. They were followed in 1874 by Samuel Hawthorne, his brother Boone and their families. Mrs. Hawthorne named the community Arcadia, after the Greek region of Arcadia, which symbolizes ideal simplicity and contentment. Samuel Hawthorne established a post office and was appointed the first postmaster on June 27, 1874. The first school was established in the house of Boone Hawthorne with Mingerson Coombs as teacher.

The Arcadia town site was platted by John Wall and Parley Round and put into the record October 3, 1885. The first buildings housed a general store, hardware store, and harness shop. The community's economy improved with the arrival of the Burlington Railroad in 1887. The Arcadia Roller Mills, established in the late 1880's, also boosted prosperity.

The residents of the Arcadia area have experienced setbacks and natural disasters: Indian scares and locust attacks in 1874; the blizzards of 1888 and 1948-1949; major fires in 1890, 1904, and 1937; and tornados in 1904, 1959, and 1974. Despite the setbacks, Arcadia simply and contentedly anticipates tomorrow.

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Dettelbach City Hall

October 10, 2014, 12:02 am

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Germany, Bavaria, Kreis Kitzingen, Dettelbach

Erbaut nach der Stadterhebung 1484,
vollendet 1512.
Spätgotischer Bau auf zwei sich
kreuzenden Gewölben.
Doppelzügige Treppe m. Verkündhalle
und
Erkerchörlein.

Marker text translated into English: Construction started after Dettlebach was elevated to city status in 1484, and completed in 1512. Late Gothic construction upon two intersecting vaults. Bi-directional stairway with "pulpit" and small "choir bay".

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First N.C. State Fair

October 10, 2014, 12:47 pm

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North Carolina, Wake County, Raleigh

Sponsored by the State Agricultural Society, the fair was held here, October 18-21, 1853.

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Pettigrew Hospital

October 10, 2014, 12:51 pm

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North Carolina, Wake County, Raleigh

Site of Confederate hospital. U.S. Army barracks. Confederate Soldiers' Home. 1891-1938.

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Charles N. Hunter

October 10, 2014, 1:00 pm

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North Carolina, Wake County, Raleigh

Black teacher, writer, & reformer. Principal, Berry O'Kelly School; a founder, N.C. Industrial Assoc. Lived 1 block S.

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The Cushman School

October 10, 2014, 1:06 pm

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Florida, Miami-Dade County, Miami
Miami's oldest independent day school was founded by Dr. Laura Cushman in 1924. The school moved to this site in 1926, opening in early October, having sustained only minor damage from the disastrous September hurricane. The original Mediterranean style classroom buillding was designed by Russell Skipton according to Dr. Cushman's specifications. The classrooms were situated so as to get cross ventilation and the breeze from Biscayne Bay. Windows were added later and many came from the Royal Palm Hotel in downtown Miami. The school bell on the roof of the main building was the plantation bell used to call the construction workers to Villa Vizcaya.

Dr. Cushman, a firm believer in educational innovation, was a well-respected and recognized educator who served as principal for over 52 years. She felt that by developing traits of industry, responsibility, reliability, courtesy, honesty and integrity, a child would become a good scholar as well as a good citizen. Her philosophy of character development and education excellence continue to guide the Cushman School today. In 1992, the United States Department of Education recognized the Cushman School as a National School of Excellence.

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St. Augustine's College

October 10, 2014, 1:16 pm

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North Carolina, Wake County, Raleigh

Founded in 1867 by the Episcopal Church as a normal school for freedmen. Since 1928 a four-year college. 4 blocks N.

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William E. Dodd

October 10, 2014, 1:20 pm

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North Carolina, Johnston County, Clayton

Ambassador to Germany 1933-37, professor and writer of U.S. history. He was born 2 mi. N.E.

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Flag of Truce

October 10, 2014, 1:29 pm

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North Carolina, Johnston County, Clayton

(preface)
The Carolina Campaign began on February 1, 1865, when Union Gen. William T. Sherman led his army north from Savannah, Georgia, after the March to the Sea. Sherman’s objective was to join Gen. Ulysses S. Grant in Virginia to crush Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Army of the Northern Virginia. Scattered Confederate forces consolidated in North Carolina, the Confederacy’s logistical lifeline, where Sherman defeated Gen. Joseph E. Johnston’s last-ditch attack at Bentonville. After Sherman was reinforced at Goldsboro late in March, Johnston saw the futility of further resistance and surrendered at Bennett Place near Durham on April 26, ending the Civil War in the East.

(main text)
As Union Gen. William T. Sherman’s army closed in on Raleigh along the North Carolina Railroad from Goldsboro, Confederate Gen. Joseph E. Johnston’s forces prepared to evacuate the capital and retreat west. On April 12, 1865, two blocks in front of you, a train pulled into the station at 7 p. m. after a harrowing journey from Raleigh that began at 10 a.m. It carried two former North Carolina governors, William A. Graham and David L. Swain, with a letter from Gov. Zebulon B. Vance to Sherman requesting a meeting to discuss peace terms.

The train departed Raleigh with a locomotive pulling a tender and single coach flying a white flag of truce. Johnston, learning of the peace mission, had Gen. Wade Hampton stop the train and reverse it outside the city. Soon, however, there were “bullets whizzing through the pines” as the train rolled between skirmish lines, and then Federal cavalrymen surrounded it. Union Gen. H. Judson Kilpatrick detained commissioners for several hours, then sent them on to Sherman, who was headquartered here in present-day Clayton. Federal soldiers cheered the flag of truce, hoping it meant the end of hostilities. Graham and Swain emerged from the train “dreadfully excited at the dangers through which they had passed. “Sherman accepted Vance’s letter, agreed to safeguard the state government and spare the city, and gave them dinner. He wrote the governor and promised all the aid “in my power to contribute to the end you aim to reach, the termination of the existing war.”

Graham and Swain returned to Raleigh the next day. Railroad hand Bob Harris rode atop the coach holding persimmon branch with the flag of truce. Raleigh was safe.

(captions)
(center) Letter from Vance to Sherman Courtesy National Archives and Records Administration; Gov. Zebulon B. Vance Courtesy North Carolina Office of Archives and History
(upper right) William A. Graham Courtesy Library of Congress; David L. Swain Courtesy North Carolina Collection, University of North Carolina

Major funding for this project was provided by the North Carolina Department of Transportation, through the Transportation Enhancement Program of the Federal Transportation Efficiency Act of the 21st Century

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Franklin Male Academy Building

October 10, 2014, 1:59 pm

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North Carolina, Franklin County, Louisburg

Chartered on January 6th, 1787, the earliest ancestor of Louisburg College. This building was first used in January 1, 1805. It was closed and moved to this site in 1905 from a location to the southwest.

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Lake Florida Mission Covenant Church

October 10, 2014, 3:59 pm

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Minnesota, Kandiyohi County, near Spicer

First Church in Minnesota Organized by Mission Friend Immigrants from Sweden

1870-Organized on J.A. Skoglund Farm
1873-Built                   1910-Enlarged
1870-1955 Served this Rural Parish
1961-Perpetual Care Fund Raised
1962-Dedicated to Covenant N.W. Conf. Work

Theo. J. Paulson
1916-1920 Pastor 1938-1955
Donated by Family

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Broken Bow

October 10, 2014, 7:17 pm

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Nebraska, Custer County, Broken Bow
A discarded Indian bow suggested the name for a town. Wilson Hewitt, an early homesteader, had applied for the location of a post office on his place. Approving the location, the government rejected Hewitt's first three suggested names as being too similar to names previously approved. Remembering a broken bow recently found nearby, Hewitt then submitted the name "Broken Bow," which the Post Office Department readily approved.

This area was the center of what eventually came to be known as the Sod House Frontier. As homesteaders began to enter this largely treeless region, they made their first homes of prairie sod, which they cut into strips. Early churches, schools and some business places were also made of sod. Homesteaders used sod to construct corrals, henhouses, corn cribs, wind breaks, and even pig pens. One enterprising Custer County resident even constructed a full two storied sod house while others were usually a single story or story and a half.

As the region became more settled, Broken Bow grew, and in 1882 became the county seat of Custer County. That same year, Mr. Jess Gandy donated the sites for the county courthouse and for the city square.

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Westerville United Methodist Church

October 10, 2014, 7:42 pm

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Nebraska, Custer County, Westerville
Westerville United Methodist Church Organized in 1880. First church in Custer County.

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Bronte

October 10, 2014, 8:42 pm

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Texas, Coke County, Bronte
Eastern gateway to Permian Basin, in Coke County called Oso and Broncho in early 1880's. Formally named for English novelist Charlotte Bronte, in 1890, incorporated 1907.
     Basic agricultural economy, predominately ranching. Site of major oil and gas development since 1948.

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Fort Chadbourne

October 10, 2014, 8:55 pm

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Texas, Coke County, near Bronte
Established by the United States Army, October 28, 1852, as a protection to frontier settlers against Indians. Named in honor of
Lieutenant T.L. Chadbourne,killed at Resaca de la Palma, May 9, 1846. Occupied by Federal troops, 1852-1859; 1865-1867. An important station on the Butterfield Overland stage route, 1858-1861.

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