Major's Hall

(Plaque 1)

Major's Hall

Erected 1852 by

William Trabue Major

Razed 1959(Plaque 2)

Illinois Republican Party

born in Major's Hall

I have supposed myself since the organization of the Republican Party at Bloomington, in May 1856, bound as a party man by the platforms of the party ...

A Radical Idea: Government by the People

Senate House State Historic Site

Consider the sacrifices made by ordinary citizens like Abraham van Gaasbeck, who risked his life, family, and property, when he offered his modest stone house as a meeting place for the first New York State ...

Miller-Davis Buildings

"...If they believe...Vandeventer pointed the gun at Swartz and advanced upon him, merely to intimidate Swartz....

so that he could get to kill the dog, and with no intention of him, or otherwise hurting him with the gun, that was no ...

Miller-Davis Building

Built 1843

A National Register of Historic Places SiteHere, in the 1840s attorneys of the old Eighth Judicial Circuit would gather. In the upper rooms Abraham Lincoln, David Davis, Asahel Gridley and others forged their ideals which fifteen years later were ...

Julius H. Ruhl Residence

A native of Prussia, Julius H. Ruhl came to Galveston in 1872. He served as cashier and clerk for the mercantile firm of Kauffman & Runge until his death in 1882. This home, which Ruhl had constructed in 1874-75, remained ...

Attapulgus Cemetery Inc.

Hatcher Annex

This property was given to the Attapulgus Cemetery Inc. on Easter Sunday, April 15, 2001, by Dr. and Mrs. Charles Ross Hatcher Jr., To the Glory of God, Our Father, And in memory of his parents, Charles Ross and ...

Trube House

This Danish castle-inspired home was built in 1890 by John Clement Trube, who came in his youth from Kiel, Denmark. His architect was Alfred Muller.

A successful businessman, Trube married Veronica Durst, an heir of early Texan Peter Durst: family ...

Orr Community Veterans Memorial

((front)

-U.S.A.-U.S.N.-U.S.A.F.-U.S.M.C.-M.M.-

Dedicated to the men and women of the Orr community who served our country in times of peace and war

Monument donated by William (Sonny) Roberts

(rear)

Orr veterans resting other places

Marker is at the intersection of Orr Road North and Orr Road ...

New York State Assembly

On April 23, 1977, a

delegation representing

the New York State

Assembly returned to the

site of the Assembly’s

first meeting.

Marker is at the intersection of Fair Street and Maiden Lane, on the right when traveling south on Fair ...

Bogardus Tavern

Site of

Bogardus Tavern

First Meeting Place

New York State

Assembly

September 10, 1777.

Marker is at the intersection of Maiden Lane and Fair Street, on the left when traveling east on Maiden Lane.

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