view gallery |  FIRST - Iron works in North America-Saugus Iron Works NHS - Saugus MA
in First of its Kind Saugus Iron Works is the first integrated ironworks in North America. It was founded by John Winthrop the Younger and in operation between 1646 and approximately 1670. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Massachusetts date approved: 6/26/2022 last visited: 6/26/2022 |
view gallery |  FIRST - National Historic Site-Salem Maritime National Historic Site - Salem MA
in First of its Kind The Salem Maritime National Historic Site consists of 12 historic structures, one replica tall-ship, and 9 acres of land along the waterfront. Salem Maritime is the first National Historic Site established in the United States (March 17, 1938). posted by: Don.Morfe location: Massachusetts date approved: 6/26/2022 last visited: 6/26/2022 |
view gallery |  FIRST - First Church in Lowell-St. Anne - Lowell MA
in First of its Kind St. Anne’s cornerstone was laid May 20, 1824. It was the first building dedicated to religious worship in Lowell, and was the first church to be established and supported by a manufacturing company rather than a group of worshipers. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Massachusetts date approved: 6/25/2022 last visited: 6/24/2022 |
view gallery |  First U.S. Army outpost built on the Texas Frontier - Fredericksburg, TX
in First of its Kind Located out 290 E (Main Street) across from Gillespie County Law Enforcement Center. The Fort is owned by the City of Fredericksburg and managed by the Texas Rangers Heritage Center. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 6/13/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  FIRST - African American major league ballplayer- Toledo, OH
in First of its Kind Marker celebrating Moses Fleetwood Walker as the first African American major league ballplayer is located at the entrance to Fifth Third Field in Toledo, Ohio. posted by: bobfrapples8 location: Ohio date approved: 6/13/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  FIRST Marked Burial in Osage Cemetery - Osage, TX
in First of its Kind A 1992 Texas Historical Marker at the Osage Cemetery indicates that the first marked burial here is that of R.P. Doherty, dating to 1874. posted by: QuarrellaDeVil location: Texas date approved: 6/13/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  FIRST Solo Flight of George W. Williams, Jr. - Temple, TX
in First of its Kind Near the northwest corner of the intersection of the HK Dodgen Loop and S General Bruce Dr is a bronze plaque at the former site of the Texas Aero Corporation factory, noting the first solo flight of George W. Williams, Jr. in 1912. posted by: QuarrellaDeVil location: Texas date approved: 6/13/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Site of the First Gas Well in Texas, First Oil Well in North Texas - Petrolia, TX
in First of its Kind Its provenance unknown, a granite slab stands on the east side of TX 148, just a little south of Petrolia, noting that you're in the general area of where North Texas's first oil strike happened, leading to the state's first gas well not long after. posted by: QuarrellaDeVil location: Texas date approved: 6/10/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  FIRST - Arctic Brotherhood Camp Skagway No. 1. - Skagway, AK
in First of its Kind The rustic style Arctic Brotherhood Hall was the first of over 30 Arctic Brotherhood camps build in the Pacific Northwest. The camp is located at 245 Broadway in Skagway, AK. posted by: neoc1 location: Alaska date approved: 6/10/2022 last visited: 6/17/2022 |
view gallery |  EARLIEST Burial in Pleasant Grove Cemetery - Combine, TX
in First of its Kind A 2017 Texas Historical Marker at Pleasant Grove Cemetery indicates that the earliest burial here was that of a young girl, Harriet Mathis, way back in 1873. posted by: QuarrellaDeVil location: Texas date approved: 6/10/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  FIRST -- Full-Cantilever Low-Wing Monoplane - Brea, CA
in First of its Kind One of many historical markers in Brea, California. posted by: bluesnote location: California date approved: 6/9/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  FIRST -- Public Cemetery in Orange County - Anaheim, CA
in First of its Kind The first public cemetery in Orange County is located in Anaheim, California. posted by: bluesnote location: California date approved: 6/9/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  FIRST -- Mausoleum on the West Coast - Anaheim, CA
in First of its Kind The first Mausoleum on the West Coast of the United States was built in 1914 and still is standing at Anaheim Cemetery in Anaheim, California. posted by: bluesnote location: California date approved: 6/9/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  First Paper Mill in Dalton, MA
in First of its Kind A plaque on the Museum of Papermaking at 60 Pioneer Street identified the Crane & Company as the first paper mill in Dalton, MA. posted by: neoc1 location: Massachusetts date approved: 6/8/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  FIRST - County seat, school, voting booth, etc - Boonville, MO
in First of its Kind Historic fort sat on the Missouri River just north of this marker. posted by: YoSam. location: Missouri date approved: 6/6/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  FIRST Congregational Parish of Truro - Truro MA
in First of its Kind 41.998267, -70.054600 posted by: nomadwillie location: Massachusetts date approved: 6/4/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  FIRST -- Trustee of San Juan Elementary School District - San Juan Capistrano, CA
in First of its Kind One of many historical markers in San Juan Capistrano, California. posted by: bluesnote location: California date approved: 6/3/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  FIRST - Dwelling - Vermontville, MI
in First of its Kind Location of the first dwelling in Vermontville, Michigan. posted by: bobfrapples8 location: Michigan date approved: 5/30/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  FIRST Paved Road to Connect Midwest to Pacific Coast - Clarendon, TX
in First of its Kind A plaque describing Route 66 as the first paved road to connect the Midwest to the Pacific Coast is at the entrance to this rest area - in Clarendon, Texas. posted by: The Snowdog location: Texas date approved: 5/30/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  FIRST Burial with a Dated Gravestone in Mt. Tabor Cemetery - Sandusky, TX
in First of its Kind A Texas Historical Marker at Mt. Tabor Cemetery, Sandusky, TX, indicates that the first burial with a dated gravestone belongs to I.E. Lindsey, dating to 1868. posted by: QuarrellaDeVil location: Texas date approved: 5/28/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  FIRST President of Texas State Teachers Association - Crane, TX
in First of its Kind William Carey Crane was the FIRST President of the Texas State Teachers Association - in Crane, Texas posted by: The Snowdog location: Texas date approved: 5/28/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  FIRST Cattle Trail Driver from Texas - Mentone, TX
in First of its Kind Oliver Loving was the first cattle trail driver from Texas - in Mentone, Texas. posted by: The Snowdog location: Texas date approved: 5/28/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  FIRST - Citizen - PREMIER - Citoyen - Ottawa, Ontario
in First of its Kind In 1947, Prime Minister William Lyon Mckenzie King became the first Canadian citizen. En 1947, le Premier Ministre William Lyon Mckenzie King est devenu le premier citoyen canadien. posted by: Weathervane location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 5/28/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  FIRST - Ready-mixed Concrete Factory, Tokyo, JAPAN
in First of its Kind The first Ready-mixed Concrete Factory was build here. posted by: YONEYAMA location: Tokyo, Japan date approved: 5/13/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  First - Person to Swim Length of Lake - Lake George, New York
in First of its Kind A plaque commemorating Diane Struble, the first person to swim the length of Lake George, on a rock along the shoreline of Lake George, New York. posted by: dream chaser location: New York date approved: 5/11/2022 last visited: never |
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