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| Title | Description | Coordinates | LocationMem | URL |
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| The Artistic Life | Front The lively scene around you began with an arts movement in the 1950s. Musicians, dancers, and artists found centrally located 18th Street attractive as declining rents made it affordable. Early on, jazz guitarist Charlie Byrd brought fame to the Show Boad Lounge at 2477 18th Street. Byrd, Keter Betts, and Stan Getz introduced Americans to Brazilian jazz with their best-selling album Jazz Samba (1962). The album was recorded at nearby All Souls Unitarian Church. Byrd headlined at the... | 38.921819, -77.042451 | On 18th Street NW, Adams Morgan, (On the right when traveling south) | https://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=109111 |
| The Basque Hotel | [Marker mounted to the left of the entrance door.] This building is the first Basque Hotel built near the Central Pacific Railroad lines that brought many new immigrants to Fresno and the San Joaquin Valley. It was one of several establishments that catered to Basque settlers and their families in the valley. The combined hotel, restaurant, bar and handball court soon became a center of cultural activity for the Basque community in Fresno County and other parts of the valley. The good food... | 36.731389, -119.795833 | On Mariposa Street, Fresno, (On the left when traveling north) | https://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=101868 |
| The Batty Mine Location | Front In memory of the heritage of John & Ann (Sneath) Batty ——————————— Immigrants of England 1844 Nyesville — Circa 1866 ——————————— Owners and Operators of The Batty Mine this Location Obverse John & Ann Batty Parents of: Charlie Grandparents of: John, Frank, Harold, Charles Erected 1994 by Jim & Winifred Batty Warren Great Granparents of: Winifred — Daughter of: Harold | 39.785933, -87.172150 | On Nyesville Road, near Nyesville, (On the left when traveling north) | https://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=59804 |
| The Beginning of the Cigar Industry in West Tampa | A cigar factory built on this site in June 1892 by Hugh C. Macfarlane brought the first industry to the community of West Tampa. First operated by A. Del Pino and Company, it failed financially. In 1894 the O'Halloran Cigar Company occupied the building. On May 18, 1895, a bill passed Florida's legislature creating the municipality of West Tampa. Its first mayor was Fernando Figueredo, a prominent figure in the Cuban revolution. Sponsored by the Tampa Historical Society - June 15,... | 27.957794, -82.483005 | On North Howard Avenue, Tampa, (On the left when traveling north) | https://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=46945 |
| The Big Picture | The background map is based on an early 20th century map surveying the canal system of New York, expanded to show the network of shipping routes that grew in the wake of the Erie Canal. There is no clearer picture of America's growing economy: the Erie Canal expanded these new settlements with unprecedented speed. Large-scale farming and factories followed the pioneers, and cities were rising out of the wild. The green map shows the Erie Canal at the heart of a complex network of trade... | 42.877288, -78.878785 | On Lloyd Street, Buffalo, (On the right when traveling south) | https://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=84908 |
| The Borough Houses | 35 Calhoun Street, was constructed in 1852 by Irish immigrants and purchased in 1939 by Willis Johnson, Sr., who was born a free man at Drayton Hall Plantation, West Ashley. 35 Calhoun Street and 35-1/2 are two-story wood framed Charleston single houses with red tin roofs containing 6 rooms and 2 bathrooms with side porches on each level. 35-1/2 Calhoun Street was built in 1940 by two of Willis Johnson's sons, Frank and Henry as a test for the completion of their carpentry apprenticeship... | 32.788788, -79.929099 | On Calhoun Street, Charleston, (On the right when traveling east) | https://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=53114 |
| The Brewmaster's Castle | A Washington, D.C. Landmark on the National Register of Historic Places Built by Christian Heurich (1842-1945), the world's oldest brewer, patriarch of the Washington business community, philanthropist, German immigrant, and American citizen America's most intact late-Victorian house museum, the first fireproof residence in the nation's capital, and the "smart house" of the late-19th Century Donated in 1955 by Heurich's widow to the Historical Society of Washington... | 38.908167, -77.044667 | On , Dupont Circle, | https://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=68527 |
| The Castroville Japanese Schoolhouse | From its founding, Castroville has been home to immigrants. They came from many countries to make better lives for themselves and their children. Then, as now, the immigrants primarily worked in the fields nearby. Japanese immigrants wanted their children to value the traditions of their home country. In 1935 they built this school as a place to teach Japanese-American youth to appreciate the rich customs and heritage of the Japanese culture. Recent immigrants share the hope that their children... | 36.764977, -121.751320 | On Geil Street, Castroville, | https://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=63714 |
| The Celtic Cross | English: Raised in 1909 by members of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, this monument honours the memory of the thousands of Irish immigrants who died on Grosse Île in 1847. Inscriptions in Irish, French and English recall their tragic destiny during the Great Famine. French: Érigé en 1909 par des membres de l’Ancient Order of Hibernians, ce monument honore la mémoire des milliers d’immigrants irlandais décédés à la Grosse-Île en 1847. Des inscriptions en gaélique, en français et en anglais... | 47.017948, -70.676251 | Near Rue de la Marina, near Berthier-sur-Mer, | https://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=80684 |
| The Central Railroad of New Jersey (CRRNJ) Terminal | From 1864 until 1967: the Central Railroad of New Jersey (CRRNJ) Terminal provided a vital link between the New Jersey and New York City shores. At its busiest, more than 200 ferry sailings transported tens of thousands of commuters and thousands of immigrants over the New York Harbor waters every day. In 1889, the CRRNJ built a single-story wooden ferry house, providing a functional and protective link for passengers walking between the ferry boats and the main building. This ferry house... | 40.707151, -74.034553 | Near Audrey Zapp Drive, Jersey City, (On the right when traveling east) | https://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=13300 |
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