Grapefruit League- George M. Steinbrenner Field- New York Yankees

HEARING AN UMPIRE CALL “PLAY BALL!” IS NOTHING NEW IN FLORIDA. MAJOR LEAGUE SPRING TRAINING BEGAN HERE IN 1888, WHEN THE WASHINGTON STATESMEN

(LATER THE WASHINGTON SENATORS) VISITED JACKSONVILLE TO PLAY A SERIES OF PRE-SEASON EXHIBITION GAMES.

FLORIDA BECAME A ...

National Historic Landmark- Charles M. Russell House and Studio

Charles Russell was a cowboy with a purpose. Witnessing and participating in the waning days of the legendary American West, he recorded what he saw in paintings and in sculpture. He became one of America's most popular and successful artists, ...

National Historic Landmark - EDWARD M. COTTER (Fireboat)

National Historic Landmark - EDWARD M. COTTER (Fireboat)

The fireboat/icebreaker EDWARD M. COTTER, built in 1900 as W.S. GRATTAN, later renamed FIREFIGHTER, and known by her present name since 1954, is the oldest fireboat operating on the Great Lakes.

While conforming to ...

National Historic Landmark-Whitehall (Henry M. Flagler Estate)

Constructed in 1900-1901, Whitehall is nationally significant as the home of Henry Morrison Flagler, one of the captains of industry and commerce of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He made his fortune during the period immediately after the ...

National Historic Landmark- M. Carey Thomas Library

National Historic Landmark- M. Carey Thomas Library

Completed on the campus of Bryn Mawr College in 1907, this library illustrates the achievements of M. Carey Thomas (1857-1935), who broke new ground in women's education by establishing at Bryn Mawr academic opportunities ...

National Historic Landmark - Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church

National Historic Landmark - Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church

Founded in 1793, Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (1889) is a living memorial to Richard Allen (1760-1831), former slave, Methodist minister, preeminent Black leader, and founder of the first permanent national association ...

National Historic Landmark - Robert M. La Follette home

From 1905 until his death, this was the residence of Robert M. La Follette (1855-1925). La Follette served in the House of Representatives (1885-91), but did not emerge as a major force in governmental reform until his service as Governor ...

National Historic Landmark- J.L.M. Curry Home

From 1850 to 1865, this was the home of Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry (1825-1903), politician, diplomat, and educator.

An enthusiastic advocate of universal education, Curry, through his work as agent for the George Peabody Education Fund (which promoted "intellectual, moral, ...

National Historic Landmark- Brown Chapel A.M.E.

Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church played a major role in the events that led to the adoption of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Brown Chapel was the headquarters of the Selma Voting Rights Movement and the starting point of ...

Site of St. Thomas A.M.E. Zion Parsonage

Home of Paul Robeson

On this site stood the St. Thomas A.M.E. Zion Parsonage. From 1910 to 1925, it was the home of Paul Robeson, noted actor, singer, scholar, athlete and humanitarian.

Marker is on Cliff Street, on the right when traveling ...