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first national bank (former)
from jesse james, james-younger gang posted in history by donkeyoti
On September 7, 1876, the James-Younger gang tried to rob the Northfield First National Bank. Townspeople realized what was happening, grabbed their guns, and shot it out in the street.
The resulting body count included the bank teller, Joseph Lee Heywood, and a Swedish immigrant, Nicholas Gustafson, as well as several members of the gang.
Cole, Bob and Jim Younger fled to nearby Madelia, MN (where they were captured). Frank and Jesse James escaped into the Dakotas.
Every September, Northfield holds the Defeat of Jesse James Days, where members of the community reenact the bank robbery and have a parade.
view full location details...gandhi smriti
from mahatma gandhi posted in history by pete_nice
Mahatma Gandhi lived at this location (then called the Birla House) for the last 144 days of his life, until he was assassinated here on January 30, 1948. He was 78 years old.
Originally the home of a wealthy Indian family, the Birla House was transformed into the Gandhi Smriti (or Gandhi Remembrance)- a museum and shrine to the slain political and spiritual leader.
The Martyr's Column marks the location where the fifth assassination attempt on Gandhi ended his life.
view full location details...birthplace of the buddha
from buddha, buddhism posted in history by pete_nice
Siddhārtha Gautama, later known as Gautama Buddha (or just Buddha), was born in the town of Lumbini in present-day Nepal around c. 563 BCE or c. 480 BCE.
view full location details...scourmount abbey
from beer, brewing, chimay posted in history by prof_improbable
The life in this monastery is characterized by prayer, reading, and labor. Not a bad day if you get to drink Chimay Ale, which has been made at this Trappist monastery since 1862.
The brothers use the profits from the operation to support their monastery and surrounding charities.
view full location details...malaga island
from civil rights posted in history by prof_improbable
Although many aspects of its history seem to be obscured, Malaga Island was the site of a mixed-race community from the Civil War until their forced expulsion in 1912.
The black and white settlers had formed a fishing village with a school on the island, and they lived peacefully for 50 years until the state of Maine purchased the island in 1911.
The idea of a mixed community was at odds with the prevailing eugenics theory of the area, and local and state politicians used the Malaga Island community as a wedge issue.
Eight settlers were committed to the Maine School for the Feeble-Minded. The remaining 45 residents were evicted from the island, their school was moved to a different island, and Malaga Island's graveyard was dug up and redeposited on the mainland.
Source: Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold radio documentary and Strange Fruit, Volume I graphic novel by Joel Christian Gill
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