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B.F. James and Frances Jane Bright Mini-Park

The park contains a bronze marker commemorating five historic sites in one of the oldest sections of Delray Beach. They are: School No.4 Delray Colored, located on this site; Greater Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church, 40 NW 4th Avenue; St. ...

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National Historic Landmark-Elfreth's Alley

National Historic Landmark- Elfreth's Alley

Opened in 1702-04, this is the oldest unchanged and continuously inhabited street in Philadelphia and an example of the survival of a part of colonial America's largest city.

Courtesy National Park Service National Historic Landmarks

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National Historic Landmark-Dwight D. Eisenhower Farmstead

National Historic Landmark- Dwight D. Eisenhower Farmstead

This farm served Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969), 34th President of the United States (1953-1961), as a retreat during his Presidential years and as his principal residence during retirement.

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National Historic Landmark-Cornwall Iron Furnace

National Historic Landmark- Delaware Canal

The primary significance of this Landmark is the integrity of the canal itself and the ambience of its environment.

While most of the 19th century canals in the United States have disappeared, the Delaware Canal remains ...

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National Historic Landmark-Cornwall Iron Furnace

National Historic Landmark- Cornwall Iron Furnace

Cornwall Iron Furnace consists of three interrelated elements: the furnace and its associated buildings, the open pit mine, and a workers housing village.

Taken together, these three components exemplify the type of charcoal furnaces that ...

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National Historic Landmark-Church of the Advocate

National Historic Landmark- Church of the Advocate

The Church of the Advocate (1887-1897) is a landmark in the religious, social and architectural history of the United States.

Built as a private bequest and intended to serve as the Episcopal Cathedral of ...

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National Historic Landmark-Cedarcroft

National Historic Landmark-Cedarcroft

From 1859 to 1874, this was the residence of James Bayard Taylor (1825-1878), poet, novelist, and Civil War correspondent.

Taylor did much of his writing in this house, which he built himself.

Courtesy National Park Service Historic Landmarks

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National Historic Landmark-Carrie Blast Furnace

National Historic Landmark- Carrie Blast Furnaces 6 and

Built in 1906-1907, Carrie Blast Furnaces 6 and 7 are the only remaining pre-World War II era blast furnaces in the Pittsburgh District, the nation's largest iron and steel production district for much ...

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V.F.W. American Legion Hall

Architect and County Mayor C.B. Harvey donated plans for the building. Also known as the Black Town Hall, the building was constructed in 1951 by its members. The hall is named to commemorate blacks killed in World War I (William ...

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St. James First Missionary Baptist Church

This church was founded in 1876 by freed blacks from Georgia, Alabama, and North Florida who had come to the Keys to work on Henry Flagler's railroad. Today's masonry building is built around the wood original.

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