Mechanics' Union of Trade Associations

Formed nearby in 1827 as the first central labor council in the nation; recognized as the beginning of American labor movement. Represented workers as a class, not by craft. Advocated for ten-hour day; engaged in political activism and workers' education.

Indian Trail

Through this pass to Trout

Brook ran an Indian Trail,

used by Robert Rogers after

Battle on Snowshoes, 1758,

on retreat to Ft. Wm. Henry

Ticonderoga Historical Society

Marker is on U.S. 9, on the right when traveling north.

The Battle of Second River

In commemoration

of

The Battle of Second River

September 1777,

Dedicated by

The State Camp of New Jersey

Patriotic Order

Sons of America

September 1932

Marker is at the intersection of Mill Street and Park Drive, on the right when traveling west on Mill Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Anthony J. Drexel

(1826 - 1893)

Entrepreneur and philanthropist Drexel created the world's first trans-Atlantic banking network from an office first located here. It financed many U.S. railroads and businesses of the industrial era. Founder of Drexel University.

Marker is on 3rd Street, ...

Twin 40mm Self-propelled Gun, M42A1 Duster

Pennsylvania Military Museum

By the time the M42 "Duster" anti-aircraft weapon system was deployed in 1953, the Soviet Union had developed high-speed aircraft that were too fast for the Duster to track. The Duster, however, found its role in the dense ...

Rhodes Family Incident

Side A:

In 1837, an enslaved family of three escaped from Missouri; settled six miles north of here 1839 with name Rhodes. In 1844, Singleton Vaughn arrived at their home to claim them; family resisted until neighbors arrived. Vaughn agreed to ...

“. . . your sister is dead.”

On the morning of July 1st, Gettysburg resident Jennie Wade and her family fled their town home to this brick double house shared by her sister Georgia McClellan, to distance themselves from the fighting. The Union retreat to Cemetery Hill ...

Integration with Dignity, 1963

[Front]:

Clemson University became the first white college or university in the state to integrate on January 28, 1963. Harvey B. Gantt, a Charleston native wanting to study architecture, had applied for admission in 1961. When Clemson delayed admitting him, he ...

Maplesville United Methodist Church

This structure is an excellent example of the one-room Gothic Revival - style church buildings which once were built throughout the South. It was originally located on a three-acre site that was deeded to trustees W. A. D. Ramsey, G. ...

Veteran's Memorial Building

Built 1931

Donated to Alameda County by Livermore Post, American Legion

City of Livermore Historic Preservation Heritage Site

Dedicated July 1996

Operated by Livermore Area Recreation and Park District

Marker is at the intersection of South L Street and 5th Street, on the right when ...