Developed as an exclusive neighborhood in 1903 by Brinkley Snowden and T.O. Vinton, Annesdale Park was the first subdivision in the South planned upon metropolitan lines. It was considered...
This plaque is located in front of Mother Liberty CME Church. It reads: MOTHER LIBERTY CME CHURCHOn December 15, 1870, in Jackson, the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church was organized by...
Read more with the Gadsden Time's article about the unveiling of this marker. Photo credit: Marc Golden / Gadsden Times.
NATIONAL HISTORIC CIVIL ENGINEERING LANDMARK HOOVER DAM CIVIL ENGINEERING MONUMENT OF THE MILLENNIUM HOOVER DAM One of the finest examples of how civil engineering ingenuity shaped...
Dedicated to the memory of the brave Americans from Shelby County who died in the Korean War Horace B. Anderton Roy Anthony Alfred J. Alverson Earl Banks William G. Barker Charles R. Barnett James...
THEY DIED TO MAKE THE DESERT BLOOM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WILL CONTINUE TO REMEMBER THAT MANY WHO TOILED HERE FOUND THEIR FINAL REST WHILE ENGAGED IN THE BUILDING OF THIS DAM THE UNITED...
In A Memorial Ceremony On May 9, 1967, The Flags Of The Nations Which Have Claimed The Land On Which The City Of Memphis Is Located Together With The State And City Flags Were Presented By:...
Hollis Price was the first African-American president of LeMoyne College. In 1968, he guided the college's merger with Owen Junior College. Price was president of the college for 27 years and upon...
FANNIE LOU HAMER In 1962 at age 44, Hamer tried to register to vote; the next day she was fired from her job on the plantation east of here. She became a civil rights activist, opening her...
Outside the Athenaeum Club there is an unassuming stone block installed in 1830 to help an ageing Duke of Wellington mount his horse. THIS HORSE BLOCK WAS ERECTED BY DESIRE OF THE DUKE...
SKAGWAY AND WHITE PASS HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED A REGISTERED NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK 1964 Submitted by Gilda Spitz.
First established in 1870 on Beale Street, the Goldsmith's Department Store opened at the corner of Gayoso & Main in 1901. It was the 1st Memphis store to have air conditioning and an...
Louisa Bedford Chapter No. 642. United Daughters of Confederacy In Memory Of Battles Fought At Collierville Tennessee Oct. 11-25-Nov. 3, 1863 Dec 27-28, 1863 Confederate Park Submitted from...
The grave of Louis Sullivan, father of the skyscraper. Submitted by SBCGlobalDotNet
Submitted by Sheila Paske
This is the house where John Luther Jones was living, at the time of his death at the throttle of hi engine, "Old 382," at Vaughn, Miss., April 30, 1900. A folk song has immortalized his name. ...
Submitted by Miriam and Julia Allen
THE WILDCAT CAFE The Wildcat Cafe is one of Yellowknife's earliest buildings. It was built in 1937 by Willie and Margaret Wylie and Smokey Stout. It was later owned by Carl and Dorthy Jensen, and...
Building Links Between Capitals, Between Canadians Capital cities across Canada celebrate their heritage through important public sites like the City Hall Park, which commemorates the...
YELLOWKNIFE HERITAGE 2015 OUR MINING LEGACY Since the early days of Yellow knife, mining has been a major part of the local economy. In 1934, Jonny Baker and Hugh Muir discovered gold on the...