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Helena Gutteridge

    Helena Gutteridge

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        St. Philip Roman Catholic Church

        The Quaker meetinghouse on this site was purchased at auction by local Catholics in 1863. St. Philip Roman Catholic Church has been on this corner since then. Its first school opened in 1880. The...

        The Quaker meetinghouse on this site was purchased at auction by local Catholics in 1863. St. Philip Roman Catholic Church has been on this corner since then. Its first school opened in 1880....

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        Northern Gate

        From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by chrisinplymouth, full page.License is Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License

        From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by chrisinplymouth, full page.License is Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike License

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        Hartford Memorial Baptist Church

        The Hartford Memorial congregation was the first African American church on Detroit’s west side. It began, under Rev. Edgar Edwards (1875-1942), as the international, interracial,...

        The Hartford Memorial congregation was the first African American church on Detroit’s west side. It began, under Rev. Edgar Edwards (1875-1942), as the international,...

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        Blach House

        From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by Elizabeth Thomsen, full page.License is Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License

        From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by Elizabeth Thomsen, full page.License is Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License

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        Port Allegany

        From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by HystericalMark, full page.License is Attribution-ShareAlike License

        From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by HystericalMark, full page.License is Attribution- ShareAlike License

          Walter D. Stone Memorial Zoo

          Submitted by @beckerben.

          Submitted by @beckerben.

            St. Mary of Czestochowa Roman Catholic Church / Katolicki KosciÕ_l Matki Boskiej Czestochowskiej

            The Polish refugees who immigrated to Dwight Township in the 1840s in order to escape Prussian domination worshipped at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Port Austin. In 1903 in an effort to retain...

            The Polish refugees who immigrated to Dwight Township in the 1840s in order to escape Prussian domination worshipped at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Port Austin. In 1903 in an effort to retain...

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            Girl Scout Cookies

            GIRL SCOUT COOKIES  On November 11, 1932, Girl Scouts baked & sold cookies for the first time in the windows of the Philadelphia Gas & Electric Co. here. This endeavor soon became a Philadelphia...

            GIRL SCOUT COOKIES  On November 11, 1932, Girl Scouts baked & sold cookies for the first time in the windows of the Philadelphia Gas & Electric Co. here. This endeavor soon became a...

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            Original Homestead of Walker Percy

            Homestead owned by Walker Percy, who was an American author and philosopher. He is best known for his philosophical novels set in and around New Orleans, the first of which, The Moviegoer, won the...

            Homestead owned by Walker Percy, who was an American author and philosopher. He is best known for his philosophical novels set in and around New Orleans, the first of which, The Moviegoer, won the...

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            Lake Superior

            Le lac superieur the French called it, meaning only that geographically it lay above Lake Huron. In size, however, Lake Superior stands above all other freshwater lakes in the world. The intrepid...

            Le lac superieur the French called it, meaning only that geographically it lay above Lake Huron. In size, however, Lake Superior stands above all other freshwater lakes in the world. The...

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            Michigan State Fair

            America’s first state fair, conducted by the Michigan Agricultural Society with the support of the legislature and local citizens, was held in Detroit on September 25-27, 1849. About eight hundred...

            America’s first state fair, conducted by the Michigan Agricultural Society with the support of the legislature and local citizens, was held in Detroit on September 25-27, 1849. About eight hundred...

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            Danielle Marie Shieman

            Family and Friends are Never Forgotten This Family Picnic Area is Dedicated In Memory of Danielle Marie Shieman September 9, 1991 - December 6, 1991

            Family and Friends are Never Forgotten This Family Picnic Area is Dedicated In Memory of Danielle Marie Shieman September 9, 1991 - December 6, 1991

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            John Hinkel Park

            CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 2001 John Hinkel Park   Clubhouse, John Gregg, Designer, 1918 Amphitheater, Vernon Dean, Designer, 1934   In 1919 John and Ada Hinkel donated seven hillside...

            CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 2001 John Hinkel Park   Clubhouse, John Gregg, Designer, 1918 Amphitheater, Vernon Dean, Designer, 1934   In 1919 John and Ada Hinkel donated seven...

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            Across the Peninsula

            Old Portage Road, which ends near here, has been used to cross the peninsula since this shore was first settled. It closely parallels the Indian trail which was the way of the trapper and traveler...

            Old Portage Road, which ends near here, has been used to cross the peninsula since this shore was first settled. It closely parallels the Indian trail which was the way of the trapper and traveler...

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            First Baptist Church

            In 1883, Pastor T. S. Howell from Bunker Hill Church in rural Marion County, and six local believers met at the courthouse to organize a Baptist church within the city limits of Columbia. Early...

            In 1883, Pastor T. S. Howell from Bunker Hill Church in rural Marion County, and six local believers met at the courthouse to organize a Baptist church within the city limits of Columbia. Early...

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            Temporary State Capital

            The 5th session of the Mississippi Legislature met in Columbia in Nov. 1821, and in a special session in June 1822. Walter Leake was inaugurated Governor here in January 1822; the Legislature...

            The 5th session of the Mississippi Legislature met in Columbia in Nov. 1821, and in a special session in June 1822. Walter Leake was inaugurated Governor here in January 1822; the...

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            Ford Home

            Located one mile east. The oldest house in Pearl River Valley. Built about 1805 by Methodist preacher, John Ford, who came from South Carolina. Andrew Jackson stopped here, 1814, enroute to New Orleans.

            Located one mile east. The oldest house in Pearl River Valley. Built about 1805 by Methodist preacher, John Ford, who came from South Carolina. Andrew Jackson stopped here, 1814, enroute to New Orleans.

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