The Shorey House
- oakland
- 1872
- whaling
- african american
- where rail a...
- cape of good hope
- barbados
- booker t. washington
Four Young Americans Died Serving Their Country in the Thanksgiving Weekend Accident
IN THE LATE HOURS OF NOVEMBER 25, 1944 A C-47 ARMY CARGO PLANE EN ROUTE FROM CHICAGO TO MINNEAPOLIS CRASHED INTO BLUE MOUND 400 - 500 FEET NORTH OF THIS MONUMENT. THE PLANE HAD ENCOUNTERED A...
- wisconsin
- blue mount c-47
- thanksgiving
John Minix
THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF BLUE MOUND WAS CONSERVED AND ENHANCED BY THE VISION AND UNTIRING EFFORTS OF JOHN MINIXWHO MADE THIS OUTSTANDING FEATURE OF WISCONSIN ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC AS A...
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- park
- minix
Sandy MacKendrick
Commemorating the Centenary of Cinema 1996 ALEXANDER "SANDY" MACKENDRICK (1912-1993) Film Director who made Whisky Galorehere on Barra Submitted by @slashdotat
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- whisky
Canadian Club Movement
Plaque reads: Here The Canadian Club Movement Had It’s Beginning December Sixth 1892 ------- Erected by the Women’s Canadian Club of Hamilton – December Sixth 1913 This Plaque Erected...
Powers Crossing
POWERS CROSSING This embankment, the original site of the TH&B railway trestle bridge over Binkley Hollow, is part of an Ancaster Creek flood/erosion control project. The creek forms the...
Pigott Building
The Pigott Building, 36 James Street South, was Hamilton's first skyscraper. It was for decades an office building until its conversion to condo units. Plaque reads: City of Hamilton 1929...
Reggie Jackson
- oakland
- athletics
- coliseum
The Lone Shieling
From the lone shieling of the misty island, mountains divide us, and the waste of seas - Yet still the blood is strong, the heart is Highland, And we in dreams behold the Hebrides. This shieling...
Martin Luther King Jr. in Boston
This house, built in 1884, was home to Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1952-53 while he was enrolled in the Graduate School of Boston University. The building was rehabilitated in 1987 by the...
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- boston university
- civil rights
In Memoriam - Roy Bower and Jack Chambers
In Memoriam From this harbor - in storm - departed Roy Bower and Jack Chambers fishermen of the trolling fleet October 4, A.D. 1936 on a mission of rescue It is not true. Life is not slain...
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- shipwreck
- fishermen
- rescue
In Memory of Novadoc
On March 1st, 1947, loaded with 3,860 tons of gypsum, the freighter Novadoc left Deep Brook crossing the bay in front of you bound for Staten Island, New York. Two days later, March 3rd, in the...
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- shipwreck
Matthews Hall (A McMaster University student residence)
MATTHEWS HALL This residence Hall was opened in 1965. It bears the name of Albert Matthews, whose service to McMaster University includes membership on the Board of Governors for more than...
Wallingford Hall (A McMaster University student residence)
WALLINGFORD HALL Wallingford Hall perpetuates the name of a McMaster University women’s residence of the 1920’s, in Toronto. That first Wallingford Hall was provided by...
Moulton Hall (A McMaster University student residence)
MOULTON HALL This residence, opened in 1961, is named in memory of Moulton College, 1888-1954, a girl’s preparatory school that was conducted by McMaster University. Moulton Ladies’ College,...
Bates Residence (A McMaster University student residence)
BATES RESIDENCE This apartment- style residence, opened in 1973, recalls the name of Marion Stillwell Bates, a McMaster graduate who was the University’s Dean of Women from 1947...
Keyes Residence (A McMaster University student residence)
Mary E. Keyes Residence This residence, opened in 2003, is named in honour of Dr. Mary E. Keyes (1940 - 2002). Dr. Keyes began her career at McMaster in 1964 as Associate Professor of Kinesiology...
Edwards Hall (A McMaster University student residence)
EDWARDS HALL This residence for men was a handsome gift from Gordon C. Edwards, who served for many years on the Board of Governors of the University, and it was named in memory of...
Woodstock Hall (A McMaster University student residence)
WOODSTOCK HALL This residence, opened in 1970, recalls Woodstock College, which became part of McMaster University when this institution was created in 1887....
Brandon Hall (A McMaster University student residence)
BRANDON HALL Brandon Hall, which perpetuates the memory of the association of Brandon College with McMaster University, was opened in 1970. Brandon College, the...