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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GPS_clet-hall-marillac-hall-laboure-hall_Niagara-Falls-NY.html
Clet Hall (1862) The first building erected after purchase of the campus in 1856 was Clet Hall. it was build in 1862 to house Our Lady of Angels Seminary, the institution that was the forerunner of Niagara University. Clet has two wings, Marillac …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GOL_fighting-for-homeland_Lewiston-NY.html
British and French Compete for Alliances
Both the French and the British negotiated with American Indian tribes, either to gain their support or to convince them to remain neutral. In Canada, Algonquian tribes; the Ottawa, Huron, Abenaki, and Mini…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GNO_robert-moses-niagara-power-plant-turbine_Lewiston-NY.html
Turbine Specifications:
Vertical Francis Hydraulic Turbine
Manufactured by - Voith Siemen Hydro Power Co., York, PA
Placed in Service - 1991
Approximate weight - 92 tons
Diameter - 17 feet 8 inches (5.38 meters)
Maximum Horsepower - 265,000
Gene…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GM6_in-honor-of-the-soldiers-sailors-marines_Niagara-Falls-NY.html
In honor of the soldiers, sailors & marines who made the supreme sacrifice in the World War, 1917 - 1919.
[plaque above]
Dedicated to World War II Veterans. Presented by Dudley Donnelly Woman's Relief Corps. No. 115, auxiliary to the G.A.R.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GM5_the-most-combat-decorated-world-war-ii-soldier_Niagara-Falls-NY.html
In 1980, Lt. Col. Matt Urban, Aug. 25, 1919 [-] March 4, 1995, the most combat decorated World War II soldier, received the Congressional Medal of Honor, three silver stars, five bronze stars, purple heart with 7 oak leaf clusters, from President …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GLN_niagara-falls-medal-of-honor-memorial_Niagara-Falls-NY.html
(front)
One crowded hour of glory
is worth an age without a name
World War II
T. Sgt. Bernard P. Bell
Co. I, 142nd Inf. Regt.
36th Inf. Division
Vietnam
2nd Lt. John Paul Bobo
Co. I, 3rd Battalion
9th Marines
(right)
Medal of Honor
Indian Wa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GKH_height-sight-and-flight-the-niagara-river-corridor-important-bird-area_Niagara-Falls-NY.html
Height, Sight, and Flight.
Each year between 100 million and one billion birds die by collision with human-built structures. The danger of colliding with windows has increased for birds with the spread of urbanization and the decline of habitat. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GKG_the-first-people-to-see-the-falls_Niagara-Falls-NY.html
The first people to see Niagara Falls were probably nomadic hunters and gatherers who left behind evidence of their short-term camps and work areas in the form of tools and weapons. The Neutrals, known for their peaceful nature, followed, building…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GK9_first-lockport-residents-killed-in-world-wars-i-and-ii_Lockport-NY.html
Pvt. Joseph F. O'Hearn, 1890 - 1918, World War I. SSgt. William J. Stamp, 1913 - 1943, World War II. To honor the memory of Pvt. Joseph F. O"Hearn and his nephew SSgt. William J. Stamp who were the first Lockport residents to be killed in World [s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GK5_lockport-war-memorial_Lockport-NY.html
?Dulce?Et?Decorum?Est??Pro?Patria?Mori?
Erected?in?memory?of those?who?made?the supremeacrifice?and to?all?others?who served?in?the?wars?of the?United?States?