First Congregational Church of South Portland

Near this hallowed ground our earliest settlers erected in 1722 a garrison-meeting house for worship and protection. This was the beginning of the First Congregational Church of South Portland, which was established on November 10, 1734.

Dedicated November 10, 1984

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Coast Artillery Corps at Fort Preble

Dedicated to the

men and women of

the Coast Artillery Corps

who defended Portland Harbor

at Fort Preble in five wars

from 1808 through 1945

Marker is on Fort Road near McKernan Drive, on the right when traveling north.

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Morris P. Cates

In memory

Morris P. Cates

Deputy Commissioner of Education

through whose untiring efforts

- Maine -

Vocational-Technical Institute

was established

in 1946

Marker is at the intersection of Fort Road and Campus Center Drive, on the right when traveling north on Fort Road.

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Battle of 1702

In this vicinity was fought the Flint Battle of 1702 between the English under Capt. Antonio with Creek allies from Achito (near Columbus) and the Spaniards under Capt. Francisco Romo Uriza with 800 Indians from Bacuqua (north of Tallahassee). In ...

Bushy Run Battlefield

British and Americans under Col. Henry Bouquet defeated the Indians here, August 5-6, 1763, during the Pontiac War, and lifted the siege of Ft. Pitt.

Marker is at the intersection of Bushy Run Road (Pennsylvania Route 993) and Harrison Avenue (Pennsylvania ...

Grosse Point Light Station

has been designated a

National Historic Landmark

This site possesses national significance

in commemorating the history of the

United States of America

1999

National Park Service

United States Department of the Interior

Marker is on Sheridan Road, on the right when traveling north.

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Old Treaty Elm

The tree which stood here until 1933, marked the Northern Boundary of the Fort Dearborn Reservation, the trail to Lake Geneva, the center of Billy Caldwell’s (Chief Sauganash) Reservation, and the site of the Indian Treaty of 1835.

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The First High Rise Concrete Frame Building in the United States

Commemorating the first high rise concrete frame building in the United States

Erected 1903

Marker is at the intersection of E 4th St and Vine St, on the right when traveling west on E 4th St.

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The University of North Carolina at Asheville

Established 1927; became

Asheville-Biltmore

College 1936. Moved here

in 1961. A campus of

The University of North

Carolina, 1969.

Marker is at the intersection of Broadway (North Carolina Route 1791) and WT Weaver Blvd, on the right when traveling north ...

Battle of Asheville

On April 3, 1865, Union Col.

Isaac M. Kirby left East Tenn.

with 1100 men on a raid against

Asheville. On April 6, Kirby's

force was defeated by local

militia under Col. G. W. Clayton.

Earthworks remain 100 yds. N.

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