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| Title | Description | Coordinates | LocationMem | URL |
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| Swedes of Texas | Swedish immigration to Texas began with the arrival of Swen Magnus Swenson in 1838. Settling first on the Gulf Coast, he became a successful businessman. In 1850 he moved to Austin, where he established a ranch in the area he later named Govalle ("Good Grazing Land"). His uncle, Svante Palm, joined him in Austin in 1850 and together they promoted Swedish immigration to Texas. By 1910 some 7,000 Swedes came to Texas and established homes, farms, businesses, and churches. Palm became a... | 30.268888, -97.772830 | Near Barton Springs Road, Austin, (On the left when traveling south) | https://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=99678 |
| Swedish American Immigrant Monument | 41.035567, -92.620191 | Munterville, Iowa | https://www.ottumwacourier.com/archives/swedish-american-monument-could-inspire-strength-faith/article_df419745-2bca-53ba-a8c2-837d09f55cec.html, http://thedeheers.blogspot.com/2008/10/swedish-american-immigrant-monument.html | |
| Sweet Home Common School No.15 | Sweet Home Common School #15 was originally located on the east side of Sweet Home Road, south of Tonawanda Creek Road, 1/4 mile from the Erie Barge Canal. German-speaking families, who had emigrated from the Alsace-Lorraine region on the border of Germany and France, populated this area of northwest Amherst known as the "French Settlement." These settlers traveled the Erie Canal to their new homes in rural Amherst, where farmland was plentiful. The Sweet Home School was built in... | 43.082016, -78.729732 | Near Tonawanda Creek Road, Amherst, | https://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=83450 |
| Syrian Garden | The Syrian Garden is part of the Cleveland Cultural Gardens Federation, intended to immortalize the rich and diverse history and culture of Syria and its people throughout the ages. The Garden contains elements from different aspects of Syrian heritage: the Arches of Palmyra, the Amphitheater of Basra, the Syrian Arch and the Arabic Fountain, all decorated with authentic colors. | 41.523923, -81.623059 | Cleveland, Ohio | https://www.facebook.com/SyrianCulturalGarden/ |
| Taken by Surprise | In the summer of 1862, after years of broken treaty promises and late payments that fueled growing tensions and conflict, some Dakota began an attempt to forcibly reclaim their homeland. After attacking the Redwood (Lower Sioux) Agency on August 18 — the beginning of what became known as the U.S.–Dakota War of 1862 — the Dakota moved toward New Ulm. In their path stood a small settlement known as Milford. There, unprepared for battle, 53 of Milford’s residents were killed in a single day. As... | 44.356523, -94.593385 | On County Route 11, near Essig, (On the left when traveling north) | https://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=67915 |
| Tarpon Springs Sponge Diver Memorial Statue | The bronze copper statue stands in the heart of Tarpon Springs, a Greek community that started the center of Florida's sponge industry in 1890. It was erected to commemorate Greek immigrants that moved from Greece to become sponge divers as generations before them have done so in America. | 28.155610, -82.760750 | 746 Dodecanese Blvd Tarpon Springs, Florida | |
| Tarpon Springs Sponge Industry | City dedicated sign signifying the importance of Tarpon Springs to the Greek immigrants and Florida's sponge industry. | 28.146125, -82.756768 | Tarpon Springs, Florida | |
| Taylor Brethren Church | During the 1880s, many Czech Protestant immigrants who settled in the Taylor area were members of the Unity of the Brethren, founded in 1457 by followers of the Czech reformer and martyr Jan Hus. These local Brethren found it difficult to worship in area Protestant churches because of the language barrier – most conducted services in German or English. As a result, the Czech immigrants joined together to revive practices of the Unity of the Brethren and worship in their native language. The Rev... | 30.573226, -97.428657 | On , Taylor, (On the right when traveling north) | https://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=25219 |
| Tempe Bakery/Hackett House | The construction of these two buildings is associated with the first significant phase of commercial development in Tempe. The bakery complex was owned by William Hilge, a German immigrant, who produced bread in ovens and delivered it in Tempe and Mesa. In 1907, the Craig family purchased the buildings and converted them to a residence. Their daughter, Estelle, later married Roy Hackett, and lived on the property until it was sold to the City of Tempe in 1974. | 33.426111, -111.940833 | Near South Maple Avenue, Tempe, | https://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=34558 |
| Tercentenary Monument | 103 ft tall obelisk of marble bricks with inscriptions dedicated to the founding of the "first permanent colony of the English people." Constructed by US Government for 300th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown. | 37.208762, -76.777536 | Historic Jamestowne, Virginia |
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