Migration Memorials - immigration

Johann Michael Jahn

makvnna@unc.edu — Mon, 19 Oct 2020 14:03:51 +0000

Description:

Johann Michael Jahn. Johann Michael Jahn (1816-1883) came to New Braunfels in 1845 as a colonist with the German Emigration Company. He married Anna Klein Bellmer in 1850. A "Tischlermeister" or master craftsman, Jahn established a business making fine hand-crafted furniture. Active in civic affairs, he was elected one of the first alderman of the city. After Jahn's death, his son and grandson operated the business, and built this building in 1910. The company continued until the 1930s. Jahn's works have been displayed locally and at the Witte Museum in San Antonio.

LocationMem:

New Braunfels, TX

Institution:

Texas Historical Commission

Official/Unofficial:

Official

Group Acknowledged:

Germans

Physical Aspects:

Black

Date of Dedication:

1997

Place Location:

Themes:

immigration

settlers

Germany

Funkstown Bridge

befikero@unc.edu — Tue, 15 Oct 2019 02:28:34 +0000

Description:

This bridge was constructed by Irish immigrants. This is where the saying “paying off the dead horse,” came out. This is because they worked on the bridge to pay off the cost it took to immigrate from their home country to America. Working conditions were rough and locals would provoke and taunt the immigrants. The bridge was finished in 1823, but since then had some work done to it. In 1931 the bridge was widened.

LocationMem:

Hagerstown, MD 21740 Washington County

Official/Unofficial:

Official

Group Acknowledged:

Irish

Historical Subject:

Irish immigrants worked on this bridge to pay off the cost it took for them to get to America. Paying off the passage from their old country to America gave birth to the phrase “paying off the dead horse.” It also shows the resiliency of the Irish as they worked through rough conditions and torment by locals.

Physical Aspects:

Since the original completion of the Funkstown Bride in 1823 there bridge has been widened. Concrete facades has also been added (to the sides facing you). However, the original stone on the opposite sides remain.

Place Location:

Files:

Themes:

immigration

Historic Filipinotown

mcolarte@unc.edu — Mon, 14 Oct 2019 08:43:14 +0000

Description:

Historic Filipinotown, "Hi Fi," is an ethnic enclave in Los Angeles' 13th district made from the communities of Silver Lake and Echo Park. Previously known as Little Manila, Hi Fi was proposed by council member Eric Garcetti on 02 August 2002, currently serves to preserve the neighborhood's history, and promotes cultural and social unity not just among a Filipino population but one that reflect's LA growing diversity.

LocationMem:

Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

Institution:

Los Angeles City Council

Official/Unofficial:

Official

Group Acknowledged:

Filipinos

Filipino Americans

Historical Subject:

In the 1940s, many Filipino American families settled in the area, buying homes and creating businesses away from Little Tokyo and Bunker Hill areas, as their homeland was occupied by imperial Japanese in the second World War. Additionally, Historic Filipinotown designates the settlement areas for Filipino immigrants to the United States during an immigration resurgence in the late 1990s and early 2000s, noted by the creation of key Filipino organizations, Catholic churches, and housing prior to Los Angeles City Council's formal proclamation of the historic town. And despite the neighborhood's growing Mexican and Central American populations in the 2010s, Hi Fi remains as the cultural heart of Filipino Americans in Southern California.

Physical Aspects:

The ethnic enclave resides in Los Angeles' 13th district with a western boundary on Hoover Street, Glendale Boulevard to the east, Temple Street to the north, and Beverly Boulevard to the south.

Date of Dedication:

02 August 2002

Place Location:

Files:

Collection:

Historical Marker Database Migration Collection

Themes:

Hungarian Garden

geoandr@unc.edu — Sat, 05 Oct 2019 17:41:19 +0000

Description:

This memorial garden commemorates the journey of the Hungarian people to America. It contains three bust of prominent figures of the Hungarian community. These figures are Endre Ady, Imre Madach and Joseph Remenyi . This garden encompasses a feeling of peace and acceptance.

LocationMem:

1070 East Blvd, Cleveland, OH 44108

Institution:

Cleveland Culture Garden Federation

Official/Unofficial:

Unofficial

Group Acknowledged:

Hungarian Immigrants

Date of Dedication:

July 10, 1938

Place Location:

Files:

Themes:

Hungarian

immigration

Pomeranian Granite Memorial

zeque@unc.edu — Sat, 05 Oct 2019 04:02:06 +0000

Description:

The granite monument celebrates the heritage of the Pomeranian immigrants that settled in Central Wisconsin, and the legacy that their presence in the region has left.

LocationMem:

Berlin, Marathon County, Wisconsin

Institution:

Pommerscher Verein Central Wisconsin

Official/Unofficial:

Unofficial

Group Acknowledged:

Pomeranians

Physical Aspects:

The monument itself is a six-foot tall marker made of red granite, the state stone. One side of the monument tells the story of the Pomeranian settlers, while the other features maps that shows the origins and destinations of said settlers. The tiles that make up the ground around the marker have the names of the original settlers engraved into them.

Date of Dedication:

July 15, 2012

Place Location:

Files:

Themes:

settlement

immigration

The Immigrants

annag18@unc.edu — Sat, 05 Oct 2019 04:00:20 +0000

Description:

Statue depicts figures of various ethnic groups and eras, including an Eastern European Jew, a freed African slave, a priest, and a worker. The statue is made of Bronze.

LocationMem:

South of Castle Clinton, The Battery, NYC

Institution:

Rudin Management Company

Official/Unofficial:

Unofficial

Group Acknowledged:

All immigrants who came to New York City and the struggles they faced to reach NYC.

Historical Subject:

The statue stands to honor the diversity of New York City and all the struggles faced by immigrants from all over the world in their journey to America.

Physical Aspects:

Bronze statue depicting figures from various ethnic groups and eras, including an Eastern European Jew, a freed African slave, a priest, and a fatigued worker.

Date of Dedication:

May 4th, 1983

Place Location:

Themes:

Annie Moore Statue

annag18@unc.edu — Sat, 05 Oct 2019 03:42:49 +0000

Description:

Stature depicting young girl, Annie Moore, the first immigrant to pass through Ellis Island at the age of 17 from Cork County, Ireland. She looks into the distance.

LocationMem:

Ellis Island

Institution:

Ellis Island Foundation

Official/Unofficial:

Official

Group Acknowledged:

All immigrants who passed through Ellis Island

Historical Subject:

Statue built to honor all immigrants who passed through Ellis Island in pursuit of the American Dream.

Physical Aspects:

Sculpture of young girl, wearing coat and hat with her hand lifted above her head, looking into the distance.

Date of Dedication:

1980s

Place Location:

Themes:

Estonian Garden

annag18@unc.edu — Sat, 05 Oct 2019 03:15:33 +0000

Description:

The structure is a cement shaft curved at the top in the shape of a petal or a leaf. Inside the petal/leaf shape are pieces of wood in the shape of flames. Sandstone walkways surround the structure, representing the Baltic Sea, which played a significant role in the Estonian people's immigration to America. Estonian flags extend from either side of the structure. Inscribed on the monument are the words, "But the time will come when all torches will burst into flame at both ends." This is an excerpt from the poem Kalevipoeg written by Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald in the 1850s.

Caption

LocationMem:

Cleveland Cultural Gardens

Institution:

Cleveland's Estonian Community

Group Acknowledged:

Estonian Immigrants

Historical Subject:

The structure stands to honor the immigrants from Estonia and attempts to foster a sense of national identity in Cleveland's Estonian community.

Physical Aspects:

Rectangular cement shaft curved at the top, in the shape of a petal/leaf. Pieces of wood shaped like flames are in the curved out section. Estonian flags extend outward from either side. surrounded by sandstone walkways and trees.

Date of Dedication:

1966

Place Location:

Themes:

immigration

Estonia

Los Santos Ángeles de Guevavi

befikero@unc.edu — Sat, 05 Oct 2019 02:18:03 +0000

Description:

This settlement of O'odham people was first visited in January 1691 and they established it as a mission. By 1701 a small church was started and Juan de San Martin was the first resident priest.

LocationMem:

Nogales, AZ 85621

Institution:

Government

Official/Unofficial:

Official

Group Acknowledged:

O'odham

Historical Subject:

Settlement of the O'odham that became a missionary and led to the creation of a church for people to feel empowered.

Physical Aspects:

Large trees near a mountain. Near a pierre type field. Sand tombs and rocks from old structures.

Date of Dedication:

1990

Place Location:

Themes:

immigration

settlement

religion

Finnish Garden

befikero@unc.edu — Sat, 05 Oct 2019 01:47:11 +0000

Description:

There are busts of Jean Sibelius, noted composer of “Finlandia”, Elias Lonnrot, doctor and author of the epic poem, “Kalevala,” Johan Vilhelm Snellman, statesman, and Johan Ludvig Runeberg, national poet and author of the Finnish national anthem, “Maame.”

LocationMem:

1880 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

Institution:

Private

Official/Unofficial:

Unofficial

Group Acknowledged:

Finnish

Historical Subject:

The immigration of the Finnish people.

Physical Aspects:

A granite monument with a quote by an author named Aleksis Kivi. Surrounded by tall, green trees and flowers. There are also heads of Jean Sibelius, Elias Lonnrot, Johan Vilhelm Snellman, and Johan Ludvig Runeberg.

Date of Dedication:

1958

Place Location:

Themes:

immigration

settlers