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| Title | Description | Coordinates | LocationMem | URL |
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| The Zale Legacy | In the early 20th Century, the Wichita Falls oil boom attracted several immigrant Russian Jewish families seeking a better life. One such immigrant to the town, Morris Bernard Zalefsky (1901 - 1995), began to learn the jewelry trade from his uncle, Sam Kruger. Zalefsky opened his own store inside a drug store in Graham, but due to Klu Klux Klan activity in the area, he returned to Wichita Falls in 1924. Zalefsky Americanized his name to Zale, opened his own store at this location on March 29... | 33.913085, -98.489870 | On 8th Street, Wichita Falls, (On the right when traveling east) | https://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=96803 |
| The Zellekin Brewery | The Baxter Springs brewery was built on this site in 1870 by Edward Zellekin, a German immigrant who knew there would be a demand for his product in the booming cattle town. The massive building was constructed of brick and yellow sandstone. After the cattle boom diminished, Zellekin abandoned the building, moved to Joplin, and made a fortune in mining. Years later, the building became headquarters for the Apostolic Faith religious movement. In the early 1960's, the building was condemned... | 37.027874, -94.732840 | Near , Baxter Springs, | https://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=80218 |
| Thiensville’s First General Store | Built in 1860 by German immigrant William Zimmermann as his general store and residence. Soon became focal point of village community. Also served as post office and had one of the first telephones in the area. Aug. 2001 | 43.231429, -87.982327 | On Green Bay Road, Thiensville, (On the right when traveling north) | https://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=50964 |
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| Thomas Anderson Veblen and Kari Bunde Veblen Farmstead / History of the Veblen Farmstead | Thomas Anderson Veblen and Kari Bunde Veblen Farmstead From 1866 to 1893 this farmstead was the home of the Veblen family one of the most prominent Norwegian immigrant families of the nineteenth century. The most distinguishing trait of the Veblen family was its emphasis on education. Of the nine children who lived to adulthood, all but one finished secondary school, several studied on the college level, and three graduated from Carleton College. Both Andrew and Thorstein completed the Carleton... | 44.348122, -93.046686 | Near Goodhue Avenue, near Nerstrand, (On the left when traveling north) | https://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=49376 |
| Thomas E. Cahill | Entrepreneur and philanthropist who bequeathed the bulk of his estate to establish Roman Catholic High School for Boys, the first free Catholic high school in the US. Founded here in 1890, the school initiated a diocesan high school system that became a model throughout the nation. Coming from a poor immigrant family, Cahill sought to provide young men from similar backgrounds with the secondary education denied him. | 39.958290, -75.162220 | On North Broad Street, Philadelphia, | https://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=82823 |
| Thorstrand | These two Mediterranean Revival mansions were designed for Magnus and Annie Swenson and their daughter Mary North by Madison architects Law and Law. Swenson was a Norwegian immigrant who became an internationally famous inventor and humanitarian. Among his many and varied activities, Swenson patented over 200 machines and processes, built hydroelectric dams on the Wisconsin River, and founded the Norwegian-American Steamship Lines. Please respect the privacy of the occupants. | 43.091764, -89.481709 | Near Thorstrand Road, Madison, (On the right when traveling north) | https://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=46031 |
| Those who have come before | The Delta represents a “melting pot” of diverse cultures. And most of them got here by canoe. Canoeing is the oldest form of water transportation on the Mississippi River-at least 2,000 years old! In the Quapaw tribal history, they arrived form the Ohio River Valley in canoes-that’s why the tribe became known as “The Downstream People.” Native Americans American Indians were among the first people to call this area home. The earliest date back to 9,500 B. C. Numerous Indian communities... | 34.524449, -90.584335 | On Elm Street, Helena, | https://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=107816 |
| Three Chopped Way | One of routes of Military & post road begun, 1807, from Natchez to Ft. Stoddert & Milledgeville, Ga. Over this trail many immigrants came into Territory & here Sam Dale operated wagon train. | 32.012850, -89.287990 | On State Route 15, Bay Springs, (On the left when traveling north) | https://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=56544 |
| Timms' Point and Landing | In 1852 German immigrant Augustus W. Timms obtained Sepulveda's Landing on the mudflats near here. He built a wharf, added a warehouse, corral and other facilities to service shipping and running of stages to Los Angeles. Timms was a pioneer in the development of the harbor and for over fifty years this area was known as Timms Point. | 33.728350, -118.275317 | On Sampson Way, San Pedro, (On the right when traveling north) | https://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=50976 |
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