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Rotary International
· The first Rotary Club was formed in Chicago in 1905 by a young attorney named Paul Harris who desired to discuss areas of common concern with other local business executives. They quickly decided to contribute th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HQ4_duluth-japanese-peace-bell-garden_Duluth-MN.html
In 2005, a group of citizens from Duluth and Ohara (now Isumi City), Japan proposed to honor the Sister Cities relationships between our two cities by creating an authentic environment for the Peace Bell placed in Duluth's Enger Park in 1994. Math…
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This garden celebrates Duluth's sister city relationship with Ohara Isumi-City, Japan.
THE PEACE BELL
During World War II, the Japanese government instructed villages to donate metal to be melted down for ammunition. Ohara Isumi-City dismantled …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HQ2_ohara-peace-bell_Duluth-MN.html
The following is a translation of the text found on the bell. This bell, The Japan-US Friendship Peace Bell, is a close replica of the bell displayed in Ohara Park in the town of Ohara, Chiba Japan. It was cast in commemoration of the Sister City …
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ONEOTA
Originally the area below was called Oneota, one of several early towns which survived to form modern Duluth. Oneota was the site of the first sawmill in the region, built in 1855 at the present site of the iron ore docks. Among the earl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXMS_priley-fountain-duluth-civic-center_Duluth-MN.html
Priley FountainIn grateful recognitionto Joseph C. Priley for hisunselfish and dedicatedefforts to beautify DuluthJuly 26, 1970
Duluth Civic Centerhas been placed on theNational Registerof Historic Placesby the United StatesDepartment of the In…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVMV_clayton-jackson-mcghie-memorial_Duluth-MN.html
An event has happened, upon which it is difficult to speak and impossible to remain silent.
Elias Clayton · Elmer Jackson · Isaac McGhie
On June 15, 1920, following the alleged rape of a young woman, Duluth police locked up a n…
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THE SKYLINE PARKWAY
As you face Lake Superior, you will find that the eastern access to the Skyline Parkway, a 30-mile drive along the rim of the hills overlooking Duluth and Lake Superior, begins here to your right on the left bank of the Lest…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTLJ_minnesotas-oldest-concrete-pavement_Duluth-MN.html
The streets of this Duluth neighborhood are the first concrete pavements constructed in Minnesota. They were built of portland cement concrete in 1909 and 1910 and ushered in the era of modern roads and streets in the state. A distinctive feature …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTEU_buchanan_Duluth-MN.html
This town site, named after President Buchanan, was laid out in October 1856. From September 1857 until May 1859 the place though little less than wilderness, was the seat of the U.S. Land Office for the Northeastern District of Minnesota. After t…