Sylmar Earthquake
This tablet presented February 9, 1979, to the Veterans Memorial Park, in loving memory of the many veterans, nurses, and aides of the San Fernando Valley Veterans Hospital, whose lives were lost...
- disasters
- veterans
- earthquake
- memorial
- san fernando
- los angeles
Rogerio Rocha
Rogerio Rocha was born in 1801, in the village of Mapanga, and was baptized in the San Fernando Mission. Rocha became a well-known blacksmith in California. In Rocha's early years he became...
- native americans
Grand Central Air Terminal
Grand Central Air Terminal is an intact example of an early airport passenger terminal and serves as a physical record of pivotal events that helped shape the development of air travel and...
- aviation
- commerce
- transportation
- architecture
- entertainment
- free tours
Hang Gliding
On this site, May 23, 1971, with a gathering of enthusiasts for personal human flight, began the worldwide sport of Hang Gliding. (In 1971 a dozen Hang Glider pilots gathered here to fly...
- flying
- sports
- adventure
- aviation
Modern Times
End of an Era — Charlie Chaplin’s “Modern Times”. Near where you are now standing, silent film comic Charlie Chaplin, with Paulette Goddard at his side, appeared in the final scene of the epic...
- entertainment
- movies
- hollywood
Sylmar Tunnel Disaster
“Honoring The Lives”. On June 24, 1971, an explosion and fire took the lives of seventeen construction workers building a tunnel in Sylmar, California. The tunnel was being built for...
- disaster
- aqueduct
- construction
- sylmar earthquake
- memorial
Star House
The Star dance hall and brothel, early 1900sStar House Circa 1902Bootlegged booze, loose women, hot music and rowdy customers- One of Ketchikan's oldest buildings and the Territory of...
- star house
- ketchikan
- creek street
- alaska
- prohibition
- national reg...
- 1902
- brothel
Moss Fujii
- buddy bench
- 1965
- 6th grade
The Raven Totem Pole
The Raven Totem PoleThis pole was carved by Thomas Ukas in the middle 1960s. Mr. Ukas' father was William Ukas, also a noted and respected carver. William Ukas' works include the original...
- wrangell
- totem
- 1960s
- alaska
- thomas ukas
- post office
- native
The History Of Commercial Fishing In Wrangell, Alaska
The History Of Commercial Fishing In Wrangell, Alaska. The waters of Southeast Alaska have been fished by native inhabitants for many generations. The catch has been used for bartering and as...
- wrangell
- alaska
- fishing
- salmon
- herring
- crab
- ira merill
- brenda schwartz
- rod brown
- university o...
- school of fi...
- cannery
- hand troller
- purse seiner
- power troller
- gillnetter
- longliner
- crabber
- beam trawler
- 1990
Tongass National Forest
Tongass National ForestFacts:- Designated by Theodore Roosevelt in 1907, the Tongass National Forest is over 100 years old.- At 16.9 Million acres, the largest national forest in the...
- tongass nati...
- wrangell
- alaska
- roosevelt
- 1907
- rainforest
Upon Thundering Wings
Upon Thundering Wings"Thundering Wings" - the title of local master carver, Nathan Jackson's magnificent cedar monument, depicts the Tlingit native origin of Ketchikan's name, as told by Chief...
- ketchikan
- alaska
- historic
- bald eagle
- thundering wings
- gold
- native
- tlingit
- nathan jackson
- mike martin
- george clark
- alfred swineford
- mining
- saltery
- cannery
- salmon
20 Creek Street
Seagulls enjoying afternoon sun on the rooftop of 20 Creek Street.20 Creek StreetCirca 1920Beatrice Greene; the last working woman- For half a century, this house, like so many on the Creek, was...
- beatrice greene
- creek street
- ketchikan
- 1920
- ketchikan hi...
- prostitution
- red light district
The Eagle's Building
The Eagles BuildingWas constructed in 1905 and designed by Galbraith and Hall of Spokane. The building was constructed from locally made concrete blocks which were made from the tailings of the...
- eagles building
- wallace
- idaho
- 1905
- 1951
- shootout
- mining
- gold
- silver
Haight-Fillmore Building
Van Dorn House
(Located one-half mile to the east)Originally named "The Hill," this house was built by Peter Aaron Van Dorn, ca. 1828. Located on one of Port Gibson's highest hills, the brick and cypress house...
- mississippi
Samuel Gibson House
This brick structure is thought to have been built ca. 1805 as a residence for Samuel Gibson, the founder of Port Gibson. It was moved from its original site to this location in 1980. Typical...
- mississippi
- settlements
Lightfoot Park
• Claiborne County native educated in local schools and Alcorn A & M College• First black citizen elected to the Claiborne County Board of Education - 1969 to 1974 Horace L....
- mississippi
- city park
Wintergreen Cemetery
Greenwood Street. 1807. This is one of the oldest cemeteries in Mississippi. Originally the burying ground of Samuel Gibson, founder of Port Gibson, and his family. Confederate General Earl Van...
- mississippi
- cemetery
Centenary State Historic Site - "The Cemetery"
Centenary College minutes dated October 7, 1861 read, "Students have all gone to war. College suspended and God help the right." From 1861 to 1866 the college remained closed. Both Union...
- louisiana
- civil war
- cemetery