Historical Markers and War Memorials in Lake Placid
Lake Placid, New York and Vicinity
▶ Essex County(186) ▶ Clinton County(99) ▶ Franklin County(51) ▶ Hamilton County(14) ▶ Warren County(146) ▶ Washington County(149) ▶ Addison County, Vermont(70) ▶ Chittenden County, Vermont(125)
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To Honor the Memory of
Henry J. Kaiser
The famous industrialist and philanthropist
who operated a studio and photo shop on this
site from 1901 to 1905
Brownell and Kaiser
"Meet The Man with a Smile"
He returned in June 1949 . . . — — Map (db m46295) HM
In memory of Kate Smith 1907-1986. A legend of radio, records, stage, television, and screen and a Lake Placid resident for forty summers.
“God Bless America, My Home Sweet Home” — — Map (db m100518) HM
(50th Anniversary • 1885-1935) This tablet commemorates the fiftieth anniversary of conservation in New York State. On May 15, 1885 Governor David B. Hill signed the law establishing the Forest Preserve. The surrounding mountains, streams and . . . — — Map (db m147468) HM
Dedicated on February 14, 1980 during the XIII Olympic Winter Games to the memory of Norway’s greatest figure skater Sonja Henie (1912-1969). Holder of 10 World Championships, 3 Olympic Gold Medals, the second awarded in Lake Placid at the 1932 . . . — — Map (db m100520) HM
Here on February 13, 1980 The XIII Winter Olympic Games were opened by Vice President of the United States Walter F. Mondale and here the sacred Olympic Flame was brought from Olympia, Greece to shed its light for twelve days on the Quadrennial . . . — — Map (db m46183) HM
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