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Claiborone Tomb

Gaines Tomb

Burial tomb (right) of second wife of Governor W.C.C. Claiborne, Clarisse Duralde, who died in 1809 at the age of 21.

Myra Clark Gaines (left) was the daughter of Daniel Clark (1769-1813), American consul when Spain ruled city ...

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Andre Guillebeau

American Revolution Patriot

Sacred

To the Memory of 1764 Huguenot Immigrant

Andre Guillebeau

Who Died in 1814

Age 75 Years

Born near Bordeaux, France. Was one of group under the leadership of the Reverend Jean Louis Gilbert, who, seeking religious freedom, settled at New Bordeaux, S.C. ...

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Burial Place of General Ethan Allen

Born 1738 – Died 1789

The mortal remains of Ethan Allen, Vermont leader, fighter, writer and philosopher, lie in this cemetery beneath the marble statue, but his spirit is in Vermont now.

Marker can be reached from Colchester Avenue 0.3 miles east ...

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Long Bluff

Marker Front:

Long Bluff, 3/4 mile east on Great Pedee River, was the site of the first courthouse and jail for old Cheraws District in 1772. The town was known as Greeneville after the Revolution and remained the seat of justice ...

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Gas and Electric Sub Station

Site of

US Army Air Corps

Primary Flying School

Gas and Electric Sub Station

Construction completed 6 Jun 1931

Dedicated on 27 Dec 1996

Courtesy hmdb.org

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City Hall Fire Bell

Paola's Volunteer Fire Company, like many others in the midwest, was formed after the great Chicago Fire in 1871. There were no telephones, sirens or radios to notify the firefighters. In 1876, this 400 lb. "nice toned" alarm bell was ...

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Bernard de Marigny

Bernard de Marigny de Mandeville (1785-1868) a wealthy land-owner, served in the U.S. Army, participated in framing the first and second constitutions of Louisiana, and served in the Louisiana Territorial Legislature. He also was elected President of the Louisiana State ...

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Fort Winnebago

In the autumn of 1828 a permanent fort was built on this site by the First Regiment of the United States Infantry under the command of Maj. David E. Twiggs, later a general in the Confederate Army. The fort was ...

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Father Antonio Ubach

Last of the Padres

Antonio Dominic Ubach, passionate advocate for California Native Americans, and defender of Indian rights, ran St. Anthony’s Indian School on this site from 1856 to 1891. Father Ubach, created programs to help hundreds of Indian children adapt ...

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William Grayson Bandstand Memorial

Erected by

The Prince William County

Historical Commission

in observance of the

American Independance Bicentennial

1976

Marker is on Cameron Street, on the right when traveling west.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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