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Fort Randolph

Fort Randolph - 1864. Built by Capt. C.M. Randolph, C.S.A. and Lieut. Alfred Buhlow, C.S.A. By order of Brig. Gen. Allen Thomas, C.S.A.  As a defense against an expected 3rd, invasion of the Red...

Fort Randolph - 1864. Built by Capt. C.M. Randolph, C.S.A. and Lieut. Alfred Buhlow, C.S.A. By order of Brig. Gen. Allen Thomas, C.S.A.  As a defense against an expected 3rd, invasion of the Red...

  • louisiana
  • civil war
  • fort
  • red river campaign

The World’s First Nuclear Reactor

The World’s First Nuclear Reactor was rebuilt at this site in 1943 after initial operation The University of Chicago.This reactor (CP-2) and the first heavy water moderated reactor (CP-3) were...

The World’s First Nuclear Reactor was rebuilt at this site in 1943 after initial operation The University of Chicago.This reactor (CP-2) and the first heavy water moderated reactor (CP-3)...

    Napa Valley College North Gym

      First A.M.E. Church of Oakland

        Charles Goodnight, Rancher and Trailblazer

        Born in Illinois, Charles Goodnight (1836-1929) was brought to Milam County, Texas, as a child. He grew up on the frontier, becoming a ranger and Indian scout. During the Civil War, he served as a...

        Born in Illinois, Charles Goodnight (1836-1929) was brought to Milam County, Texas, as a child. He grew up on the frontier, becoming a ranger and Indian scout. During the Civil War, he served as...

        • charles goodnight
        • oliver loving
        • texas
        • cattle drives
        • lonesome dove
        • larry mcmurtry

        Parking Facility No. 2

        PARKING FACILITY No.2 GROUNDBREAKING FEBRUARY 14, 1989 RICHARD DODDERIDGE, CHAIRMAN KANSAS BOARD OF REGENTS GENE A. BUDIG, CHANCELLOR. THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Submitted by @ctsinclair

        PARKING FACILITY No.2 GROUNDBREAKING FEBRUARY 14, 1989 RICHARD DODDERIDGE, CHAIRMAN KANSAS BOARD OF REGENTS GENE A. BUDIG, CHANCELLOR. THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Submitted by @ctsinclair

          Coyote Dentures

            1796 Nathan Beman Homestead

            1796 Nathan Beman Homestead On this site Constructed a log cabin Remains of foundation and chimney are seen. Chateaugay Historical Soc.Submitted by Alan R. Reno

            1796 Nathan Beman Homestead On this site Constructed a log cabin Remains of foundation and chimney are seen. Chateaugay Historical Soc.Submitted by Alan R. Reno

            • beman
            • 1796 alan r reno
            • chateaugay ny.
            • settlers
            • log cabin

            The Great Star Fleet

              Hyde Street Pier Was Part of Highway 101

                Scow Schooner Alma

                  Hicks Engine

                    West Coast Wooden Shipbuilding

                      Steam Tug Hercules

                        Workin' on the Railroad

                          Towing in the Open Ocean

                            Convict Lake Tragedy, 1990

                            On February 19, 1990, a tragedy occurred at this site. Three boys from a local youth camp fell through the ice. Two counselors, David Myers and Randy porter, U.S. Forest Service employee Clay...

                            On February 19, 1990, a tragedy occurred at this site. Three boys from a local youth camp fell through the ice. Two counselors, David Myers and Randy porter, U.S. Forest Service employee...

                            • eastern sierra
                            • sierra nevada
                            • convict lake
                            • drownings

                            McGee Mountain Rope Tow

                            McGee Mountain Rope Tow   The first permanent rope tow in the Eastern Sierra was built west of this site on the east slope of the McGee Mountain. This predecessor of Mammoth Mountain ski area was...

                            McGee Mountain Rope Tow   The first permanent rope tow in the Eastern Sierra was built west of this site on the east slope of the McGee Mountain. This predecessor of Mammoth Mountain ski area...

                            • california
                            • eastern sierra
                            • dave mccoy
                            • mammoth mountain
                            • dave mccoy
                            • ecv

                            Parihaka Memorial 1848

                            "This plaque was originally planned to extravagantly praise Dunedin, but now I want to remember the Maori passive resisters, abducted from Parihaka, shipped to Dunedin, held without trial,...

                            "This plaque was originally planned to extravagantly praise Dunedin, but now I want to remember the Maori passive resisters, abducted from Parihaka, shipped to Dunedin, held without trial,...

                            • parihaka
                            • passive resistance
                            • colonisation
                            • maori
                            • new zealand
                            • dunedin
                            • public works
                            • prisoners
                            • heritage new...
                            • shistoric pl...

                            Independence, California: Mary Austin's House

                                "But if ever you come beyond the borders as far as the town that lies in a hill dimple at the foot of Kearsarge, never leave it until you have knocked at the door of the brown house under the...

                                "But if ever you come beyond the borders as far as the town that lies in a hill dimple at the foot of Kearsarge, never leave it until you have knocked at the door of the brown house under...

                            • mary austin
                            • california writers
                            • inyo county
                            • independence
                            • eastern sierra
                            • california
                            • owens valley