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Winfield Scott Memorial

Scottsdale's founder, a minister, Civil War hero, member of the Territorial House of Representatives and Chancellor of the University of Arizona who promoted the dusty desert east of Phoenix is honored here by the citizens of Scottsdale for his many ...

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400 Broad Street

It was at this location on the afternoon of June 5, 1880 that a fire erupted in John White’s Upholstery Shop. More than fifty buildings – including the nearby New York Hotel and most of the Chinese Quarter – were ...

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A Daring Rescue

During the Gold Rush, Rebecca Judkins and her sons William and Charles built a home near the northeast corner of 11th and Jackson Streets, just a block east of here. Bill Judkins was outside the day of June 6, 1869 ...

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First Bicycle Mishap in Golden

The earliest bicycles that were popular in Golden were called velocipedes. One daredevil rider, son of Judge Boyd, who was to become a pioneer farmer east of Golden, made the following news in the Colorado Transcript on May 19, 1869 ...

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John F. Cance / Galesville Area Veterans Memorial

Memorial

John F. Cance

1870 — 1953

Civic leader and benefactor who

provided a permanent charitable

trust to the City of Galesville

and the surrounding area for

education, beautification, and

charitable endeavors for the

benefit and enjoyment of the

residents of the City of Galesville

and the surrounding area.

Dedicated to the ...

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Site of Old Fort Utah

An adobe-walled refuge against Apaches

Built by the Lehi Pioneers of March 6, 1877

First Mormon colonists in central or southern Ariz.

[Left Column]:

Daniel W. Jones

• Harriet E. Jones

• Daniel P.

• Wiley C.

• Edwin W.

• Eleanor A.

• Wesley L.

• Byron

• Elvina

• Lorenzo E.

• ...

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Bodie and Benton R. R.

Surveyed in March, 1881, and completed in December, 1881 with materials hauled through Bodie to this roadbed, at a cost of one million dollars. This narrow gauge railway carried timber supplies 31.74 miles from Mono Mills to Bodie Station, rising ...

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Roland M. Manteiga

January 16, 1920 – September 25, 1998

Roland Manteiga chronicled events and politics that shaped Tampa and Ybor city and championed human rights for more than 40 years through his weekly column “As we heard it.” From his private table ...

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The Holland Red Door Store

In 1860 James Holland purchased this land and built the general store that still stands today. Located at the intersection of the toll roads to Baltimore and Olney, the store was at the heart of a community that became known ...

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John Callaham - Zachariah Carwile Memorial

John Callaham

Born in Virginia 1770

Migrated to South Carolina 1790

Died Level Land 1855

First Wife, Nancy Jarrett - Three

of Twelve Children of This Union

Married Sons of Zachariah Carwile.

Second Wife, Nancy Pinson - Eleven

Children by This Marriage. Donated

Land for Little River Church Property.

Zachariah ...

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