On March 9, 1916, Francisco “Pancho” Villa, a major figure in the Mexican Revolution, crossed the international border with a large force, attacking and looting Columbus, New Mexico. Eighteen U.S. soldiers and civilians, and approximately 100 . . . — — Map (db m280162) HM
In 1769, Spanish Governor Pedro Fermin de Mendinueta made the San Joaquin del Nacimiento land grant to 35 pioneering families who had settled the headwaters of the Rio Puerco in 1766. The community was later abandoned owing to raids by frontier . . . — — Map (db m280219) HM
The pueblo-mission of San Miguel de Tajique was established in the 1620s. In the 1670s, famine, disease and Apache raids caused the abandonment of the Jurisdiccion de las Salinas (1598-1678) which included Tajique. Modern occupation of Tajique began . . . — — Map (db m280262) HM
During the colonial wars (1689 - 1763), Albany with its strategic Mohawk and Hudson river transportation routes was the starting point for invasions of French-held territory in the Great Lakes, Canada, and the Champlain Valley. In response, the . . . — — Map (db m268740) HM
The area around Scio was first settled around 1805 by Joseph Knight, a minuteman in the American Revolution. Knights Creek, which flows into the Genesee River near Scio, is named for him. Before getting its final name, Scio was called Bloods Corner . . . — — Map (db m175123) HM
Père David's deer survive today thanks to over a century of careful conservation and caring individuals.
around 0 A.D. | Deer kept in Imperial Hunting Park in Nan Hai-Tze near Beijing.
around 200 A.D. | Deer presumed extinct in . . . — — Map (db m193268) HM
In Memory of
Gouverneur Morris
The man whose hand wrote
the Constitution of the United States
Born January 31, 1752 - Died November 6, 1816
Interred in the Gouverneur Morris Tomb
In Stanns Churchyard
Washington's Minister to . . . — — Map (db m209730) HM WM
In various contexts the rose has been symbolically associated with both love and war, romance, motherhood, and salvation.
The rose recurs in mythology and storytelling worldwide. The symbolism of roses only adds to their wide appeal. . . . — — Map (db m278162) HM
Devoted his life to the pursuit of social justice
through non-violent civil disobedience,
beginning in South Africa, then as a leader of the
independence movement in his native India.
He was assassinated as he tried to address the . . . — — Map (db m197899) HM
The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States Government. It is bestowed by the President in the name of Congress and is conferred only upon members of the United States Armed Forces who distinguish themselves . . . — — Map (db m88220) WM
Sacred to the memory of
Samuel Neilson
An Irish patriot of 1798
One of the founders of the
United Irishmen
who sacrificed his fortune and his life
in the cause of his country
Born in County Down, Ireland, Sept 1761.
Died in . . . — — Map (db m210619) HM
The 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) was reactivated at Fort Drum on February 13, 1985. By 1988, with the support of Fort Drum's world class civilian workforce, the Division was manned, equipped, trained and certified as combat ready, As the . . . — — Map (db m179340) HM
We commemorate and honor the 100th anniversary of the men, women and children who gave
their lives for the Republic of Ireland in the 1916 Easter Rising — — Map (db m93302) WM
In Honor of the crew of the USS Liberty - AGTR 5, in recognition of their courageous and faithful service for military action on June 8, 1967
- The following decorations were awarded -
★ Congressional Medal of Honor ★
2 Navy . . . — — Map (db m90788) WM
In remembrance of the more than 200,000 women and girls who were abducted for the use of sexual slavery by the armed forces of the Government of Imperial Japan, 1930's-1945. Known to the world as "comfort women", they suffered heinous crimes . . . — — Map (db m106727) HM WM
Easter Monday–April 16, 1979
This grove, located in the shadow of the courts of justice is a living symbol of our determination to end bigotry and discrimination in Northern Ireland, and to support efforts to achieve peace with justice in a united . . . — — Map (db m285698) HM
Éirí Amach na Cásca
1916–2016
The Easter Rising
“I have squandered the splendid years
That the Lord God gave to my youth…
I have squandered the splendid years…
To a dream that was dreamed in the heart,
And that only the heart could . . . — — Map (db m285694) HM
To all who yearn for freedom and peace behold this monument
Take to heart the meaning of this stone, now rededicated and gloriously crowned not with a symbol of conflict and domination but with a harp, a symbol of thoughtfulness, of . . . — — Map (db m285688) HM
The M110 self-propelled howitzer was one of the largest guns ever used by the U.S. Army. Consisting of an 8-inch howitzer installed on a purpose-built chassis, it was deployed to support troops advancing in the field, to counter battery fire, and to . . . — — Map (db m288554) HM
In Memory of
John Michael Ahern
of Rockville Centre
An Innocent Victim of International Terrorism
Perished in the Bombing
of Pan American Airways Flight 103
Over Lockerbie, Scotland
April 16, 1962 - December 21, 1988
We Remember . . . — — Map (db m284793) WM
Apostol de la indepencia
de Cuba guia de los pueblos
americano y paladin de la
dignidad humana su genio
Literario rivaliza con su
clarividencia politica nacio
en Habana el 28 de enero de
1853. Vivo quince . . . — — Map (db m278458) HM WM
One of a trio of bronze equestrian sculptures representing Latin American leaders, the Simon Bolivar statue commemorates a military general and advocate of Pan-Americanism. Bolivar (1783-1840) is credited with the liberation from Spanish . . . — — Map (db m42569) HM
Dr. Sun Yat-sen was born on November 12, 1866 to a Cantonese family in Tsuei-Heng Village, Shiangshan County, Kwangtung Province in China, under the rule of the Ching Dynasty. His early education in China, Hawaii and Hong Kong established him as a . . . — — Map (db m131336) HM WM
Dr. Sun Yat-sen was born in 1866 in China during the Qing Dynasty. His early education in China, Hawaii, and Hong Kong esablished him as a man of two worlds—China and the West—where he learned the essentials about democracy, which became his . . . — — Map (db m241563) HM
Dr. Sun Yat-sen was born in 1866 in China during the Qing Dynasty. His early education in China, Hawaii, and Hong Kong esablished him as a man of two worlds—China and the West—where he learned the essentials about democracy, which became his . . . — — Map (db m241565) HM
Las fuerzas Francesas que invadieron Mexico fueron derrotadas el 5 de Mayo de 1862 en la Batalla de Puebla. A pesar de ello, tomaron la capital, y Napoleon III impuso al Archduque Austriaco Fernando Maximiliano de Haprburgo como Emperador de . . . — — Map (db m146255) HM
Vertical/short take-off and landing aircraft, called VSTOL, are considered a crucial asset on the modern battlefield. Flying from improvised runways or small ships offers a tactical advantage. Likewise, an aircraft that can convert vertical . . . — — Map (db m209860) HM WM
The statue of the Uruguayan independence leader and national hero, General José Artigas (1764-1850), is one of a pantheon of six sculptures to Latin American leaders which overlook the Avenue of the Americas. They include Juan Pablo Duarte . . . — — Map (db m223105) HM
Goya was shocked when he saw terrible things happening during the Spanish Civil War. He made a series of paintings called: The Atrocities of War—to show people how terrible war is. The owl crying in the dark, just like Goya saw the bad things of war. — — Map (db m242832) HM
This impressive bronze equestrian sculpture of 15th century French patriot and martyr Joan of Arc (1411-1431) is one of the finest works of art in the Parks collection. Created by the eminent artist and art patron Anna Vaughn Hyatt Huntington . . . — — Map (db m53978) HM
According to historians, the Mohicans occupied this strategic crossing for millennia, using the intersecting waterways for trade and sustenance. The Hudson-Champlain corridor forms a near-continuous water passage, extending from New York City to . . . — — Map (db m246393) HM
Citizen Soldier
“I waved my hat and went up the hill with a rush.” In 1898, Roosevelt resigned as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, volunteered for service in the Spanish-American War and became Lieutenant Colonel of the 1st United . . . — — Map (db m138518) HM
When Maurice Moore planned Brunswick in 1725, conflict between England and Spain was imminent. The War of Jenkins' Ear, later King George's War, began in 1739. As the war progressed, Spaniards began attacking English settlements up the Cape Fear . . . — — Map (db m284504) HM
The monument at Sibaud commemorates the return of the Waldensians to their Valleys, after being exiled in Switzerland. In August of 1689 a small army of 900 resolute men marched across the Alps to reclaim their homeland. Praying before every . . . — — Map (db m267570) HM
Lafayette was born in Chavaniac, France on September 6, 1757. He left France in 1777 at age 19 to join the fight for American Freedom in the Revolutionary War. Lafayette was befriended by General George Washington, wounded at Brandywine, and . . . — — Map (db m291881) HM
In memorial to our Marines and sailors of
the multi-national peacekeeping force
Lebanon – 1983 - 1984
North Carolina • Semper Fidelis
1st Sgt. D.L. Battle, Hubert • Sgt. Richard Blankenship, Fayetteville • LCpl. Bobby Buchannan, Midway Park . . . — — Map (db m237233) WM
In memory of
Peter Stewart Ney
A native of France
and
Soldier of the French Revolution
under
Napoleon Bonaparte
Who departed this life
November 15, 1846
Aged 77 years — — Map (db m291242) HM WM
Although stone tools were still used, copper tools were introduced during this period, indicating the beginning of metalworking technology.
[Captions:]
Ceramic bowl which was used as a utensil to store food.
Copper Tools . . . — — Map (db m201187) HM
Alexander the Great conquered the Holy Land in 332 BCE and extended Greek culture to the region. after his death, Judah became embroiled in the struggle between Ptolomies and the Seleucids; eventually coming under the control of the Seleucids, . . . — — Map (db m201173) HM
The Arabs took control of the Holy Land in 634 CE, two years after the death of Mohammed. Born in Mecca in 570 CE, he became the most powerful leader in Arabia, enforcing the principles of Islam as the foundation of the Islamic Empire. Mohammed . . . — — Map (db m201170) HM
King Cyrus of Persia defeated the Babylonians, allowing religious freedom and the return of the exiles. Some Jews returned, with the Jewish population of Palestine concentrated in Jerusalem.
Many Jews did not return, and this marked the . . . — — Map (db m201174) HM
The Romans controlled the region initially through the leadership of Herod the Great, who was born in the Holy Land, converted to Judaism, fled to Rome, and then returned to govern the region. He made a deep impact on the country with his grand . . . — — Map (db m201172) HM
The legendary Roman is seen here after he had defeated the Aequians and rescued the trapped Roman army. With one hand he returns the fasces, symbol of power as appointed dictator of Rome. His other hand holds the plow, as he resumes the life of a . . . — — Map (db m25596) HM
Massacred Charles Wesley Price • Eva Jane Price • Ernest Richmond Atwater • Elizabeth Graham Atwater
Children
Florence Price
• Celia Bell Atwater
• Bertha Bowen Atwater
Near Fenchowfu, Shansi, China
August 15, . . . — — Map (db m277578) WM
This memorial arch, designed by Joseph Lyman Silsbee and dedicated on 14 May 1902, was brought into being by friends of the Oberlin - connected missionaries who lost their lives in the Chinese Boxer Rebellion of 1900. — — Map (db m277554) HM
The Novi Grad Historic City Hall
(Vijećnica) was built in 1888 and is
currently the oldest building in Novi Grad,
Bosnia and Herzegovina. The building
served as City Hall for a time and then
as a museum. The Vijećnica . . . — — Map (db m249093) HM
The Sarajevo Vijećnica (City Hall) was
designed by the Czech-born, Austrian
architect Karel Parik and completed in
1894. The building served as City Hall for
a time and then as the National and
University Library for Bosnia . . . — — Map (db m249094) HM
The Stari Most (Old Bridge) in Mostar,
Bosnia and Herzegovina, was designed by
the Ottoman architect Mimar Hayruddin
and completed in 1566. The bridge stood
for 427 years, but was destroyed by
shelling in 1993. After the war, the . . . — — Map (db m249090) HM
The Austrian GHN-45 was first produced in 1983 and has design similarities to the South African G-5 155mm Field Gun, also in the Artillery Park. The GHN-45 features a similarly long range of 30,300m (18.8 miles) with "Extended Range Full Bore" . . . — — Map (db m217052) HM
In 1975 during operations in Angola, South Africans found that its 140mm gun was out-ranged by the enemy's Soviet-made artillery. As a result, the G-5 was developed. It became operational in 1983 and featured an exceptionally long range. Its . . . — — Map (db m217045) HM
This monument is erected
to commemorate and perpetuate
the memory and deeds of
the French Royalist refugees
who escaping from France
and the horrors of its Revolution
and from the Revolution in San Domingo
settled here in 1793
and . . . — — Map (db m263818) HM
In memory of these thirty-four brave men who died in action June 8, 1967, when the USS Liberty was attacked by the air and naval forces of the State of Israel
William Allenbaugh •
Philip Armstrong •
Gary Blanchard •
Allen Blue • . . . — — Map (db m162313) HM WM
Jacob Cart, Private, U.S. Army, Company A, 7th Pennsylvania Reserve Corps, Civil War, 13 December 1862, Fredericksburg, Virginia •
William E. Miller, Captain, U.S. Army, Company H, 3d Pennsylvania Cavalry, Civil War, 3 July 1863, . . . — — Map (db m217341) WM
Iraq
The Republic of Iraq is home to the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. The region between these rivers, historically known as Mesopotamia, is considered to be the cradle of civilization of Western society. In 2003 the United States organized an . . . — — Map (db m116457) HM
Jesse Duncan Elliott (1782-1845) was born in Maryland. Originally a law student, he joined the US Navy and was a midshipman in 1804. Promoted to lieutenant in 1810, he was placed in command of the brig Niagara during the Battle of Lake Erie . . . — — Map (db m132220) HM
The M110 203mm self-propelled howitzer, commonly known as the 8-inch, first entered service with the US Army in 1963. The M110A2 variant presently displayed included the longer M201 cannon tube of the M110A1 model and the double-baffled muzzle . . . — — Map (db m101192) HM
The original M113 Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) helped revolutionize mobile military operations when it entered service in 1960. These vehicles can carry 11 soldiers plus a driver and track commander under armored protection across hostile . . . — — Map (db m101171) HM
Developed and used during the Cold War, the M578 Light Recovery Vehicle (LRV) was developed to change the barrels in the M107 self-propelled 175mm gun and the M110 self-propelled 8 inch (203mm) howitzer. Once in service the mission was quickly . . . — — Map (db m101207) HM
This M60A3 Main Battle Tank (MBT) is a fully tracked, armored, combat vehicle operated by a crew of four consisting of a driver, gunner, loader, and a tank commander. The vehicle is powered by a 750 horsepower V-12 air cooled compression ignition . . . — — Map (db m12572) HM
A 'Nobori' is a samurai battle flag which carried circles and lines as instructions for the troops in the field. This sculpture plays plays with the ideas of 'flag' and 'symbol' and emulates the motions of the flags and banners. Gift of the artist. — — Map (db m157258) HM
Summary
Lin Zexu (1785-1850) was a Chinese scholar and official during the late Qing dynasty. He is most famous for his fight against opium smuggling in Guangzhou, China. In 1838, Lin was sent to Guanadong to halt the importation of opium by . . . — — Map (db m274264) HM WM
[Dedication plaque nearby:]
A gift to the city to commemorate the French Centennial, by Philadelphia's French citizens and the Fairmount Park Art Association
Restored and rededicated 2010 by the City of Philadelphia and French . . . — — Map (db m212721) WM
On this day, April 24, 1976, commemorating the 61st anniversary of the martyrdom of the Armenian nation and celebrating the Bicentennial year of American Independence, we Americans of Armenian heritage in eternal gratitude to God dedicate this . . . — — Map (db m212720) HM WM
Even on a windless day the cape swirls around this hero of three revolutionary wars. As a young man, Francisco de Miranda (1750-1816) commanded Spanish forces in support of the American Revolution. Later the native Venezuelan led troops in the . . . — — Map (db m106566) HM
Great soldier of freedom
who participated in the three greatest political upheavals of his time: the struggle for Independence in the United States, the French Revolution and the emancipation of Latin America.
From the people of Poland to the people of the United States. Commemorating 200 years of American Independence.
[Polish:]
Dar narodo Polskiego dla Narodu Amerykanskiego upamietniajacy 200-lecie Niepodleglosci . . . — — Map (db m68370) WM
Tadeusz (Thaddeus) Kościuszko came from Poland to fight in America's Revolutionary War. His brilliant work as a military engineer proved crucial to American victory. Later he served heroically in his own country's struggle for independence. . . . — — Map (db m212739) HM
In 1346 the English king Edward III laid siege to the French port of Calais. Eleven months later, Edward demanded the surrender of six of the town's leading men, or burghers, in return for sparing its citizens. Rodin's sculpture commemorates this . . . — — Map (db m194367) HM
Michael Bouvier, born in 1792 in Pont-Saint-Esprit, France, fled to Philadelphia after the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. Bouvier took up cabinet and furniture making, and soon had a thriving business with rich clients. Michael then made a good . . . — — Map (db m213974) HM
The elder brother of Napoleon and deposed king of Naples & Spain lived here, 1815-1816. The house was built about 1813. During Joseph's occupancy here, this was a gathering place for Bonapartist refugees & other French nationals. — — Map (db m146574) HM
British Commander
General William Howe was the second commander in chief of the British amed forces in America during the Revolutionary War. Born into a British noble family, Howe was one of four brothers with distinguished military . . . — — Map (db m306911) HM
Almost one-fourth of Bouquet's men were killed or wounded. The number of Natives lost remains a mystery today. Four days later Bouquet reached Fort Pitt with supplies. The fort was reinforced and civilians were escorted to safety at Fort . . . — — Map (db m271434) HM
Honoring the memory of the men who fought and died here on August 5th and 6th, 1763
Delaware • Mohican • Miami • Ottawa • Seneca • Shawnee • Wyandot
42nd Regiment of Foot • 60th Regiment of Foot • 77th Regiment of Foot • Captain . . . — — Map (db m271402) HM WM
"We took Post last night on the Hill. There we encircled the whole & covered our wounded with Flour Bags."
Col. Bouquet August 6th, 1763
At the top of Edge Hill soldiers stacked flour bags in a circle to protect the wounded and . . . — — Map (db m271827) HM
As news of the uprising reached General Jeffrey Amherst, he ordered Colonel Henry Bouquet to Fort Pitt to lift the siege. Bouquet's force consisted of men from the 42nd and 77th Highlanders, 60th Royal Americans, Royal Artillery gunners, and . . . — — Map (db m271837) HM
Morning light on August 6th brought new attacks from the Natives. The British continued to suffer casualties and Bouquet realized he could not hold his position. The Natives had surrounded the British on three sides. Bouquet devised a plan to . . . — — Map (db m271813) HM
This Ligonier Blue Rock placed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to mark the site of "Flour Bag Fort" during the Battle of Bushy Run — — Map (db m271824) HM
En 1585, en Punta Águila, hubo una invasión de los Ingleses para apoderarse de la industria de las salinas. Los Caborrojeños le defendieron con hachas en mano ganando así el combate.
En 1769, volvieron a defenderlas con hachas y . . . — — Map (db m225876) HM
El Dr. Betances, inició, con algunos amigos en 1858, en el atrio de la iglesia de Mayagüez, libertar los domingos, niños esclavos en la pila bautismal, cuando costaban 25 pesos. Después de cristianizados valían 50 pesos. En 1867 el Dr. . . . — — Map (db m225936) HM
¡Bienvenido!
El Cayey que conoces hoy, goza de una fascinante historia desde su nombre, que evolucionó de Cayer, Cahey, Caihey, Caihei, Calley y Cayei. Suelo habito por el Cacique Cayeco (quien fue uno de los jefes de la insurección . . . — — Map (db m225605) HM
La fundación de la Villa de Santa María de Guadianilla (hoy Guayanilla) se remonta al Siglo XVI (1511) y se le atribuye a Don Miguel de Toro. Esta villa tuvo su asentamiento en el Barrio Quebradas con su concejo y administrición munícipe . . . — — Map (db m253009) HM
Los primeros cementerios en Puerto Rico comenzaron a construirse a finales del siglo 18. Anteriormente se enterraba a los cuertos en los patios de las iglesias. Con el pasar del tiempo, y teniendo en cuenta la salubeidad de la cudadaría, . . . — — Map (db m225768) HM
1703: Fuerzas territorio sangermeño dorrotan holandeses en Guayanilla.
1725: San Antonio de Tuna -Isabela- se separa de San Germán.
1737: Iglesia parroquial construida.
1742: Ataque ingles territorio . . . — — Map (db m225949) HM
(English):
On the ground in front of you hundreds of Dutch and Spanish soldiers died in 1625. The monument to your left and the painting on this panel commemorate their battle.
In a month-long attack and siege Dutch forces tried to . . . — — Map (db m296084) HM
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