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John Deighton was born in Hull, England. He was an adventurer, river boat pilot and captain, but best known for his "gassy" monologues as a saloonkeeper. His Deighton House Hotel, erected here on the first subdivided lot, burned in the Great Fire of June 13…
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Pieter Stuyvesant was the last Governor of the Dutch colony of New Netherland (now New York), from 1646 until its surrender to the English in 1664. He was born in the Dutch province of Friesland in 1611 or 1612. After studying languages and philosophy for t…
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Albert Claudius Wathey, simply "Claude" to everyone, was no doubt the most dominant political figure on the island in the last century. The legendary leader was in power for almost 40 years, during which time St. Maarten was transformed from a sleepy backwa…
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Edward Miner Gallaudet1837 - 1917Founder and First PresidentofGallaudet College1864 - 1910Erected out of Gratitudeby the Alumni Associationand its Friends1969
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[Inscriptions on base of the memorial statue]west face:The deaf people of the United States in grateful remembrance of Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet mark the centennial of his birth with this memorial 1887 north face:Friend Teacher Benefactoreast face:Born at P…
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In 1791, the National Road Heritage Corridor was the stage for a national crisis that came to be known as the Whiskey Rebellion, a scene of climatic moments in the history of the United States and its newly formed government. Responding to the first federal…
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Her contralto voice sang out in the twentieth century — her life testified to her passion for music and the power of her voice to speak directly to the soul, encountering societal resistance as an African-American seeking educational and professional …
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One of the best loved American poets, Emily Elizabeth Dickinson wrote some of the most important poetry in the English language. Born on December 10 in Amherst, Massachusetts, she attended Mount Holyoke Female Seminary for a year when she was seventeen. She…
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[Panel 1 of the historical narrative at memorial entrance]:On February 19, 1942, 73 days after the United States entered World War II, President Franklin Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066 which resulted in the removal of 120,000 Japanese American men, w…
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USS Arizona (BB-39)Launched June 19, 1915Commissioned October 17, 1916This memorial honors the human sacrifice and courage of every military veteran who defends the freedom of all Americans, regardless of the battlefront. This is a tribute for the veterans …