"I am glad to get into Kansas again..."
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt ("FDR") told the audience in Syracuse, Kansas in 1936. The president was returning to Washington, D.C. after a campaign trip by train to Colorado. When he reached Olathe . . . — — Map (db m21671) HM
The Price of Liberty in
undiluted full measure is
sacrifice, pain, and blood -
these Patriots paid the Price
for Us All
————————
In War, There is no
Substitute for Victory.
Gen . . . — — Map (db m88768) WM
Marion County Park & Lake is the result of two FDR New Deal programs that were born during the 1930s depression. The Civilian Conservation Corps and Works Progress Administration's goals were to put men to work and conserve our natural resources. . . . — — Map (db m60994) HM
1903 • Pelican Island established in Florida
1905 • Congress establishes the Wichita Mountains Forest and Game Preserve
1908 • National Bison Range established in Montana
1912 • National Elk Refuge established in Wyoming
1918 • . . . — — Map (db m64274) HM
The Stanford Depot has been a source of heartbreak and joy for the families of Lincoln County since May 17, 1866. The arrival of passenger service meant that loved ones departed, sometimes never to return. The first Louisville & Nashville depot, . . . — — Map (db m105355) HM
Alben W. BarkleyAlben W. Barkley, Vice President of United States, 1949-53. Member U. S. Senate, 1927-49 and 1955-56; Senate Democratic leader 13 years; House of Representatives 1913-27. Born Lowes, Ky., 1877. Came to Paducah 1898. Elected to . . . — — Map (db m233372) HM
Begun in 1774 by James Harrod and Company, the Fort was crucial to the settlement of Harrodsburg and Kentucky. The present replica was erected in 1927 on Old Fort Hill also known as Seminary Hill. President Franklin D. Roosevelt visited the Fort in . . . — — Map (db m46261) HM
Under Pres. Roosevelt’s New Deal, $6500 was allocated to the WPA to build a new schoolhouse. It was completed in June 1938. Ten years later, building was deeded to the American Legion. Post was named Austin Collins in honor of a local boy who died . . . — — Map (db m88961) HM
Background Twenty years after the "the war to end war," World War I, a far more brutal, destructive, and deadlier conflict broke out—World War II. Fought from 1939 to 1945, the Second World War included almost every nation in the . . . — — Map (db m115794) HM WM
Post Pearl Harbor American and British military planners decided on a strategy of “Europe First", but that did not mean “Neglect Japan Entirely.” Indeed, fierce fighting took place in the Pacific in the immediate aftermath . . . — — Map (db m115786) HM WM
Friendship Circle, designed by Edward Avery McIlhenny, Tabasco entrepreneur and naturalist, serves as the focus of a landscape plan created for the Art Deco buildings that transformed a family farm into a modern college campus between 1939 nd 1941. . . . — — Map (db m102968) HM
One of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal programs, the Civilian Conservation Corps hired unemployed young men during the Great Depression. The CCC provided training to men between the ages of 18 and 25 for work on conservation projects including . . . — — Map (db m25390) HM
This plaque was dedicated by Chapter 111 Alumni by former members of the Civilian Conservation Corps in memory of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the members, who served at this post and other C.C.C. camps in Maine and throughout the United States . . . — — Map (db m50361) HM
This plaque was dedicated by Chapter 111 Alumni by former members of the Civilian Conservation Corps in memory of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the members, who served at this post and other C.C.C. camps in Maine and throughout the United States . . . — — Map (db m55601) HM
Each new ship strikes a blow at the menace to the Nation and for the Liberty of the Free People of the World…
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
September 27, 1941
At the launching of the first Liberty ship, Patrick Henry from . . . — — Map (db m55922) HM
This plaque was dedicated by Chapter 111 Alumni by former members members of the Civilian Conservation Corps in memory of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and members,
who served at C.C.C. camps in Maine and throughout the United States between the . . . — — Map (db m125224) HM
In memory of Japanese Ambassador Hirosi Saito who died in Washington on Jan 26, 1939 & whose remains were by order of President Franklin D Roosevelt conveyed on board the USS Astoria to his native land. In grateful appreciation of American . . . — — Map (db m70122) HM WM
The iron-barred cages and stone dens in the Main Valley were constructed during the 1930s through President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Work Progress Administration (WPA). They are relics of the Victorian era of zoo-going when the goal was to . . . — — Map (db m189036) HM
A monument to the golden era of rail travel, the Mount Royal Station enjoys a special place in the history of Baltimore and the nation—the home of the Baltimore & Ohio (B&O) Railroad and birthplace of American railroading. The history of the B&O . . . — — Map (db m208442) HM
In Memory of Lieutenant Milton Ernest Ricketts, United States Navy, August 7, 1913-May 8, 1942.
Lieutenant Ricketts of Baltimore County was killed in action during World War II, aboard the Aircraft Carrier USS Yorktown (CV 5), in the battle of the . . . — — Map (db m72402) WM
President Franklin D. Roosevelt made a critical address broadcast by radio to the entire nation from this spot at 2:00 p.m. on Labor Day, September 5, 1938.
He arrived in Denton in a large motorcade led by the local fire company, National . . . — — Map (db m137770) HM
The Choptank River Bridge Prior to the Governor Emerson C. Harrington Bridge which was built over the Great Choptank River in 1935 (the Chesapeake Bay Bridge at Kent Island did not open until 1947) ferries were used to cross the river. . . . — — Map (db m12698) HM
President Roosevelt visited Cambridge on October 26, 1935, to participate in the dedication of the Emerson C. Harrington Bridge. This stack was removed from the U.S.S. Potomac, which carried him on numerous historic occasions. It enclosed the . . . — — Map (db m3965) HM
Each year, thousands of visitors come to the Thurmont area to enjoy the Great Outdoors. Uniquely positioned amidst a cavalcade of authentic recreational experiences, the Maryland Main Street designee of over 6,000 residents proudly caters to . . . — — Map (db m159918) HM
Sir Winston Churchill visited the Barbara Fritchie House while en route with Franklin D. Roosevelt from "Shangri-la" to Washington, D.C. — — Map (db m78351) HM
Nearby is Camp David, a presidential retreat since Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration, where leaders meet and make crucial decisions that shape our nation and world. — — Map (db m116494) HM
Nearby is Camp David, a presidential retreat since Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration where leaders meet and make crucial decisions that shape our nation and the world. — — Map (db m196222) HM
A nationwide program established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to perform emergency natural resource conservation work on public lands. The C C C employed millions during the depression and set the standards for the development of our State and . . . — — Map (db m206732) HM
Panel at main entrance:
National Naval Medical Center Tower and View has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior
Cornerstone inscription at main entrance, north . . . — — Map (db m70906) HM
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt selected this site on July 5, 1938. At the time, the site was a cabbage patch on a run down farm. This property was originally part of the “Clagetts’ Purchase” recorded in 1715. The original 772 acre tract has . . . — — Map (db m61969) HM WM
"The National Institute of Health speaks the universal language of humanitarianism. It has been devoted throughout its long and distinguished history to furthering the health of all mankind....In dedicating this Institute, I dedicate it to the . . . — — Map (db m244736) HM
Have you ever had difficulty finding a job? During the Great Depression of the 1930s, 15 million Americans—a quarter of the nation's workforce—were unemployed. Many people lived in poverty. African-American unemployment rates were two to three . . . — — Map (db m160747) HM
Over a hundred years ago an acorn sprouted in this spot. During its long life, the oak provided food and shelter for animals. Tree rings tell the story of a tree's life. Wide rings mean years of good growth; narrow rings may mean drought when the . . . — — Map (db m113949) HM
The first service of the Sylvan Baptist Church was held on the first Sunday in July, 1925, under a brush harbor on this site. The church was organized with six Baptist believers in Christ. Deacons Earl Luckett, John Lane, William Lane, Ambrose . . . — — Map (db m125050) HM
The Berry Years
Prosperous planter Zachariah Berry owned thousands of acres in Prince George's County before purchasing Oxon Hill Manor from the Addison Family in 1810. Little is known about his activity on the estate–indeed, it . . . — — Map (db m127693) HM
Welcome to the City of Greenbelt
Unlike most towns that develop gradually over a long period of time, Greenbelt was the first "green town" built in 1936 from scratch as part of President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal. The entire community was . . . — — Map (db m5038) HM
The City of Greenbelt was conceived, built, and for a long time owned by the Federal government. Greenbelt was one of three “green cities” built during the Great Depression. The theory of “green cities” was revolutionary: . . . — — Map (db m41275) HM
The City of Greenbelt was conceived, built, and for a long time owned by the Federal government. Greenbelt was one of three “green cities” built during the Great Depression. The theory of “green cities” was revolutionary: . . . — — Map (db m68569) HM
Greenbelt's 1937 Roosevelt Center Mall is one of the first planned shopping areas in the country—a precursor to the modern shopping mall. Greenbelt's planners positioned the mall to be within easy and safe walking distance from all the . . . — — Map (db m195) HM
The Treaty at Fort McIntosh
On January 21, 1785, sixteen months after the United States had signed the peace treaty in Paris with Great Britain to formally end the Revolutionary War, a peace treaty was signed at Fort McIntosh in Ohio. . . . — — Map (db m145905) HM
Established by President Franklin Roosevelt in 1936, Patuxent Research Refuge was the Nation's first wildlife experiment station. The original 2,670 acres, which included the Visitor Center site, have been expanded to the current 12,750 acres. . . . — — Map (db m207068) HM
After the Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862, soldiers’ families traveled by rail to Hagerstown or Frederick, and then by horse and buggy to the site to recover the bodies of loved ones or to search for survivors. Thus began a constant . . . — — Map (db m1968) HM
The Japanese Empire, like its European ally Germany, was determined to expand its control in East Asia by "annexing" territory and asserting control over the region. Japan took advantage of the European war to invade and seize French, Dutch, and . . . — — Map (db m151791) HM
By the 1930's, most of the Eastern Upper Peninsula's virgin forest had fallen under the axe and saw of the early loggers. Fires further ravaged the cut-over areas, leaving a barren landscape. Timber production plummeted just as the whole country . . . — — Map (db m139675) HM
An entertainment destination since 1911, the Knickerbocker has hosted many notable figures, including Harry Houdini and FDR. In the 1920s and 1930s the building was a venue for vaudeville performances and in later years was converted to a movie . . . — — Map (db m153217) HM
President Franklin D. Roosevelt Creates the CCC
During the early 1930s close to 40% of America's youth (16 to 24 years old) were unemployed and not in school. Twenty-five percent of adult men were unemployed. Out of this great economic . . . — — Map (db m71893) HM
For many years, steamboats along the Minnesota River were the most efficient way for people and goods to reach the young city. However, in the mid-1860s, a new method of transportation arrived — the railroad. The first steam train rolled from . . . — — Map (db m213160) HM
Once on this site there stood a beautiful red brick and limestone railway station that was part of the great Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway System. It was a stately building that served our community and the Rock Island System proudly for . . . — — Map (db m23173) HM
During the 1930s, a depression slowly strangled the nation. By 1933, nearly 13 million people suffered unemployment. In March, newly elected president Franklin D. Roosevelt responded with a bill creating the Civilian Conservation Corps. Its purpose . . . — — Map (db m36191) HM
Built in 1935 as a memorial to Mark Twain on his 100th birthday, the current lighthouse is the second to be built at this site.
• 1934 Construction on the Mark Twain Memorial Lighthouse began. The metal framework structure, covered . . . — — Map (db m131895) HM
Rev. Owen Whitfield with the support of local landowner, Mr. Thad Snow, and 1500 black and white sharecroppers camped here in harsh January weather several days in 1939 to protest the plight of Boot Heel sharecroppers. The event received national . . . — — Map (db m77862) HM
One-third of the American workforce was unemployed. In January of 1933, anxiety about the economy led to panicked withdrawals from the banks. The anxiety grew into frenzy, and the withdrawals turned into a run on the banks. Banks all over St. . . . — — Map (db m124506) HM
U.S. Senate candidate Harry S Truman visited Greenville on October 2, 1934, during a campaign swing through southeastern Missouri. Her gave speeches that day along U.S. Route 67 at the county courthouses in Fredericktown, Greenville, and Popular . . . — — Map (db m187284) HM
Located 59 miles north of here is Fort Peck Dam, the largest hydraulically-filled earthen dam in the United States. The dam is nearly four miles in length and 250 feet height. It contains 130 million cubic yards of earth, gravel, and rock. The . . . — — Map (db m143333) HM
The Great Depression of the 1930s left many people unemployed, but President Franklin D. Roosevelt's “New Deal” created a relief program to put people back to work: the U.S. Civilian Conservation Corps, or CCC. . . . — — Map (db m136577) HM
This is the boyhood home of William "Bill" M. Jeffers, president of the Union Pacific Railroad from 1937-1946. Remarkably he began his career as a janitor & call boy. As president, he prepared the railroad for the coming war and was appointed by . . . — — Map (db m191890) HM
During the 1930s, President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal created government programs to counter the effects of the Great Depression. Hundreds of post offices were built and the U.S. Treasury commissioned art for many of them. Twelve Nebraska . . . — — Map (db m78462) HM
The Second Farmer's Bank was constructed in 1918 and operated until 1968. The bank had sound financial resources for its size and in 1933, following a bank moratorium called by President Roosevelt, Farmer's Bank was among the first in the nation to . . . — — Map (db m23700) HM
In loving memory
of our war dead
These members of the
United States Armed Forces
gave their lives in World War II
to preserve us a free nation
Franklin D. Roosevelt
President of the United States
Armondo A. Alvino • Thomas G. . . . — — Map (db m25519) HM
[Main Marker]:
On October 31, 1933, CCC Company 1268, S.P.-5, arrived at High Bridge, N.J., four years after former Governor Foster M. Voorhees donated his 325 acre farm, known as Hills Acres, to the State of New Jersey to become a park. . . . — — Map (db m16930) HM
"The American people, in their righteous might will win through absolute victory."
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
"Our debt to the heroic men and women in the service of our country can never be repaid. They have . . . — — Map (db m160232) HM WM
Front Organized as an agro-industrial Jewish cooperative community by the Provisional Commission for Jewish Farm Settlements in the United States, led by Benjamin Brown (1885-1939), Jersey Homesteads was one of approximately 100 communities . . . — — Map (db m95997) HM
The First Public Park Was an Urban Oasis When Europeans first arrived in America the land seemed limitless. However, by the late 1800s settlements stretched from the Atlantic to the Pacific. More people were living in crowded cities and needed . . . — — Map (db m24583) HM
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt implemented the “New Deal,” a plan for ending the Great Depression. His economic program was was based on relief, recovery, and reform and included the introduction of the Works Progress Administration . . . — — Map (db m104410) HM
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) provided employment for more than 50,000 young men in New Mexico during the Great Depression as part of President Roosevelt's New Deal Program. Three CCC companies were located where the Carlsbad Hospital now . . . — — Map (db m61461) HM
By his faith in God and man he built our nation
Erected in 1932 by the
New York State Commission
for the celebration of the
two hundredth anniversary of the birth of
George Washington
Hon. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Governor
Hon. . . . — — Map (db m8126) HM
The Capital District has long been important as a trading post, military objective and governmental center. Located near the juncture of the Hudson and Mohawk rivers, Albany has been the “crossroads” of the northeast since . . . — — Map (db m56854) HM
Memorial Grove was created to honor Bronx men who served in World War II and Korea. The grove is shaded by Pin oaks (Quercus palustris), Red oaks (Quercus rubra), and Norway maples (Acer platanoides). Memorial Grove was first planted in 1949 to . . . — — Map (db m53839) HM
Newtown Battlefield Preservation has a special place in the history of African Americans' struggle for equality in the United States. When 180 young African-American men of Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Company 1251 arrived to work on . . . — — Map (db m90317) HM
The building in front of you is the nation’s first presidential library. FDR was deeply involved in every facet of the library’s development. He envisioned the library as a place where the public could examine the evidence of his Presidency and . . . — — Map (db m83109) HM
Franklin • D • Roosevelt
by
Walter • Russell
Presented to the
Franklin • D • Roosevelt • Library
by
The • Order • of • AHEPA
March • 10 • 1947
———————————————————————
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was initiated in the
Order of . . . — — Map (db m210600) HM
Freedom Court commemorates the shared vision of two great warriors of
freedom: Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Winston Spencer Churchill.
During the dark days of World War II, they envisioned a future where
democracy and freedom would . . . — — Map (db m210565) HM
All that is within me cries to go back to my home by the Hudson River. - Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1944
It was only when passing through the gates at the end of this road that FDR felt truly at home. Roosevelt loved Springwood’s forests and . . . — — Map (db m83113) HM
Welcome to the Hyde Park Train Station. For more than a century, passenger trains traveling on the New York Central Railroad's New York City to Albany line stopped at this station. The first station on this site was completed in 1851. President . . . — — Map (db m146968) HM
Honor Roll
Of Those Who Served In
World War II and Korean Conflict
From Town of Hyde Park
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Those Who Made the Supreme Sacrifice
Brannon, Edward • Bircher, Thomas • Chase, Russell S. • Collins, Raymond • . . . — — Map (db m83631) WM
James Roosevelt purchased a house on 110 acres alongside the Hudson River in 1867. Both he and his son, FDR, cherished the vista from the south lawn, which provided the backdrop for many family, community, and political events. Eventually, this . . . — — Map (db m93637) HM
The house before you today is dramatically different from the farmhouse FDR’s father purchased in 1867. Over the years, the home reflected the changing circumstances in FDR’s life. In good times, he expanded the house to meet the needs of his . . . — — Map (db m83110) HM
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) centered his life on Springwood, the family estate. Whether starting married life with his new bride Eleanor, launching his political career, or recovering from the effects of polio, he always returned here. . . . — — Map (db m83111) HM
I felt like the moon, the stars, and all the planets had fallen on me. - President Harry S. Truman, Roosevelt’s successor.
I’m walking south on Michigan Boulevard and I can’t stop crying. Everybody’s crying. - Studs Terkel, writer. . . . — — Map (db m83112) HM
As "Queen City of the Hudson River Valley," Poughkeepsie has been a beehive of activity since settlers first established riverfront industries here in the early 1700s. Geography helped fuel the transformation from town to city. The Fall Kill Creek . . . — — Map (db m141937) HM
Established in 1683, Dutchess County was home to New York's second capital during the Revolutionary War and achieved prominence as an important rail hub. Dutchess County is also Franklin D. Roosevelt's birthplace.
Background photo . . . — — Map (db m145004) HM
Dedicated to the memory of the brave men who gave their lives at Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941 "A date that will live in infamy," Franklin Delano Roosevelt — — Map (db m88232) WM
Godard Town Hall was gifted to the Town of Concord by local benefactress Calista Goddard in 1902, to be utilized for an opera house and office space. With the gift came the promise from the Town that the building always be for public use. The . . . — — Map (db m80750) HM
New York
World War Veterans Memorial Highway
Surveyed 1928 • Completed 1937
During the Administrations of Governors
Alfred E. Smith Franklin D. Roosevelt Herbert H. Lehman
* * * * *
Whiteface Mountain Highway Commission
William . . . — — Map (db m46148) HM
Built by Peter Schram in early 1800. Established as Apollo Ballroom, eatery with stabling. Visited by Governors Rockefeller, FDR — — Map (db m131591) HM
Harry Hopkins, one of the most influential non-elected officials in American history, became a Settlement House worker in 1912 at Christodora, where his exposure to the struggles of new immigrants helped shape his thinking about social reform. . . . — — Map (db m145733) HM
Let us brace our hearts to fresh endurance,
Let us adjust our minds to action, energetic, righteous;
Let us uplift our consciousness by faith invisible
for the nation cannot perish that had a soul so great, so immortal! . . . — — Map (db m145734) HM
Edison's Laboratory and Home
West Orange, New Jersey
This site features Thomas A. Edison's home, laboratories, and library. Edison developed the practical phonograph and the movie camera here.
Eleanor Roosevelt's . . . — — Map (db m207517) HM
Unveiled in 1994, this dynamic statue of Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia (1882-1947) is by the well-known sculptor Neil Estern (b. 1926). La Guardia, the son of a United States Army bandleader, was born on December 11, 1882, at 177 Sullivan Street in . . . — — Map (db m140734) HM
What was here before?
This was once the site of the printing press factory of R. Hoe and Company. Their main headquarters were here until it was demolished in the late 1920s.
How did this site become a playground?
This site was . . . — — Map (db m226343) HM
This Upper West Side park, home to the American Museum of Natural History, honors New York City Police Commissioner, Governor of New York State, Vice-President, and (following William McKinley's assassination) the youngest man to serve as . . . — — Map (db m226313) HM
Acquired and dedicated in 1941, this park is named for Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945), the 32nd President of the United States, who led the country through the Great Depression and World War II. Like his distant cousin Theodore Roosevelt . . . — — Map (db m241510) HM
US President Franklin D. Roosevelt laid the cornerstone for this building on Sept. 29, 1936, congratulating its stewards "on the usefulness to humanity that you will afford to future generations of Americans." The College of Medicine was part of . . . — — Map (db m145075) HM
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