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John Talcott Overtook and Dispersed a Party of Indians

"Twenty rods north of this stone was the Old Indian Fordway on the Middle Trail from Westfield to the Hudson River. Nearby Was the site of the Great Wigwam where Major John Talcott overtook and...

"Twenty rods north of this stone was the Old Indian Fordway on the Middle Trail from Westfield to the Hudson River. Nearby Was the site of the Great Wigwam where Major John Talcott overtook...

  • indian massacre
  • english settlers
  • re-dedication

Stewart Memorial Church

STEWART MEMORIAL CHURCH (formerly St. Paul’s African Methodist Episcopal Church) 114 John Street North, Hamilton Founded c. 1835 as St. Paul’s AME Church, Stewart Memorial Church represents the...

STEWART MEMORIAL CHURCH (formerly St. Paul’s African Methodist Episcopal Church) 114 John Street North, Hamilton Founded c. 1835 as St. Paul’s AME Church, Stewart Memorial Church represents the...

    Captain John Locke

    CAPTAIN JOHN LOCKE  SETTLED HERE ON LOCKE'S NECK ABOUT 1640 KILLED BY THE INDIANS NEAR THIS SPOT AUGUST 26, 1696 ERECTED BY THE LOCKE FAMILY ASSOCIATION 1934

    CAPTAIN JOHN LOCKE  SETTLED HERE ON LOCKE'S NECK ABOUT 1640 KILLED BY THE INDIANS NEAR THIS SPOT AUGUST 26, 1696 ERECTED BY THE LOCKE FAMILY ASSOCIATION 1934

      Claremont Public Improvements

      CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1984 Claremont Public Improvements John Galen Howard, Architect, 1905 Claremont, a 1905 subdivision, was originally part of the 125-acre Edson Adams ranch....

      CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1984 Claremont Public Improvements John Galen Howard, Architect, 1905 Claremont, a 1905 subdivision, was originally part of the 125-acre Edson Adams...

      • berkeley
      • california
      • bay area
      • claremont
      • urban park
      • olmstead

      The Place Where The First Soldier Was Killed On British Soil

      THIS TABLET MARKS THE PLACE WHERE THE FIRST SHELL FROM THE LEADING GERMAN BATTLE CRUISER STRUCK AT 8-10A.M. ON THE 16TH OF DECEMBER 1914 AND ALSO RECORDS THE PLACE WHERE (DURING BOMBARDMENT) THE...

      THIS TABLET MARKS THE PLACE WHERE THE FIRST SHELL FROM THE LEADING GERMAN BATTLE CRUISER STRUCK AT 8-10A.M. ON THE 16TH OF DECEMBER 1914 AND ALSO RECORDS THE PLACE WHERE (DURING...

      • wwi
      • england
      • battle cruiser
      • 1914

      Guide Hall Plaque

      Plaque on entrance to the Guide Hall in Hampton Street, Hampton: Reads: THIS PLAQUE PERPETUATES THE MEMORY OF MR. C. G. R. BARNETT, J.P. MR T. I. DUFF, J.P. MR H. V. SAMPSON, J.P. THE ORIGINAL...

      Plaque on entrance to the Guide Hall in Hampton Street, Hampton: Reads: THIS PLAQUE PERPETUATES THE MEMORY OF MR. C. G. R. BARNETT, J.P. MR T. I. DUFF, J.P. MR H. V. SAMPSON, J.P. THE...

      • hampton
      • girl guides
      • melbourne
      • victoria
      • australia

      Prelate P J Triest

      Plaque to honor prelate P J Triest. Founder of the order of the brothers of charity. This order revolutionized the care for the orphans, mentally ill, sick and poor in belgium. Today the order is...

      Plaque to honor prelate P J Triest. Founder of the order of the brothers of charity. This order revolutionized the care for the orphans, mentally ill, sick and poor in belgium. Today the order...

        Sacred to the Memory of George Dobson

        SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF GEORGE DOBSON GOVERNMENT ENGINEER MURDERED HERE BY BUSHRANGERS 28 OF MAY 1866 Submitted by jase_b

        SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF GEORGE DOBSON GOVERNMENT ENGINEER MURDERED HERE BY BUSHRANGERS 28 OF MAY 1866 Submitted by jase_b

        • 1866
        • new zealand
        • bushrangers
        • government engineer

        New Bethel Church and Cemetery

        The congregants of New Bethel purchased the current acreage in 1869 and first worshipped in a bush arbor. They deeded a portion of their land to the Shelby County School System to build Nashoba...

        The congregants of New Bethel purchased the current acreage in 1869 and first worshipped in a bush arbor. They deeded a portion of their land to the Shelby County School System to build...

        • shelby county
        • tennessee

        Benjamin Franklin Booth1858-1941

        Benjamin F. Booth was one of Memphis' earliest and most distinguished African-American lawyers. Starting in 1886, he practiced law for more than 54 years. In 1905, he challenged Tennessee's law...

        Benjamin F. Booth was one of Memphis' earliest and most distinguished African-American lawyers. Starting in 1886, he practiced law for more than 54 years. In 1905, he challenged Tennessee's...

        • shelby county
        • tennessee

        Rockport

        ROCKPORT MY HOME FOR OVER 100 YEARS GERTRUDE (TARR) REED GIVEN ON MY 100TH BIRTHDAY JULY 5, 1995 SIT - RELAX - ENJOY Thanks to Jason Freedman for correcting the location on this plaque and for the...

        ROCKPORT MY HOME FOR OVER 100 YEARS GERTRUDE (TARR) REED GIVEN ON MY 100TH BIRTHDAY JULY 5, 1995 SIT - RELAX - ENJOY Thanks to Jason Freedman for correcting the location on this plaque and for the...

        • rockport
        • gertrude
        • tarr
        • reed
        • sit relax enjoy

        CANADA’S FIRST BIRTH CONTROL CLINIC

        CANADA’S FIRST BIRTH CONTROL CLINIC The first Family Planning Clinic in Canada, located in Hamilton, began in 1931 as The Advocates of Birth Control. Led by Mary (Chambers) Hawkins, the American...

        CANADA’S FIRST BIRTH CONTROL CLINIC The first Family Planning Clinic in Canada, located in Hamilton, began in 1931 as The Advocates of Birth Control. Led by Mary (Chambers) Hawkins, the American...

          Del Mar Canning Company

          • cannery row
          • steinbeck
          • 1927
          • fish & flour
          • 1936
          • fire

          This British Carronade

          THIS BRITISH CARRONADE WAS CAPTURED DURING THE REPULSE AT SANDY BAY OF A LANDING PARTY FROM HIS MAJESTY'S FRIGATE NYMPH IN THE EARLY MORNING OF SEPTEMBER 9, 1814

          THIS BRITISH CARRONADE WAS CAPTURED DURING THE REPULSE AT SANDY BAY OF A LANDING PARTY FROM HIS MAJESTY'S FRIGATE NYMPH IN THE EARLY MORNING OF SEPTEMBER 9, 1814

          • 1814
          • carronade
          • nymph
          • frigate

          MICHIGAN'S FIRST JEWISH SETTLER

          MICHIGAN'S FIRST JEWISH SETTLER Ezekiel Solomon, a native of Berlin, Germany, who had served with the British army, arrived at Michilimackinac in the summer of 1761.  He is Michigan's first known...

          MICHIGAN'S FIRST JEWISH SETTLER Ezekiel Solomon, a native of Berlin, Germany, who had served with the British army, arrived at Michilimackinac in the summer of 1761.  He is Michigan's first...

          • michigan reg...
          • mackinaw city
          • michilimackinac
          • jewish history

          USCGC Mackinaw final crew commemoration

          In commemoration and tribute to the historic preservation efforts of the final crew and to honor every Mackinaw sailor who ever chipped paint, wiped oil, or swabbed a deck throughout her sixty-two...

          In commemoration and tribute to the historic preservation efforts of the final crew and to honor every Mackinaw sailor who ever chipped paint, wiped oil, or swabbed a deck throughout her sixty-two...

          • us coast guard
          • mackinaw
          • foundation f...

          MACKINAW CITY

          MACKINAW CITY This site was the terminus of the Dixie Highway, the Mackinaw Trail, the East Michigan Pike and the West Michigan Pike.  The East and West Pikes were mapped out in 1913 as gravel and...

          MACKINAW CITY This site was the terminus of the Dixie Highway, the Mackinaw Trail, the East Michigan Pike and the West Michigan Pike.  The East and West Pikes were mapped out in 1913 as gravel and...

          • mackinaw city
          • michigan reg...
          • dixie highway
          • mackinaw trail
          • east michigan pike
          • west michigan pike

          Hon. Stanley Ronald Basford P.C., Q.C. 1932-2005

          Hon. Stanley Ronald Basford P.C., Q.C. 1932-2005 Ron Basford was elected Member of Parliament for Vancouver Centre in 1963 and served as a  Minister from 1967-1978. Advances in consumer...

          Hon. Stanley Ronald Basford P.C., Q.C. 1932-2005 Ron Basford was elected Member of Parliament for Vancouver Centre in 1963 and served as a  Minister from 1967-1978. Advances in consumer...

            Captain Edward Stamp

            Here Captain Edward Stamp pioneer industrialist and legislator started lumbering operations; then, finding a better site, he moved elsewhere on Burrard Inlet, and founded in the wilderness, now...

            Here Captain Edward Stamp pioneer industrialist and legislator started lumbering operations; then, finding a better site, he moved elsewhere on Burrard Inlet, and founded in the wilderness,...

            • captain edward stamp
            • vancouver
            • stanley park
            • then finding...
            • moved elsewhere

            Logan Square