First Court House and Jail

This boulder

marks the square where the

First Court House and Jail

were located

in Manitowoc County

Built in 1840

Marker is at the intersection of North Rapids Road (County Road R) and Ellis Street, on the right when traveling north on North Rapids Road.

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Grand Central Terminal

“Landmark of New York”

Completed in 1913 from plans of Warren & Wetmore and Reed & Stem on site of earlier depot built by Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt in 1871. Statuary group over main entrance executed by Jules Coutan.

Marker is ...

Benwood Mine Disaster

Nearby mine supplied coal to large Wheeling Steel mill. An explosion here, 28 April 1924, resulted in third worst mine disaster in state history. 119 miners, many natives of Poland, Italy and Greece, were killed. There were no survivors. Led ...

David R. Pinn Community Center

After the Civil War, a small community of African Americans lived on Route 654, now known as Zion Drive. The Wrights, Hamiltons, Whites, and Pinns were farmers and laborers. In 1904, David R. & Sarah F. Pinn donated an acre ...

The French and Indian War 1756-1763

A Fight for the Continent

Waterways to the Interior

Rivers and lakes served as the superhighways of the 18th century. Many rivers and lakes in the Colony of New York either bordered New France (Canada), or connected the bordering water ...

Old Eastman School

Eastman’s first public school, serving both elementary and high school students, opened on this site in 1898. A second building was added in 1904. In 1946, financed through individual and community contributions, the school was remodeled.

In 1957, the school at ...

The Builders of the Bridge

Dedicated to the memory of Emily Warren Roebling 1843-1903 whose faith and courage helped her stricken husband Col. Washington A. Roebling, C.E. 1837-1926 complete the construction of this bridge from the plans of his father John A. Roebling, C.E. 1806-1869 ...

Old St. Peter’s Church

Landmark of New York

Here worships New York State’s oldest Roman Catholic parish organized in 1785. The first church on this site built a year later, remained until 1836. The present building, whose Greek Revival design is attributed to Isaiah ...

Residence of Konstantin Päts

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Konstantin Päts,

first President of Estonia,

lived in this building from 1922 to 1940.

The Finnish Embassy

was located here from 1923 to 1940,

and has been again since 1996.

Marker is on Kohtu Street ...

Guilford Granite

In Recognition of

Guilford’s Contribution

Of Granite to the Base

Of the Statue of Liberty

1886 – 1986

Dedicated

June 28, 1986

Marker is at the intersection of Park Street and Boston Street, on the right when traveling north on Park Street.

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