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    Los Rios Street Historic District

      Winsor McCay/Winsor McCay

      Winsor McCay (c.1867-1934), A pioneer in cartoon animations, first received acclaim for his artwork as a pupil in Spring Lake´s Union School. His blackboard sketch of the 1880 wreck of the SS...

      Winsor McCay (c.1867-1934), A pioneer in cartoon animations, first received acclaim for his artwork as a pupil in Spring Lake´s Union School. His blackboard sketch of the 1880 wreck of the...

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      Hubbard’s Annex to the National Park/

      Gurdon Hubbard (1802-1886) came to Mackinac Island from New England in 1818 to work in the fur trade. His expanding businesses centered on Chicago, where in 1834 he was elected as a town trustee....

      Gurdon Hubbard (1802-1886) came to Mackinac Island from New England in 1818 to work in the fur trade. His expanding businesses centered on Chicago, where in 1834 he was elected as a town trustee....

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      We Will Never Forget

      WE WILL NEVER FORGET THE STEEL I BEAM CONTAINED IN THIS WORLD TRADE CENTER MEMORIAL IS A SECTION CUT FROM ITEM G-0143. IT WAS TRANSFERRED BY THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF...

      WE WILL NEVER FORGET THE STEEL I BEAM CONTAINED IN THIS WORLD TRADE CENTER MEMORIAL IS A SECTION CUT FROM ITEM G-0143. IT WAS TRANSFERRED BY THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF...

        Charles C. Hurd

        In Memory of Charles C. HurdMukilteo Resident 1903-1965 He worked in Mukilteo as a millworker, boat builder, police/fireman

        In Memory of Charles C. HurdMukilteo Resident 1903-1965 He worked in Mukilteo as a millworker, boat builder, police/fireman

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            Richard B. Tyree Vineyard

            THIS VINEYARD IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF RICHARD B. TYREE, A LOYAL AND DEVOTED STAFF MEMBER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VITICULTURE AND ENOLOGY FROM 1940 TO 1980. HE AND HIS COWORKERS PLANTED AND...

            THIS VINEYARD IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF RICHARD B. TYREE, A LOYAL AND DEVOTED STAFF MEMBER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VITICULTURE AND ENOLOGY FROM 1940 TO 1980. HE AND HIS COWORKERS...

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            Inspiration Point

            --THIS TABLET IS THE PROPERTY OF THE STATE OF COLORADO-- ONE MILE NORTH OF THIS POINT GOLD WAS DISCOVERED On June 22, 1850, by a party of California-bound Cherokees, the discovery was made by...

            --THIS TABLET IS THE PROPERTY OF THE STATE OF COLORADO-- ONE MILE NORTH OF THIS POINT GOLD WAS DISCOVERED On June 22, 1850, by a party of California-bound Cherokees, the discovery was made by...

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            Somerville Junction

            Somerville Junction Near this park was the original site of the Somerville Junction Passenger and Switching Stations built by Boston & Lowell Railroad circa 1880.

            Somerville Junction Near this park was the original site of the Somerville Junction Passenger and Switching Stations built by Boston & Lowell Railroad circa 1880.

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