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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FZC_ridley-college_St.-Catharines-Ontario.html
One of Ontario's most prominent independent boarding schools, this college, named for a 16th century Christian martyr, was opened in 1889. It was established by Anglican churchman to provide boys with a sound preparatory education and to instill i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FZB_rev-anthony-burns-1834-1862_St.-Catharines-Ontario.html
Born a slave in Virginia, Burns escaped from servitude in 1854 and fled to Boston, where he was arrested under the Fugitive Slave act of 1850. Abolitionists came to his defence and serious riots ensued. This was the last trial of a fugitive slave …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FZA_the-cool-north-woods_Pembine-WI.html
Before air conditioning, interstate highways, and automobiles, a privileged few escaped the hot summers of the lower Midwest by taking trains to resorts built by the railroads in the north woods. Besides bringing settlers north and moving lumber s…