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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM46H_twelfth-army-corps_Sharpsburg-MD.html
U.S.A.Twelfth Army CorpsStainrook's Brigade, Green's Division,Col. Henry J. Stainrook, 100th Penn., Commanding.Organization.3d Maryland Infantry, 102d New York Infantry,111th Pennsylvania Infantry.(September 17, 1862.)After the Confederate right f…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM46G_sonora-pass-mono-road_Twain-Harte-CA.html
Toll gate, fine hotel and stables near this spot 1850's. Jedediah Smith reputed to have been first white man to cross over or near Sonora Pass, 1827. Portion of road built by Tuolumne County Water Co., 1852. Surveyed to Bridgeport, Mono County, 18…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM46F_elysian-fields_Hoboken-NJ.html
Fast, reliable ferry service run by the Stevens family brought New Yorkers to Hoboken in droves. To attract riders, the Stevens' turned the waterfront into a semi-public park. They opened paths, pavilions, and breath-taking views, and named it Ely…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM46E_new-york-yacht-club_Hoboken-NJ.html
John Cox Stevens, an outgoing member of Hoboken's founding family and avid boater, organized the New York Yacht Club (NYYC) on July 30, 1844, and served as its first Commodore. He built the first clubhouse on this site at the foot of Tenth Street.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM46D_77-river-street_Hoboken-NJ.html
This site was once close to the geological edge of the Hudson River. This building, CIRCA 1889, close to major transportation was once Hoboken's largest commercial structure. Built as the Second National Bank, it housed a variety of uses, most not…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM46C_maxwell-house-coffee-plant_Hoboken-NJ.html
The Maxwell House Coffee Plant stretched along Hoboken's waterfront from Tenth to Twelfth Streets. It was a marvel of its time, the largest coffee processing plant in the world, and a local landmark. Before the plant was built in 1938-39, part of …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM46B_major-general-charles-griffin_Granville-OH.html
Located 100 yards southeast of this marker is the boyhood home of Major General Charles Griffin. Born in 1825, he graduated from West Point in 1847 and rose to prominence during the Civil War. Griffin fought in most of the major engagements of the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM46A_the-hudson-school_Hoboken-NJ.html
On this site stood the Martha Institute from 1866-1999. Built on land donated by Hoboken philanthropist Martha Bayard Stevens and named in her honor, the Martha Institute served as home to Hoboken's first German-American school, the Manual Trade S…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM469_baseball_Hoboken-NJ.html
On June 19, 1846, the first match game of baseball was played here on the Elysian Fields between the Knickerbockers and the New Yorks. It is generally conceded that until this time, the game was not seriously regarded.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM468_underground-mining-in-the-hibbing-area_Hibbing-MN.html
In 1895 underground mining began in the Hibbing area following the discovery of iron ore. The Burt-Poole and Sellers mines were the first to ship that summer. Mining Captains, of Cornish decent, utilized their experience from the Vermillion Iron R…