The Historical Marker Database - New Entries

Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania. Meaning beautiful green Laid out by Noah Speer Founded 1813 (Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

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Clarington, Ontario. An outstanding humanitarian and churchman, Brent was born near Newcastle and ordained in Toronto in 1887. Following parochial service in Buffalo and Boston, he was elected fi...

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, United Kingdom. Let this small Monument record the name Of CADMAN, and to future times proclaim How by'n attempt to fly from this high spire Across the Sabrine stream he did acquire His fatal e...

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, United Kingdom. The Guild of Shrewsbury Drapers has been meeting on this site since 1465. This guildhall was built between 1576 and 1580. The company prospered in the Welsh cloth trade and domi...

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, United Kingdom. What Elm Hill is the loveliest old street in the City, and probably one of the best in the country. It is almost the same in appearance now as it was when most of the properties...

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Lincoln, Ontario. Born at Beamsville and educated at Victoria College and the University of Toronto, Locke taught at Toronto, Chicago and Harvard Universities and was Dean of Education at Chicago...

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, Portugal. Museu do Aljube Resistência e Liberdade Antiga prisão política da ditadura O edifício do Aljube remonta ao período romano e islâmico, tendo sido quase sempre uma prisão: cárce...

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Cobalt, Ontario. The Glory Hole was an open pit operation that dropped over 250 feet below where you are standing. The thick wire cables you see used to form a spider web pattern across the open...

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near Stoystown, Pennsylvania. After seizing control of Flight 93, the hijackers forced the crew and passengers to the back of the plane and ordered them to be quiet. One terrorist claimed to have...

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near Stoystown, Pennsylvania. The Memorial Plaza is the culminating feature of the memorial. It marks the edge of the crash site, which is the final resting place of the passengers and crew of Fl...

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near Stoystown, Pennsylvania. Key evidence in the investigation of the September 11 terrorist attack was recovered at the Flight 93 site. FBI teams launched the investigation while State Police p...

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near Stoystown, Pennsylvania. When family members of the passengers and crew of Flight 93 arrived at the crash site in September 2001, authorities escorted them to this overlook. From a distance,...

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Montgomery, Alabama. Bell Street Baptist Church was organized on August 12, 1883. Under the leadership of Rev. A. L. Hawkins, the early congregation met in a house in Cooks Alley. In 1922, during...

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Vinton, Texas. In September, 1680, refugees fleeing the Pueblo Revolt assembled at La Salineta, a paraje - or stopping place - named for the salt deposits along the Rio Grande. Antonio de Otermin...

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Fayette City, Pennsylvania. Dedicated to the men and women of Fayette City who served their Country during World Wars I and II World War I ? 1914 - 1918 Anderson, John • Baldwin, John R. • Ba...

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Galveston, Texas. Galveston's economy grew after the Civil War as the commercial district expanded greatly. The island's merchant class capitalized on the nation's westward expansion and establis...

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Cobalt, Ontario. When the Cobalt boom started, the Ontario Government was completely unprepared for the sudden influx of settlers. There was no plan for dealing with the needs of the rapidly gro...

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Galveston, Texas. First called West Point Free Mission Baptist Church, this congregation traces its history to 1870, although written documentation does not exist until 1882. The Rev. G. R. Cushe...

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, France. Mauthausen Camp d’extermination hitlerien 180000 hommes et femmes y furent emprisonnes 154000 sont morts tortures gazes fusilles pendus Pour que leur sacrifice contribue a barrer a ja...

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Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Established in 1844, the gravestones of Union Cemetery contrast with those in neighboring North Cemetery which is almost a century older. Nearly all the stones are whit...

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Washington, Arkansas. In 1831 James Black, a silversmith, made for Col. James Bowie the original Bowie Knife. Black made the knife, but it was Bowie who made it famous. This shop was reconstructe...

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Madison, Connecticut. Five acres of wetlands that were filled with dredged materials during the 1950s have been restored to open marsh habitat. The project, which was completed on June 15, 2000, ...

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, Jamaica. Originally founded in 1769, Falmouth grew through the end of the eighteenth century to be the major port and the seat for the Parish of Trelawny, one of the most productive sugar paris...

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, Jamaica. Falmouth was the first municipality to have piped water in the Americas, even before New York City. Starting in 1798, the Falmouth Water Company supplied water to the town and ships in...

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Key West, Florida. Probably the most photographed inhabitants of Key West are the multicolored, strutting, and crowing roosters seen all over town. Most of the roosters, hens, and their offspring...

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