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By Barry Swackhamer, January 8, 2013
The Plunge Marker
GEOGRAPHIC SORT WITH USA FIRST
| | Less than a year after fire destroyed the original Casino and Plunge, construction began on new buildings to include an indoor natatorium. The original ceiling arches can be seen today. The main pool measured 144 feet by 64 feet and featured a . . . — — Map (db m62792) HM |
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Dunsmuir Centennial Committee
Baseball legend 'Babe' Ruth and his New York Yankee team mate Bob Meusel played in an exhibition game with local teams here on October 22, 1924.
Dedicated by
Grand Parlor,
Native Sons of the Golden West
June . . . — — Map (db m40198) HM |
| | Between 1956 and 1866 this building housed a general merchandise store, tin shop, and grocery business. Sometime before the turn-of-the-century, however, it became known as Turner Hall, meeting place for Yreka social and business groups. This . . . — — Map (db m70169) HM |
| | The Suisun Rancho, in which Cordelia is located, was one of the first five Mexican
land grants in the area that became Solano County. The Mexican government
granted the rancho to Chief Solano of the Suisun tribe in 1845. The land was then
sold to . . . — — Map (db m144906) HM |
| | August Courier columnist and peopleologist. Petaluma's number one booster. Founder of the World Wist Wrestling Championship and numerous other events. Trade mark - He's been photographed with more famous, infamous, usual and unusual people than . . . — — Map (db m85590) HM |
| | The Oakdale Saddle Club was started by a group of
local "horsemen” and incorporated in July of 1945.
They began by putting on some local horse activities
after completing the basic work on the grounds they had purchased.
Rodeos emerged in . . . — — Map (db m134034) HM |
| | Once known as China Graveyard Ridge, by late August, 1871, Alex Love developed a racetrack on this site 550 yards in length. This popular quarter mile track saw the names of horses like “Hayfork Kitty” and “Hollywood” owned . . . — — Map (db m56190) HM |
| | In recognition of
Earl Purdy
The builder, developer and manager of the Dodge Ridge Ski Area from 1950 to 1976. — — Map (db m58877) HM |
| | A quarter-mile "bullring", it was a whirlpool of horsepower as short track racers in jalopies and specially-built, high-horsepower machines, flew around the oval chasing the checkered flag in close, wheel to wheel action. It was a "tacky" place with . . . — — Map (db m90073) HM |
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The only Adams State College football team to
play in a NAIA Division 1 National Championship
Coaching Staff
Head Coach - Jeff Geiser
Assistant Coaches
Lynn Schuett, Chris DeLorenzo, Deano Crumley,
Bill Stone, Dan McMinimee, John . . . — — Map (db m160787) HM |
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(Left Panel)
Climbing -- A Longtime Boulder Passion
Scrambling, tramping, hiking, climbing, mountaineering...No matter the name, early Colorado Chautauquans reveled in their outings into the adjacent foothills. In 1908, . . . — — Map (db m88253) HM |
| | This monument is dedicated to Mary Celia Dempsey mother of William Harrison "Jack" Dempsey born June 24, 1895
He fought his way to become
world heavyweight champion on July 4, 1919
and became known as the legendary "Manassa Mauler"
My . . . — — Map (db m80896) HM |
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Skiing in Colorado
The earliest recorded use of skis in Colorado dates to 1857, when mountain guide Jim Bridger fashioned a crude pair to bail out an army unit snowbound in the San Juan Mountains. Such was the function of "snowshoes" . . . — — Map (db m120241) HM |
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Created under the auspices of the
Air Force Academy Foundation, Inc.
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A major portion of the funds for the construction of . . . — — Map (db m158370) HM WM |
| | It's said that Grand Lake has always had tourists. Even the original visitors, the Ute and Arapaho for example, would come in the summer to hunt and fish in the largest natural lake in Colorado, but would leave when winter approached. Then, as now, . . . — — Map (db m129882) HM |
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"Highest Collegiate Football Field in the World"
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
Football Champions
Coach, Willard "Pete" Pederson · 1954
Coach, O. Kay Dalton · 1963-64-65
Coach, "Ollie" Woods · 1966
Coach, William "Bill" Noxon . . . — — Map (db m158732) HM |
| | “Courthouse Hill,” which is Washington Avenue south of 14th Street, was a favorite location of settler children. In the winter, sleds packed with eager youth picked up sufficient speed on the Hill to be able to coast across the . . . — — Map (db m50092) HM |
| | Windy Saddle Park is named for the nearly constant wind currents that can be felt blowing through the foothills. Winds traveling across the plains are forced upward when they hit the Rocky Mountains, and as the air rises, it has enough force to lift . . . — — Map (db m46157) HM |
| | Windy Saddle Park has a long history of being a favorite place for recreation. When Lookout Mountain Road was opened in 1914, it was a destination for the first automobile tours. The Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway now passes through Windy . . . — — Map (db m46155) HM |
| | In 1915, here at 10th and Main 20 year old Colorado native Jack Dempsey the “Manassa Mauler” knocksdown [sic] Andy Malloy in a ten round fight winning $50 and going on to become world heavyweight champion in 1919. — — Map (db m51813) HM |
| | In the 1940's and 50's, Climax not only had the highest post office and standard-gauge railroad in the nation, but also one of the state's premier ski areas. The trails of the first area in Colorado to be lit for night skiing were located on the . . . — — Map (db m122836) HM |
| | The 10th Mountain Division, created for alpine and winter combat during World War II, girded for battle on the steep, inhospitable terrain of Camp Hale (about twenty-five miles southwest of here). Built at an old railroad sheep-loading stop, the . . . — — Map (db m58466) HM |
| | Marker Front:
Vail Mountain stood bare just days before the resorts 1962 grand opening. As luck would have it, a late December storm blanketed the area, dumping several feet of powder on the untracked slopes. Fortune just kept smiling on . . . — — Map (db m58485) HM |
| | Can you imagine racing up a mountain that has 1,000 foot drop-offs? Thats exactly what daring drivers have been doing since 1916. That was the year mining magnate Spencer Penrose announced the first Pikes Peak National Hill Climbing Contest to . . . — — Map (db m45839) HM |
| | James Henry O'Rourke
September 1, 1850 - January 8, 1919
Orator Jim' O'Rourke, son of Irish immigrants, was a professional baseball player, scholar, and civil rights activist. The Bridgeport native had the first base hit in National League . . . — — Map (db m91832) HM |
| | The test of mankind's progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little. — — Map (db m147806) HM |
| | historic newspapers reveal that sports have long been an outlet for both competitive and recreational gatherings in our city. Local coverage of amateur, club, factory, and school competitions were a regular feature.
Early baseball games were . . . — — Map (db m71245) HM |
| | Michael F. Lione
Memorial Park
Large, soft-brown eyes, reverently expressing the simple faith of a little boy; determined countenance and rugged body that bespoke the athlete who never quit; tenderness and compassion without softness and . . . — — Map (db m38769) HM |
| | Route 44 began as the Indians Northwest Path. It became the Hartford to Albany Road during the French and Indian War in order to move troops and equipment. In 1984, it became the Albany Turnpike, a toll road.
1776 House was an old home . . . — — Map (db m102423) HM |
| | Canoe Club, circa 1910- The club house was near the present-day nursery.
Note: The house in back was lost in the flood of 1955
Ice on the river, Circa 1900
View of the river from the tracks, Circa 1910
Station, circa 1911, . . . — — Map (db m92462) HM |
| | Joseph J. "Joe" Buzas
In Grateful Appreciation
For Bringing
Minor League Baseball
To New Britain In 1983 — — Map (db m41516) HM |
| | In Memory Of
John F. Bianchi
1921 - 1976
In Recognition Of
His 26 years of Service
To the Little League — — Map (db m42042) HM |
| | Walter Camp
"The Father of American Football"
Walter Camp. Outstanding Yale athlete and coach became the single most important figure in the development of American Football. Recognized as the primary authority on football rules in his lifetime. . . . — — Map (db m49710) HM |
| | 1892 George Trevor 1951
Of the Yale Class of 1915
His appreciation and expression of the drama and color of college football was an inspiration to countless teams and players, and a tribute to the craft of sportswriting
Wherever George Trevor . . . — — Map (db m40925) HM |
| | In appreciation of what Bob Anderson, Y'33, has meant to Yale football over the past several decades, each year an individual from the Yale Varsity Football Team shall have his name added to this plaque. That individual shall most exemplify Bob's . . . — — Map (db m96384) HM |
| | Given by
American Colleges
and Schools
uniting with
Graduates of Yale
to honor
Walter Camp
and the traditions
of American
College Sport
which he exemplified
( left panel, south side )
New England . . . — — Map (db m142770) HM |
| | Dedicated To The Founders Of The
West Haven Twilight League 1933
Herbert Metcalfe Theodore Metcalfe Robert Metcalfe John King James McDermott Frank Harlan Edward Canavan Hugh O'Neil, Jr. Edward Flynn Dudley Meyers
Dedicated . . . — — Map (db m28998) HM |
| | Dover Downs began as a dual-purpose racing facility that featured a five-eights' mile dirt horse racing track built within the larger one mile race track of Dover International Speedway. Gov. David P. Buckson, Lt. Gov. John W. Rollins, and Melvin L. . . . — — Map (db m141445) HM |
| | Dover International Speedway-The Speedway hosted its first NASCAR event, the Mason-Dixon 300, on July 6, 1969. Richard Petty won that raced by 6 laps. The highly-banked, one-mile oval track was created, financed, and built by Gov. David P. Buckson, . . . — — Map (db m141439) HM |
| | Born in 1899 in Washington DC. James Henry Winters was a pitcher in the Negro leagues from 1919-1933. Winters, who was also known as "Jesse" and "Nip," was one of the top left-handed pitchers of his day. Known for his wild style and pitching speed, . . . — — Map (db m143839) HM |
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Beatrice Hartshorn joined the Women's College at the University of Delaware in 1925 as head of the physical education program, which at the time consisted of rudimentary exercises and games.
Miss Hartshorn, who served on the University . . . — — Map (db m154035) HM |
| | The Iron Hill Museum is dedicated to the study of human and natural history of the Iron Hill Area. The Museum is currently engaged in a project to restore the Iron Hill School #112C and document the experiences of African-American students who . . . — — Map (db m158406) HM |
| | Victor Gazaway Willis was born April 12, 1876 and spent his youth and much of his life in Newark, Delaware. He attended and played baseball for Delaware College (now the University of Delaware) in 1897. The Delaware Peach," as he was known, became . . . — — Map (db m92141) HM |
| | In 1975 William Julius “Judy” Johnson became the first Delawarean elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. During his career, 1921 through 1936, Johnson was considered the best third baseman in the Negro Leagues. In 1935, Johnson . . . — — Map (db m145811) HM |
| | Port Penn is a community connected to its wetland landscape. Seasonal changes bring about changes in the lifestyles of Port Penners themselves. Autumn waterfowl hunting and winter muskrat trapping lead into spring shad runs and summer sturgeon . . . — — Map (db m10438) HM |
| | William Aloysius McGowan
Born: January 18, 1896 in Wilmington, DE
Died: December 9, 1954 in Silver Spring, MD
Elected to Hall of Fame by
Committee on Baseball Veterans: 1992
He introduced a colorful umpiring style with
vigorous, . . . — — Map (db m128080) |
| | In this photo from about 1913, park visitors enjoy the ice along with their dogs. A series of cold winters made ice skating on the Brandywine River a popular pastime. The dam pictured is the remnant of an early mill in Wilmington. — — Map (db m131163) HM |
| | Victor Gazaway Willis
Born: April 12, 1876 in Wilmington, DE
Died: August 3, 1947 in Elkton, MD
Bats/Throws: Right/Right
Elected to Hall of Fame by
Committee on Baseball Veterans: 1995
With a 249-205 record, he posted 50 shutouts . . . — — Map (db m128087) |
| | Regarded as one of the best third basemen to have played in the Negro Leagues, William Julius "Judy" Johnson (1899-1989) grew up nearby on the west side of Delamore Place. During his youth, Johnson played baseball at various sand lots in the city, . . . — — Map (db m94212) HM |
| | Built in 1930 by Thomas Granville Walston and his wife Minnie Ann and located on the boardwalk between First and Second Streets. Later owned and operated by their daughter and son-in-law, Zada and Bill Wilgus who occupied the apartment above. It . . . — — Map (db m150140) HM |
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[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 |
| | In 1947, the building on your left opened as the National Arena, a public roller rink and bowling alley. It also hosted professional wrestling, roller derbies, and rock concerts. In 1986 it became the Citadel Motion Picture Center, where . . . — — Map (db m130710) HM |
| | First African American to play in an NBA game — — Map (db m139209) HM |
| | The Trinidad neighborhood, named for W.W. Corcoran's original estate, got its start in the 1890s after the Washington Brick Machine Company used up the clay here making bricks. With H Street filling in with houses and businesses, the company . . . — — Map (db m71686) HM |
| | Uline Arena was built in 1941 by ice maker Mike Uline to present ice skating, hocky, basketball, and tennis. The Dutch immigrant, originally named Migiel Uihlein, had made a fortune patenting ice production equipment and selling ice from his . . . — — Map (db m71683) HM |
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This busy section once was a "Country Road" to Washingtonians looking for peace and recreation. If you drove by here a century ago, you would have passed woods and large estates, and might even have seen fox hunters. Across Georgia was the . . . — — Map (db m72813) HM |
| | This is a selection of people, renowned in their perspective professions, who at one time called Burleith their home.
Actress Nancy Ordway (1914-2005), a 1940s radio star, lived at 1710 35th Street. She starred in the nationally broadcast . . . — — Map (db m113388) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m115180) HM |
| | Until 1939, the only place for African Americans to play golf in Washington was West Potomac Park. That year, in response to petitions by African American golfers asking Interior Secretary Harold Ickes to desegregate the city's public golf courses, . . . — — Map (db m112998) HM |
| | The Excitement Builds
What a day! As the streetcar pulls up excitement fills the air. Opening day at Griffith! Just 10 cents will get us where we want to be. Everyone is thrilled to be heading down to the game. It's a perfect day for . . . — — Map (db m115982) HM |
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The intersection of 14th Street and Park Road has been the center of community life since at least 1871, when the neighborhood was called Mount Pleasant and storekeeper George Emery made his living on the northwest corner to your left. . . . — — Map (db m130744) HM |
| | This spot once was the center of the Holmead family estate, "Pleasant Plains." The property stretched from today's Spring Road to Columbia Road, and from Georgia Avenue to Rock Creek. In 1740 the Holmeads built a house near here.
In 1802, . . . — — Map (db m150253) HM |
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In 1907, when Deanwood's African American children needed a school close to home, city officials decided to place a public elementary here. Snowden Ashford (1866-1927), the District's inspector of buildings, designed the original four-room . . . — — Map (db m158343) HM |
| | 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 nations second gymnasium . . . — — Map (db m40440) HM |
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Georgetown's first African Americans were brought as slaves to labor for the tobacco industry and for domestic service in the houses of wealthy tobacco merchants. Others came as freed men and women before and after the Civil War. Over time, in . . . — — Map (db m113639) HM |
| | During America's early days, the Georgetown waterfront thrived as a port lined with wharves and seagoing vessels. It later became an industrial site. Now it is a National Park. How does an old port and industrial site become a National Park? In . . . — — Map (db m83864) HM |
| | Among the first businesses in historic Georgetown were its inns and taverns. They not only offered food, drink and lodging, but were focal points of community life where political debate and civic meetings took place and business deals were made. . . . — — Map (db m121195) HM |
| | The families of the Peters Sisters, Friends of Rose Park, DC Department of Parks & Recreation, and the City of Washington, DC are proud to name the Rose Park Tennis Courts after the Peters Sisters who grew up in this neighborhood on O Street, NW. . . . — — Map (db m97732) HM |
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Potomac Boat Club
Founded in 1869
This Boathouse built in 1908
A.B. Mullet & Co., Architect
Charles J. Cassidy, Builder
Listed in the
District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites
1973
National . . . — — Map (db m129836) HM |
| | Rose Park Playground was established in 1918 by the Ancient Order of the Sons and Daughters of Moses to serve African American children. The city acquired it in 1922. Georgetown neighbors ignored the segregation rules at this "colored" facility, . . . — — Map (db m120439) HM |
| | Anacostia River tidal marshes were far more extensive a hundred years ago than today. Marshes support amphibians, small fish and insects. This abundant aquatic life attracts herons, egrets, rails and other birds to feed. Over-hunting and draining of . . . — — Map (db m141727) HM |
| | [south face of monument]:
{Rendering of Clark Calvin Griffith with the title}
"The Old Fox"
Clark Calvin Griffith
Born Clear Creek, Missouri
November 20, 1869
Pitcher - Manager - Owner
Member of Hall of Fame
Won 237 . . . — — Map (db m15615) HM |
| | (west face):
[image of George Preston Marshall]
Founder of the Washington Redskins
Pioneer in the National Football League
(east face):
[image of Washington Redskins logo]
The Washington Redskins organized in nation's . . . — — Map (db m15751) HM |
| | “I used to come home every night, get a quarter from my mother, run to Griffith Stadium, and sit in the bleachers,” Abe Pollin once said. “I would look out at these good seats and say, Some day, maybe I will get a good seat. . . . — — Map (db m130756) HM |
| | Before Howard University Hospital was built in 1975, Griffith Stadium stood here. Constructed in 1914, the stadium was one of the few public spaces that were open to everyone during the segregation era. It was home to the Homestead Grays of the . . . — — Map (db m107755) HM |
| | Howard University's Employment, educational, and cultural opportunities have attracted and kept families in LeDroit Park and Bloomingdale for generations. Ettyce Hill Moore, a third generation Washingtonian who grew up at 128 V Street in the . . . — — Map (db m113985) HM |
| | If you had stood here 100 years ago, you might have heard the cheering crowds and thundering hoofbeats of Benning Racetrack just across the tracks to your right.
Beginning in 1890, Benning was the best-equipped race course in Washington. . . . — — Map (db m130786) HM |
| | Prior to the plot of land at the corner of 1st and M Streets, SE being purchased by Opus East, the On Luck Cafeteria and Zohery Bus Tours garage were open and operating for many years. Open since the 1960s, On Luck Cafeteria served up fried chicken . . . — — Map (db m141563) HM |
| | The Nationals Baseball Club of Washington, D.C. is founded by a group, including government clerks, only 13 years after the first rules of the game were established. — — Map (db m114053) HM |
| | J. Frank Duryea wins the first auto race in America. He and his brother found the first company in America to sell gas-powered cars. — — Map (db m112752) HM |
| | President William Howard Taft becomes the first President to throw out the "ceremonial" first pitch to a major league game in Washington, D.C. — — Map (db m114052) HM |
| | The Washington Senators defeat the New York Giants to win the World Series for the first and only time in the history of the franchise. — — Map (db m114051) HM |
| | Washington hosts its first Major League All Star Game. The city would also host All Star Games in 1956, 1962, and 1969. — — Map (db m114050) HM |
| | The Homestead Grays win the last of 9 Negro National League Titles during their heyday in Washington, D.C. — — Map (db m114049) HM |
| | The original Senators move to Minneapolis to become the Twins, and Washington, D.C. is granted an expansion team. In 1962, the new Senators begin play at D.C. Stadium. — — Map (db m114048) HM |
| | The final game in Washington ends in a forfeit win for the Yankees when fans storm the field. For over three decades the Nation's Capital is without a major league team. — — Map (db m114047) HM |
| | Baseball returns to Washington, D.C. after a 33-year absence as the new Washington Nationals franchise hosts the Arizona Diamondbacks in their home opener on April 14th. — — Map (db m114046) HM |
| | Opened in July 2018, Audi Field is the home for the D.C. United professional soccer team. Located in Buzzard Point of Capitol Riverfront, Audi Field was a public-private partnership between the District Government and the ownership of D.C. United to . . . — — Map (db m141578) HM |
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Frank Howard played for the Washington Senators from 1965 through 1971.
One of the most physically intimidating hitters in baseball history Howard was named the National League Rookie of the Year in 1960. He led the American League in home . . . — — Map (db m114056) HM |
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Josh Gibson is considered one of the greatest power hitters in the history of baseball. The powerful catcher led the Washington Homestead Grays to eight of nine Negro National titles from 1937 through 1945.
Gibson utilized a powerful swing, . . . — — Map (db m114055) HM |
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Mildred Belle is an authentic Chesapeake Bay "buy boat" operated by Living Classrooms Foundation. Buy boats are an important part of. the Bay economy. They serve as "middlemen" on the bay, purchasing fish, crabs, and oysters directly from the . . . — — Map (db m114111) HM |
| | Nationals Park opened in April 2008 as the 42,000 seat home for the Washington Nationals Baseball Club and a catalyst for the Capitol Riverfront and the Anacostia Waterfront Initiative (AWI) framework Plan. Situated on 17 acres of land, Nationals . . . — — Map (db m141574) HM |
| | Walter Johnson might have been the fastest pitcher in baseball history. With his sweeping sidearm delivery, the "Big Train" led the league in strikeouts 12 times during a 21 year career with the Washington Nationals from 1907 to 1927. Johnson won . . . — — Map (db m114054) HM |
| | With its view of the Capitol and Senate office buildings, and with the Library of Congress and the Supreme Court just a short stroll away, Union Station truly is the gateway to the heart of the nation's government. The station is also where . . . — — Map (db m71679) HM |
| | Watermen from Maryland and Virginia once raced to the Southwest Waterfront with their oyster hauls and celebrated victory near the Lunch Room (built circa 1916-1918) and Oyster Shucking Shed (built circa 1930). — — Map (db m130964) HM |
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[Left plaque]
Founded by tennis legend Billie Jean King in 1974, World Team Tennis has featured many of the world's greatest tennis players. In 2011 and 2012, the Washington Kastles thrilled DC crowd completing the only two perfect . . . — — Map (db m130606) HM |
| | Shhhh, quiet please! Listen.
Can you hear the echo of the water bouncing off the rock?
Stand in front of this boulder, and listen to the echo of the water. This stone surface amplifies sound, just like ancient Mayan ball courts. In . . . — — Map (db m113973) HM |
| | 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 |
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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 |
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(front)
Pioneers
Pioneers, also known as engineers, cut roads for ambulances, and built bridges, railroads and other construction projects.
(back)
With Freedom Came Their Community
When African Americans from . . . — — Map (db m113678) HM |
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