Sergei Vassilevich Rachmaninoff
Sergei Vassilevich Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) Lived in this building during the last seventeen years of his life. The Russian-born composer, pianist and conductor settled in New York in 1916. He...
- rachmaninoff
- composer
- pianist
Babe Ruth lived here, and there
George Herman Ruth -- The Babe Resided here until his death in 1948. 110-118 Riverside Drive
- babe ruth
- baseball
Bo Diddley
FrontAcclaimed as the father of rock and roll, Bo Diddley (Ellas Bates McDaniel) was born near Magnolia, south of McComb, on December 30, 1928. Diddley wrote and recorded such hits as "I'm A Man",...
- mississippi
- blues trail
- rock
- pike county
The Legacy of the Medicine Lake Volcano
Medicine Lake Volcano: Colossus of the Cascades
Lava Beds National Monument: Insight into the View
POW's MIA's and Their Families
J. D. Howard Father of Lava Beds National Monument
Klamath Basin Potato Festival
- potato festival
The Big Obsidian Flow
Merrill Lions Club Community Pavilion
- potato festiva
Norfield
Named for Frederick Norwood and John S. Butterfield, founders of the Norwood-Butterfield Lumber Company, Norfield was incorporated in 1894. In 1900, Butterfield became sole owner of the company...
- mississippi
- rail
- lumber
- industry
- settlements
A Glass Menagerie
The Eruption
Blue Star Memorial Highway Evergreen District
J. A. Jones Consolidated School
Org. 1906 on land donated by Jones for the consolidation of Bacot, Curtis and Felder Schools. Bethany School added in 1921 when Jones School was moved to this site. Served the Friendship Comm. until 1975.
- mississippi
- school
- education
Bo Diddley
In the 1950s, as a founder of rock 'n' roll, Bo Diddley helped to reshape the sound of popular music worldwide. His original style of rhythm and blues influenced generations of musicians. He...
- mississippi
- music
- roots rock
The Old Fort
MONONA LAKE ASSEMBLY
MONONA LAKE ASSEMBLY NORMAL HALL D. R. JONES, ARCHITECT 1884 THIS PAVILION WAS BUILT AS A 450-SEAT LECTURE HALL FOR THE MONONA LAKE ASSEMBLY. ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTION FOR SUNDAY SCHOOL...
AMERICAN EXCHANGE BANK
AMERICAN EXCHANGE BANK 1871 SHIPMAN THIS ITALIAN RENAISSANCE REVIVAL STYLE STRUCTURE, A DISTINGUISHED EXAMPLE OF ITS TYPE, WAS DESIGNED BY MADISON ARCHITECT STEPHEN VAUGHN SHIPMAN BUILT OF MADISON...