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Public history cast in metal · carved on stone · permanently marked
#MarkeroftheWeek
B&O Freight Station in
#GraftonWV
www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=180674
#westvirginiahistory
#historicalmarker
#railroadhistory
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B&O Freight Station Historical Marker
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad reached Grafton on January 11, 1852 and thus a railroad town was born. (A historical marker located in Grafton in Taylor County, West Virginia.)
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=180674
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Timmer’s Resort near
#SlingerWI
www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=48255
#wisconsinhistory
#historicalmarker
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Timmer’s Resort Historical Marker
This property was acquired January 4, 1864, by Mathias and Margaret Timmer. In 1882, Timmer’s Hotel was opened. (A historical marker located near Slinger in Washington County, Wisconsin.)
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=48255
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Lanier/Miona Springs near
#OglethorpeGA
www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=40140
#HistoricalMarker
#GeorgiaHistory
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Lanier/Miona Springs Historical Marker
Upon the chartering of Macon County, by an Act approved December 29, 1837, the town of Lanier was made the first county seat. (A historical marker located near Oglethorpe in Macon County, Georgia.)
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=40140
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Trinity Episcopal Church in
#HamiltonOH
www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=122284
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Trinity Episcopal Church Historical Marker
An Episcopal Congregation was first established in Hamilton in 1823 as part of a missionary movement under Bishop Philander Chase who later became the founder of Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio. (A hi...
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=122284
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#HowardCounty
Jail, 1851 in
#EllicottCityMD
www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=111721
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Howard County Jail, 1851 Historical Marker
(A historical marker located in Ellicott City in Howard County, Maryland.)
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=111721
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Terrorist Act of 9 December in
#MoscowRussia
www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=252194
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Terrorist Act of 9 December 2003, a War Memorial
(A war memorial located in Moskva in Moskva, Russia.)
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=252194
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Wabanaki Traditions near
#BarHarborME
www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=105696
#NativeAmericanHeritageMonth
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Wabanaki Traditions Historical Marker
Long before Europeans arrived, Wabanaki people hunted, fished, gathered berries, and harvested clams on what we now call Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park. (A historical marker located nea...
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=105696
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Native Peoples in
#MandevilleLA
www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=139151
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Native Peoples Historical Marker
Native tribes have lived in this area for over 2,500 years. The oldest evidence dates to 500 BCE from footed pottery shards belonging to people of the Tchefuncte Culture. (A historical marker located...
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=139151
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Warriors’ Path near
#MiddlesboroKY
www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=207718
#NativeAmericanHistoryMonth
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Warriors' Path Historical Marker
(A historical marker located near Middlesboro in Bell County, Kentucky.)
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=207718
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The Teardrop Monument in
#PoundGapKY
www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=273370
#NativeAmericanHistory
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The Teardrop Monument Historical Marker
Long before the first Europeans, Woodland Indians followed the buffalo trace later known as Pound (Sounding) Gap. The gap was a freeway between Kentucky and Virginia. (A historical marker located in ...
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=273370
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Meeting of Nations in
#FortSmithAR
www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=59025
#arkansashistory
#NativeAmericanHistoryMonth
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Meeting of Nations Historical Marker
The Fort Smith Council was held in this building in September 1865. To establish relations following the Civil War, delegates of twelve Indian nations met with President Andrew Johnson’s representativ...
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=59025
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What is this "Rock Man" in
#AnchorageAK
www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=69768
#NativeAmericanHistory
#AlaskaNativeHistory
@alaskanhistory.bsky.social
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What is this “Rock Man”? Historical Marker
For generations the Inuit people of Northern Canada, Greenland, and Alaska have constructed these rock monuments for hunting and navigational purposes. (A historical marker located in Anchorage in An...
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Historical Marker Database
Historical Marker Ahead
6 months ago
A good primer on historical markers: how they’re researched, approved and made. And, why they matter, and the biggest threats to their existence. Thanks for the tip,
@grrlherstorian.bsky.social
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indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/07/21/i...
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Inside Indiana’s 'best-kept secret,’ historical markers • Indiana Capital Chronicle
The Indiana State Historical Marker Program began in 1946 and has administered more than 750 historical markers across the state.
https://indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/07/21/indianas-best-kept-secret-indiana-historical-markers/
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Geburtshaus von Dr. August Ziegler / Birthplace of Dr. August Ziegler in
#KitzingenGermany
www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=231506
@germanhistsoc.bsky.social
#germanhistory
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Geburtshaus von Dr. August Ziegler / Birthplace of Dr. August Ziegler Historical Marker
22.10.1885 - 03.03.1937 Sachverständiger des kaiserlichen Reichskolonialamts in der Kolonie Togo. Leiter der bayerischen Hauptstelle für Rebenzüchtung in Würzburg. (A historical marker located in Mar...
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=231506
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#OnThisDay
in 2008, the Human Rights and Poverty Stone was inaugurated in
#DublinIreland
www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=269605
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Human Rights and Poverty Stone Historical Marker
The Human Rights and Poverty Stone was inaugurated on 17 October 2008, the UN Day for the Eradication of Poverty. (A historical marker located in Dublin in County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland.)
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=269605
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Laurie Hernandez in
#CamdenNJ
www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=220935
#lauriehernandez
#HispanicHeritageMonth
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Laurie Hernandez Historical Marker
(A historical marker located in Camden in Camden County, New Jersey.)
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=220935
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The Quietman Makes Some Noise / Taking the Gloves Off in
#SomervilleMA
www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=255147
#HispanicHeritageMonth
@mhs1791.bsky.social
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The Quietman Makes Some Noise / Taking the Gloves Off Historical Marker
The Quietman Makes Some Noise. 1979. Washington Street. To help local kids get in shape and stay out of trouble, six friends star the Somerville Boxing Club, among them Norman 'Stoney' Stone. (A histo...
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=255147
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Anduiza Hotel and Fronton in
#BoiseID
www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=119133
#hispanicheritagemonth
#idahohistory
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Anduiza Hotel and Fronton Historical Marker
This unique building was built for Juan Cruz Anduiza in 1912 as a boarding house for Basque sheepherders who wintered in Boise. (A historical marker located in Boise in Ada County, Idaho.)
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=119133
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Florida House in
#FernandinaBeachFL
www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=172850
@floridahistoryman.bsky.social
#HispanicHeritageMonth
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Florida House Historical Marker
(A historical marker located in Fernandina Beach in Nassau County, Florida.)
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=172850
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Baca Home in
#SpringervilleAZ
www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=36383
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Baca Home Historical Marker
Gregorio Baca bought this house from G. Becker in 1907 for his bride, Chona Ortega. It's walls are 16' thick adobe. (A historical marker located in Springerville in Apache County, Arizona.)
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=36383
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New Castle and Frenchtown Railroad in
#NewCastleDE
www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=102543
@delawarehistory.bsky.social
#DelawareHistory
#railroadhistory
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New Castle and Frenchtown Railroad Historical Marker
New Castle has a long history as a national transportation link. In the 1820s a turnpike connected ships on the Delaware River with ships on the Chesapeake Bay. (A historical marker located in New Ca...
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=102543
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Gravesite of Major Jeremiah Austill in
#RockvilleAL
www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=101588
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Gravesite of Major Jeremiah Austill Historical Marker
Near this site, is the gravesite of Major Jeremiah Austill, folk hero & prominent figure in the early settlement of Clarke County. (A historical marker located in Rockville in Clarke County, Alabama....
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#OtD
in 1948, Fred Hampton was born in
#Illinois
, later taking leadership roles in the NAACP and the Black Panther Party before being murdered by the government.
www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=232720
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Frederick Allen Hampton Historical Marker
A fiery and charismatic speaker, he exemplified courage and championed the causes of oppressed people. (A historical marker located in Maywood in Cook County, Illinois.)
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=232720
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in 1931, the American Legion in
#LinglestownPA
dedicated its first facility.
www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=259150
#pennsylvaniahistory
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Robert H. Hoke Linglestown American Legion Post 272 Historical Marker
(A historical marker located in Linglestown in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.)
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=259150
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#OtD
in 1959, Alaska became a state!
www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=260233
#AlaskaHistory
@adn.com
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Anchorage Area 1950-1963 Historical Marker
In the early 1950's, Anchorage had 2 paved streets, 1 stoplight, 2 small skyscraper apartments and a new high school. The road to Seward and the new Anchorage International Air Terminal were completed...
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=260233
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Cal 100 in
#YountvilleCA
www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=54755
@civilwarhistory.bsky.social
#californiahistory
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Cal 100 Historical Marker
(A historical marker located in Yountville in Napa County, California.)
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=54755
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Passing the Torch in
#JohnsonCityTN
www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=274049
@womenshistnet.bsky.social
#TennesseeHistory
#WomensHistory
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Passing the Torch Historical Marker
(A historical marker located in Johnson City in Washington County, Tennessee.)
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=274049
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The Iron Brigade / The Twenty-Fourth Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment in
#DetroitMI
www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=42264
@michiganhistory.bsky.social
@civilwarhistory.bsky.social
#michiganhistory
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The Iron Brigade / The Twenty-Fourth Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment Historical Marker
The Iron Brigade The Iron Brigade became one of the most celebrated military units of the American Civil War (1861-1865). (A historical marker located in Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan.)
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=42264
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in 1899, a man named Benjamin Thomas was lynched in
#AlexandriaVA
www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=243181
@blackhistorydb.bsky.social
@virginiahistory.bsky.social
#virginiahistory
#historicalmarkers
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City Jail: A Site of Racial Terror in Alexandria Historical Marker
At this intersection, a jail opened in 1827 when Alexandria was a part of Washington, D.C. In the 19th century, it housed criminals, debtors, and Civil War military prisoners. (A historical marker lo...
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=243181
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in 2011, the Extortion 17 was shot down in Afghanistan. A memorial for those who died is in
#ChisagoCityMN
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www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=247526
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Extortion 17 Memorial Historical Marker
(A historical marker located in Chisago City in Chisago County, Minnesota.)
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=247526
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HMdb Editor recently chatted in a guest spot on the Signs of the Times podcast about historical markers.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1ty...
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Episode 5 - A Conversation with J.J. Prats of the Historical Marker Database
YouTube video by Signs of Our Time
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1tyYz3-P6A
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#OtD
in 1961, the Black Nite Uprising, a pre-Stonewall event where transwomen fought back against trans bashing, took place in
#MilwaukeeWI
www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=254389
#WisconsinHistory
#LGBThistory
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The Black Nite Uprising Historical Marker
(A historical marker located in Milwaukee in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.)
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=254389
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#OtD
in 1819, 150 or so recently emancipated African Americans moved to the Gist Settlement in Ohio.
www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=272722
@ohiohistory.bsky.social
@blackhistorydb.bsky.social
#ohiohistory
#historicalmarker
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Gist Settlement / Original Lot Owners In Eagle Township Settlement Historical Marker
Gist Settlement Through the terms of his will. British absentee landowner Samuel Gist (c. 1723-1815) freed his 350 Virginia slaves and provided funds for their relocation. (A historical marker locat...
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=272722
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#MarkeroftheWeek
Little House on the Prairie in
#WaysideKS
www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=4954
#KansasHistory
#HistoricalMarker
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Little House On The Prairie Historical Marker
Famous Children's Book by: Laura Ingalls Wilder Kansas Home Of Charles Ingalls Family 1869-1870 Carrie Ingalls was born here Aug. (A historical marker located in Wayside in Montgomery County, Kansas....
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in 1819, Ebenezer Baptist Church was founded in
#StantonAL
www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=217203
@alabamahistory.bsky.social
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Ebenezer Baptist Church Historical Marker
On July 31, 1819, Ebenezer Baptist Church was constituted by Isaac Suttle, Lewis C. Davis (“Old Club Axe”), and William Harrod. (A historical marker located in Stanton in Chilton County, Alabama.)
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=217203
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in 1975, the Morton Grove Prairie attained preservation in
#MortonIL
www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=268226
#illinoishistory
#historicalmarkers
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The Morton Grove Prairie Historical Marker
This unique site is one of the rare remnants of the surviving 1/100 of one percent of the native prairie that once covered two-thirds of Illinois. (A historical marker located in Morton Grove in Cook...
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=268226
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The Founding of the Listín Diario in
#SantoDomingoDR
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hmdb.org/m.asp?m=104959
@godomrep.bsky.social
@historicalmarker.bsky.social
#DominicanRepublic
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Thank you for giving a fuller context to the original post even with its typos! ☺️
add a skeleton here at some point
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in 1853, Thomas Walter Jones drowned while surveying the Lowe Rio Grande in Texas.
www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=266565
#TexasHistory
#HistoricalMarker
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Thomas Walter Jones Historical Marker
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the Mexican War in 1848 and designated the main channel of the Rio Grande as the boundary between the USA and Mexico. Major William Emory led the border survey (1...
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Dominico (Nick) T. Venetucci in
#ColoradoSpringsCO
www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=251022
#HistoricalMarker
#ColoradoHistory
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Dominico (Nick) T. Venetucci Historical Marker
Born in Papetown, a northern Colorado Springs community, Nick worked in the family orchard and caddied at Patty Jewett and the Broadmoor. (A historical marker located in Colorado Springs in El Paso C...
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=251022
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A National Cemetery System in
#BeaufortSC
www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=134423
@civilwarsjournal.bsky.social
#southcarolinahistory
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A National Cemetery System Historical Marker
Civil War Dead An estimated 700,000 Union and Confederate soldiers died in the Civil War between April 1861 and April 1865. (A historical marker located in Beaufort in Beaufort County, South Carolina...
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=134423
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in 1916, Camp Borden was set up in
#BordonON
as a training facility during World War I.
www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=259896
#CanadianHistory
#WWI
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in 1863, the Battle of Funkstown took place in
#FunkstownMD
www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=255735
@civilwarsjournal.bsky.social
@marylandmatters.org
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Battle of Funkstown Historical Marker
(A historical marker located in Funkstown in Washington County, Maryland.)
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=255735
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Battle of Rich Mountain near
#BeverlyWV
www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=165110
@civilwarsjournal.bsky.social
@westvirginiawatch.com
#civilwarhistory
#westvirginiahistory
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Battle Of Rich Mountain Historical Marker
In the spring of 1861, Union forces rushed into northwestern Virginia to secure the vital Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, protect important turnpikes, and support Unionists against Confederates. (A histo...
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=165110
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#OtD
in 1781, Washington and Rochambeau met up in
#MountKiscoNY
near the end of the American Revolutionary War.
www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=258566
@revwar250.bsky.social
#newyorkstatehistory
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Meeting of Washington & Rochambeau Historical Marker
On this site on July 5, 1781, after a forced march from Newport, Rhode Island, Comte de Rochambeau arrived with 5,000 men, sent by the French government to aid in the American struggle for independenc...
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=258566
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in 1836, abolitionists met in secret in McAllister’s Mill outside of
#GettysburgPA
. It later saw
#CivilWar
action.
www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=272614
@civilwarsjournal.bsky.social
@gettysburgreview.bsky.social
#pennsylvaniahistory
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McAllister's Mill Historical Marker
A few hundred yards in front of you, on private property along Rock Creek, are the ruins of a stone grist mill purchased in 1822 by James McAllister. (A historical marker located near Gettysburg in A...
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=272614
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The final day of the Battle of Gettysburg in and near
#GettysburgPA
was
#OtD
in 1863.
www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=268636
@gettysburgreview.bsky.social
@civilwarsjournal.bsky.social
#pennsylvaniahistory
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Battle of Fairfield Historical Marker
On July 3, 1863, a little after 2 P.M. as Southern forces met disaster at Gettysburg during 'Pickett's Charge,' a much smaller, but important, Confederate assault achieved victory in the fields before...
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=268636
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in 1862, the Battle of Gettysburg was ongoing in and near
#GettysburgPA
www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=267343
#pennsylvaniahistory
@civilwarsjournal.bsky.social
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Exploring Little Round Top Historical Marker
Welcome to Little Round Top, one of the most historic landscapes within Gettysburg National Military Park. (A historical marker located in Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania.)
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=267343
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"Ma" Rainey Home in
#ColumbusGA
🏳️🌈
www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=42592
@lgbthistory.bsky.social
@blackhistorydb.bsky.social
@carvehername.bsky.social
#GeorgiaHistory
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“Ma' Rainey Home Historical Marker
Gertrude Pridgett “Ma” Rainey, 1886-1939, famed “Mother of the Blues”, lived in this house after 1935, during retirement in her native city. In 1904 she introduced “blues” as part of her traveling act...
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=42592
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#OtD
in 1900, the Camp Creek Train Wreck occurred in
#McDonoughGA
www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=264638
#Georgiahistory
#historicalmarker
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Camp Creek Train Wreck Historical Marker
(A historical marker located in McDonough in Henry County, Georgia.)
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=264638
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