The Erie Canal
New York, Madison County, CanastotaConstruction of the Erie Canal was hailed as the greatest engineering accomplishment to that time. Under the leadership of Governor De Witt Clinton, construction...
View ArticleTupelo Tree
District of Columbia, WashingtonThis & neighboring trees were From all parts of the country Planted by Camp Fire Girls At a National Conservation Rally April 12, 1936 in memory of Dr. Luther H....
View ArticleThe Southern Palace
Israel, Haifa District, near Megiddo[Text on the Left Side of the Marker]: An elaborate ashlar-built palace (1) stood near the southern edge of the mound. A monumental entrance (2) - the only visible...
View ArticleCarpenters
New York, Nassau County, Glen CoveIn honor of the members ofLocal Union No. 1093who served their country inthe World War 1914 – 1918Adam Donaldson • Frank S. Boday • Louis Myers • Edw. Nordstrom •...
View ArticleGlen Cove Korea Memorial
New York, Nassau County, Glen CoveThis tribute is dedicatedto those veteranswho gavethe supreme sacrificeduring the “Korean War”1950 - 1954( Lower Marker : )Bernard HalloranRichard NeillandsAnthony...
View ArticleGlen Cove Civil War Memorial
New York, Nassau County, Glen CoveDedicated tothe memoryof thosewho servedin theArmy & Navyof theUnited Statesduring the Warto preservethe AmericanUnion1861 – 1865My paramountobject in thisstruggle...
View ArticleByers-Lyon House
Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, PittsburghHistoric Landmark Byers-Lyon House 1898 Alden & Harlow, Architects (Notable Buildings) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
View ArticleZachariah Hawkins
New York, Suffolk County, East SetauketThis stone commemoratesthe life ofZachariah HawkinsBaptized at Charlestown, Mass.Oct. 25, 1639.Died and perhaps buriedin this churchyard1699.He was among early...
View ArticleOld Grace Church
New York, Nassau County, Massapequa( Left Plaque : )National Society Colonial DamesXVII CenturyLong Island ChapterCommends the preservation ofOld Grace Church Historic ComplexBurial site of first...
View ArticleNational Academy of Sciences
District of Columbia, Washington, Foggy Bottom Marker Panel 1: on the lawn, off the sidewalk, north side of Constitution Avenue, NW: National Academy of SciencesIncorporated 1863 National Academy of...
View ArticleMaryland History-New Windsor
Maryland, Carroll County, New WindsorFounded 1797 *National Register Listing* (National Register of Historic Places) (Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 7 photos, GPS...
View ArticleEveryone is Welcome
Maryland, Carroll County, TaneytownSettlers like German Protestants along with the French-and English-speaking Roman Catholics brought their unique cultures and their different religious denominations...
View ArticleThe Heart of Our Town
Maryland, Carroll County, TaneytownTaneytown was founded in 1754 by Raphael Taney, a land speculator from St. Mary’s County. Some of the first buildings to line the dusty road were taverns-public...
View ArticleBarber County Veterans Memorial
Kansas, Barber County, Medicine Lodge [Barber County Veteran Tiles] Twin Towers Beam This steel beam is from the Twin Towers that were destroyed by foreign terrorists on 9-11-01. New York City has...
View ArticleGypsum Hills Scenic Byway
Kansas, Barber County, near Medicine Lodge [Kiosk highlights sights along the Byway] [Historical section follows] Ancient Hills The Red Hills are unique to Kansas Their distinctive color comes from...
View ArticlePlywoods - Plastics Corporation / Westinghouse Micarta Division
South Carolina, Hampton County, Hampton Plywoods - Plastics Corporation This complex, opened in 1942 as Plywoods - Plastics Corporation, has been significant in the industry and economy of Hampton...
View ArticleThe Southern Stables
Israel, Haifa District, near Megiddo[Text on the Left Side of the Marker]: The southern stables' five units could accommodate 150 horses. As in the northern complex, each unit consists of a rectangular...
View ArticleThe Water System
Israel, Haifa District, near Megiddo[Text on the Left Side of the Marker]: The problem of supplying water to large cities, a serious issue even in times of peace, could become acute in times of siege....
View ArticleBrown Chapel AME Church
Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, PittsburghHistoric Landmark Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church 1903 (Churches, Etc.) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
View ArticlePittsburgh's Grand Hall at the Priory
Pennsylvania, PittsburghHistoric Landmark Pittsburgh's Grand Hall at the Priory (formerly St. Mary's German Catholic Church) Father John Stibiel, designer; Sidney F. Heckert, architect for vestibule...
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