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Fraternal or Sororal Organizations Topic
By Michael Herrick, February 22, 2010
The Entrance to St. Thomas Church
GEOGRAPHIC SORT WITH USA FIRST
| On East Main Street at North Main Street, on the right when traveling west on East Main Street. |
| | In Loving Memory Of
Fr. Michael J. McGivney
1852 – 1890
Founder of the Knights of Columbus
March 29, 1882
Pastor of St. Thomas Church, Thomaston
1884 – 1890
Founder of the Atlantic Council No. 18
April 8, 1885
This . . . — — Map (db m28121) HM |
| On Main Street (Connecticut Route 100) at High Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street. |
| | Bronze Bell
Presented to the Town of East Haven
Commemorating American Bicentennial
1776 – 1976
By the Exchange Club of East Haven
It Served the Christ Church Congregation
From 1848 to 1964
Also Presented By
East Haven . . . — — Map (db m35583) HM |
| On Broad Street at Charles Street, on the left when traveling north on Broad Street. |
| | Near This Site
Meridian Lodge No. 77
A. F. & A. M.
Was Instituted As
The First Masonic
Lodge In Meriden
On Jan. 1, 1851 — — Map (db m26597) HM |
| Near Grove Street at High Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Pierpont Edwards
Son of the Rev. Jonathan & Sarah Pierpont Edwards
Master of Hiram Lodge #1, 1777-78
First Grand Master of Masons in Connecticut, July 8, 1789
Member of the Continental Congress
Lawyer – Legislator – Soldier . . . — — Map (db m52018) HM |
| Near Woodward Avenue at Pope Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Erected By
The Society of The Cincinnati
In the State of Connecticut
In Memory Of
Captain Judah Alden • Captain Samuel Allyn • Captain Simeon Allyn • Ensign Daniel Avery • Lieutenant Eienezer Avery • Captain Elijah Avery • Captain Esisa Avery . . . — — Map (db m35729) HM |
| On Meadow Street at Grand Street, on the left when traveling south on Meadow Street. |
| | Reverend Michael Joseph McGivney 1852 – 1890
Founder of The Knights of Columbus New Haven, Conn. March 29, 1882
[ back ]
Erected March 29, 1957 by the Supreme Council Knights of Columbus at the Birthplace . . . — — Map (db m24039) HM |
| On West Main Street at Prospect Street, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street. |
| | 1922 1972
Commemorating The 50th Anniversary
Of The Founding Of
UNICO National
Hotel Elton, Waterbury, Connecticut
October 10, 1922
"Service Above Self" — — Map (db m36067) HM |
| | Union Lodge No.7, A.F. & A. M.-The origin of organized Free masonry in Dover can be traced to the formation of Old Lodge No. 18 on August 25, 1775. During its twelve years of existence, meeting were held on the "The Green" at an inn which stood on . . . — — Map (db m141285) HM |
| On Brandywine Blvd., on the right when traveling north. |
| | Established in 1917 as part of the esteemed General Federation of Women's Clubs, The Blue Rock Community Club (BRCC) provided an important social and service-oriented outlet for women. Beginning with just 11 founding members, the Club became an . . . — — Map (db m94235) HM |
| | Through his leadership Pea Patch Island was returned to the State of Delaware by the Federal Government in 1948. He was the founder and first president of the Fort Delaware Society, January 1950 and was elected chairman of the board in 1956. — — Map (db m10207) HM |
| | Sacred to the memory of Pierre Samuel DuPont de Nemours Knight of the Order of Vasa, of the Legion of Honor and of the Order of Du Lis, Counselor of State, Member of the First Constituent Assembly, President of the Council of Ancients and member of . . . — — Map (db m128801) HM |
| On W. Park Place, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Chartered on June 24, 1765 by the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania A.Y.M., Lodge No. 5 at Cantwell's Bridge (later known as Odessa) became the first Masonic lodge established in Delaware. The lodge was admitted to membership under the Grand Lodge of . . . — — Map (db m155836) HM |
| Near Wilmington Road (Delaware Route 9) at E. Burton Ave., on the right when traveling north. |
| | First chartered by the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania as Lodge No. 33 on April 3, 1781. Early meetings were held alternately at Christiana Bridge and New Castle. This was one of four Lodges whose representatives gathered in Wilmington on June 6 and 7, . . . — — Map (db m156139) HM |
| On The Green north of East Delaware Avenue (Delaware Route 273), on the right when traveling north. |
| |
George Abram Harter served as President of Delaware College, now the University of Delaware, from 1896 to 1914. A quiet scholar who enjoyed teaching, he was an administrator respected for his unwavering dedication to the college.
Under his . . . — — Map (db m152709) HM |
| On Delaware Ave. (Delaware Route 273) at Haines Street, on the right when traveling east on Delaware Ave.. |
| | By the 1780's members of the Masonic fraternity were organized and meeting locally. On December 6, 1802, a charter was issued by the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania for Lodge No. 96 in Newark. This was one of four Lodges whose representatives gathered . . . — — Map (db m154656) HM |
| Near East Main Street (Delaware Route 273) east of North College Avenue, on the right when traveling west. |
| |
Jastak-Burgess Hall, home of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, is named in honor of psychologist Dr. Sarah Jastak-Burgess and Leslie M. Burgess ('43 B.S. UC Berkeley, '61 MBA Harvard). Their generous gifts in support of this . . . — — Map (db m154608) HM |
| On Delaware Avenue (Delaware Route 273) at Haines Street, on the right when traveling east on Delaware Avenue. Reported missing. |
| | In 1893 a group of Newark women established a literary and social organization known as the Tuesday Club. Later renamed the New Century Club, the organization became part of the General Federation of Women's Clubs. Committed to matters of civic . . . — — Map (db m154776) HM |
| On E. Main Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | The origins of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows can be traced to the creation of beneficial trade societies in England. Composed of craftsmen who practiced a variety of different or "odd" occupations, the purpose of these organizations was to . . . — — Map (db m9898) HM |
| On W. Cleveland Ave., on the right when traveling east. |
| | The Improved Benevolent Protective Order of Elks of the World was formally organized in 1898. Designed to promote civic improvements, the IBPOEW is one of the largest fraternal organizations of its type in the world. Responding to the request of a . . . — — Map (db m9974) HM |
| On N. Market Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Organized Freemasonry in Delaware can be traced to the mid-18th century. For many years Lodges were chartered by other states. On June 6, 1806, representatives of Masonic Lodges located in Wilmington, New Castle, Newark, and Laurel, met at this . . . — — Map (db m92276) HM |
| On North Market Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Riverview Cemetery was founded in 1872 by a coalition of 18 fraternal lodges of the Knights of Pythias and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. This 42-acre site was the first cemetery outside of Wilmington city limits to be open to people of all . . . — — Map (db m92151) HM |
| On 10th Street at Walnut Street on 10th Street. |
| | Walnut Street YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association) was designed by Wilmington architect G. Morris Whitehead II as a community center for the city's African American population. Construction began on the three-story structure in 1939 and the . . . — — Map (db m94204) HM |
| On East Market Street (U.S. 9) at North Railroad Avenue, on the right when traveling south on East Market Street. |
| | In 1827 the Delaware legislature authorized a lottery for the purpose of funding the construction of “an Academy and Masonic Hall.” Land was purchased in 1840, and construction commenced the following year. The building was formally . . . — — Map (db m427) HM |
| On 102 West 6th Street (Local Road 70), on the right when traveling east. |
| | On June 23, 1800, a charter was issued by the
Grand Lodge of Maryland for Lodge No. 31 in
“Laurel Town.” The first Worshipful Master of
the Lodge was Jesse Green (1766-1834). A Maryland
native who moved to Delaware in the 1790s, . . . — — Map (db m60600) HM |
| On Savannah Road (U.S. 9) at 3rd Street, on the right when traveling east on Savannah Road. |
| | This building was constructed in 1898 by the Sussex Trust Title and Safe Deposit Company. It was opened in October of that year, and continued to serve as the Lewes branch of the bank until being replaced by a new structure on Second Street in 1911. . . . — — Map (db m37396) HM |
| On Causey Avenue (Delaware Route 36) at South Maple Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Causey Avenue. |
| | Organized Freemasonry in Delaware can be traced to the mid-18th century. On January 16, 1815, Temple Lodge No. 9 A.F. & A.M. was chartered by the Grand Lodge of Delaware, Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons while it convened at the State House in . . . — — Map (db m142580) HM |
| On Atlantic Street (County Road 88) near Chesnut Street (State Route 249), on the right when traveling west. |
| | The origins of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows
can be traced to the creation of beneficial trade
societies in England. Composed of craftsmen who
practiced a variety of different or "odd" occupations,
the purpose of these organizations was . . . — — Map (db m69352) HM |
| On Chestnut Street (State Road 249) near Church Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | The roots of African-American Masonry in this country
can be traced to the period of the American Revolution,
when founder Prince Hall and others established the
first Masonic Lodge for men of color in Boston,
Massachusetts. By the early 19th . . . — — Map (db m69807) HM |
| On High Street just west of Church Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Hiram Lodge No. 21 was granted a charter by the Masonic Grand Lodge of Delaware on June 27, 1866 making it the first lodge chartered in Delaware after the Civil War. Members held meetings in the adjacent Odd Fellows Hall until they constructed this . . . — — Map (db m138272) HM |
| On Front Street just from Poplar Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | In 1926 a group of local World War I veterans held a meeting in Burton’s Hardware Store for the purpose of organizing an American Legion Post in Seaford. The initial effort was unsuccessful, but later that year plans were revived and Nanticoke Post . . . — — Map (db m38659) HM |
| On Russell Road just west of Evergreen Road, on the right when traveling west. |
| |
[This markers shares stories of South Bethany wish a series of photos. The captions are noted below:]
Circa 1900 – the Assawoman Canal bordering the west side of South Bethany
Circa 1940 – The McCabe Family played a . . . — — Map (db m150155) HM |
| On Wisconsin Avenue Northwest north of Albemarle Street Northwest, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Suburban shopping arrived in Tenleytown when Sears, Roebuck & Co. erected a Moderne style store here in 1941. The sleek façade demonstrated the latest in department store design.
Sears was the second Tenleytown business — after Giant . . . — — Map (db m130918) HM |
| On M Street Southeast east of Water Street Southeast, on the right when traveling east. |
| | The Seafarers Yacht Club is the oldest African American boat club on the East Coast. It was founded in 1945 by Lewis T. Green, Sr., a vocational arts teacher in the DC Public Schools who built boats as a hobby. Needing a dock, he contacted the U.S. . . . — — Map (db m89445) HM |
| On Missouri Avenue Northwest at Georgia Avenue Northwest (U.S. 29), on the right when traveling west on Missouri Avenue Northwest. |
| |
In 1818 the Private Rockville and Washington Turnpike Co. began building a road to link Washington City to Rockville, Maryland. This road helped create a village. A toll gate on what today is Georgia Avenue between Quackenbos and Rittenhouse . . . — — Map (db m72819) HM |
| On Union Station Drive Northeast west of Columbus Circle Northeast, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Dedicated to the spirit of the Bicentennial on behalf of the children of our nation. — — Map (db m8817) HM |
| Near Michigan Avenue Northeast west of 7th Street Northeast, on the right when traveling west. |
| | A visionary parish priest through whose determined efforts The Knights of Columbus was founded in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1882 to strengthen the faith of Catholic men and to protect their families — — Map (db m96320) HM |
| On 7th Street Northwest just south of H Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south. Reported permanently removed. |
| |
dragons to bring rain,
prosperity
and friendship
More than 280 dragons, crowned by 700 glazed tiles, look down from the Chinatown Friendship Archway before you. Symbols of the spirits that bring rain and prosperity in China, . . . — — Map (db m130937) HM |
| On 15th Street Northwest north of Constitution Avenue Northwest (U.S. 50), on the left when traveling north. |
| | The two symbolic figures represent the sum of the great ideals of past civilizations, developed through the centuries and now at best is delivered by American manhood and womanhood to the present generation.
The Boy Scout, aware of his . . . — — Map (db m7970) HM |
| On 15th Street Northwest at I Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north on 15th Street Northwest. |
| | The Site
of
Chamberlin's
where
The General Society
Sons of the Revolution
was organized
April 19, 1890 — — Map (db m17531) HM |
| On 16th Street Northwest at Sumner Row Northwest, on the right when traveling north on 16th Street Northwest. |
| |
In Memory of Our Beloved Brother
William Howard Taft
Founder of The University Club of Washington DC
27th President of the United States
10th Chief Justice of the United States
Rededicated by the Grand Lodge of the Free And . . . — — Map (db m129557) HM |
| On N Street Northwest east of 18th Street Northwest. |
| | The General Federation of Women’s Clubs is an international women’s organization dedicated to community improvement by enhancing the lives of other through volunteer service. Founded in 1890, it is one of the world’s largest and oldest nonpartisan, . . . — — Map (db m32128) HM |
| On S Street Northwest east of New Hampshire Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity was founded at Indiana University in 1911. The ten founders determined from the start that membership would be based solely on achievement. In 1949 the fraternity's Washington Alumni Chapter worked with undergraduate . . . — — Map (db m93390) HM |
| On Dupont Circle Northwest at P Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north on Dupont Circle Northwest. |
| | The Washington Club has occupied this Italian neoclassical mansion since 1951. Elizabeth Blair Lee (1818-1906), daughter of presidential advisor Francis Preston Blair, established the club in 1891 for women interested in literary, social, and . . . — — Map (db m125562) HM |
| On 16th Street Northwest at Q Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north on 16th Street Northwest. |
| |
The City's Jewish Community Center opened here in 1926. Its grand presence one mile north of the White House expressed Jewish residents' prosperity and their growing contributions to the federal city and the nation. With American Jews . . . — — Map (db m130847) HM |
| On Massachusetts Avenue Northwest east of Q Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east. |
| |
The Society of the Cincinnati was founded in 1783 by the officers of the Continental Army to perpetuate their fellowship, preserve the memory of the Revolutionary War and promote the principles for which they had fought. The Society is named . . . — — Map (db m89464) HM |
| On New Hampshire Avenue Northwest south of Q Street Northwest, on the left when traveling north. |
| | The Whittemore House
1526 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W.
(202) 232-7363
Museum Tours by Appointment
Designed by Washington architect Harvey L. Page (1859-1934), the house was built between 1892 and 1894 for Sarah Adams Wilcox Whittemore . . . — — Map (db m88744) HM |
| On 22nd Street Northwest north of H Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north. |
| |
On February 22, 1938,
the Alpha chapter of Phi Beta Kappa
for the Washington area
was founded on this campus.
Phi Beta Kappa Alpha Chapter Officers
Jonathan Chaves
President
Teresa Murphy
Vice President
Nathan . . . — — Map (db m129030) HM |
| On 18th Street Northwest south of D Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Constitution Hall
has been designated a
National
Historic Landmark
This site possesses national significance
In commemorating the history of the
United States of America
1985
National Park Service
United States . . . — — Map (db m50841) HM |
| On C Street Northwest west of 17th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west. |
| | The NSDAR was founded in Washington DC on October 11, 1890. On April 17, 1929, Grace L. H. Brosseau, President General, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, dedicated this memorial to the four founders of the NSDAR: Mary Desha, . . . — — Map (db m50836) HM |
| On H Street Northwest east of 22nd Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east. |
| | This Pembroke College, Oxford, Coat of Arms
is a gift
to The George Washington University
from the Fellows of the College
Pembroke College, Oxford, was founded in 1624 by James I and two “rich citizens of Abingdon.” The . . . — — Map (db m53488) HM |
| On Lincoln Circle Northeast north of Tapscott Street Northeast, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Panel 1
“Ole Jim” Fondly known by Gallaudet alumni as “Ole Jim,” this building was the first Gallaudet College gymnasium. Designed by Frederick Withers and built in 1881, it was the nation’s second gymnasium . . . — — Map (db m40440) HM |
| On Faculty Row Northeast west of Lincoln Circle Northeast, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Erected in 1867 Melville Ballard (1839-1912) Classes of 1886 (B.S.) & 1870 (M.S.) Ballard was the first undergraduate to receive a bachelor of science degree in 1866 from the National Deaf-Mute College, now Gallaudet University. He taught at . . . — — Map (db m96354) HM |
| On Q Street Northwest east of 28th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west. |
| | The site was part of a tract called “The Rock of Dumbarton” patented 1703 by Ninian Beall.
The house was probably started 1799 by Samuel Jackson. It was completed 1805 by Joseph Nourse, first Registrar of the Treasury. He sold the . . . — — Map (db m95765) HM |
| On Wisconsin Avenue Northwest north of M Street Northwest, on the left when traveling north. |
| |
Potomac No. 5
F.A.A.M.
Chartered April 21, 1789
Potomac Lodge has occupied this site since 1859
— — Map (db m110023) HM |
| On Indiana Avenue Northwest west of 3rd Street Northwest. Reported permanently removed. |
| | [pedestal, north face:]
Albert Pike
Vixit
Laborum Ejus Supersites Sunt Fructus
Author - Poet
[pedestal, west face:]
Scholar - Soldier
[pedestal, south face:]
Erected 1901 by the Supreme Council of
. . . — — Map (db m29652) HM |
| On 3rd Street Northwest south of Rhode Island Avenue Northwest (U.S. 1), on the left when traveling north. |
| | Columbia Lodge No. 85 of the Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks of the World was incorporated in Washington in 1906, eight years after the parent organization was incorporated in Cincinnati, Ohio. Lodge No. 85's first meeting took . . . — — Map (db m130833) HM |
| Near Logan Circle Northwest at P Street Northwest, on the left when traveling north. |
| | “We should guard their graves with sacred vigilance. All that the consecrated wealth and taste of the Nation can add to their adornment and security is but a fitting tribute to the memory of her slain defenders.” John A. Logan . . . — — Map (db m53016) HM |
| On Harewood Road Northwest east of Rock Creek Church Road, on the left when traveling east. |
| | General Orders No. 11 Headquarters, Grand Army of the Republic Washington, D.C., May 5, 1868 I. The 30th day of May, 1868 is designated for the purpose of strewing with flowers or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense . . . — — Map (db m53026) HM |
| On 7th Street Northwest at Indiana Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling north on 7th Street Northwest. Reported permanently removed. |
| | “Imagine a great avenue
[with] solid ranks of soldiers,
just marching steady all day long,
for two days. ...”
Walt Whitman.
It took two days for the grand parade of . . . — — Map (db m14875) HM |
| On 7th Street Northwest at Indiana Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling north on 7th Street Northwest. |
| |
"Imagine a great wide avenue
[with] solid ranks of soldiers,
just marching steady all day long
for two days…"
As described by the great American poet Walt Whitman, the grand parade of 200,000 Union . . . — — Map (db m154355) HM |
| Near Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest west of 7th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west. |
| | The rank of chief petty officer - the senior position among naval enlisted ranks - was established by the Navy Department in 1893. A time capsule was placed within this foundation on 13 October 1993 to be opened in the chiefs’ bicentennial year . . . — — Map (db m109755) HM |
| On E Street Northwest west of 9th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east. |
| |
The Fraternal Order
Knights of Pythias
was founded on this site
914 E Street, N.W.
on
February 19, 1864
Charter granted by
Abraham Lincoln — — Map (db m129409) HM |
| On Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest 0.1 miles west of 14th Street Northwest (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling west. |
| | At this site on the 2nd of October 1922 General of the Armies John J. Pershing met with 140 World War I reserve officers and founded the Reserve Officers Association of the United States. At the meeting General Pershing said: "I consider this . . . — — Map (db m6503) HM |
| On G Street Northwest at 15th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east on G Street Northwest. |
| | Inspired by the “good turn” of an unknown English Scout, W. D. Boyce brought Scouting to the United States in 1910, making it possible for millions of young Americans to benefit from its values-based education programs. . . . — — Map (db m92085) HM |
| On Fairmont Street Northwest at Georgia Avenue Northwest (U.S. 29), on the right when traveling west on Fairmont Street Northwest. |
| |
"The Divine Nine Help Shape Black American History"
[Years of the "Divine Nine" historically black fraternities’ and sororities' founding shown]
1906 [Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity founded at Cornell University]
1908 [Alpha Kappa Alpha . . . — — Map (db m142280) HM |
| Near Howard Place Northwest west of 5th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Commemorating the Centennial Year Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.
Rankin Chapel, site of the Founder's Window erected in honor of the Sixteen Pillars of AKA, January 14, 1978.
Dr. Barbara A. McKinzie, Centennial International . . . — — Map (db m15659) HM |
| On Howard Place Northwest east of 6th Street Northwest. |
| | Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. commissioned Chicago artist James King to create a sculpture of its Founders. "Fortitude" was dedicated on April 28, 1979. She stands 12' 6" with a 12' hand-to-hand arm span. Sculpted in Corten steel, the metal was . . . — — Map (db m112009) HM |
| On 4th Street Northwest north of College Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Front of Marker:
Omega Psi Phi
Fraternity, Inc.
Founded November 17, 1911
Howard
University
Washington, D.C.
Manhood
Founder
Edgar A. Love
1891 - 1974
Dedicated Nov. 16, 1975
Sampson P. . . . — — Map (db m112012) HM |
| Near College Street Northwest east of 6th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west. |
| | In tribute to three visionary Howard University students, the Founders of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., A. Langston Taylor of Tennessee, Leonard F. Morse of Massachusetts and Charles I. Brown of Kansas, who here resolved in 1914 to establish a . . . — — Map (db m112008) HM |
| Near 6th Street Northwest south of Howard Place Northwest, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Presented during the 75th Anniversary
of
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
Founded January 16, 1920
Jylla Moore Foster, Grand Basileus
Grace Walker Phillips, Memorial Chair
July 16, 1995
Builder: M.C.M.C. Designers: Terrence Brown & . . . — — Map (db m115573) HM |
| Near Beach Drive Northwest at Bingham Drive Northwest, on the right when traveling south. |
| | This & neighboring trees were
From all parts of the country
Planted by
Camp Fire Girls
At a National Conservation Rally
April 12, 1936 in memory of
Dr. Luther H. Gulick
First President — — Map (db m65020) HM |
| On Rhode Island Avenue Northwest (U.S. 29) west of 9th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west. |
| | This was the city’s first Young Women’s Christian Association and the nation’s only independent Black YWCA. It was organized in Southwest Washington as the Colored YWCA in 1905 by members of the Book Lovers Club, a Black women’s literary group led . . . — — Map (db m130891) HM |
| On Sutton Square Southwest at Wharf Street Southwest, on the right when traveling north on Sutton Square Southwest. |
| | The Capital Yacht Club was formed in 1892 when nine yachtsmen hired a watchman to keep an eye on their vessels anchored in the newly formed Washington Channel. — — Map (db m112447) HM |
| On Maine Avenue Southwest at 7th Street Southwest when traveling west on Maine Avenue Southwest. |
| |
Dale Adams, a service-connected disabled veteran of World War I, joined the DAV's professional staff in 1945 as a National Service Officer. In 1962, he was appointed National Adjutant, becoming the architect of the modern Disabled American . . . — — Map (db m87194) HM |
| On 4th Street Northwest at Madison Drive Northwest, on the right when traveling south on 4th Street Northwest. |
| | Near this site The National Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry was organized on December 4, 1867 in the office of the Superintendent of the Propagating Gardens Department of Agriculture The founders of the Grange were:
Oliver H. Kelley, John . . . — — Map (db m47448) HM |
| Near West Basin Drive Southwest at Independence Avenue Southwest. Reported permanently removed. |
| |
At this site will be erected the Martin Luther King, Jr .Memorial. The memorial will embody the man, the movement and the message. It will honor this 20th century visionary who brought about change through the principles of nonviolence and . . . — — Map (db m208) HM |
| On U Street Northwest east of 14th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Paul Leroy Robeson (April 9, 1898 - January 23, 1976) was the son of William Drew Robeson a runaway slave and Maria Louisa Bustill, daughter of a prominent Philadelphia Quaker family. Maria died tragically in a fire when Paul was six years old.
. . . — — Map (db m112942) HM |
| On 14th Street Northwest at W Street Northwest on 14th Street Northwest. |
| |
You are standing at the fourth home of the Anthony Bowen YMCA, named for the formerly enslaved minister who founded the nation's first independent "colored" YMCA. As the YMCA opened in Washington in 1853, slavery was legal. Yet the majority . . . — — Map (db m149453) HM |
| Near U Street Northwest west of Vermont Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling east. |
| | The first African Masonic order south of the Mason-Dixon line was founded in the District of Columbia in 1825. Social Lodge No. 7, as it was known, combined with two other lodges in 1848 to form the Union Grand Lodge. Later, the name was changed to . . . — — Map (db m33737) HM |
| On U Street Northwest at 12th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on U Street Northwest. |
| |
The daily lives of residents of this historic African American community were woven together through hundreds of social and civic organizations--fraternal organizations, clubs, school alumni associations, civic associations and the like. The . . . — — Map (db m130800) HM |
| On North Walnut Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | The Woman’s Club of Starke, formerly known as the Mother’s Club, was founded in the late 19th century and held its meetings in the Bradford County High School. Their purpose was to assist the Bradford County High School. Only mothers were accepted . . . — — Map (db m34517) HM |
| Near Ocean Avenue near Riverside Drive. |
| | The Villa Marine Hotel was erected in 1912 by W.L. Sweet. Its construction provided a sorely needed boost for Melbourne Beach as a vacation resort, for other well known resorts north and south were by this time outstripping this community in growth, . . . — — Map (db m52928) HM |
| On Northeast Crystal Street at Northeast 1st Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Northeast Crystal Street. |
| | At one time, and for many years until the 1950's, Crystal Street was the main thoroughfare into Crystal River for travelers coming from Lecanto and Inverness. In 1907, because of its role as the gateway into Crystal River, a group of ladies from the . . . — — Map (db m121120) HM |
| On Northeast Crystal Street at Northeast 1st Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Northeast Crystal Street. |
| | The first railroad depot in Citrus County was located on this site soon after the completion of the county's first rail line from Dunnellon in 1887. Constructed by the Silver Springs, Ocala and Gulf Railroad, the spur line would be continued to . . . — — Map (db m121118) HM |
| On West Main Street (Old Main Street) east of North Pine Avenue, on the right when traveling east. |
| | The Masonic Temple for Citrus Lodge #118, F. and A.M., was built on Main Street and dedicated in 1910, ready for occupancy in January, 1911. A splendid three-story brick building costing $17,285, the most costly building in the county. Originally . . . — — Map (db m122748) HM |
| On West Main Street (Gulf to Lake Highway) (State Road 44) east of South Osceola Avenue, on the right when traveling east. |
| | This building was reportedly constructed in the early 1900's as a library. It was later occupied by School Superintendent R.L. Turner until the 1912 Courthouse was constructed and his office moved there.
In 1917 the Woman's Club of Inverness was . . . — — Map (db m126081) HM |
| Near Ball Road 0.3 miles west of Route 17, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Created in 1932, Camp Chowenwaw (Cho’-wen-waw) derived its name from the Creek word for “sister.” Prominent Jacksonville resident Nancy Osborne, with support from local organizations such as the Rotary and Kiwanis clubs, led the effort . . . — — Map (db m102456) HM |
| On Palmetto Avenue near Palmer Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | On February 20, 1883, the Village Improvement Association (V.I.A.) of Green Cove Springs was organized. Meetings were held in members’ homes. Money was raised to beautify the town, most of which was used for boardwalks, and 70 feet of clay pavement . . . — — Map (db m65099) HM |
| On Broadway Avenue West at Storter Avenue South, on the right when traveling east on Broadway Avenue West. |
| | The first permanent white settlers arrived in this region in the late 19th century. A community dependent on hunting, fishing, and farming soon emerged. The land upon which Everglades City now stands was acquired in 1921-22 by Barron Collier, a . . . — — Map (db m90092) HM |
| On Fort George Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| | (Upper left plaque)
National Register Site
Ribault Club Inn
1928
Awarded By
Jacksonville Historic
Preservation Commission
(Lower left Plaque)
Ribault Club Inn
Has Been Placed On The
National . . . — — Map (db m58614) HM |
| On North Laura Street south of West Duval Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Originally built for
Jacksonville Young Mens Christian
Association
Construction in 1908
Henry John Klutho Architect
Southern Ferro Concrete Co. Builder
The building located on the corner of Hemming Plaza was Florida’s first . . . — — Map (db m138389) HM |
| On River Road at Arbor Lane, in the median on River Road. |
| | Villa Alexandria, built in the 1870s as the winter home of Alexander and Martha Mitchell of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, once stood near here. Martha Mitchell's brother, Harrison Reed, served as Florida Governor from 1868-73 and lived nearby on the south . . . — — Map (db m93119) HM |
| On East Gregory Street 0.1 miles west of North 17th Avenue, on the right when traveling west. |
| |
“Duelling Oaks” according to tradition. Later picnic grounds and site of chowder parties of the “Mullets” and the “Snappers”, in heated political rallies. Purchased by Pensacola Woman's Club, 1932 as . . . — — Map (db m72250) HM |
| On West King Street at North Calhoun Street, on the right when traveling west on West King Street. |
| | Settlers in the new U.S. territory of Florida (created in 1821) who were members of the Masonic order soon established lodges in their new communities. Washington Lodge No. 2, Free and Accepted Masons, created in 1828 was among the first Florida . . . — — Map (db m79484) HM |
| On North Moon Avenue at West Morgan Street, on the right when traveling north on North Moon Avenue. |
| | "Freemasons" have helped build and lead America for over 200 years. The members of the Brandon Masonic Lodge, chartered Jan. 22, 1890, have done the same for their respective communities during the past 100 years. Originally named Hacienda Lodge No. . . . — — Map (db m100984) HM |
| On North Nebraska Avenue at East 11th Avenue, on the right when traveling north on North Nebraska Avenue. |
| | Organized in 1901, the German-American Club was one of the few non-latin ethnic clubs in Tampa. Club members laid the cornerstone for a building on the northeast corner of Nebraska Avenue and 11th Avenue on February 23, 1908, followed by a . . . — — Map (db m32372) HM |
| On North Morgan Street at East Kennedy Boulevard (Business U.S. 41), on the left when traveling north on North Morgan Street. |
| | Instituted January 24, 1850 The First Masonic Lodge in Tampa — — Map (db m32866) HM |
| On North 26th Street at East 23rd Avenue, on the left when traveling north on North 26th Street. |
| | L’Unione Italiana, founded in 1894 in Ybor City, institutionalized the Italian funeral in Tampa when in 1896 it purchased this property from the prominent African-American Armwood family and dedicated it as a cemetery. The first Italians were buried . . . — — Map (db m43618) HM |
| On West Platt Street at South Magnolia Avenue, on the right when traveling east on West Platt Street. |
| | In 1913, Jessamine Link established Magnolia Troop One, the second Girl Scout Troop in the United States. This was just one year after Juliette Gordon Low organized the country's first Girl Scout troop in Savannah, Georgia in 1912. What is now Hyde . . . — — Map (db m101550) HM |
| On Bayshore Boulevard south of Hyde Park Place, on the right when traveling north. |
| | This vessel named for Jose Gaspar a gentleman Lieutenant of the Royal Spanish Navy, who achieved great fame as a pirate headquartered on Florida's Gulf Coast.
As leader of a mutinous uprising, Lt. Gaspar seized command of the Spanish . . . — — Map (db m34860) HM |
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