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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM428_surgeon-general-revolutionary-army_La-Plata-MD.html
Dr. James Craik, friend and family physician of Gen Washington, built this place, La Grange, about 1765 and lived here until his removal to Alexandria, VA., 1783.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM427_river-road-school_Lyndhurst-NJ.html
The first schoolhouse was built on this site in 1804. Located in what then was called New Barbadoes Neck, the land was donated by Jacob Van Winkle "for the sole purpose of erecting a School House". In 1849 it was replaced by a two-story building. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM426_the-harrisburg-cotton-factory-and-the-central-ymca_Harrisburg-PA.html
Founded in 1844 in London, England, by George Williams, the Young Men's Christian Association quickly grew in the United States with Harrisburg, in 1854, being one of the first eight cities in the nation to establish a chapter. Located at various …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM425_parish-church-of-st-lawrence-former_Harrisburg-PA.html
The prominence of Harrisburg's State Street, between the Capitol and the Susquehanna River, is enhanced by the presence of two Roman Catholic edifices. While the Cathedral of St. Patrick, closer to the Capitol, helps to capture the grandeur of the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM424_st-michaels-lutheran-church_Harrisburg-PA.html
The evolution of the English and German-speaking Lutheran congregations in Harrisburg resulted in the establishment of a number of churches that has helped to enhance the city's fabric of sacred architecture and history. From the oldest site at wh…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM423_the-obelisk_Harrisburg-PA.html
The soldiers and sailors of Harrisburg and Dauphin County who gave their lives during the Civil War were commemorated with the 1866 start-up of construction of the Obelisk in the center of the downtown intersection of N. Second and State Streets. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM422_saint-patricks-cathedral_Harrisburg-PA.html
The magnificent Renaissance Revival-styled Seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg is the second to rise from this prominent State Street property. Completed in 1907, Saint Patrick's Cathedral replaced its more modest predecessor, which w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM421_grace-united-methodist-church_Harrisburg-PA.html
This church, built between 1873 and 1878, can be said to have saved Harrisburg from losing its status as the Capital of Pennsylvania. Since 1809, efforts were made to return the Capital from its temporary location at Lancaster to Philadelphia wher…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM420_grace-methodist-church_Harrisburg-PA.html
After the state capitol was destroyed by fire on February 2, 1897, this church building became the temporary quarters of the state legislature while the new capitol was being constructed.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM41Z_old-capitol-building_Harrisburg-PA.html
When the decision was made in 1810 to designate Harrisburg the Pennsylvania State Capital, the prophecy of John Harris Jr.'s town plan of 1785 was realized. At that time, he donated four acres of land to the Commonwealth, a portion of which is now…