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Mitchells Presbyterian Church

This Gothic Revival church, built in 1879, contains an elaborate example of trompe-l’oeil fresco painting done in 1888. Joseph Dominick Phillip Oddenino, an Italian immigrant artist, painted to deceive the eye into believing that his plaster murals of Gothic arches, ...

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The "Bugsy Building"

On this site Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel's original Flamingo Hotel stood from December 26, 1944 until December 14, 1993.

The hotel, which housed 77 rooms, including the notorious Mr. Siegel's “Bugsy Suite” or “Presidential Suite” as it was sometimes referred to, was ...

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Abraham Lincoln

(Left marker): These building stones were preserved from the Danville Law Office of Abraham Lincoln and the Vermilion County Courthouse where he practiced law.

This kettle was used from 1824 to 1831 at the Salt Works of Major Vance. The site ...

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Richmond Baptist Church

Richmond Baptist Church and its adjoining cemetery were organized on March 14, 1897 under the leadership of Rev. E.K. Love, third pastor of First African Baptist Church in Savannah. Rev. Love was a significant missionary and religious leader in the ...

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Artillery Brigade

Twelfth Corps

Army of the Potomac

Twelfth Corps

Artillery Brigade

Lieut. Edward D. Muhlenberg

1st New York Battery M, four 10 pounders, Lieut. Charles E. Winegar

Penna. Battery E, six 10 pounders, Lieut Charles A. Atwell

4th U.S. Battery F, six 10 pounders, Lieut. Sylvanus T. Rugg

5th ...

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First Public Library Building in West Hartford

First Public Library

Building in West Hartford

Erected as a Memorial to

Noah Webster

Presented to the Town by

Sarah Whitman Hooker Chapter

Daughters of the American Revolution

Aided by Funds Collected from Townspeople

February 27, 1917

Marker is at the intersection of North Main Street and Brace Road, ...

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Hebron Lutheran Church

Nearby stands Hebron Lutheran Church. This

cruciform church was built in 1740 and is

America’s oldest church in continuous use by

Lutherans. The congregation was formed by

1725 by German families, some of whom

arrived to Virginia in 1717 to work at Germanna,

Lieutenant Governor Alexander ...

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Battery K, Fifth U.S. Artillery

Twelfth Corps

Army of the Potomac

Twelfth Corps

Battery K Fifth U.S. Artillery

Four 12 pounders

Lieut. David H. Kinzie commanding

July 1 Marched to within a mile and half of Gettysburg.

July 2 At daylight took position to Command a gap between the First and Twelfth ...

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William Bigler

Governor of Pennsylvania, 1853-55; birthplace about one mile west of here. In office he opposed the chartering of wildcat banks and passage of "omnibus bills." U.S. Senator 1856-1861. A brother, John, also born here, was Governor of California. 1852-1856.

Marker is ...

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Ways Baptist Church and Stellaville School

Ways Baptist Church was established in 1817. Originally known as Darcy’s Meeting House, the church was formed by members of the Brushy Creek Church. In 1868 Ways Church organized the Stellaville School, which was active until the mid 1940s. The ...

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