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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMR7K_the-old-police-station_Wounded-Knee-Sint-Maarten.html
Until it was demolished in 1937, this warehouse building, bearing a remarkable resemblance to a modern-day army barracks, was a home to the Island police force. Police officers stationed on St. Maarten were trained and recruited on the sister isla…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMR6A_john-philip-frederick-craane_Yellowstone-National-Park-Sint-Maarten.html
This building is dedicated to John P.F. Craane, affectionately known as "Boechi." Born November 24,1913. Boechi spent most of his life working on or around boats. His love for boats was greatly influenced by his father, who was a well-known boat b…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMR4B_st-maarten-gingerbread-market-stalls_Philipsburg-Sint-Maarten.html
The gingerbread surroundings for the Harbor Point Village market stalls are a typical feature of the St. Maarten/ St. Martin homes of the past. Lovingly crafted by hand, often with improvised tools, gingerbread designs took on folk art appeal on t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMR3T_frontstreet-merchants_Philipsburg-Sint-Maarten.html
The deep roof structures combined with a wood shingle exterior on these buildings typify many of the beautiful and historic homes found in the quaint town of Philipsburg at the turn of the century. Buildings such as these doubled as homes and stor…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMR0Z_dr-albert-claudius-claude-wathey_Dunsmuir-Sint-Maarten.html
Albert Claudius Wathey, simply "Claude" to everyone, was no doubt the most dominant political figure on the island in the last century. The legendary leader was in power for almost 40 years, during which time St. Maarten was transformed from a sle…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMR0P_vance-theophilus-james_Page-Sint-Maarten.html
Vance Theophilus James, known as "Captain David," was born June 20, 1918 in the fishing village of Dieppe Bay, St. Ketts.After having worked as a cane cutter and fisherman, he first started sailing on the Lady Kate, and later on the inter island s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQZL_historic-sint-maarten-remembered_Philipsburg-Sint-Maarten.html
Pieter Stuyvesant was the last Governor of the Dutch colony of New Netherland (now New York), from 1646 until its surrender to the English in 1664. He was born in the Dutch province of Friesland in 1611 or 1612. After studying languages and philos…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8Z4_sint-rose-hospital_Philipsburg-Sint-Maarten.html
On November 9, 1908, Father B. Gijlswijk of the Roman Catholic Church opened the Sint Rose Hospital on Backstreet. It consisted of 2 tiny wooden houses and it comprised a room for patients, an operating room and space for the doctor. All patients …