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Historical Marker Ahead
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Yes, I’m pulling the car over to look at plaques. I’ll be just a minute. Not a historian, but did minor in history at Indiana University. Formerly notgoingpro on other socials.
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Historical Marker Ahead @historicalmarker.bsky.social · Jul 21
A good primer on historical markers: how they’re researched, approved and made. And, why they matter, and the biggest threats to their existence. Thanks for the tip, @grrlherstorian.bsky.social! indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/07/21/i...
Inside Indiana’s 'best-kept secret,’ historical markers • Indiana Capital Chronicle
The Indiana State Historical Marker Program began in 1946 and has administered more than 750 historical markers across the state.
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Historical Marker Ahead @historicalmarker.bsky.social · 5h
*Pulaski, holy lord
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Historical Marker Ahead @historicalmarker.bsky.social · 16h
Texas posts historical marker honoring illegal immigrant www.redriverhistorian.com/post/anglo-a...
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City of Texarkana, Texas unveils new Wavell’s Colony historical marker
City of Texarkana, Texas unveils new Wavell’s Colony historical marker
The City of Texarkana, Texas dedicated a new historical marker in downtown Friday (Oct. 10) to replace the previous one, which was stolen 10 years ago.
www.ksla.com
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Jason Guthartz @restructures.bsky.social · 15h
Can't wait to watch.
Had to pay a visit to where King Records used to be during my visit to Cincinnati last year.
A historical marker that reads KING RECORDS "The King of Them All" From 1943-1971 King Records forever changed American music. Owner Syd Nathan gave the world bluegrass, R&B, rock and roll, doo-wop, country, soul and funk. With stars from James Brown to the Stanley Brothers and its innovative, integrated business model, Cincinnati's King Records revolutionized the music industry. The former home of King Records, a red brick building whose windows and doors are now covered over, with a historical marker on the sidewalk between potted plants.
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Historical Marker Ahead @historicalmarker.bsky.social · 5h
A million historical markers and statues and monuments to Casimir Pulaksi yet only one dares mention his most important attribute:
Pulaski runs on Dunkin’ — sign at the Dunkin’ near Midway Airport on Pulaski Avenue in Chicago.
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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 12h
Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”
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Historical Marker Ahead @historicalmarker.bsky.social · 6h
Fuck you, Shakespeare
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Jay Jaffe @jayjaffe.bsky.social · 6h
If the Brewers and Mariners make it to the World Series, shitfuck we’ll pound that ol’ Budweiser and this platform will become the Ball Four Book Club.
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Patrick Dubuque @euqubud.baseballprospectus.com · 6h
If the Brewers and Mariners make the World Series, I’m forcing so much Pilots analysis into BP that week
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Historical Marker Ahead @historicalmarker.bsky.social · 8h
Shots fired at Myles Turner
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Vintage Obscura Radio @vintageobscura.net · 8h
Showcase Productions - Wild Sounds (1975)(roughly): An eclectic selection of one minute long tracks from a collection of library music records. These songs were intended for use at radio stations as interval or background mus
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Showcase Productions - Wild Sounds (1975)(roughly): An eclectic selection of one minute long tracks from a collection of library music records. These songs were intended for use at radio stations as interval or background music when a specific mood was needed.
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Historical Marker Ahead @historicalmarker.bsky.social · 9h
Correction, I’ve been informed the horse’s name is Moonlight. Historical Marker Ahead regrets the error.
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 14h
Texas is preparing emergency resources for wildfires and floods. The Texas National Guard should be THERE — not in Illinois.

We stand ready to support their return home so they are best positioned for helping Texans respond to any natural disasters.
Abbott activates emergency resources ahead of growing wildfire threat, flood risk in Texas
With expected growing wildfire danger across Texas and the potential for a flood risk this weekend, Gov. Greg Abbott is activating more state emergency response resources Friday.
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Historical Marker Ahead @historicalmarker.bsky.social · 12h
Quite a flex for the Western Michigan halftime show: the band used its three pieces to pay tribute to the Broncos’ national champion radio, jazz dance and men’s hockey teams. My daughter is in there somewhere playing “We Are the Champions.”
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Historical Marker Ahead @historicalmarker.bsky.social · 13h
Of course, Western Michigan at heart is a hockey school
2025 National Champion banner outside WMU hockey arena
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Historical Marker Ahead @historicalmarker.bsky.social · 13h
Alas I didn’t get a photo or video but Midnight, the horse who runs on the field with Western Michigan football players at pregame, left a souvenir, and then on the way back ran over the guy shoveling it up. Both human and horse are OK. @sickoscommittee.org
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Historical Marker Ahead @historicalmarker.bsky.social · 16h
More here. This guy is a wild story: www.tshaonline.org/handbook/ent...
Arthur Goodall Wavell: Soldier, Empresario, and Pioneer of Texas
Explore the life of Arthur Goodall Wavell, an English soldier and empresario who played a significant role in the colonization of Texas and the revolutionary movements in Mexico and Chile.
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Historical Marker Ahead @historicalmarker.bsky.social · 16h
Texas posts historical marker honoring illegal immigrant www.redriverhistorian.com/post/anglo-a...
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KSLA News 12 @ksla.com · 1d
City of Texarkana, Texas unveils new Wavell’s Colony historical marker
City of Texarkana, Texas unveils new Wavell’s Colony historical marker
The City of Texarkana, Texas dedicated a new historical marker in downtown Friday (Oct. 10) to replace the previous one, which was stolen 10 years ago.
www.ksla.com
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Historical Marker Ahead @historicalmarker.bsky.social · 1d
Thank you!
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Thank you for your condolences!
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Thank you I appreciate your concern!
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Thank you so much!
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Thank you so much!
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Historical Marker Ahead @historicalmarker.bsky.social · 1d
Well, it turns out that as I was putting up personal historical markers in Gladstone, Michigan, my mother — the reason I was up there so much — died suddenly at her Colorado home. She had health problems you’d expect from an 82-year-old but did well in her recent doctor visits. So it goes.
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Historical Marker Ahead @historicalmarker.bsky.social · 2d
Another personal marker: the bath house at the Gladstone, Mich., beach along Lake Michigan’s Little Bay de Noc. I remember the original: a white, New Deal-funded structure. Replaced in 2002. Walking distance from my grandparents’ house. I got to know some local kids as the, uh, big-city outsider.
City of Gladstone Historic Tour, 1323 Lake Shore Drive marker. It reads: The Finest Bath House on the Finest Beach" During the Great Depression, the Gladstone City Club saw an opportunity for funding through President Roosevelt's New Deal and made the recommendation to the City Council and Mayor Alfred Raddent, to build a new Bath House in the center of VanCleve Park. The research was done by the Parks and Harbor Commission, namely, G.R. Empson, George Beaudry, Dr. Otto Hult, Roger Smith, Will Marble and William Praits. In 1937, the commission traveled to Marquette and Menominee to view existing structures. The design selected was a 120x18 ft. concrete building with an 80x12 ft. veranda. The roof was waterproof cement, and the Neoclassical Art Deco design was very ornamental. Will Marble and George Fergusen prepared the original drawings, and the Architect was Derrik Hubert of Menominee. The funding came from the Federal Government through the WPA for $12,922. The City Millage was $4,300 and the Gladstone City Club donated $4,000. Work started on the project on June 15th, 1938, and by January 18th, 1939, the exterior was completed. The dedication took place in the summer of 1939. It was the finest bath house on the finest beach. In 1985 the Lake Michigan water levels were at an all-time high and the bath house was in danger of being washed away. The roof was crumbling, and stress cracks were evident throughout the building. It was no longer safe. Discussions began about building a new bath house and on February 23rd, 1999, the City Commission accepted a proposal from Timberland Engineering Inc. The Bath House was completed and dedicated in the summer of 2002 under the direction of City Manager Brian Horst. Erected by Gladstone Historical Commission. The current Gladstone (Mich.) Beach House, opened in 2002. It replaced a New Deal-funded facility. The boardwalk onto the Gladstone, Mich., beach.
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Mike Koncewicz @mikekoncewicz.bsky.social · 1d
There is now an official historical marker for the Port Huron Statement!
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MassLive @masslive.bsky.social · 1d
Blandford Historical Society to dedicate marker to African American Revolutionary War patriot and toolmaker
Blandford Historical Society to dedicate marker to African American Revolutionary War patriot and toolmaker
The Blandford Historical Society and the Mercy Warren Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will be dedicating a historic marker to patriot Jethro Jones in Blandford on Saturday, Oct. 11 at 1 p.m. at the marker’s location at the junction of Blair Road and Jones Road.
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Industrial Worker @industrialworker.bsky.social · 1d
The Phellow Workers of Philadelphia bring us the latest on a new historical marker dedicated to FW Ben Fletcher!

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Philadelphia IWW Unveils Historical Marker
Philadelphia I.W.W. Unveils Historical Marker and Celebrates Local 8 and Ben Fletcher’s Legacy of Militant, Industrial Organizing On Saturday June 21, 2025 the Philadelphia Historical and Museum Co…
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