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| Title | Description | Coordinates | LocationMem | URL |
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| The Central Railroad of New Jersey (CRRNJ) Terminal | After passing the Statue of Liberty and being processed at Ellis Island, where did the new Americans go? Once declared “clearly and beyond a doubt, entitled to land” almost two-thirds of the immigrants processed at Ellis Island bought train tickets from the Central Railroad of New Jersey (CRRNJ) ticket office on the island. They then boarded ferries which brought them here to the CRRNJ Terminal in Jersey City. Upon arrival at the CRRNJ Terminal, the immigrants awaited their trains in the... | 40.707348, -74.034521 | Near Audrey Zapp Road, Jersey City, (On the right when traveling east) | https://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=49339 |
| The Chinese Walls | These stone walls are part of a network of trails and roads built by Chinese immigrants. In 1872 Simon L. Jones bought 1,500 acres of timberland in Woodside and developed them into farmlands, orchards and vineyards with the use of Chinese labor. These fine, enduring walls, constructed without mortar or coping, are a testament to the craftsmanship and expertise of Chinese workers, whose labors helped to build California. | 37.410383, -122.261320 | Near Woodside Road, Woodside, (On the right when traveling south) | https://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=63621 |
| The Conestee Lost Settlement Marker | Dedicated to a lost settlement of the Cherokee tribe. The former Conestee town, or also referred to as Kana’sta, was believed to have been abandoned between the 1750-1770's. Cherokee legend says these people were invited to a secret, flourishing village located within the mountains and they alone of all the Cherokee Nation escaped the long wars and suffering that followed the settlers' invasion of the mountains. | , | Transylvania County, NC | https://docsouth.unc.edu/commland/monument/909/, https://www.rockbrookcamp.com/archive/north-carolina/page/3/ |
| The Crossing at Scioto County | Many runaway slaves escaped from Kentucky to Portsmouth, Ohio. They crossed the Ohio River and it was very dangerous due to it being very close to Pro-Slave state. | 38.731743, -82.997674 | Scioto County, Ohio | http://www.dot.state.oh.us/maps/Documents/RTLFT_brochure_web.pdf |
| The Docks | “The Docks” has had a remarkably varied occupational history. Gold Rush immigrants camped along the riverbank. In the following years, a limited number of individuals and families lived in the area in private residences and lodging houses. From the beginning of Euro-American occupation, however, the area was dominated by commercial and industrial activity because of its location adjacent to a navigational river. Speculators; small businesses including saloons, fish wholesalers, bakeries and... | 38.579685, -121.507453 | Near Capital Mall, Sacramento, | https://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=16511 |
| The Douxsaint House | This property, a part of one of the original town lots in the Grand Model of Charles Towne was bought by Paul Douxsaint, merchant, planter, and French Huguenot immigrant, in 1725. The Charleston single house of French type construction appears to have been built in the mid 1700’s and is one of two houses in this block that escaped the Great Fire of 1775. The present interior details reflect both late Georgian and early Federal periods. | 32.777800, -79.929300 | On Church Street, Charleston, (On the right when traveling north) | https://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=27543 |
| The Empire Block | Constructed in 1907, Henry Schwarz and Frank Greulich named the building The Empire Block for their business, the Empire Meat Market. At the dissolution of the Schwarz and Greulich partnership in 1916, the building was purchased by Frank Greulich and was maintained by his heirs for many years. The five ground floor store fronts were occupid by many different retail businesses. On the second floor, the Empire Rooming House, later named Spur Hotel, was of questionable reputation, the proprietress... | 45.670460, -118.786990 | On , Pendleton, | https://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=96873 |
| The Erie House | This 1894 saloon and hotel belonged to the Van Detto family, recently arrived Italian immigrants. Located a few hundred feet east of Lock 52, the Erie House was a popular destination for the canal community. | 43.037401, -76.634416 | Near Interstate 90, Port Byron, | https://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=103562 |
| The First Cabin in Douglas County | Dedicated to the memory of Rev. J.A. Cornwall and Family They built the First Immigrant Cabin in Douglas County near this site hence the name Cabin Creek The family wintered here in 1846 1847 Were saved from extreme want by Israel Stoley, a nephew who was a good hunter The Indians were friendly The Cornwalls traveled part way westward with the illfated Donner Party | 43.434983, -123.310187 | On Old Highway 99 North, Oakland, (On the right when traveling north) | https://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=99269 |
| The Franklin’s Fine Home | Harris Franklin, his wife Anna, and son Nathan arrived in Deadwood, Dakota Territory in 1877. A Jewish immigrant from humble beginnings, Harris Franklin earned his fortune through the wholesale liquor business and gradually diversified into cattle, gold mining, and banking. Between 1883 and 1890, the Franklins purchased four parcels of land in order to build their lovely home with all the modern amenities. In 1891 Harris and Anna Franklin commissioned Simeon D. Eisendrath, a Jewish architect... | 44.372162, -103.726863 | On Van Buren Street, Deadwood, | https://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=34144 |
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