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Sign: Tel Aviv - Commemorative plaque to the founders of the American colony in Jaffa

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Charles Clore Park, 2 Goldman St, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
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סמל העיר תל אביב

לזכרם של 157 אמריקנים נוצרים אוהבי ציון, שהגיעו על סיפון האניה "נלי צ’פין" מג’ונספורט שבמדינת מיין בארצות הברית וירדו כאן, בחוף יפו, ביום 22 בספטמבר 1866, כשעמם בתי עץ אשר שמשו להקמת המושבה האמריקנית ביפו.

IN HONOR OF 157 AMERICAN CHRISTIAN LOVERS OF ZION WHO ARRIVED BY SAIL ON THE "NELLIE CHAPIN" ON SEPTEMBER 22, 1866 BRINGING WOODEN HOUSES FROM JONESPORT, MAINE, TO ESTABLISH THE AMERICAN COLONY IN YAFO.

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The sign is placed on a dedicated stone pole in a spherical shape and is similar to many signs of gardens in Tel Aviv

The houses of the American colony, wooden houses brought from the United States (as indicated on the sign), exist to this day, and are declared as buildings for preservation Click for sign's details, Click for sign's details

The boardwalk where the sign is located was photographed that day, when from the east side (in the horizon) the houses of the city of Tel Aviv are visible Click for a larger image

The sign faces the sea, approximately in this area, taken in 2019 Click for a larger image



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