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A Defense of the 1st Order
Spain built Castillo San Felipe del Morro, the massive for...
La maison romane
[The Romanesque house]
La maison romane
Constr...
Rafle Du 9 Juin 1944
[Roundup of 9 June 1944]
Sur cette place, le 9 Juin ...
The Heart of San Cristobal
You are standing in the heart of Castillo San Cristobal, i...
Three Flags
The National Park Service flys three flags over the fortif...
Life and Work in the Navy Yard 1812
During the day, workers at the Charlestown Navy Yard built...
Firepower
This deck housed San Cristobal’s main cannon battery. In t...
What About Water?
On a small island surrounded by the sea, where would hundr...
Barge "Emerald"
A
Tribute and Memorium
to those
who went...
Unger's Shoes
This property
has been placed on the
Na...
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A Defense of the 1st Order
Spain built Castillo San Felipe del Morro, the massive fortification in front of you to guard San Juan harbor. To control the harbor was to control the entrance to the Caribbean Sea and access to the riches of the New ...
La maison romane
[The Romanesque house]
La maison romane
Construite probablement au XIIe siècle, elle a pu être la demeure d’un chanoine (ancienne rue de Chapitre).
Au dessus du portall, I’inscription PAX DOMUI...M...AT, sûrement inspirée de l’évangile de Luc, renvoie à sa bénédiction.
[Translation by Google ...
Rafle Du 9 Juin 1944
[Roundup of 9 June 1944]
Sur cette place, le 9 Juin 1944, 179 hommes de 18 à 40 ans furent rassemblés puis transférés en Allemagne par des SS qui avaient investi le village en représailles et déjà abattu Pierre Marty près ...
The Heart of San Cristobal
You are standing in the heart of Castillo San Cristobal, its main plaza, or plaza de armas. Completed by 1797, it looked then much as you see it now. This plaza de armas witnessed the daily events of military life ...
Three Flags
The National Park Service flys three flags over the fortifications at San Juan National Historic Site: the Burgundy Cross, the flag of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the flag of the United States of America.
The Burgundy Cross was ...
Life and Work in the Navy Yard 1812
During the day, workers at the Charlestown Navy Yard built, repaired, and supplied American warships. In the evening, theses men left for their homes. Only the Commandant, a few administrative officers, and a detachment of Marines stayed behind. The Commandant ...
Firepower
This deck housed San Cristobal’s main cannon battery. In terms of firepower, it was the strongest of the fortification’s defenses. If attackers got past defenses farther east, cannon from here would drive them back.
Did Spanish troops ever fire in ...
What About Water?
On a small island surrounded by the sea, where would hundreds of soldiers get water to drink? They had to collect rainwater.
Most of Castillo San Cristobal’s water was stored directly beneath your feet. The masonry cylinders in front of ...
Barge "Emerald"
A
Tribute and Memorium
to those
who went down with the
Barge “Emerald”
within sight of this point,
on Nov. 18, 1886.
Sponsored and erected by
H. J. Baumeister.
May 30, 1938.
Marker is at the intersection of North Main Street and Wisconsin Route 42, on the left when traveling ...
Unger's Shoes
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Marker is at the intersection of 3rd Street and Vernon Street, on the right when traveling south on 3rd Street.
Courtesy hmdb.org