Memorials
Education was very important to the new immigrants. They wanted their children to have an education that they were unable to have.
From small schools in the early years to bigger and better schools such as the Lincoln High School that was on this site with its gym and swimming pool, to the Washington and Jefferson Elementary Schools two blocks to the north, the dream of a good education system for their children was fulfilled.
Zum Andenken der Deutsch
Amerikanishe Freiwilligen
Schultz's Battery
Civil War 1861 - 1865
Battery M, First Ohio
Volunteer Light Artillery
Sidney, Shelby County, Ohio.
Erected in 1938 by
George Hemm Jr.
in memory of
his parents and the pioneer
immigrant German settlers,
soldiers and sailors of the
United States.
Their magnificent support of
President Lincoln during
the Civil War saved the Union
1861 - 1865
Philadelphia is a major destination because of its booming ports which made it a very natural destination for Scottish immigrants. These immigrants were seeking a new place with new opportunities. Many were very poor and in need. The memorial shows the strides the Scottish have made.
In 1868, when this area was covered with small farms, Prussian immigrants John and Mary Selinsky bought farm land in Erin Township and built this salt-box house using solid log construction covered with clapboard. The Selinskys gave the house to their daughter Ernestine when she married John Green in 1874. The property was owned by their descendants until 1974. Moved to this location in 1975 because of the construction of I-696, this house is now restored as a museum.
Sequoyah was the creator of the Cherokee writing system. He was born in the 1770s in the Cherokee village of Tuskegee near the Tennessee River. While working as a silversmith, Sequoyah learned how to sign his name on his work. This was he came up with the idea for a Cherokee writing system. He worked for many years developing the characters. Sequoyah created 85 characters and each stands for a syllable in the Cherokee language. In 1821 the Cherokee Nation reviewed and adopted the syllabary. The... Read More
Seven men from Phillips County, all of them immigrants to Arkansas, became high ranking Confederate officers. They served with honor in the Army of the Tennessee and in the Trans-Mississippi, participating in many decisive battles and campaigns.
The Arkansas Frontier, 1835-1861
Many ambitious men came to Phillip County before the Civil War, drawn by the opportunities offered by the frontier. Among them were lawyers Charles Adams and James Tappan; Patrick Cleburne, an Irish immigrant;... Read More
In memory of the settlers from Bukovina, Austria who stepped off the train at this location. Beginning in 1886 the German speaking immigrants brought a strong Christian faith and work ethic to build a future for their families in the New World.
Dedicated on July 16, 1993
Located on the campus of UNC-CH. It was placed in McCorkle place.
(side one)
The first Sisters of Charity arrived in New Mexico Territory in 1865 from Cincinnati at the request of Bishop Lamy with the mission of serving all people regardless of race, religion or ability to pay. Hundreds of sisters followed. They established some of the most significant institutions in the state including St. Vincent Hospital & Orphanage and St. Elizabeth Shelter for the Homeless in Santa Fe.
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Sisters Pauline Leo and Vincent O'Keefe, Civil War nurses,... Read More
Owners Mario and Santa Mirabella Tampa's Pioneer Seafood Family Mirabella's owned its own fleet of boats that brought in fresh fish to the business. Mirabella's Mission Statement "From the Gulf to You"