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Jackie Robinson Memorial Ball Park

Baseball Hall-of-Famer Jackie Robinson played his first exhibition game as a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers farm club at this park on March 17, 1946, professional baseball's first integrated game. In 1947, Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers and made baseball ...

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National Historic Landmark-Marshlands Dr.Verdier House

National Historic Landmark- Marshlands Dr. James Robert Verdier House

This house with an arcaded cellar shows West Indian influence in its design. It was built about 1813 for Dr. James Robert Verdier, who discovered a treatment for yellow fever.

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Childhood Home of Mayor Yvonne Scarlett-Golden (Private)

This residence was purchased in the 1860s by Mayor Yvonne Scarlett-Golden's uncle. Born in Daytona Beach in 1926, Mayor Scarlett-Golden was the first African American and only the second woman to serve as Daytona Beach mayor. Elected as Mayor of ...

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National Historic Landmark-Market Hall & Sheds

National Historic Landmark- Market Hall and Sheds

 

Constructed in 1841, this is one of a small number of 19th-century market complexes extant in the United States.

An imposing building with Doric columns, front portico, and elaborate ironwork, it resembles ...

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National Historic Landmark-Joseph Manigault House

National Historic Landmark- Joseph Manigault House

Built in 1790, this is the first Neoclassical building designed by architect Gabriel Manigault. His design reflects the architectural influence of Robert Adam.

Courtesy National Park Service National Historic Landmarks

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Zora Neale Hurston's Grave

Zora Neale Hurston was buried in an unmarked grave until African American novelist Alice Walker (best known perhaps as the author of The Color Purple) and literary scholar Charlotte Hunt found and marked the grave in 1973. Located in the ...

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National Historic Landmark-Lancaster County Jail

National Historic Landmark- Lancaster County Jail

Completed in 1823, this three story stuccoed building reflects innovations by the architect. He omitted dungeons and designed cells for better air circulation.

Courtesy National Park Service National Historic Landmarks

Photo courtesy Library of Congress Historic American ...

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Zora Neale Hurston Dust Tracks Heritage Trail & Branch Library

The Zora Neale Hurston Branch Library is named for the African American author, storyteller, folklorist and anthropologist who grew up in Eatonville, and spent the last years of her life in Fort Pierce where she is buried. The library serves ...

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National Historic Landmark-Lancaster County Courthouse

National Historic Landmark- Lancaster County Courthouse

Design of this 2-story brick building, more Palladian than Classic, has been attributed to Robert Mills.

In continuous use as a courthouse since its completion in 1828, it features fine reeded woodwork and vaulted ceilings.

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National Historic Landmark-USS Laffee Destroyer

National Historic Landmark- USS Laffey Destroyer

The only surviving ALLEN M. SUMNER class destroyer and the only surviving World War II destroyer that saw service in the Atlantic, she acted as escort to convoys to Great Britain, and on D-Day she ...

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