Historical Marker Database

#MarkeroftheWeek El Obelisco de Buenos Aires in #BuenosAires, #Argentina 🇦🇷 hmdb.org/m.asp?m=79235 @buenosaires @AlbicelesteTalk

#OnThisDay in 1494, Columbus landed at Fisherman's Point, #Cuba 🇨🇺, searching for gold but left empty-handed. 🌊⛵️ #History #Columbus @CubanHistory @OrigenesPodcast hmdb.org/m.asp?m=246096

#OnThisDay in 1805, #LewisAndClark marveled at the abundance of game in Missouri River country 🐻🦬🦌🌾 Nature in its glory! #History #Montana #BigSkyCountry #AmericanWest @MontanaHistory @LewisClarkTrail 🤪 hmdb.org/m.asp?m=252354

#OnThisDay in 2011, we remember Salomé Girard and all victims of violence. 🕊️ May Salome's Garden inspire peace and joy. 🌼🇫🇷🇲🇦 #NeverForget #Memorial 🌍 @MoroccanSories hmdb.org/m.asp?m=249075

#MarkeroftheWeek Maytown in Maytown, Pennsylvania hmdb.org/m.asp?m=244833 @PHMC @LanCoHistory

#OnThisDay in 1890, Banjo Paterson's epic ballad "The Man from Snowy River" was first published! 🇦🇺🎶 #AustralianHistory #GoldCoast #Oceania @australian @AustHistAssoc hmdb.org/m.asp?m=237077

#OnThisDay in 1863, Union troops at Greenland Gap fought fiercely to delay Confederate forces. 🇺🇸⚔️ #CivilWar #History #WV @CivilWarTrails @WVHistory hmdb.org/m.asp?m=253234

#OnThisDay in 1960, Dr. Gilbert Mason led 125 in a peaceful wade-in at Biloxi Beach, sparking national attention. 🏖️✊🏾 #CivilRights #History @MississippiHis2 @WLOX hmdb.org/m.asp?m=249039

#OnThisDay in 1915, poet Rupert Brooke, known for his WWI sonnets, passed away at 27. 🌿 His legacy lives on. #Poetry #WWI #History @EnglandHist @TheWWImuseum @PoetrySociety hmdb.org/m.asp?m=252764

#OnThisDay in 1862, the 10th #Michigan Infantry fought at Town Creek Bridge, AL, during the Civil War. 🪖🇺🇸 #CivilWarHistory @MichiganHist @CivilWarTrails hmdb.org/m.asp?m=256659

#OnThisDay in 1865, Gen. Stoneman's U.S. Cavalry passed through Rutherfordton, #NorthCarolina during his raid in Western NC. 🏇📜 #CivilWar #History @CivilWarTrails @NC_Markers hmdb.org/m.asp?m=253440

#MarkeroftheWeek Frederick "Doc" Mirliani in New Britain, Connecticut hmdb.org/m.asp?m=41307 @CThistorynews @CoNBCT

#OnThisDay in 1995, the fence at the Oklahoma City bombing site became a symbol of unity, healing, and remembrance. 🌹🕊 #NeverForget @cityofokc @okhistory hmdb.org/m.asp?m=255848

#OnThisDay in 1932, crews blasted tunnels for the #HooverDam, diverting the #ColoradoRiver amid dangerous conditions. 💥🏞️ #History @NvHistorySoc @usbr hmdb.org/m.asp?m=254572

#OnThisDay in 1933, Clarence "Jeep" Jones was born in Roxbury, Boston. A legend on and off the court. 🏀 #HBCUs #CommunityLeader #BNBL @HBCUstorian @WSSURAMS hmdb.org/m.asp?m=257213

#OnThisDay in 1909, #Hastings #Nebraska welcomed the iconic Woolworth's 5- and 10-Cent Store, transforming downtown shopping! 🏬🛍️ #History @nehistorical @CityHastingsNE hmdb.org/m.asp?m=251841

#OnThisDay in 2014, #Florence Town Hall joined the National Register! From a WPA project to a vibrant community hub 🏛️🎉 #Wisconsin #History @WisHistory @florencewisconsin @florencecounty hmdb.org/m.asp?m=254480

#OnThisDay in 1944, Gov. Henry F. Schricker planted a Sycamore tree for #ArborDay in Mile Square, #Indianapolis 🌳 #History #Indiana @IndianaArchives @in_bureau hmdb.org/m.asp?m=233066

#MarkeroftheWeek Battle of Dam No. 1 in Newport News, Virginia hmdb.org/m.asp?m=180517 @VaDHR_SHPO @VirginiaMuseum @CivilWarTrails #civilwarhistory

#OnThisDay in 1945, Master Sgt. Henry Erwin saved his B-29 crew by jettisoning a burning flare mid-flight. Incredible bravery! ✈️🔥 #WWII #USAF @TxHistComm hmdb.org/m.asp?m=255384

#OnThisDay in 1940, General Otto Ruge inspired 🇳🇴 with his courage and leadership against the Nazi invasion. #WWII #Norway #History @VisitOSLO @visitnorway hmdb.org/m.asp?m=253626