Epiphany Roman Catholic Church
Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, PittsburghHistoric Landmark Epiphany Roman Catholic Church 1904 Edward Stotz, Architect John T. Comes, Interior Designer (Churches, Etc.) Includes location, directions,...
View ArticleThe First Holy Mass at Fort Duquesne
Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, PittsburghThis tablet commemorates the First Holy Mass at Fort Duquesne, celebrated April 16th, 1754, by the Reverend Denys Baron, chaplain to the French forces in...
View ArticleCounty Office Building
Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, PittsburghHistoric Landmark County Office Building Stanley L. Roush, architect 1929-31 (Notable Buildings) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
View ArticleQuaker Baptist Church
Virginia, Bedford County, BedfordA Quaker Meeting was established on Goose Creek in 1757, and a meeting house built. Fear of Indians caused most of the Quakers to move elsewhere though some of them...
View ArticleBooker T. Washington Birthplace
Virginia, Franklin County, near HardyBooker T. Washington was born a slave on the nearby Burroughs plantation on April 5, 1856. He was graduated from Hampton Institute in 1875 where he became an...
View ArticleFamily Court Facility
Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, PittsburghHistoric Landmark Family Court Facility, Court of Common Pleas Originally Allegheny County Jail Henry Hobson Richardson, architect 1884-86 (Notable Buildings)...
View ArticleGraceland Cemetery
Kansas, Meade County, near Meade Formerly known as "Brown's Burying Ground" was purchased from George W. "Hoodoo" and Sarah E. Brown, March 23, 1887, for the sum of $,2000.00. The Browns asked that the...
View ArticleDeMille Family
North Carolina, Beaufort County, Washington Home of motion picture producer Cecil B. DeMille & his father, playwright Henry C. DeMille, stood five blocks west. (Arts, Letters, Music • Industry...
View Article14th Ohio Infantry
Georgia, Catoosa County, near Fort Oglethorpe[Inscription on stone monument]: 14th Ohio Infantry 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 14th Army Corps. [Text on bronze plaque]: This regiment, Lieutenant Colonel...
View Article31st Ohio Infantry
Georgia, Catoosa County, Fort Oglethorpe[Inscription on the front of stone monument]: 31st Ohio Infantry, 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 14th Army Corps. [Text on bronze plaque on backside of monument]:...
View ArticleCroxton's Brigade.
Georgia, Catoosa County, near Fort Oglethorpe[Text on the first Tablet]: Croxton's Brigade Brannan's Division - Thomas' Corps. Col. John T. Croxton. Sept. 20, 1863. 11 A.M. 10th Indiana - Lieut. Col....
View ArticleJones-Haywood School of Ballet
District of Columbia, Washington1200 Delafield Place, N.W. The Jones Haywood School of Ballet was founded here by Doris W. Jones and Claire H. Haywood in 1941. Their Capitol Ballet Company, established...
View ArticleNininger Historic Site
Minnesota, Dakota County, near HastingsOn this historic site, the SW corner of Block 67 of the Nininger City plat, was located a building that served the citizens for a century and a half. Construction...
View ArticleThe Modern Shopper
District of Columbia, WashingtonBraving a blizzard in February 1936, eager customers lined up to experience a modern, self-service, cash-only supermarket. Nehemiah Cohen and Samuel Lehrman’s Giant Food...
View ArticleThe Former Engine Co 24 of the District of Columbia Fire Department
District of Columbia, WashingtonThe facade of the original house for Engine Company 24 was located at 3702 Georgia Avenue, N.W. just north of this site. Built in 1911, the firehouse was designed by...
View ArticleCharles R. Drew and Lenore Robbins Drew
District of Columbia, WashingtonDr. Charles R. Drew (1904-1950), renowned for his blood plasma research, was associated with Howard University College of Medicine during most of his career. In 1941...
View ArticleSharp County Court House No 2
Arkansas, Sharp County, HardyThe first court house in Sharp County was erected at evening shade in 1868. About 1890 another court house was built at Hardy in the northern end of the county and since...
View ArticleCameron County
Pennsylvania, Cameron County, EmporiumFormed March 29, 1860 from Clinton, McKean, Potter and Elk counties. Named for Sen. Simon Cameron. County seat, Emporium, was incorporated 1864. Lumbering was of...
View ArticleHold the Mayo!
District of Columbia, WashingtonEnglish, Irish and German settlers, as well as enslaved and free African Americans, were the first non-natives to claim Brightwood. Farmers dominated until the Civil...
View ArticleEl Pueblo de Gracia Real de Santa Teresa de Mose
Florida, St. Johns County, St. AugustineGreat Seal of the State of Florida:"In God We Trust"On the shore of Robinson Creek, 1/4 mile east of this marker, was the site of a Spanish mission for Indians...
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