Bound For Glory

The Railroad Was A Nation Builder

There is no doubt that the railroad defined

an American culture and personality that

is distinct from its European roots. At its

heart, the railroad was a nation builder - the

personification of the brash, entrepreneurial

spirit that the ...

Raoul Wallenberg Place

"Raoul Wallenberg's mission of mercy on behalf of the United States behind enemy lines during World War II is unprececented in the history of mankind. He is responsible for saving tens of thousands of lives during the Holocaust. A shining ...

Joseph-Geneviere, Comte de Puisaye

Soldier, politician, diplomatist and colonizer, de Puisaye was born at Mortagne-en-Perche, France, about 1755 and enlisted in the French Army at 18. Elected to the States General in 1789, he supported reform but, alarmed by the course of the Revolution, ...

Fort Amanda

Ohio Historical Marker

[Marker Front]

After Gen. William Hull's surrender at Detroit early in the War of 1812, most of Michigan Territory came under British and Indian control. To prevent a possible invasion of Ohio, Gen. William Henry Harrison, commander of the ...

Merci Box Car

This Box Car was a restoration project of the Grand Voiture du N.H. of the Forty and Eight. This Box Car is one of the 49 Freedom cars sent by the French Government to each one of the 48 states ...

Dr. Philip Jaisohn, 1864-1951

First Korean American

Dr. Philip Jaisohn was a pioneer of independence, democracy and public awakening for the Korean people. After the failed 1884 reformation movement, he was exiled to the United States, where he became the first Korean-born to become an ...

Eleftherios Venizelos

1864-1936

Liberal Politician, Statesman, Social Reformer

One of the most prominent Greek and European

Leaders of the 20th Century.

He marked the modernization of Greece with his political initiatives

Marker is on Massachusetts Avenue, NW east of Sheridan Circle, NW, on the right when ...

Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse

Entered on the National Register

of Historic Places

June 7, 1974

Federal Building

U.S. Courthouse

Wright Square Postal Station

Savannah, Georgia

Jeremiah O'Rourke

Architect 1899

This Property Significantly Contributes To The

Nation's Cultural Heritage

Commemorated June 1976

Gerald R. Ford Jack ...

Capture of Fort Niagara

1813

In the early morning of December 19th, 1813, a force under Colonel John Murray, consisting of detachments of the 100th and 41st Regiments. Royal Scots, Royal Artillery and Canadian Militia embarked in bateaux at the foot of this ravine. Crossing ...

Mahatma Gandhi Memorial

[Inscription on base of statue - West Side:]

Mahatma Gandhi

1869-1948

“My Life Is My Message”

[North Side:]

Gandhi led India to freedom from British rule in 1947. He is hailed as the father of the nation. Crusader for human rights and liberty, thinker, writer, ...