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Ansley Park Historic District

Ansley Park Historic District is an early 20th-century suburban residential district that was developed in four phases between 1904 and 1913. It is located north of downtown Atlanta and west of Piedmont Park, between Piedmont Avenue and Peachtree Street. Completed ...

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The Sanford Museum

The Sanford Museum is a division of the Recreation Department of the City of Sanford. The museum was established in 1957 as a memorial to the city's founder, Henry Shelton Sanford. The museum was expanded in 1974 and again in ...

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The University of Central Florida Public History Center

The 1902 Romanesque Revival Style brick building was designed by Architect W.G. Talley of Jacksonville. The two story rectangular brick façade is dominated by a massive three-story bell tower with an open belfry showing Romanesque arches on all four sides. ...

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Air Force Space and Missile Museum

"Minisa" Bridge

1932

"Red Water at Sunset"

from the tribal tongue

of the Zuni Indians

Honoring

Thurlow Lieurance

Composer of "Minisa"

Marker is at the intersection of 13th Street North and the Little Arkansas River, on the right when traveling west on 13th Street North.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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St. Paul's Baptist Church -- 1865

This is the first Negro church established in Anderson County. It was founded immediately after emancipation and incorporated in 1873. The Rev. Philip Morris was its first pastor. The present edifice, built in 1903, replaced two earlier frame sanctuaries and ...

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Site of First African American High School in Anderson County

Reed Street High School

After another high school was built, Reed Street High was renamed Perry Elementary School.

Perry Elementary later became known as

Perry Child Development Center.

This memorial is dedicated to the students teachers and principals who were a part of these ...

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Webster United Church of Christ

In 1834 construction began on Webster Church, the oldest church building in continuous use in Washtenaw County. Built on land donated by Hannah Williams Kingsley, it was completed in 1835 after Moses Kingsley secured donations from Daniel Webster and others ...

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Corsicana Public Library

The women's clubs of Corsicana were instrumental in opening the city's first public library in 1901 at W. 6th and

Main St. The city created a library board in 1904 and secured a construction grant from the Carnegie Corporation the ...

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Alva Everett Taylor

(July 19, 1891-Dec. 8, 1965)

Grassroots researcher-writer and historical preservationist whose work led to development of this pioneer village.

Born near Dawson (10 mi. SW), Taylor attended Baylor University (1911-13), married Maud Stockard (1914), and was

father of 3 children. Farming, ...

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