Empty Sky: New Jersey

September 11th Memorial

On the morning of

September 11, 2001, with the skies

so clear that the Twin Towers

across the river appeared to be

within reach, the very essence

of what our country stands for -

freedom, tolerance, and the

pursuit of happiness – was attacked.

This memorial ...

Birthplace of the Telephone

Here on June 2, 1875,

Alexander Graham Bell and

Thomas A. Watson

first transmitted sound over wires.

This successful experiment was completed in a fifth floor garret at what was then 109 Court Street and marked the beginning of world-wide telephone service.

On back of ...

S. Heller Elevator Company

Historic Third Ward

This property has been

placed on the

National Register

of Historic Places

S. Heller Elevator

Company

Tour Site 2

1908

Marker is at the intersection of North Milwaukee Street (Wisconsin Route 32) and East Buffalo Street, on ...

Power System of Boston’s Rapid Transit

IEEE Milestone in Electrical Engineering and Computing

Power System of Boston’s Rapid Transit, 1889

Boston was the first city to build electric traction for a large-scale rapid transit system. The engineering challenge to design and construct safe, economically viable, and reliable electric ...

Emporia

Founded Feb. 22nd, 1857

by

George W. Brown

G. W. Deitzler

Lyman Allan

Columbus Hornsby

Preston B. Plumb

Site of First Public Building,

The "Emporia House" (Hotel)

June 1st, 1857

First Issue of Kanzas News

June 6th, 1857

First Public Church Services

June 7th, 1857

Bank Site Since 1872

Memorial by Lyon County

Old Settlers Association

George ...

Warren/Rappahannock County

(Warren County Side):

This lower Shenandoah Valley county was formed from Shenandoah and Frederick Counties in 1836. The county was named for Joseph Warren, a Boston Revolutionary War patriot killed during the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775. It contains ...

Gettysburg Campaign

Ewell's Corps of Lee's army passed here going north, June 11-12, 1863; Hill's Corps, June 19.

Marker is on Remount Road (U.S. 522), on the right when traveling south.

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Kress Building

This property has been

placed on the

National Register

of Historic Places

by the United States

Department of the Interior

Circa 1929

Marker is at the intersection of Commercial Street (Kansas Route 99) and 7th Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Commercial Street.

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Mt. Vernon Walnut

This tree grew from a seed of a walnut tree at Geo. Washington's home at Mt. Vernon.

Planted February 22, 1932 by the American Legion Auxillary and Boy Scouts of Hammond in celebration of Washington's bicentennial. Was transplanted in this location ...

John B. Anderson Memorial Library

The

John B. Anderson

Memorial Library

Erected A.D. 1901

by

Andrew Carnegie

in grateful remembrance

of Mr. Anderson

who opened his own

private library

for the working boys

of

Allegheny City,

of whom

Mr. Carnegie was one.

Marker is on College of Emporia Drive, on the right when traveling west.

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