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Samuel Gompers (né Gumpertz; January 27, 1850 – December 11, 1924) [1] [2] was a British-born American cigar maker, labor union leader and a key figure in American labor history. Gompers founded the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and served as the organization's president from 1886 to 1894, and from 1895 until his death in 1924.
The Samuel Gompers Memorial was added to the District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites (DCIHS) on February 22, 2007, and the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on October 11, 2007. The memorial is a contributing property to the Mount Vernon West Historic District , more commonly known as the Shaw Historic District, which was ...
Ohio counties (clickable map) This is a list of properties and districts in Ohio that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. There are over 4,000 in total. Of these, 73 are National Historic Landmarks. There are listings in each of Ohio's 88 counties.
In the steel industry, Samuel P. Bush presided over the Buckeye Steel Castings Company. Columbus was also a popular location for labor organizations. In 1886, Samuel Gompers founded the American Federation of Labor in Druid's Hall on S. Fourth Street, and in 1890 the United Mine Workers of America was founded at old City Hall. [26]
This is a list of National Historic Landmarks in Ohio and other landmarks of equivalent landmark status in the state. The United States' National Historic Landmark (NHL) program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service, and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of national significance. [6]
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places entries in Columbus, Ohio, United States. The National Register is a federal register for buildings, structures, and sites of historic significance. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts in Columbus. There are 360 properties and districts listed on the ...
The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map. [1] There are 74 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 1 National Historic Landmark. Another property was once listed but has been removed.
There are 178 properties and districts listed on the National Register in Erie County, including 2 National Historic Landmarks. The city of Sandusky is the location of 114 of these properties and districts; they are listed here, while the remaining 64 sites, including both National Historic Landmarks, are listed separately. Another 3 properties ...