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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BJX_horace-porter_New-York-NY.html
In memoriamHorace PorterAide de Camp and Military SecretaryChattanooga 1863 - Virginia 1864 - 5Brigadier General U.S.A. - Ambassador to FrancePresident Grant Monument Association 1891 - 1919
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BJW_fred-k-d-grant_New-York-NY.html
In memoriamFred'k D. GrantEldest son of U. S. GrantVicksburg 1863 - Virginia 1864 - 65Major General U.S.A. - Minister to AustriaMember Grant Monument Association 1908 - 1912
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24GJ_adam-clayton-powell-jr_New-York-NY.html
1908 Born November 29, in New Haven, Connecticut.
1930 Received his BA from Colgate University, Hamilton, NY. Became assistant pastor at Harlem's Abyssinian Baptist Church.
1932 Received his MA in Religious Education from Columbia Universi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ZKQ_swing-low-harriet-tubman-memorial_New-York-NY.html
This larger-than-life bronze sculpture depicts abolitionist organizer and Underground Railroad leader Harriet Tubman (c. 1822-1913), and stands at the crossroads of St. Nicholas Avenue, West 122nd Street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard in Harlem.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ZGE_scott-joplin_New-York-NY.html
The "King of Ragtime" composer
and pianist, whose works include
the classic rags, "The Entertainer"
and "Maple Leaf Rag," and
the opera, Treemonisha,
lived here in 1917.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UWQ_columbia-university-midshipmens-training-historical_New-York-NY.html
To
Columbia University
In appreciation of its generous assistance
and unceasing cooperation in the training
of 23,000 officers who went from the
U.S. Naval Reserve Midshipmen's School
New York
to active duty in World War II
to defend the p…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UWL_low-memorial-library-historical_New-York-NY.html
Low Memorial Library was a gift from the University president, Seth Low, in honor of his father, Abiel Abbot Low. It was the first major building to be erected on the new campus of Columbia University
on Morningside Heights. Designed in 1893 by …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UVJ_oscar-j-hijuelos-historical_New-York-NY.html
The son of Cuban immigrants, Oscar Hijuelos lived here from 1951 to 1971, where he first began to write and play guitar and piano. Literature and music would be his life-long passions. A student at Bronx Community College, Manhattan Community Coll…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1T7R_japanese-lantern-historical_New-York-NY.html
This unique monument is a traditional Japanese stone lantern, dedicated in Sakura Park on October 2, 1960. The monument was a gift of international friendship, and its inscription (now worn away) read, "Presented…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10JT_sakura-park_New-York-NY.html
? ? ? Located between Riverside Church and International House, Sakura Park owes its name to more than 2000 cherry trees delivered to parks in New York City from Japan in 1912. The word sakura means "cherry blossom" in Japanese. The cherry trees …