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Nashville Parthenon

THE NASHVILLE PARTHENON   1897 - 1988   THE NASHVILLE PARTHENON WAS BUILT ON THIS SITE AS THE CENTERPIECE OF THE TENNESSEE CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION OF 1897.  THE ORIGINAL FULL-SCALE REPLICA WAS...

THE NASHVILLE PARTHENON   1897 - 1988   THE NASHVILLE PARTHENON WAS BUILT ON THIS SITE AS THE CENTERPIECE OF THE TENNESSEE CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION OF 1897.  THE ORIGINAL FULL-SCALE REPLICA...

    McConnell Field

    McCONNELL FIELD   In 1927 the City of Nashville bought 131 acres from Warren Sloan and made this the city airport, named for Lieut. Brower McConnell, Tennessee National Guard pilot who died that...

    McCONNELL FIELD   In 1927 the City of Nashville bought 131 acres from Warren Sloan and made this the city airport, named for Lieut. Brower McConnell, Tennessee National Guard pilot who died that...

    • nashville
    • tennessee
    • airport
    • mcconnell
    • sky harbor
    • golf

    Grassmere Historic Farm

    STEP BACK IN TIME   Standing before you is the historic Croft House, home to five generations of one family -- the Dunn, Shute, Tigert and Croft Families.  Built in 1810 by Michael Dunn, the house...

    STEP BACK IN TIME   Standing before you is the historic Croft House, home to five generations of one family -- the Dunn, Shute, Tigert and Croft Families.  Built in 1810 by Michael Dunn, the house...

    • nashville
    • tennessee
    • croft
    • civil war
    • emancipation
    • zoo
    • croft
    • historic farm

    National Register of Historic Places

    NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES   Both the historical and the archaeological categories of the National Register of Historic Places include the Lost River Cave and Valley. Native American...

    NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES   Both the historical and the archaeological categories of the National Register of Historic Places include the Lost River Cave and Valley. Native...

    • kentucky
    • bowling green
    • 7500bc
    • folklore connections

    Protecting a Natural Treasure

    PROTECTING A NATURAL TREASURE   In 1986, recognizing the geological, archaeological and historical significance of the Lost River Cave and the mile-long Karst Valley, property owners Raymond and...

    PROTECTING A NATURAL TREASURE   In 1986, recognizing the geological, archaeological and historical significance of the Lost River Cave and the mile-long Karst Valley, property owners Raymond and...

    • kentucky
    • bowling green
    • national treasure
    • cravens
    • highbaugh
    • lost river

    Underground Nite Club

    UNDERGROUND NITE CLUB   The opening of this unique nite club was heralded in Billboard Magazine in 1933.  Many dances featuring big bands of the period were held here to about 1960.  Collegiate,...

    UNDERGROUND NITE CLUB   The opening of this unique nite club was heralded in Billboard Magazine in 1933.  Many dances featuring big bands of the period were held here to about 1960. ...

    • kentucky
    • bowling green
    • wedding
    • 1933
    • nite club

    Jesse James

    JESSE JAMES   James and his infamous gang are believed to have hidden in the cave following their robbery at the Southern Deposit Bank of Russellville, Kentucky on March 18, 1868.  A Bowling Green...

    JESSE JAMES   James and his infamous gang are believed to have hidden in the cave following their robbery at the Southern Deposit Bank of Russellville, Kentucky on March 18, 1868.  A Bowling Green...

    • kentucky
    • bowling green
    • jesse james
    • 1868
    • coca-cola

    John Hunt Morgan

    JOHN HUNT MORGAN   The leader of "Morgan's Raiders," a special Confederate unit which operated behind Union lines during the Civil War, hid with his force in the Lost River Cave following their...

    JOHN HUNT MORGAN   The leader of "Morgan's Raiders," a special Confederate unit which operated behind Union lines during the Civil War, hid with his force in the Lost River Cave following their...

    • kentucky
    • bowling green
    • blue hole
    • south onion

    The Old Mill Dam

    THE OLD MILL DAM   Rebuilt in 1933, the historic mill dam impounded water used to power the water wheel.  For over 20 years, the water powered a turbine driven hydroelectric generator which...

    THE OLD MILL DAM   Rebuilt in 1933, the historic mill dam impounded water used to power the water wheel.  For over 20 years, the water powered a turbine driven hydroelectric generator...

    • kentucky
    • bowling green
    • mill dam
    • nite club

    The Cave Mill

    THE CAVE MILL   Operated at this site for more than a century by an undershot water wheel, the last cave mill burned in 1915.  Located first inside the cave entrance, the mill was moved to the...

    THE CAVE MILL   Operated at this site for more than a century by an undershot water wheel, the last cave mill burned in 1915.  Located first inside the cave entrance, the mill was moved to the...

    • kentucky
    • bowling green
    • whiskey
    • brandy
    • cave entrance
    • drive shaft

    Blue Hole

    BLUE HOLE   This "blue hole" and three others exposed in the valley are the only ground water windows in the 85 square mile Lost River Karst Drainage Basin.  For over a century this "blue hole"...

    BLUE HOLE   This "blue hole" and three others exposed in the valley are the only ground water windows in the 85 square mile Lost River Karst Drainage Basin.  For over a century this "blue hole"...

    • kentucky
    • bowling green
    • blue hole

    Lake Archer

    LAKE ARCHER THIS ONE ACRE POND WAS ORIGINALLY CONSTRUCTED IN MEMORY OF ARCHER ROSENTHAL IN 1908  THIS POND WAS RECONSTRUCTED IN 1961 BY THE STUDENT BODY OF DELAWARE VALLEY COLLEGE CLASSES OF 1961,...

    LAKE ARCHER THIS ONE ACRE POND WAS ORIGINALLY CONSTRUCTED IN MEMORY OF ARCHER ROSENTHAL IN 1908  THIS POND WAS RECONSTRUCTED IN 1961 BY THE STUDENT BODY OF DELAWARE VALLEY COLLEGE CLASSES OF...

    • delaware valley
    • pennsylvania
    • lake
    • pond
    • 1908

    City Lands Sold

    1859  City Lands Sold  David Jacks acquired 30,000 acres of City of Monterey lands for $1,002.50 and became the most prosperous land baron in the city's history. He was immortalized not with a...

    1859  City Lands Sold  David Jacks acquired 30,000 acres of City of Monterey lands for $1,002.50 and became the most prosperous land baron in the city's history. He was immortalized not with...

    • monterey
    • california
    • 1859
    • cheese
    • monterey jack

    Lake Manyara Serena Lodge

    LAKE MANYARA SERENA LODGE WAS OFFICIALLY OPENED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA HIS EXCELLENCY BENJAMIN WILLIAM MKAPA IN THE PRESENCE OF HIS HIGHNESS PRINCE KARIM AGA KAHNON...

    LAKE MANYARA SERENA LODGE WAS OFFICIALLY OPENED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA HIS EXCELLENCY BENJAMIN WILLIAM MKAPA IN THE PRESENCE OF HIS HIGHNESS PRINCE KARIM AGA KAHNON...

    • tanzania
    • manyara
    • lodge kahn
    • mkapa

    Michael Grzimek

    MICHAEL GRZIMEK 12 . 4. 1934  -- 10 . 1. 1959HE GAVE ALL HE POSSESSED INCLUDING HIS LIVE FOR THE WILD ANIMALS OF AFRICA  PROFESSOR BERNHARD GRZIMEK 1909 - 1986 A LIFETIME OF CARING FOR WILD...

    MICHAEL GRZIMEK 12 . 4. 1934  -- 10 . 1. 1959HE GAVE ALL HE POSSESSED INCLUDING HIS LIVE FOR THE WILD ANIMALS OF AFRICA  PROFESSOR BERNHARD GRZIMEK 1909 - 1986 A LIFETIME OF CARING FOR...

    • tanzania
    • conservation

    Early Protestant Preaching

    EARLY PROTESTANT PREACHING  THE REV. WILLIAM STEVENSON (OCT. 4, 1768 - MARCH 5, 1857) A MISSOURIAN, FRIEND OF STEPHEN F. AUSTIN, PREACHED IN 1815 AT PECAN POINT ON THE RED RIVER, NORTH OF HERE....

    EARLY PROTESTANT PREACHING  THE REV. WILLIAM STEVENSON (OCT. 4, 1768 - MARCH 5, 1857) A MISSOURIAN, FRIEND OF STEPHEN F. AUSTIN, PREACHED IN 1815 AT PECAN POINT ON THE RED RIVER, NORTH OF HERE....

    • mt vernon
    • texas
    • preaching

    Gilbert Historical Museum and Elementary School

    @readtheplaque at 10 S. Gilbert Rd, Gilbert AZ... https://t.co/eYrFb735x8 Tweet Submitted by @jqmcd

    @readtheplaque at 10 S. Gilbert Rd, Gilbert AZ... https://t.co/eYrFb735x8 Tweet Submitted by @jqmcd

    • gilbert
    • arizona
    • museum
    • elementary school
    • 1913

    Gilbert Volunteeers

    @readtheplaque also at 10 S. Gilbert Rd, Gilbert AZ: https://t.co/zaUZUpZdyf Tweet Submitted by @jqmcd

    @readtheplaque also at 10 S. Gilbert Rd, Gilbert AZ: https://t.co/zaUZUpZdyf Tweet Submitted by @jqmcd

    • gilbert
    • arizona
    • pioneers

    Fossil Reef

    FOSSIL REEF Before you are the white limestone remains of an 18,000,000 year old tropical shell reef. Formed in a shallow bay. It contains fossils of scallops, clams, and tube worms. Mudstones of...

    FOSSIL REEF Before you are the white limestone remains of an 18,000,000 year old tropical shell reef. Formed in a shallow bay. It contains fossils of scallops, clams, and tube worms. Mudstones...

    • laguna woods
    • los angeles
    • california
    • fossil
    • clams
    • tube worms
    • santa ana

    Unidentified Mount Vernon Slave Graves

    IN MEMORY OF THE MANY FAITHFUL COLORED SERVANTS OF THE WASHINGTON FAMILY BURIED AT MOUNT VERNON FROM 1760 TO 1860  THEIR UNIDENTIFIED GRAVES SURROUND THIS SPOT 1929 Submitted by @owillis

    IN MEMORY OF THE MANY FAITHFUL COLORED SERVANTS OF THE WASHINGTON FAMILY BURIED AT MOUNT VERNON FROM 1760 TO 1860  THEIR UNIDENTIFIED GRAVES SURROUND THIS SPOT 1929 Submitted by @owillis

    • george washington
    • slave
    • quote servan...
    • quote faithf...
    • mount vernon
    • washington
    • unidentified graves
    • surround
    • 1929