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Tomas Estrada Palma

 

First President of Cuba.

lived here 1879-1902

while he headed a junta which

financed the Cuban revolution.

was Cuban President 1902-1906

Marker is on New York Route 32 ¼ mile south of Edgewood Drive, on the left when traveling ...

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Boston Post Road

68 Miles from Boston

This road is the first mail route in North America, established in 1673 by King Charles II of England.

In 1767, while Benjamin Franklin was Postmaster General, mileage was marked out with stone markers from Boston to New ...

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Boston Post Road

This section of the old Boston Post Road – Washington Street to Southbridge Road – was probably named for General George Washington who traveled this way en route to Boston to take command of the American troops in 1775. He ...

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Forks of The River Cemetery Park

Established in 1976 as a community bicentennial project, this park is significant because it is both the final resting place for several early settlers and decision makers and it is one of the last undeveloped areas that was part of ...

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Beery's Shipyard

On the west side of the river

a little south of the causeway

was Berry's Shipyard, where the

Confederate ironclad North Carolina

was built in 1862 for the protection

of the port. The ironclad Raleigh

was constructed at Cassidy's Shipyard,

near the foot of Church Street in ...

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Ralph Louis Engelstad

January 28, 1930 – November 26, 2002

With gratitude to the Engelstad Family Foundation for its generous contribution to this Liberty Bell monument, and in recognition of the life and achievements of Ralph Louis Engelstad who personified the highest qualities of ...

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Beery’s Shipyard

Many Confederate naval vessels, including the ironclad “North Carolina,” built here. Site lies across river on Eagles Island, ¼ mile west.

Marker is on Market Street (U.S. 17) just west of North 4th Street, on the right when traveling west.

Courtesy ...

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Saint Stephen Lutheran Church

Designed by Otto C. Uehling, erected in 1901-02, and designated in 1975 as a Milwaukee Landmark in recognition of its architectural and historical significance to the community.

Marker is at the intersection of South 5th Street and West Scott Street, ...

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Cassidey Shipyard

Confederate shipyard and outfitting station which completed the ironclad steam sloop Raleigh in 1863. Site is three blocks west.

Marker is at the intersection of South 3rd Street (U.S. 17) and Church Street, on the right on South 3rd Street.

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Judah P. Benjamin

United States Senator, Confederate Attorney General, Secretary of War, & of State, later lawyer in England. His early home was here.

Marker is on South 3rd Street (U.S. 17) 0.1 miles south of Ann Street, on the right when traveling south. ...

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