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Thomaston, AL
Following the Civil War and emancipation, newly freed African Americans, who had worshiped in the Bethel Church in McKinley while enslaved, established their own Bethel Church in a wooden house at the rear of the current church site. In the… more »
Florence, SC
[Front] This church, founded in 1868 with Rev. James Wesley Johnson as its first minister, held its early services in a brush arbor. In 1870 trustees purchased this 1 ? acre tract to build a "Negro Schoolhouse" sponsored by the church, th… more »
Aberdeen-Proving-Ground, MD
The name is derived from the Latin for Utie's Hope, a 2,300-acre manorial grant in 1661 to Col. Nathaniel Utie, for whom this island was surveyed in 1658. Settling here from Virginia, Utie traded with the Indians, became a member of the Mar… more »
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Shriners give back to Huntsville community ahead of Christmas - WAFFDecember 9th 2024 2:55AMSunday. Huntsville - ... |
'This was a life': UNC community gathers for memorial to honor James Cates -December 9th 2024 1:24AMâI know there's the historical marker, placard, whatever you want to call it, right on the edge of the pit in between the Undergrad[uate] Library ... |
Road Marker Honoring Lynching Victim Unveiled In Alabama - Black EnterpriseDecember 8th 2024 11:35PMA historical marker in honor of Robert Mosley, an 1890 victim of a lynching in Huntsville, Alabama, when he was just 16, was unveiled on Dec. |
Howard Hawks, Omaha businessman and former Nebraska Regent, dies at 89 - MSNDecember 8th 2024 10:50PMIndy jazz legend honored with historical marker. Public News Service. Indy jazz legend honored with historical marker. 53. 2. Your Pillow Is Ruining ... |
Marker and... - Vincennes Historical and Antiquarian Society - FacebookDecember 8th 2024 10:29PMAn historical marker dedicated to the Piankeshaw was unveiled today on the Vincennes Riverwalk. Thanks to local historian Richard Day for an ... |