BodieGold was discovered here in 1859 by W. S. Bodey after whom the town was named. Once the most thriving metropolis of the Mono Country, Bodie's mines produced gold valued at more than...
Return to BodieDuring the California Gold Rush, E Clampus Vitus was a fraternal order and benevolence society for miners. It was rumored to be one of the secret societies in the town of Bodie...
NIPTON THE TOWN OF NIPTON WAS BORN ON FEBRUARY 9, 1905 WITH THE COMING OF THE FIRST TRAIN ON THE NEWLY CONSTRUCTED SAN PEDRO, LOS ANGELES AND SALT LAKE RAILROAD. ORIGINALLY CALLED NIPPENO...
A sixty-acre passive park was a gift to the citizens of Collierville by the David P. Halle, Jr. Family. Halle, a seventh generation Memphian, has been successfully involved in various business,...
WITH THE FAITH AND COURAGE OF THEIR FOREFATHERS WHO MADE POSSIBLE THE FREEDOM OF THESE UNITED STATES THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA DEDICATE THIS REPLICA OF THE STATUE OF LIBERTY AS A...
VINEYARD SCHOOL 1891-1957 EDUCATION WAS IMPORTANT TO SETTLERS IN SAN BENITO COUNTY, WHO WOULD START A SCHOOL WITH AS FEW AS FIVE PUPILS, A PLACE TO HOLD CLASS, AND A TEACHER. EARLY SCHOOLS...
CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL This landmark of downtown Montreal is an excellent example of Gothic Revival style in Canada. The detailed exterior of pointed arches, buttresses, and crenellated...
DEDICATED TO THE PATRIOT THE SPIRIT OF AMERICA
Front Street You're Not A Very Tidy Place, Front Street, And You Have A Dirty Face, Front Street; But In Your Buildings Bleak And Cold There Beats Many A Heart Of Gold. And Tho You're...
HISTORIC OAKLAND ESTABLISHED IN 1851 BY DR. DORSEY S. BAKER. THE TOWN WAS MOVED TO THE PRESENT SITE IN 1872 WHEN THE 0&C RAILROAD REACHED THIS POINT. ALONZO F. BROWN FOUNDED THE NEW...