National Historic Landmark-Forks of the Ohio

National Historical Landmark- Forks of the Ohio

This is the junction of the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers and is the strategic key to the Ohio Valley.

The French erected Fort Duquesne here in 1754; the British replaced it with Fort Pitt ...

National Historic Landmark-First Bank of the United States

National Historical Landmark-The First Bank of the United States

The proposal to charter this institution provoked the first great debate over strict as opposed to expansive interpretation of the Constitution.

The Congress and President Washington, by following Alexander Hamilton's proposal and chartering ...

The Mickens House (Private)

The Mickens House was built in 1917. Alice Frederick Mickens rose to prominence as a promoter of higher education for blacks. She was chosen Outstanding Woman of the Century at the American Negro Emancipation Convention in 1963 and entertained such ...

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Park

One of the largest memorials commemorating the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., this park contains numerous plaques and photos honoring Dr. King's life, family, speeches and the Civil Rights Movement.

Information provided by Florida Department of State.

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The Spady Museum

Located in the 1926 Spanish-style home of the late Solomon D. Spady, a prominent African American educator and community leader, the museum is the only one of its kind in Palm Beach County. A 1935 house used by the city's ...

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 ...

The Community Pool at the MLK Jr. Community Center

The City of the Key West built this pool for African Americans in 1946, when Key West beaches were segregated.

Information provided by the Florida Division of Historical Resources, a division of the Florida Department of State

Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church - Key West

The original church building was first established in 1878, in the 700 block of Duval Street. The Ku Klux Klan claimed responsibility for burning it down in 1922, saying it was tired of the noise of church services.

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National Historic Landmark-The Bryn Athyn Historic District

National Historical Landmark- The Bryn Athyn Historic District

The Bryn Athyn Historic District comprises an exceptional and enduring essay of the American Arts and Crafts Movement embodied in three family residences of the John Pitcairn family and the Bryn Athyn Cathedral ...

National Historic Landmark-Augustus Lutheran Church

National Historical Landmark-Augustus Lutheran Church

Dedicated in September 1745, this plain sandstone structure with a polygonal apse and gambrel roof, exemplifies regional and church architecture typical of the 18th-century German settlers of Pennsylvania.

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