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Junior Pioneers of New Ulm and Vicinity
Minnesota, Brown County, New UlmIn the early 1870's, fourteen settlers purchased this beautiful spot located on the north bank of the Big Cottonwood River and named it Jägers Ruhe (Hunters' Rest). The...
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Chief of the Penacooks
Massachusetts, Middlesex County, LowellGreat Warrior and friend of the white man, embraced Christianity, died at the age of 122. Known as Aspinquid-The Indian Saint. (Colonial Era • Native Americans)...
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Lowell Manufacturing Company
Massachusetts, Middlesex County, LowellThe first Lowell Manufacturing Company buildings were constructed along Pawtucket Canal in 1828 in order to make use of Lowell’s abundant water power. The two...
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Welcome to Lowell National Historical Park
Massachusetts, Middlesex County, LowellThe Park tells the human story of the American Industrial Revolution and the changing role of technology in a 19th and 20th century setting. (Industry &...
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For Civilization Liberty Country
Maryland, Anne Arundel County, AnnapolisErected by the Alumni of St. John's College to their fellow Alumni who in the World War gave their all. Four hundred & fifty two of our men answered their...
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BME Church
Ontario, Regional Municipality of Niagara, St. Catharines[Text on left side of marker]: The Salem Chapel, British Methodist Episcopal Church was the first Black church in St. Catharines. Originally...
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First Public Library
North Carolina, Beaufort County, Bath In North Carolina was set up near this spot about 1700. Books sent from England by Rev. Thos. Bray. (Notable Events) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS...
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Harriet Ross Tubman c. 1820-1913
Ontario, Regional Municipality of Niagara, St. CatharinesA legendary conductor on the Underground Railroad, Harriet Tubman became known as the "Moses" of her people. Tubman was born into slavery on a...
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Harriet Tubman
Ontario, Regional Municipality of Niagara, St. CatharinesHarriet Tubman After the passing of the USA 1850 Fugitive Slave Law she said, "I wouldn't trust Uncle Sam with my people no longer: I brought...
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Combahee River Raid / Freedom Along The Combahee
South Carolina, Beaufort County, Tar Bluff near SheldonCombahee River Raid On June 1-2, 1863, a Federal Force consisting of elements of the 2nd S.C. Volunteer Infantry (an African- American unit) and...
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Harriet Tubman
Ontario, Regional Municipality of Niagara, St. CatharinesBorn on a Maryland plantation, Harriet Tubman escaped slavery to become one of the great heroes of the 19th century. The most famous "conductor"...
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Salem Chapel, British Methodist Episcopal Church
Ontario, Regional Municipality of Niagara, St. CatharinesSalem Chapel, built in 1855, was an important centre of 19th-century abolitionist and civil rights activity in Canada. Harriet Tubman, the...
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Southport-Kenosha
Wisconsin, Kenosha County, KenoshaIn 1923 the Kenosha Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution commemorated the Pine Creek settlement of 1835 by placing a plaque on the tower of the 6th Avenue...
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St. Paul's Cathedral
New York, Erie County, BuffaloSt. Paul’s Episcopal Church was the first permanent house of worship erected in Buffalo; the cornerstone was laid june 24, 1819. Being one of the largest public buildings...
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Chloe Cooley and the 1793 Act to Limit Slavery in Upper Canada
Ontario, Regional Municipality of Niagara, near Niagara-on-the-LakeOn March 14, 1793 Chloe Cooley, an enslaved Black woman in Queenston, was bound, thrown in a boat and sold across the river to a new...
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The Upper Canadian Act Against Slavery (1793)
Ontario, Regional Municipality of Niagara, Niagara-on-the-LakeInspired by the abolitionist sentiment emerging in the late 18th century, Lieutenant-Governor J.G. Simcoe made Upper Canada the first...
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Deputy Sheriff Randal Eugene Jennings
California, Butte County, OrovilleIt is not how this officer died that makes him a hero, it is how he lived. Deputy Sheriff Randal Eugene Jennings Badge No. 80 Butte County Sheriff’s Office On May 21,...
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Pacific Coast Railway Right-Of-Way / A Terrible Tragedy
California, San Luis Obispo County, Arroyo GrandeSide A (Facing the sidewalk): This plaque marks the location of the Pacific Coast Railway Right-of-Way As established on October 12, 1881, in Arroyo...
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The Poppe-Parmelee Building
California, Sonoma County, SonomaThis is the site of the Poppe General Store, law office and flats, portions of which date back to 1861, all of which were destroyed by a fire in 1911. The following...
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Pittsburg Pirates
California, San Luis Obispo, Paso RoblesPresented to the city of El Paso de Robles to preserve the memory of the winter home of the Pittsburgh Pirates 1924-1934 (Sports) Includes location, directions,...
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