 view gallery |   FIRST - Black High School-Bridgeforth High School - Pulaski TN
in First of its Kind Though black public education existed in Giles County by 1869, Bridgeforth was the first black high school. Named for black educator J. T. Bridgeforth, the school operated from 1937 until 1958. posted by:  Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 2/7/2023 last visited: 2/7/2023 |
 view gallery | FIRST - Black Architectural Firm in the United States-McKissack and McKissack - Pulaski TN in First of its Kind Gabriel Moses McKissack (1840-1923) laid the foundation in Giles County for a family building tradition that included the first black architectural firm in the United States, Nashville's McKissack and McKissack. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 2/7/2023 last visited: 2/7/2023 |
 view gallery | FIRST - Mural painted on the road in the country - Poznan, Poland in First of its Kind Drogal Measure of Poznan is the first mural painted on a road in Poland posted by:  sernikk location: Wielkopolskie, Poland date approved: 2/6/2023 last visited: never |
 view gallery | FIRST - Battle between Steam Rams in History-Confederate History of Memphis - Memphis TN in First of its Kind The Confederate fleet of 8 boats carrying 18 guns gallantly resisted this attack of 6 armored gun boats, 4 rams and 20 mortar boats. The engagement lasted 90 minutes and was the first battle between steam rams in history. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 2/6/2023 last visited: 2/6/2023 |
 view gallery | FIRST - High School building for African Americans in Alexandria- Parker-Gray High School - Alexandra VA in First of its Kind City of Alexandria constructed its first high school building for African Americans. Parker-Gray High School opened on this site in 1950. Court-ordered desegregation began in 1959. The last class graduated from the high school in 1965. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 2/6/2023 last visited: 2/6/2023 |
 view gallery | FIRST - Public Library in West Hartford, CT in First of its Kind The Colonial Revival style Noah Webster Memorial Library building is the first public library in West Hartford, CT. It is located 7 North Main Street in West Hartford, CT. posted by:  neoc1 location: Connecticut date approved: 2/4/2023 last visited: never |
 view gallery | FIRST - Pottery - Morgantown WV in First of its Kind The first pottery in West Virginia was founded here about 1785 and the making of pottery was important before 1800. posted by: Don.Morfe location: West Virginia date approved: 2/2/2023 last visited: 2/3/2023 |
 view gallery | FIRST - Female Mayor of Seneca Falls - Seneca Falls, NY in First of its Kind A bust of Diana Smith, the first female Mayor of Seneca Falls is located on the Ludivico Sculpture Trail in Seneca Falls, NY. posted by: neoc1 location: New York date approved: 1/31/2023 last visited: never |
 view gallery | FIRST - Bowie Knife - Marksville, LA in First of its Kind The first Bowie Knife was constructed right here in Avoyelles Parish - in Marksville, Louisiana. posted by: The Snowdog location: Louisiana date approved: 1/29/2023 last visited: never |
 view gallery | FIRST - Women's Rights Convention in the World - Seneca Falls, NY in First of its Kind The plaque commemorating the site first Women's Rights Convention in the World is located inside the Wesleyan Chapel at 136 Fall Avenue in Seneca Falls, New York. posted by: neoc1 location: New York date approved: 1/29/2023 last visited: never |
 view gallery | FIRST - Free school south of Mason-Dixon Line-Sumner School/Robert W. Simmons - Parkersburg WV in First of its Kind Established in January 1862 thru the leadership of Robert Simmons. First free school south of Mason-Dixon Line. Later named for abolitionist senator Charles Sumner. First high school class graduated, 1887. posted by: Don.Morfe location: West Virginia date approved: 1/26/2023 last visited: 1/27/2023 |
 view gallery | FIRST - Skyscraper in Baltimore-Equitable Building - Baltimore MD in First of its Kind The Equitable Building-This building, designed in 1889 in the Richardson-Sullivan tradition by Charles L. Carson and Joseph Evans Sperry, was considered the first skyscraper to be erected in Baltimore. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 1/26/2023 last visited: 1/29/2023 |
 view gallery | FIRST - Gas Street Lamp-Rembrandt Peale - Baltimore, MD in First of its Kind The first gas street lamp in America was lit on this spot (Holiday Street at Baltimore Street) on February 7, 1817 by Rembrandt Peale, founder of the Gas Light Company of Baltimore now known as BGE. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 1/26/2023 last visited: 1/29/2023 |
 view gallery | FIRST - Oil Boom Town in Logan County, Oklahoma in First of its Kind This Oklahoma Historical Marker cites <em>two</em> firsts, one of which is the first oil boom town in Logan County, Oklahoma. posted by: The Snowdog location: Oklahoma date approved: 1/26/2023 last visited: never |
 view gallery | FIRST - Mile-Deep Well in Oklahoma - Logan County, OK in First of its Kind The first mile-deep well in Oklahoma was right here in Roxana, Oklahoma. posted by: The Snowdog location: Oklahoma date approved: 1/26/2023 last visited: never |
 view gallery | FIRST - Linotype- Ottmar Mergenthaler - Baltimore, MD in First of its Kind Ottmar Mergenthaler, a German immigrant revolutionized the art of printing with his invention of the Linotype. He lived at 159 W Lanvale Street, Baltimore from 1894 to 1899. He died on October 28,1899. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 1/25/2023 last visited: 1/28/2023 |
 view gallery | FIRST - African-American to serve in the Tennessee General Assembly-Sampson W. Keeble - Nashville, TN in First of its Kind Sampson W. Keeble, barber, businessman, and civic leader, became the first African-American to serve in the Tennessee General Assembly. Serving from 1873 to 1875, Keeble was appointed to the House Military Affairs Committee. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 1/25/2023 last visited: 1/25/2023 |
 view gallery | FIRST - "Old Glory," the first known use of the term-William Driver - Nashville TN in First of its Kind Born, 1803, in Salem Mass., and sea-captain at 21, he retired in 1837. Coming to NashvillE, he brought with him the flag given him in 1832, which he had nicknamed "Old Glory", the first known use of the term. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 1/25/2023 last visited: 1/25/2023 |
 view gallery | FIRST - Secretary of Transportation of Virginia - Clear Brook, VA in First of its Kind A plaque at the Wayne A. Whitman Rest Area of the Welcome Center of Virginia at Clear Brook honors Wayne A. Whitman ad the first Secretary of Transportation of Virginia. posted by: neoc1 location: Virginia date approved: 1/24/2023 last visited: never |
 view gallery | First - Site of the First Osage Agency Building - Pawhuska, OK in First of its Kind A marker in downtown Pawhuska, OK. posted by: saopaulo1 location: Oklahoma date approved: 1/23/2023 last visited: never |
 view gallery | FIRST - Governor of West Virginia - Arthur I. Boreman - Parkersburg WV in First of its Kind Arthur I. Boreman presided at June 1861 Wheeling Convention where statehood plan formulated. Elected state's first governor June 20, 1863, he served three, two-year terms, resigning in 1869 to take U.S. Senate seat. posted by: Don.Morfe location: West Virginia date approved: 1/22/2023 last visited: 1/22/2023 |
 view gallery | FIRST - first and only recognized camp for Blacks - Camp Atwater - North Brookfield in First of its Kind Camp Atwater is a summer camp was originally established to provide a summer recreational experience for African-American boys, at a time when summer camps were generally racially segregated. Camp Atwater was established in 1921. posted by: nomadwillie location: Massachusetts date approved: 1/20/2023 last visited: never |
 view gallery | FIRST - African American Member of U.S. Senate - Hiram Revels - Baltimore MD in First of its Kind Hiram Revels ministered Madison Street Presbyterian Church congregation from 1858-1863. After the Civil War, Revels became the first African American member of the U.S. Senate. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 1/19/2023 last visited: 1/22/2023 |
 view gallery | FIRST - Forcible resistance to British aggression, and first enemy fell - Concord, MA in First of its Kind The Concord Battle Monument marks the site of the first forcible resistance to British aggression and where the first enemy fell. It is located in Minuteman National Historic Park. The entrance is at 174 Liberty Street in Concord, MA. posted by: neoc1 location: Massachusetts date approved: 1/19/2023 last visited: never |
 view gallery | FIRST -- Practical Wetsuit - Redondo Beach, CA in First of its Kind A memorial to Bill and Bob Meistrell in Redondo Beach, California. posted by: bluesnote location: California date approved: 1/15/2023 last visited: never |
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