Documenting the historical links between people and places as recorded by commemorative plaques

Nevada Historical Marker #196

The United States Mint Carson City, Nevada. The original Carson City building is a formal balanced, sandstone block edifice.  Two stories high with a centrally located cupola.  The sandstone blocks were quarried at the Nevada State Prison.On March 3, 1862, Congress passed a bill establishing a branch mint in the Territory of Nevada.The output of the Comstock Lode coupled with the high bullion transportation costs to San Francisco proved the necessity of a branch in Nevada.From its opening in 1870 to the closing of the coin operations in 1893, coinage amounted to $49,274,434.30.

, Carson City, NV, United States

Texas Historical Marker #15057

Connell Cemetery Alabama native Sampson Connell, Jr. (b. 1822) came to Texas with his family in 1834. Sampson, his father, and his brother participated at the Battle of San Jacinto in 1836. For his efforts, Sampson received a land grant in Washington County. He moved to Milam County where he helped found the San Gabriel Christian Church, later settling in Williamson County as a farmer and stockman. During the Civil War he served in Capt. Robert Ashford's Co. B, 1st Regiment, 27th Brigade, and later in the local Home Guard. This family cemetery, also known as Bear Creek, was part of his homestead, and his 1873 burial cairn is the oldest known grave. Several relatives and friends are interred in this burial ground that honors a pioneering Texas family. Historic Texas Cemetery-2006 #15057

?, Liberty Hill, TX, United States

Percy Shakespeare ARBSA (1936) b Kate's Hill, Dudley 1906; d Brighton 1943 Brought up on the Wren's Nest Estate. Painter of Portraits and 1930s Leisure Scenes. Studied at the Dudley School of Art formerly in this building. "The best painter in oils the School has produced" Ivo Shaw, Principal

former Dudley School of Art, Dudley, United Kingdom

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Percy Shakespeare
(1906-1943) painter

Old Customs House built 1811.

West Strand, Whitehaven, United Kingdom

Built in 1930, partly with old materials from the portion of The Friary which was taken down in 1925 on the making of the new road.

Gents and Chandlers Cafe - Bird Street, Lichfield, United Kingdom

This building was the County High School for Girls opened in 1908 The children's author Winifred Darch (1884-1960) was a teacher here

Roding Valley High School, Alderton Hill, Loughton, United Kingdom

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Texas Historical Marker #08402

Washington County State Bank. James S. Giddings (1849-1940) was the principal organizer of this financial institution, which was established as the result of the creation of a state banking system in 1905. The official date set by the Legislature for filing bank charters was August 13, 1905. Since that date fell on a Sunday, the first charters were filed in Austin on August 14th. Washington County State Bank was the fifth in line that day to receive a charter. Since the first four state-chartered banks have been dissolved, Washington County State Bank is the oldest state bank in operation in Texas. The bank's first officers included H. K. Harrison as president, James Giddings as cashier, and Alex Simon, Sr., and A. D. Milroy as vice-presidents. Harrison served as president until his death in 1914. Washington County State Bank has grown and continues to serve Brenham and the surrounding area. Housed at 115 East Main Street for the first 73 years of its existence. The bank moved to this site in 1978. It retains historical significance as an early participant in the state-chartered banking system. #8402

200 W. Vulcan St., Brenham, TX, United States

Hier wohnte Clara Hahn geb. Angress jg. 1872 Deportiert 1942 Theresienstadt Ermordet Sept 1942 in Treblinka

English translation: Clara Hahn

Hohenzollernstraße 6, Steglitz-Zehlendorf, Berlin, Germany

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Texas Historical Marker #06624

Cherokee County C.S.A.. Civil War manufacturing, supply and military center. Field Transportation Bureau shop made and repaired wagons, saddles, harnesses. Gun factory produced "Mississippi rifles" and pistols. Two iron works cast plows, skillets, pots, irons. Salt works provided a scarce item. Confederate commissary stored sugar and military supplies. Texas conscript district office directed drafting activity. Additional military activities included Union prisoner confine and two camps, one a camp of instruction for raw recruits. C.S.A. Men and Units Two thousand men from Cherokee County were in the Confederate Service, including Brigadier General Joseph L. Hogg who died in Mississippi in 1862. Companies organized were: Co. A, 2nd Texas Cavalry Co. C, 3rd Texas Cavalry Co. K, 4th Texas Cavalry Co. F, 7th Texas Cavalry Co. I, 10th Texas Cavalry Co. B, 17th Texas Cavalry Cos. F and I, 35th Texas Cavalry Co. B, 28th Texas Cavalry, Dismounted Cos. A and D, Border's Cavalry Co. K, 1st Texas Partisan Rangers Co. E, 7th Texas Infantry Cos. A, C,K 18th Texas Infantry #6624

?, Rusk, TX, United States

Gertrud Bilski [full inscription unknown]

English translation: Gertrud Bilski

Westfälische Str. 70, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany

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Владимир Ильич Ленин выступал в этом здании с речами в 1918 году 1 августа на митинге Варшавского революционного полка, 8 ноября на совещании делегатов комитетов бедноты центральных губерний, в 1920 году 1 мая на митинге рабочих Замоскворецкого района, 29 ноября на общем собрании коммунистов Замоскворечья

English translation: Vladimir Ilyich Lenin gave speeches in this building in 1918 on August 1 at the rally of the Warsaw Revolutionary Regiment, November 8 at the meeting of delegates of the committees of the poor of the central provinces, in 1920 1 May at a meeting of workers of the Zamoskvoretsky area, November 29 at a general meeting of communists of Zamoskvorechya [AWS Translate]

Stremyanny Lane, 28, Moscow, Russia

Tana Schlesinger [full inscription unknown]

English translation: Tana Schlesinger

Giesebrechtstr. 18, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany

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