This is one of two markers erected at a roadside overlook -- which the U.S. Forest Service modestly calls Rim of the World -- in memory of wildland firefighters killed in blazes in...
Driving along the Sacramento River, about halfway between the California's capital and the town of Woodland, you pass the obelisk above. It’s along a stretch of 55 mph highway, meaning much of...
Crown Hill Cemetery founded in 1863 is the fourth largest cemetery in America. The history of Indiana and the United States is reflected in its monuments. President Benjamin Harrison,...
There are signs for two historical markers on Highway 120 as you approach this old Gold Rush town: one for the "Mark Twain-Bret Harte Trail" and one for the town's original Wells Fargo &...
This is one of two markers erected at a roadside overlook -- which the U.S. Forest Service modestly calls Rim of the World -- in memory of wildland firefighters killed in blazes in...
Alexandre Dumas père was buried here December 8th 1870. His body was transferred to Villers- Cotterêts on April 15th 1872. Since November 30th he rests at the Panthéon in Paris. submitted...
TOM KILBURN 1921 - 2001 He co-invented the world's first ever stored-program computer. He wrote its first program in June 1948 while travelling from this station to Manchester University where he...
DEDICATED TO BERNARD FRANK 1902 - 1964 FORESTER, LAND ECONOMIST, OUTDOORSMAN , INTERNATIONAL CONSERVATIONIST WITH SOME FORTY YEARS EXPERIENCE IN FORESTRY, INCLUDING THIRTY YEARS OF CONCERN WITH...
Built circa 1852, this 25-room Italian villa-style mansion was home to the Isaac Kirtland, Benjamin Babb, James C. Neely, Daniel Grant, and Barton Lee Mallory families between 1852 and...
Built in 1955 by the Dubuque Boat & Boiler Company, The Memphis Queen II was the first all- steel passenger ship on the Mississippi River. Measuring 85 feet long by 43 feet wide, it features two...