Desegregation of Pennsylvania Schools

An event here in September 1880 led to the end of segregation by race in the state's public schools. At the South Ward schools, Elias Allen tried unsuccessfully to enroll his two children. He appealed to the Crawford County Court ...

Kim Produce Farm

1932

Here in the 1930s and 1940s, Korean immigrant Frank Kim raised melons, tomatoes, and onions. His devoted son, Frank Kim, Jr. became a pillar of the community.

From the early days of Las Vegas, Asian [...] considerable skill to make poor ...

Moulin Rouge

1955

The first integrated hotel and casino in Las Vegas, the Moulin Rouge opened in May 1955. It is celebrated as a landmark of racial integration in Las Vegas and the United States.

Entertainers from the Las Vegas Strip and Hollywood flocked ...

Glebe Land

After 1619 these 100 acres of land were set aside for the benefit of the Jamestown parish church and minister. Richard Buck was the first clergyman to have use of it. Later on Francis Bolton became minister at "James Citty" ...

McWilliams' Townsite

1905

Created by J.T. McWilliams in 1905, the Original Las Vegas Townsite was Las Vegas' first business and residential development.

J.T. McWilliams (photo top right) was hired to do survey work in and around the Las Vegas Valley for the San Pedro, ...

Ball’s Bluff Masked Battery

...held to the bluff without room to retire.

Two hundred yards to your right are the remains of a small earthwork that may have been part of a masked (concealed) battery which played an important role in the Battle of Ball’s ...

St. James the Apostle

Catholic Church 1940

St James has been a vital force in meeting the needs of this underserved, segregated but expanding community.

The second Catholic Church in Las Vegas, St. James opened in 1940 in a small concrete building at H and Morgan ...

Governor Wilson Shannon 1802-1877 / Barnesville’s Shannon Family

Governor Wilson Shannon (1802–1877),

Ohio, first native-born governor, Wilson Shannon was born in February 1802 in the Mt. Olivet area near Barnesville. After attending Ohio University and studying law in Kentucky, he returned to Belmont County to practice and was elected ...

Town Common

Established in 1760 by the legislative act which crated the colonial town of Tarboro.

Marker is on North Main Street (U.S. 64), on the right when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Cashier's House

Erected as a residence for the cashier of a branch of the U.S. Bank of Pennsylvania, which occupied the adjacent building. Completed 1839.

Marker is on State Street 0.1 miles north of 5th Street, on the right when traveling north.

Courtesy ...