The Last Yahi Indian
I was in Oroville, California, last month to cover the crisis at the dam nearby that forced evacuation of the city and other communities. I had arrived just as the evacuation order was lifted, and...
- ishi
- yahi
- native americans
- california
- oroville
- genocide
H.H.Jeffords Gun
Mounted in memory of the soldiers and sailors of 1861-1865 THIS GUN PRESENTED BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO COL. H.H. JEFFORDS POST NO. 330 DEPT. OF MICHIGAN G.A.R. Submitted by...
Jonathan Odell
JONATHAN ODELL CLERGYMAN, SURGEON, AND POET, HE PARTICIPATED IN THE NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN BENEDICT ARNOLD AND JOHN ANDRE DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. AFTER MOVING TO NEW BRUNSWICK, 1784, HE...
- fredericton
- new brunswick
- benedict arnold
- american revolution
- revolutionary war
Fort Germantown
This was the site of a Civil War earth-work redoubt built by the Union Army as part of a series of forts guarding the Memphis & Charleston Railroad. The fort is thought to have been built in June...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Site of Early Gunsmith Shop (1836-1860)
- gunsmith
- baton rouge
- searles
- bowie knife
The McQueen- Fergusson House
THE McQUEEN-FERGUSSON HOUSE CIRCA 1790 LAND ORIGINALLY GRANTED TO BENEDICT ARNOLD. THE HOME, 1812-1858, OF COLONEL GEORGE SHORE, SURVEYOR- GENERAL OF NEW BRUNSWICK. HOME OF SENATOR...
- fredericton
- new brunswick
- benedict arnold
- first woman speaker
Unknown Date and Function
Submitted by @EddieCStewart
- kingarth
- scotland
- buildings
- cauldron
- vague
Room
ROOM OF UNCERTAIN FUNCTION, BUT WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN THE WARMING HOUSE. A COMMON-ROOM WHERE THE ONLY SOCIAL FIREPLACE WAS ALLOWED. Submitted by @Lucinda_Dixon
- scotland
- jedburgh abbey
- room
- vague
Hamilton-Burr Duel
"The Hamilton-Burr Duel July 11, 1804 The most famous duel in American history took place on this date at the dueling grounds in Weehawken, between political rivals, General Alexander Hamilton...
- hamilton
- burr
- duel
Halls Gap Flower Show
This plaque forms part of a stone sculpture in the Halls Gap Botanic Gardens. Plaque reads: THIS PLAQUE ACKNOWLEDGES THE DEDICATED WORK OF THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS SINCE 1937 IN HOLDING THE...
- grampians
- victoria
- australia
- halls gap