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Map of the original Boundry Stones

George Seaton worked hard and ran many businesses. This is an advertisement for his carpentry.

HANNAH JACKSON HOME, the east side of S. Royal between Wilkes and Wolfe
Streets. The home is gone, but what occurred remains a part of our history. Hannah Jackson was
a free African-American laundress who lived here in the early 1800s. She saved…

Detail showing a slave coffle leaving 1315 Duke Street. Slave Market of America , broadside , 1863.

Provides a review of William Browns life in relation to his achievements and membership to the American Philosophical Society.

James Edward Lee bought the land of the school in the year of 1866. The school opened its door to the community on Feburary 6, 1948.

The gravestone of the executed Privates after they had been re-interred

This is the praise section for Samuel Lee Gravely Junior's memoir, "Trailblazer: The U.S. Navy's First Black Admiral." These praises are all from retired Admirals who state how and why Gravely inspired and moved them in their lives and careers. This…

The text talkes about George Washington's birth place and his ancestor. Also, this document describes many events of George Washington's birth place.When he was a little boy he wrote a letter to his friend. The text describes how George Washington…