Arlington
Early pioneers settled in the Arlington area around 1830. A depot, called Withe Station, was established in 1856. The land was given by General Samuel Jackson Hays. In 1872 his land holdings were...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Sarah Franklin Bache
Submitted by Lisa Hiltbrand
Benny Binion
Battle of Island No. 10
In February 1862, General John Pope concentrated an army in southeast Missouri for the purpose of capturing New Madrid and Island No. 10. Federal troops cut a channel twelve miles long to...
- missouri
- civil war
Van der Donck Park
VAN DER DONCK PARK AT LARKIN PLAZA RESTORED 2012 MIKE SPANO MAYOR CHUCK LESNICK, COUNCIL PRESIDENT CHRISTOPHER A. JOHNSON, COUNCILMAN, 1ST DISTRICT WILSON TERRERO, COUNCILMAN, 2ND DISTRICT...
- yonkers
- van der donck park
- larkin plaza
Saw Mill River Daylighting - Fish Passage
Saw Mill River DaylightingA Fish Passage What looks like a ladder to the right of where you are standing really IS a ladder-an Alaskan Steep Pass fish ladder. It was placed here to allow...
- yonkers
- larkin plaza
- saw mill river
- van der donck park
- fish
Saw Mill River Daylighting - Moving Through Yonkers
Moving Through Yonkers From Sail to Steam In colonial times, the Dutch and English settlers in Yonkers moved their merchandise up and down the Hudson River under sail. In 1807 Robert...
- yonkers
- larkin plaza
- saw mill river
- van der donck park
- rail
- trains
- 1911
Dedicated to all Yonkers veterans
Dedicated to all Yonkers veterans past, present, and future that served to make this country free Yonkers Central Committee of Veterans Organizations2012Submitted by @lampbane
- yonkers
- philipse manor
- 2012
Urban Fish and Wildlife Restoration Site, Yonkers, New York
"The good life of any river may depend on the perception of its music; and the preservation of some music to perceive." - Aldo LeopoldA partnership between local youth and the Wallkill River...
- yonkers
- larkin plaza
- saw mill river
- van der donck park
- fish
- wildlife
- refuge
Cut The First Tree In Founding the City of Guelph
Submitted by @paulori
Roy "Sugloo" Ipana Memorial Arena
Submitted by @paulori
Annesdale- Snowden1906
The vision of early developers of Memphis is seen in this classic example of turn-of-the-century neighborhood of American four-squares and bungalows. A combination of two subdivisions, South...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Korean War Memorial
The Korean War "The Forgotten War - Remembered" June 25, 1950 to July 27, 1953 Fifty-four years after the Cessation of Hostilities on the Korean Peninsula, we gather here to dedicate this...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Armstrong Field
This was the site of one of the earliest airports in the Memphis area. Named for Lt. Guion Armstrong, a Memphis pilot killed in World War I, it was dedicated Nov. 11, 1926. Charles A. Lindbergh...
- shelby county
- tennessee
No Mans Land Yellow Fever Monument
No Man's Land In four public lots known collectively as "No Man's Land" lie the remains of at least 1400 victims of the Great Yellow Fever Epidemics of 1873, 1878, and 1879. Memphis lost over 8500...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Monterey's First Fishermen
CLORIS LEACHMAN STAGE
CLORIS LEACHMAN STAGE CLORIS LEACHMAN BORN 1926 GRADUATE OF ROOSEVELT 1942 Winner of 8 Prime Time Emmy awards, and an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in The Last Picture Show. Performed...
Columbia River Gorge Natural Beginnings
The George M. Verity
This historic steam-powered towboat---one of America's famous sternwheelers---has a distinguished record, bearing the name of the founder of Armco Steel Corporation. She had 33 years of...
- iowa
- vessel
- national his...
Bissel's Submergible Saw
More than one hundred and fifty years ago, Brigadier General John Pope faced a tactical dilemma on the Mississippi River. Confederate batteries at Island No. 10 blocked passage through a complex...
- missouri
- civil war