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Events at Fort Osage

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Missouri, Jackson County, Sibley

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Events at Fort Osage

1803 The Louisiana Purchase
1804 Lewis and Clark Explore
1808 They build Fort Osage - Osages cede lands to the east
1809 Troops to the Mandans
1811 Astorians to the Pacific - Sibley visits Kaws and Pawnees
1812 War with Great Britain
1816 Daniel Boone at Fort
1819 Garrison to Council Bluffs
1821 Mexican Independence - Santa Fe trade opens
1822 All U.S. factories closed
1825 Santa Fe Trail surveyed from Fort - Osages cede lands
1827 Jackson County organized - Logs of port used by settlers

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Fort Osage

On the first exploration to the Pacific in 1804 Lewis and Clark named this site Fort Point and in 1808 William Clark returned to build a fortified post to win the Indians from Spanish and British influence. It was operated by the United States until 1822.

Fort Osage played an active and important part in the earliest development of the Louisiana Purchase by the Missouri River and Rocky Mountain fur trade and the plains trade with Mexico.

("Indian Peace Medal" symbol at the top.)


(Exploration • Forts, Castles • Native Americans • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Jane Terrell Hospital

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Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis
The Negro Baptist Association founded the Jane Terrell Baptist Hospital at 698 Williams in 1909 under the leadership of Dr. C.A. Terrell. At his death, it was permanently renamed Terrell Memorial Hospital under the leadership of Dr. N. M. Watson. By the mid 1920s there were 100 beds, 2 operating rooms and a training school for nurses. 75% of Black registered nurses who worked for the Health Dept. were graduates of this school

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

First Baptist Church

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Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis

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On April 3, 1839, 11 Baptists met in the home of Spencer Hail to organize a Baptist church. The next day, the group met to sign articles of faith. On Sunday, April 7, the group was organized as a regular Baptist church and baptised its first new member, Mary Mosby. L. H. Milliken was the first pastor. In 1845 Geraldus Buntyn gave the church a lot at the corner of Second and Adams, where a building was constructed and opened in 1847, in 1849, Pastor P.S. Gayle left the church and organized Beale Street Baptist Church. During the Civil War, First Baptist was used as a hospital by the Union Army.

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In 1865, after the Beale Street Church building burned, its members and 49 members of First Baptist organized Central Baptist Church. First Baptist lost many members to yellow fever in 1878 and 1879. The building at Second and Adams was remodeled during 1886-1888, and was subsequently sold in 1905 as the new site for the Shelby County Courthouse. The church began radio station WGBC-believed to be one of the earliest church-owned radio stations. In 1951, the church moved to its present site at the corner of Poplar and East Parkway.

(Churches, Etc. • War, US Civil) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Charles P. Adams

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Louisiana, West Baton Rouge Parish, Brusly

July 21, 1873 – June 27, 1961

Charles Philip Adams, Brusly native and Tuskegee Institute graduate, followed Booker T. Washington’s advice to travel to North Louisiana to develop a school. On November 1, 1901, Adams founded and opened the school in Lincoln Parish which in 1974 became known as Grambling State University. Adams maintained his residence at the school until his death, only returning to Brusly for visits.

(African Americans • Education) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Camp Holbrook

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Vermont, Franklin County, Saint Albans

This site, the former Henry Seymour farm, became a Civil War camp named in honor of Vermont’s second Civil War Governor, Frederick Holbrook. Over 1000 men of the 5th Vermont Volunteer Infantry Regiment camped on this land and were mustered in to Federal service for three years on Sept. 16, 1861. A week later they marched 1½ miles to the St. Albans train station and departed for Washington, D.C. In the late winter and early spring of 1865, Camp Holbrook was again the site of military activity. Two companies of the frontier cavalry recruited immediately after the St. Albans Raid on Oct. 19, 1864 occupied the nearby fields. These soldiers patrolled the borderlands providing security for the citizens of Vermont until midsummer of 1865.

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

Ebenezer Allen

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Vermont, Grand Isle County, South Hero

Here Ethan Allen's cousin, Ebenezer, made the first settlement on South Hero. From his tavern, Ethan, one of the "heroes" for whom the islands were named, started homeward across the ice to Burlington, Feb. 11, 1789. Stricken en route, the Green Mountain Boy died the next day.
Site: 3.5 miles south.

(Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Oliver Pollock

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Louisiana, East Baton Rouge Parish, Baton Rouge
Commemorating Oliver Pollock, American Patriot and his nine fellow Americans in the March De Galvez

Oliver Pollock

Representative of the Continential Congress in Spanish Louisiana
Agent of the Colony of Virginia and financier of that Colony's expeditions under Colonel George Rogers Clark to Kaskia and Vincennes
Provider of arms and supplies to the army of George Washington
Negotiator with Spanish Governors Unzaga and Galvez for the American cause
Credited with origination of the American dollar sign, $

The Sculpture of Oliver Pollock is by Frank Hayden

(Colonial Era • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

"I Have Wrestled With Poverty"

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Tennessee, Greene County, Greeneville

Andrew Johnson was born in 1808 to poor, uneducated parents in a small building that served as a kitchen to Casso's Inn in Raleigh, North Carolina. When Andrew was three, his father died after saving two of his wealthy employers from drowning in an icy pond. A few years later, Johnson's destitute mother apprenticed Andrew and his brother to a local tailor.

At age 15, Johnson and his brother got into a legal dispute with the tailor and ran away. Two years later, Johnson returned to Raleigh to try to settle the dispute. Then he led his mother and stepfather over the Appalachians here to Greeneville. From his humble beginnings, Johnson started on the road to independence and, eventually, the presidency of the United States.

"Yes I have wrestled with poverty, the gaunt and haggard monster; I have met in the day and night; I have felt its withering approach and its blighting influence..."
Andrew Johnson 1862

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


Site of First Acadian Settlers in Louisiana

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Louisiana, St. James Parish, St. James
Refugees came overland 1756-57. In vicinity was 1762 grant to Jacques Cantrelle, Sr. of France after whom Church and Parish were named. Section once included in Les Oumas, Eveche of Quebec.

(Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers • War, French and Indian) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Cadiz Cemetery

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New York, Cattaraugus County, Franklinville

Cadiz Cemetery
Earliest burial
Abigail Curtis in 1837.
Revolutionary War,
War of 1812 and Civil War
veterans buried here.

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites) Includes location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Cadiz

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New York, Cattaraugus County, Franklinville
The first settlers arrived here in 1806 and this area was called Conrad's Mills. Later the name was changed to Cadiz. Dairy farming was the main occupation in this tiny hamlet within the Township of Franklinville. The famous Ontario Knife Company began in Cadiz in 1898 and later moved to the Village of Franklinville.
Cadiz became a center of the Underground Railroad. Escaping slaves were rafted up Ischua Creek and hidden in area homes and the Stagecoach Inn at the four corners. Families known to be involved in this activity were the Meads, Burlingames and Searles.
The Howe Prescott Pioneer House circa 1814, located on this site, serves as a museum for the Ischua Valley Historical Society. Abolitionist Merlin Mead lived here in 1841. George L. White, son of Abolitionist William White, a blacksmith, was born in 1838 in a home that once stood across the road from this saltbox house.
In 1871 George L. White founded the Jubilee Singers at Fisk University in Tennesee. The original choir at this Black University was composed of former slaves who toured and performed throughout the world to raise funds to support the University. White, the musical director, is credited with helping save the spirituals and songs that had been passed down by slaves when they were in bondage. The Jubilee Singers are still in existence today.
Thi sign has been erected in memory of benefactors James W. and Phyllis Baughman Bush.

(Abolition & Underground RR • Agriculture • Arts, Letters, Music • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Peter T. Tenbroeck

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New York, Cattaraugus County, Franklinville
Born in Somerset County, New Jersey in 1793, and moved to Farmersville, New York in 1816, with his home near this cemetery.
Peter T. Tenbrock and his immediate family are buried in this plot.

Peter T. Tenbroeck was a successful farmer, was a county judge, gave generously to the public of his funds and time during his life and at the time of his death left a trust fund of $60,000.00 to be used for the building of an academy to provide free education for high school students in the area and to be known as Tenbroeck Free Academy.
At that time few scholars had oportunity of continuing with their education past fourth grade.
Later Tenbroeck Free Academy became a part of the Franklinville Public School System.
The stone foundation of the present high school buiding in the village of Franklinville came from the original Tenbroeck Free Academy stone structure.

(Charity & Public Work • Education) Includes location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Antioch Church

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Missouri, Clay County, Kansas City

"The Antioch Congregation was organized as a Christain [sic] Church (Disciples of Christ) in September 1853 by Moses Easterly Lard (1818-1880), Pastor of the Liberty Christain [sic] Church in Missouri. Its first 'Meeting House', a one room building, and one of the oldest in Clay County, was peculiar to the architecture of the day. It was erected in 1859 at a cost of $1800 and used continuously for worship until Easter 1957. A newly built sanctuary was then first used. The 'Meeting House' is still maintained and used for some programs and weddings; on at least one Sunday each year it is used for worship. Commencing in 1885, the Antioch congregation has hosted continuously an annual 'Strawberry Festival'. A Northland Landmark, the Church reorganized in 1930 as a Community Church, has lent its name to the road which runs past it, a nearby Shopping Center and a 'School District' middle school, all representative of its geographical influence. Nearby Davidson Road, like Prather, Vivion and Winnwood Roads, identify some of the congregation's family names historically preserved in the surrounding community."

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

Antioch Church

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Missouri, Clay County, Kansas City

Congregation established in 1853 by Rev. Moses E. Lard as Christian Church. Building constructed 1859. Has served since as worship and social center. Reorganized as Community Church 1930. Building moved and [illegible] by Antioch Church Historical Society in 1968.

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

Antioch Church

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Missouri, Clay County, Kansas City

Congregation formed in 1853 as Antioch Christian Church.

This building erected in 1859. Restored by Antioch Community Church Historical Society, organized December 1964 with Hugh P. Loughrey founding president.
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This bell was presented to Antioch Community Church by Arlene Colt in memory of Lillie Smith. It was given to the Colts by Bill Burke, president of the K.C. Southern Railroad.

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


The O & W Railroad Pedestrian Promenade and Bikeway

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New York, Oswego County, Oswego
Text on the east side of marker:

The O & W Railroad Promenade and Bikeway was constructed in 2000-2001 and is named for the New York, Ontario and Western Railroad which served Oswego from 1880 to 1957. The O & W, as it came to be known, was the successor to the New York, Oswego, and Midland Railroad which began passenger service to Oswego in 1869. The O & W tracks ran from Bridge Street north on the route now occupied by the bike path and pedestrian walkway. The Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad owned the tracks and tunnel south of Bridge Street. The tunnel was originally opened in 1876 and became part of the New York Central Railroad in 1913.

Use of the tunnel for railroad purposes was discontinued in 1976 and by the 1990's it had deteriorated creating a risk of collapse. The restoration and reuse project is a blend of historic preservation and new construction which will allow this facility to continue to serve transportation needs of the current and future generations. The "O&W 2000" on the tunnel entrance commemorates the O & W Railroad Pedestrian Promenade and Bikeway project and is not intended to indicate the historic ownership of the tunnel.

The O&W Railroad Pedestrian Promenade and Bikeway was funded through the Federal Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA), the New York State Department of Transportation, Oswego County and the City of Oswego. The partnership reflects the ISTEA priorities of reuse of historic railroad facilities and provision of pedestrian and bicycle facilities.

A special thank you to the generous donors from the local community who contributed to the tree planting along the promenade. The names of the donors are engraved ninth brick pavers which can be found along the walkway.

Text on the south side of marker:

The first New York State Armory Building circa 1882. This structure function as the National Guard Headquarters and was also used by the public for many civic activities, such as public dances and exhibitions. As can be seen in the photo, the building has since then been remodeled and the tower removed.

(Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars) Includes location, directions, 18 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Welsh Settlement

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New York, Cattaraugus County, Freedom

Welsh Settlement
circa 1840, immigrants from
Wales settled in Freedom and
nearby towns and contributed
to the economic, religious,
and social life of the area.

(Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Salem Welsh Church

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New York, Cattaraugus County, Freedom

Salem Welsh Church
built 1855
has been listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

(Churches, Etc.) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

First Frame House

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New York, Cattaraugus County, Yorkshire

First Frame House
in town of Yorkshire
Built 1820 by
Isaac Williams
Opened as tavern 1822

(Notable Buildings) Includes location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Carolina Coffee Shop

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North Carolina, Orange County, Chapel Hill
John Sprunt Hill bought this block of buildings in the 1920's and donated it in parcels to UNC from 1947-51 with the stipulation that rent monies fund the North Carolina Collection at the library of the University which is still in effect to this day. The Carolina Coffee Shop, the oldest original restaurant in town, was established in 1922.

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