The Historical Marker Database - New Entries

Hightstown, New Jersey.
The Camden and Amboy Railroad was the first railroad in New Jersey. The first section was completed between Bordentown and Hightstown in October 1832. The first service used horse drawn carriages that were similar to . . .

(Railroads & Streetcars) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Scituate, Massachusetts.
Mordecai Lincoln Homestead A walk through nature and a journey through time Over three hundred years ago, Mordecai Lincoln, the great-great-great-grandfather of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. purchased property on Bound . . .

(Colonial Era • Industry & Commerce • Architecture • Parks & Recreational Areas) Includes comple...

, France.
N’oublie jamais que pendant quatre années d’occupation, 1940-1944, la Gestapo a torturé dans cet immeuble des centaines de patriotes. Ils ont souffert, ils sont morts pour la défense de la liberté. Libération-Nord [English . . .

(War, World II) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Hightstown, New Jersey.
Hightstown’s oldest house. Part used as a store, 1770. In 1819 became the first postoffice. R. M. J. Smith State Treasurer lived here.

(Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

, France.
Cette salle de cinéma a été réalisée par Émile Thion et Marcel Rousseau. Sa façade remarquable s’inscrit dans le goût Art nouveau des cabarets de Montmartre. Il s’agit d’accueillir 1 450 personnes. Spectaculaires, les . . .

(Notable Buildings) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.