Cradle of Cuban Liberty

On this corner was located El Liceo Cubano,

a tobacco stripping house converted into a

Cuban social center in 1886. This is the cradle

of Cuban independence. Here, on Nov. 26-27,

1891, Jose Marti delivered the two speeches,

"Con Todos y Para Todos" and "Los ...

Cincinnati's First Playground

Lytle Park Series

For many years, Lytle Park echoed the shrieks and laughter of Cincinnati's children. It was dedicated as the city's first public playground, a respite for already crowded inner-city dwellers, on the sunny afternoon of July 6, 1907. The ...

Birthplace of the Santa Fe Railway Company

To commemorate the birthplace

of

The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe

Railway Company in Atchison, Kansas

February 11, 1859

From this small beginning - a rail line connecting Atchison and Topeka, Kansas - a great transportation system evolved bringing much pride and renown to our ...

Brookfield

Brookfield

Parish of Newbury

The land which comprises the geographical area of Brookfield belonged to the towns of Danbury, Newtown, and New Milford. In 1754 the Parish of Newbury was incorporated by decree of the General Assembly with boundaries and area similar ...

95th New York Infantry

2nd Brigade - 1st Division

(Front):95th

New York

Infantry.

2nd Brigade

1st Division

1st Corps.

(Left):July 1, 1863.

This Regiment was formed

south of the McPherson House

and engaged the enemy at 10 a.m.

at 10:30 a.m. changed front.

Advanced to this position

with the 84th New York

and 6th Wisconsin.

Repulsed and captured

a large ...

George Whitefield

George Whitefield (1714-70) was a noted evangelist, born in Gloucester, England. He met John and Charles Wesley at Oxford and with them formed the Holy Club. Ordained deacon in 1736, he followed the Wesleys to Georgia in 1738 and founded ...

4th of July, 1804 Creek

July 4, 1804

William Clark recorded in his

journal that on this date,

the Corps of Discovery

"Passed a Creek 12 yrs. wide...comeing

out of an extensive Prarie reching

within 200 yeards of the river, as this

Creek has no name, and this being

the...the [sic] 4th of ...

Confederate Outpost

In August 1861, while U.S. forces were constructing the Arlington line three miles to the east, the Confederates established a fortified outpost on the high ground about 200 yards west of here, to guard the bridge by which the Georgetown ...

Town of Killen

Established 1896

[Side 1:]

The area known as Killen in Lauderdale County, was settled in the early 1800s. In 1826, Joseph Mason was appointed the first postmaster of the new community called Masonville, later to become Killen. The post office ...

The Bridge Over 4th of July 1804 Creek

This stream was named by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark when they stopped at the present site of Atchison, Kansas on July 4, 1804. The following is an excerpt from Clark's logbook:

"...as this creek has no name, and this being ...