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Ebenezer Zane Cabin

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Ohio, Logan County, Zanesfield
The house of Ebenezer Zane was built here in 1805. The structure was the meeting place for the First Methodist Quarterly Confurence in 1819 with over 300 settlers in the area and about sixty members of the Wyandot tribes came together. Although the cabin was reconstructed in 1997, it is a symbol of harmonious relations between American settlers and the Wyandot in the years before the latter’s removal from Ohio in 1842.

(Churches, Etc. • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Helen Wonders Blue Memorial Park

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Ohio, Logan County, Zanesfield


first plaque-

Helen Wonders Blue Memorial Park

donated by Robert M. Blue J.D.
1990

second plaque-

United Methodist Historic Site No.358

(Churches, Etc. • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 7 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Englewood Veterans Monument

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Ohio, Montgomery County, Englewood
to honor the valiant men and women of our community who proudly served their country, we dedicate this memorial as a lasting tribute to their heroism in time of war and their vigilance in time of peace. may their sacrifices never be forgotten. (logos and artwork)

Includes location, directions, 14 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Mystery Stone

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Ohio, Auglaize County, Buckland
The Mystery Stone when the middle pier of the railroad trestle spanning the Auglaize River was replaced in the mid 1940’s this sculpted stone was discovered as part of it. The stone was subsequently donated to the Village of Buckland by the New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railway (Nickel Plate Road) the origin of the stone is unknown. Plaque donated by Buckland Historical Society

(Arts, Letters, Music) Includes location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Literary and Historical Society of Quebec

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Quebec, Capitale-Nationale (region), Québec
English:
Founded on the initiative of Lord Dalhousie in 1824 to preserve the documentary record of Canadian history, this was the first Canadian learned society. For 120 years, the Society made important contributions to higher learning as a museum and reference library, through the publication of scholarly works and original documents, and as a platform for lectures on historical and scientific subjects. It also fostered the establishment of the Geological Survey, the Public Archives, and the Historic Sites Monuments Board of Canada. After 1944, it functioned solely as a library.

French:
Cette société, fondée en 1824 sur l'initiative de lord Dalhousie afin de conserver les documents de l'histoire du Canada, fut la première société savante du pays. Pendant 120 ans, elle apporta une contribution important au haut savoir grâce à son musée, à sa bibliothèque, à la publication de travaux érudits et de documents originaux et à ses conférences sur des sujets historiques et scientifiques. Les favorisa en outre la création de la Commission géologique, des Archives publiques et de la Commission des lieux et monuments historiques du Canada. Après 1944, elle limita des activités à celles d'une bibliothèque. 1997

(Arts, Letters, Music) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

First Callahan Jail

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Texas, Callahan County, Baird
Built 1878, Belle Plaine. Baird citizens paid bill for removal here, 1883, after election contest.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1965

(Notable Buildings) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Texas & Pacific Railway Depot

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Texas, Callahan County, Baird
The Texas & Pacific Railway arrived here in 1880, platting a town near the work camp of Matthew Baird, surveyor and engineer. In 1881, the T&P built a roundhouse and immigrant house, and moved a depot building to this new railroad division point. The town of Baird prospered and became county seat in 1883. A frame depot built in 1905 converted to storage when replaced by this two-story brick depot in 1911. The Prairie Style building features a decorative belt course, overhanging eaves, low-pitched roof and unusual Flemish Style parapet. In 1977, the railroad discontinued use of the building, which still recalls the town’s importance as a shipping point.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1985

(Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 8 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Bertrand Chaffee Hospital

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New York, Erie County, Springville

Bertrand Chaffee Hospital
on site of
Chaffee Homestead "Using Homestead now occupied by myself and wife on East Hill....they shall establish therin a hospital, to be known as Bertrand Chaffee Hospital." From will of Bertrand Chaffee

Hospital incorporated Jan. 1946.

Bertrand Chaffee 1837-1916
Jennie Richmond Chaffee 1850-1934

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

World War II Memorial

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Kansas, Riley County, Manhattan

Forever, we honor the men and women in military service in World War II - the largest war in human history with the greatest toll in lives, treasure, and suffering. Those we honor acted with greater strength than they thought they possessed. In dark hours, they saw beyond fear and suffering to the hope of a good life for themselves and for others. They did their duty with a quiet valor that we celebrate. Their commitment to their nation and to their countrymen preserved freedom for the generations to come and thus we resolve to honor their sacrifice by taking their hopes of individual freedom and mutual respect as our responsibility and our destiny.

Sacred Soil
Placed in the center of this World War II Memorial and under the Tags of Honor is sacred soil from cemeteries where members of the armed forces rest. This is hallowed ground and must remain so in recognition and honor of those many valiant men and women who have served to protect this country and ensure freedom.

The cemeteries are:
Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia
Leavenworth National Cemetery, Fort Leavenworth
Fort Scott National Cemetery, Fort Scott
Kansas Veteran's Cemetery, Fort Dodge
Kansas Veteran's Cemetery, Wakeeney
Kansas Veteran's Cemetery, Winfield
Kansas Veteran's Cemetery, Fort Riley
And a number of private cemeteries

World War II Memorial Veterans Committee
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Donors to the World War II Memorial
A sincere thank you is extended to the many friends and supporters who contributed to this World War II Memorial. Without your generosity, this permanent recognition of Kansas State University veterans who served in World War II would not have been possible.

Artists
Tim D. Chapman (USA, 1956)
Tags of Honor, 2011
Stainless Steel

Daniel W. Hunt (USA, 1961)
By Land; By Sea; By Air, 2011
Bronze

(Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II) Includes location, directions, 7 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Chris Barr's Cabin

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Kansas, Riley County, near Zeandale

Cabin found in house, when house was torn down in 1962

Refurbished by
Zeandale Senior Citizens
1992

(Man-Made Features • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Hameau Dunière-Dénéchaud

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Quebec, Chaudière-Appalaches (region), near Berthier-sur-Mer
Seigneurial manor site where the second seigneur, Aleandre (Isaac) Berthier, lived as well as the Rigauville, Dunière-Dénéchaud families. Today this site is called Hameau Dunière-Dénéchaud in honor of the last two seigneur of the Seigneurie of Bellechasse, Louis Durière (1723-1806) and Claude Dénéchaud (1768-1836).

At the time of construction of the quay in 1853, the site was occupied by a set of buildings for maritime trade and agriculture. They included the manor house, farm houses, a barn, a cooper’s shop, a dairy and a cooler and two windmills.

The seigneurie of Berthier (or Bellechasse) evokes the memory of Alexander Berthier, captian of the Carignan regiment, to whom the seigneurie was granted October 29, 1672.

The stone fireplace indicates the location of the second manor house rebuilt on this historic site in the early nineteenth century by Louis Dunière and then inhabited by Claude Dénéchaud. Despite many efforts to preserve it, the Dénéchaud manor became dilapidated and was demolished in 1994.

French:
Site du domaine seigneurial où ont vécu le deuxième seigneur, Alexandre (Isaac) Berthier, ainsi que les familles de Rigauville, Dunière-Dénéchaud. Ce site porte aujourd’hui le nom de Hameau Dunière-Dénéchaud en l’honneur des deux derniers seigneurs de la seigneurie de Bellechasse, Louis Dunière (1723-1806) et Claude Dénéchaud (1768-1836).

Au moment de la construction de quai en 1853, le site était occupé par un ensemble de bâtiments destinés au commerce maritime et à l’agriculture. On y retrouvait le manoir seigneurial, les maisons de ferme, une grange-étable, une boutique de tonnelier, une laiterie et une glacière ainsi que deux moulins à vent.

La seigneurie de Berthier (ou Bellechasse) évoque le souvenir d’Alexandre Berthier, capitaine du regiment de Carignan, à qui elle fut concédée le 29 octobre 1672.

La cheminée en pierre témoigne de l’emplacement du 2ᵉ manoir reconstruit sur ce site historique au début du XIXᵉ siècle par Louis Dunière puis habité par Claude Dénéchaud. Malgré bien des efforts déployés pour sa conservation, le manoir Dénéchaud, devenu vétuste, est démoli en 1994.

(Agriculture • Industry & Commerce) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Grosse Île and Immigration to Canada

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Quebec, Chaudière-Appalaches (region), near Berthier-sur-Mer
English:
Grosse Île and the Irish Memorial National Historic Site commemorates the significant waves of immigration welcomed to Canada between the opening of the 19th century and the First World War. During this period Québec was Canada's chief port of entry, receiving more than four million immigrants. Deadly infectious diseases and a rudimentary scientific understanding of how they could be controlled required that, between 1832 and 1937, Grosse Île serve the vital function of a quarantine station protecting the public health. Priests, doctors, nurses and other staff often risked their own lives to welcome and care for the new arrivals. Grosse Île also serves as a memorial to the tragic events endured by Irish immigrants here, chiefly during the typhus epidemic of 1847, when nearly 100,000 people, the majority escaping the Great Famine then ravaging Ireland, set sail for Canada. More than five thousand ended their journey buried on this island.

French:
Le lieu historique national de la Grosse-Île-et-le-Mémorial-des-Irlandais rappelle l'importante immigration qu'accueillit le Canada, du début du XIXe siècle jusqu'à la Première Guerre mondiale. Durant cette période, le principal port d'entrée que constituait Québec reçut plus de quatre millions d'immigrants. Dans un contexte de maladies contagieuses mortelles et de connaissances scientifiques longtemps rudimentaires, la Grosse-Île se vit confier, à titre de station de quarantaine en opération de 1832 à 1937, la tâche vitale de préserver la santé publique. Nombre de prêtres, de médecins, d'infirmières et d'autres employés ont accueilli et soigné, quelquefois au péril de leur vie, les nouveaux arrivants. La Grosse-Île commémore aussi les événements tragiques vécus par les immigrants irlandais en ce lieu, principalement lors de l'épidémie de typhus de 1847. Cette année-là, près de 100 000 personnes, en majorité des immigrants tentant d'échapper à la Grande Famine qui sévissait alors en Irlande, mirent le cap sur le Canada. Plus de 5000 d'entre eux furent inhumés dans cette île.

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Science & Medicine • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 9 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Cholera arrives in the Americas

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Quebec, Chaudière-Appalaches (region), near Berthier-sur-Mer
English:
To prevent the disease from spreading to the general population, a military detachment hurriedly set up quarantine facilities on Grosse Île.

Temporary wooden buildings were constructed: initially a 40 patient hospital with two nearby structures. One of these for healthy individuals, had a capacity of 300. The other was used for monitoring suspicious cases. A simple fence separated the sick from those under observation.

Today, no visible trace of these buildings remains.

French:
Pour empêcher la maladie d’atteindre la population, un détachement militaire aménage à la hâte des installations de quarantine à Grosse-Île.

On construit des bâtiment en bois à caractère temporaire: d’abord, un hôpital pour 48 patients de deux abris édifiés à proximité. Le premier peut loger 300 personnes en santé et le second sert de lieu d’observation pour les cas douteux. Une simple clôture sépare les immigrants malades de ceux qui sont placés sous surveillance.

Aujourd’hui, il ne subsiste aucune trace visible de ces bâtiments.

(Science & Medicine • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Le Vielle Prison de Québec

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Quebec, Capitale-Nationale (region), Québec
English:
This is the first prison in Canada to reflect the principles of John Howard, a British reformer who believed that cellular confinement, work, and education could rehabilitate criminals. Designed by local architect François Baillairgé and constructed between 1808 and 1814, the building was among the first in Québec to be inspired by the design principles of British classicism. With the completion of a new prison in 1861, this building was sold to Dr. Joseph Morrin and converted for use as an anglophone junior college by the architect Joseph-Ferdinand Peachy.

French:
Cette prison fut la première au Canada à refléter les idées de John Howard, réformateur britannique selon lequel la détention en cellule, le travail et la rééducation étaient propres à redresser les criminels. Dessinée par l'architecte québécois François Baillairgé et construite entre 1808 et 1814, elle fut l'un des premiers immeubles de Québec à s'inspirer des principes du classicisme britannique. Une nouvelle prison ayant été achevée en 1861, ce bâtiment fut vendu au docteur Joseph Morrin et converti en un collège pour les jeunes anglophones par l'architecte Joseph-Ferdinand Peachy.

(Notable Buildings) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Chemin Royal

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Quebec, Capitale-Nationale (region), Québec
English:
On the 5th August, 1734, Lanouillier de Boiscler, Chief Roadmaster of New France, started from Quebec by coach for Montreal thus officially inaugurating the King's Highway in Canada.

French:
Le 5 août 1734, Lanouillier de Boiscler, grand voyer de la Nouvelle-France, partit de Québec pour Montréal en voiture, inaugurant ainsi officiellement le grand chemin royal de la colonie.

(Roads & Vehicles) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Legislature of the Province of Canada

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Quebec, Capitale-Nationale (region), Québec
English:
Between 1850 and 1866, the Capital of the Province of Canada alternated between Toronto and Québec. In 1852, Parliament met in the Legislative Chambers of Lower Canada on the site of the old Bishop’s Palace, now Montmorency Park. When these buildings burnt in 1854, the legislators took up temporary quarters in the Music Hall on St. Louis Street until 1856. Pending the completion of the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa, sessions were held in newly built quarters in Montmorency Park. This building, the site of the 1864 Quebec Conference, was the Quebec legislative building from 1867 until burnt in 1883.

French:
De 1850 à 1866, Toronto et Québec furent tour à tour la capitale de la Province du Canada. Le Parlement se réunit en 1852 au siege de l’ancienne Assemblée legislative du Bas-Canada, élevé en l’emplacement de l’ancien palais épiscopal. Un incendie le rasa en 1854 et les législateurs logèrent à la salle de musique jusqu’en 1856. Dans l’attente des immeubles du nouveau parlement à Ottawa les sessions se tinrent en un nouvel édifice sis au parc Montmorency. La Conférence de Québec, en 1864, y siégea de même que le Parlement du Québec de 1867 à 1883, alors qu’il fut encore incendié.

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

Louis Jolliet House

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Quebec, Capitale-Nationale (region), Québec
English:
This house was built in 1683 by architect Baillif for Louis Jolliet, discoverer of the Mississippi, who occupied it until his death in 1700. A subterranean passage led to the cul-de-sac cove.

French:
Construite en 1683 pour Louis Jolliet découvreur du Mississippi qui l’occupa jusqu’à sa mort en 1700. Cette maison fut restaurée en 1946. Une voûte souterraine s’ouvrait sur l’anse du cul-de-sac.

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

St. James Hotel

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Alabama, Dallas County, Selma
following the Battle of Selma, April 2, 1865. This occupation protected the hotel from the arson and looting in the first 24 hours that destroyed much of downtown. In the next week Wilson methodically burned the huge military/industrial complex that had sustained the Confederate War effort. By April 10th he had built his pontoon bridge and he was off to capture Montgomery.

The Gee House Hotel, as the St. James was then known, was owned by Major W. H. Gee. However, the hotel and adjoining livery stable were actually managed by his slave Ben. Born in Weldon, North Carolina in 1825, Ben was brought to Selma by his former Mistress Elizabeth Turner in 1830. Ben, an industrious businessman, by the time of the Civil War had saved money and bought property. He became more prosperous in Selma's booming war time economy. Ben even bought Confederate Bonds. While Ben was freed after the Battle of Selma, he along with his white neighbors suffered great financial loss. After the War he continued his successful business practices and became involved in the Republican Party. In 1867 he was appointed Tax Collector and in 1869 he was elected to the Selma City Council.

In 1872 Benjamin Sterling Turner former slave and self-made businessman was elected the first African-American U.S. Representative from Alabama. Benjamin S. Turner died in 1894 and is buried in Old Live Oak Cemetery.

(African Americans • Industry & Commerce • War, US Civil) Includes location, directions, 7 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Sgt Robert Weakley Patton

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Alabama, Dallas County, Selma
Patton, a member of Shockley's Escort Company of the University of Alabama, was killed in a clash with the 4th Iowa Cavalry at the corner of Washington Street and Alabama Avenue. In November 1865 his father, Robert Miller Patton, was elected the 20th Governor of Alabama.

Shockley's Cadets: In 1864, there were 296 students at the University and they formed the "Corps of Cadets." While attempts were made to keep to the usual academic courses then taught, the University was also a military camp of instruction. Branscom T. Shockley and Henry McKenzie Burt were nineteen year-old students at the University of Alabama in March 1864. They secretly worked together to enroll enough Cadets from the University to form a Cavalry company for the Confederate Army with the understanding that the volunteers would remain students until the term ended in July 1864. It was important Shockley and Burt keep their plans from the faculty, as they would have viewed it as insubordination.

Over one hundred students joined Shockley and Burt formed Shockley's Independent Escort. According to records, the company lost 2 killed, 4 wounded and 5 captured in the Battle of Selma. These cadets served under Brig. Gen. Daniel W. Adams until they were surrendered with Lt. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest on May 10, 1865, at Gainesville, Alabama.

(Education • Politics • War, US Civil) Includes location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Springville Academy

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New York, Erie County, Springville
Incorporated 1827, opened 1830. The first high school in Erie County, New York, it was named Griffith Institute in 1867 for Archibald Griffith, donor of a Scholarship Fund. Final classes at this site were held in 1970.

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