Wichita Casket Company Building

Built 1916; Burned down 1987

Historic Address: 129/131 N. Rock Island

Current Address: 129 N. Rock Island

Marker is on Rock Island Street near 1st Street, on the left when traveling north.

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Flour and Grain Exchange

Originally a meeting hall for the Boston Chamber of Commerce, the Exchange was built on land donated by streetcar magnate Henry M. Whitney and completed in 1892. Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge designed the tiered arches and rock-faced masonry which exemplify ...

F. G. F. G. and C. H. Smyth and Sons Building C. H. Smyth and Sons Building

Built 1912

Historic Address: 120/122 N. Rock Island

Current Address: 117 N. Mosley

Marker is on Mosley, on the left when traveling north.

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United States Colored Troops

Civil War Memorial Monument

African Americans have served in every war since the American Revolution. During the Civil War, more that 180,000 African Americans comprising 170 units served in the Union Army and 29,511 served in the Union Navy. Nearly 700 ...

Welburn Square

This park is named for Dr. Williamson Crothers Welburn, 1874-1964, an Arlington physician whose practice began in 1905. Welburn built his office on this site with a pharmacy/post office downstairs and living space above. The front sidewalk was the first ...

Wall of Hope

A Rhode Island Community Response to September 11th

This mosaic was created by more than 10,000 Rhode Island Residents of all ages, races, religion, and cultures. The magnificent artwork you see here is a tribute to loved ones lost, to the ...

Lampl Produce Company Building

Built 1907-1908

Built as a Warehouse for $17,000

Historic Address: 116/118 N. Rock Island

Current Address: 111 N. Mosley

Marker is on Mosley, on the left when traveling north.

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Salvation Army Building

Built 1946

Historic and Current Address:

126 N. Mosley

Marker is on Mosley, on the right when traveling north.

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Lady Carrington and The Blackstone Canal

If this were the year 1828 you could climb aboard the barge Lady Carrington and travel by water all the way to Worcester.

It was October 8, 1828 and the Blackstone Canal had opened for passenger and cargo service between Providence ...

Carlin Springs

In 1872 John F. Carlin developed here a popular resort which could be reached by train from Washington and Alexandria. His establishment included two springs, an ice cream parlor, a restaurant, a dance pavilion, and a swimming hole at the ...