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Davies Manor Survivor of War

Davies Manor provides a stunning example of wartime survival. Located just north of the stage route between Memphis and Nashville, the house and surrounding plantation were visited by soldiers...

Davies Manor provides a stunning example of wartime survival. Located just north of the stage route between Memphis and Nashville, the house and surrounding plantation were visited by...

  • shelby county
  • tennessee

Crystal Shrine Grotto

A unique cave was constructed by Memorial Park founder E. Clovis Hinds and Mexican artist Dionicio Rodriquez in 1935-38. Natural rock and quartz crystal collected from the Ozarks form the...

A unique cave was constructed by Memorial Park founder E. Clovis Hinds and Mexican artist Dionicio Rodriquez in 1935-38. Natural rock and quartz crystal collected from the Ozarks form...

  • shelby county
  • tennessee

Cotton Pulley

Here is one of the last remnants from the days when cotton was king. This old pulley was used to hoist cotton bales onto wagons. Submitted from the Shelby County Register's Office.

Here is one of the last remnants from the days when cotton was king. This old pulley was used to hoist cotton bales onto wagons. Submitted from the Shelby County Register's Office.

  • shelby county
  • tennessee

Cossitt Library

Cossitt Library. founded. by Frederick H Cossitt. of New York City. A.D. 1888. Submitted from the Shelby County Register's Office.

Cossitt Library. founded. by Frederick H Cossitt. of New York City. A.D. 1888. Submitted from the Shelby County Register's Office.

  • shelby county
  • tennessee

Cora James

In the 1860s, Madame Cora James claimed to give psychic predictions, recover stolen goods, and cure insanity and nervous diseases from her room around the corner on Main. Submitted from the Shelby...

In the 1860s, Madame Cora James claimed to give psychic predictions, recover stolen goods, and cure insanity and nervous diseases from her room around the corner on Main. Submitted from the Shelby...

  • shelby county
  • tennessee

Collierville United Methodist Church Sanctuary on the Square

One of two sanctuaries of Collierville United Methodist Church, the Sanctuary on the Square was built in 1900 by the Methodist Episcopal Church South congregation. The Methodists were the first to...

One of two sanctuaries of Collierville United Methodist Church, the Sanctuary on the Square was built in 1900 by the Methodist Episcopal Church South congregation. The Methodists were the first to...

  • shelby county
  • tennessee

Confederate Soldiers Memorial

To those who gave so much to their cause during the great conflict. Brave men lie beneath this ground; some in mass graves near the battlefields where they fell, some in lonely unmarked graves,...

To those who gave so much to their cause during the great conflict. Brave men lie beneath this ground; some in mass graves near the battlefields where they fell, some in lonely unmarked...

  • shelby county
  • tennessee

Collierville Treating the Wounded

During the Civil War (1861-1865), soldiers feared being shot but, disease was the most common cause of death. At the beginning of the war, 1861, the American educational standard for physicians...

During the Civil War (1861-1865), soldiers feared being shot but, disease was the most common cause of death. At the beginning of the war, 1861, the American educational standard for physicians...

  • shelby county
  • tennessee

Commercial Appeal

This newspaper began in 1839 as THE WESTERN WORLD & MEMPHIS BANNER OF THE CONSTITUTION. In 1840 Col. Henry Van Pelt bought and renamed it THE MEMPHIS APPEAL. During the Civil War it published on...

This newspaper began in 1839 as THE WESTERN WORLD & MEMPHIS BANNER OF THE CONSTITUTION. In 1840 Col. Henry Van Pelt bought and renamed it THE MEMPHIS APPEAL. During the Civil War it published on...

  • shelby county
  • tennessee

Collierville Mayor Herman Wright Cox Jr.

Dedicated in Honor of Herman Wright Cox, Jr. A fourth generation Colliervillian who devoted his life to make his hometown a better place to live, Herman Wright Cox, Jr. is a person known for his...

Dedicated in Honor of Herman Wright Cox, Jr. A fourth generation Colliervillian who devoted his life to make his hometown a better place to live, Herman Wright Cox, Jr. is a person known for...

  • shelby county
  • tennessee

Bedford Plantation Established 1997

The land that is now Bedford Plantation subdivision was once part of 640 acres owned by Julian Bedford (1825-1879), and Virginia R. Kenney Bedford (1830-1916), who settled in 1851 at what was to...

The land that is now Bedford Plantation subdivision was once part of 640 acres owned by Julian Bedford (1825-1879), and Virginia R. Kenney Bedford (1830-1916), who settled in 1851 at what was to...

  • shelby county
  • tennessee

Bedford Residence/Hodges Bldg

In 1878, this structure was constructed for the Bedford Family. Later Dr. Thompson made it his home with his office next door to the north. Dr. Seay followed Dr. Thompson. Source: A Walking Tour...

In 1878, this structure was constructed for the Bedford Family. Later Dr. Thompson made it his home with his office next door to the north. Dr. Seay followed Dr. Thompson. Source: A Walking...

  • shelby county
  • tennessee

Barboro Grocery

Italian immigrant Anthony Sebastian Barboro operated a wholesale grocery in this building in the late 1800s. His company was still in business in 2003. Submitted from the Shelby County Register's Office.

Italian immigrant Anthony Sebastian Barboro operated a wholesale grocery in this building in the late 1800s. His company was still in business in 2003. Submitted from the Shelby County Register's Office.

  • shelby county
  • tennessee

Mrs. E. P. (Stella) King Building

CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 2004 MRS. E. P. (STELLA) KING BUILDING Albert Dodge Coplin, Architect, 1901 This corner store was built for Stella King’s dry goods business and upstairs...

CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 2004 MRS. E. P. (STELLA) KING BUILDING Albert Dodge Coplin, Architect, 1901 This corner store was built for Stella King’s dry goods business and...

  • berkeley
  • california
  • bay area

American Baptist Seminary of the West Hobart Hall

CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1999   American Baptist Seminary of the West Hobart Hall Julia Morgan, Architect, 1919 This compact complex of buildings linked by a series of arcades and...

CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1999   American Baptist Seminary of the West Hobart Hall Julia Morgan, Architect, 1919 This compact complex of buildings linked by a series of arcades and...

  • berkeley
  • california
  • bay area
  • julia morgan

A People's History of Telegraph Avenue

CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1990 "A PEOPLE’S HISTORY OF TELEGRAPH AVENUE" Mural design by Osha Neumann, painted with O'Brien Thiele Janet Kranzberg, Daniel Galvez and many...

CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1990 "A PEOPLE’S HISTORY OF TELEGRAPH AVENUE" Mural design by Osha Neumann, painted with O'Brien Thiele Janet Kranzberg, Daniel Galvez and many...

    Charles W. Woodworth House

    CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1993   Charles W. Woodworth House 1905 Entomologist, naturalist, physicist, and inventor Charles W. Woodworth designed and built this all-redwood house in...

    CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1993   Charles W. Woodworth House 1905 Entomologist, naturalist, physicist, and inventor Charles W. Woodworth designed and built this all-redwood house in...

    • berkeley
    • california
    • bay area

    Marshmallow Fluff

    [Location approximate] Submitted by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/roadtrip_newengland/">@roadtrip_newengland</a>

    [Location approximate] Submitted by <a href="https ://www.instagram.com/roadtrip_newengland/">@roadtr ip_newengland</a>

    • wwi
    • marshmallow
    • somerville
    • massachusetts
    • sugar shortage

    James Cook Monument

    IN MEMORY OF THE GREAT CIRCUMNAVIGATOR, CAPTAIN JAMES COOK, R. N., WHO DISCOVERED THESE ISLANDS ON THE 10TH OF JANUARY, A.D. 1770, AND FELL NEAR THIS SPOT ON THE 14TH OF FEBRUARY, A.D. 1779. THIS...

    IN MEMORY OF THE GREAT CIRCUMNAVIGATOR, CAPTAIN JAMES COOK, R. N., WHO DISCOVERED THESE ISLANDS ON THE 10TH OF JANUARY, A.D. 1770, AND FELL NEAR THIS SPOT ON THE 14TH OF FEBRUARY, A.D. 1779....

    • hawaii
    • cook
    • circumnavigator

    Former Boiler Shop of the Great Western Railway Works

    YOU ARE NOW STANDING IN THE FORMER BOILER SHOP OF THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY WORKS BUILT IN 1873, ALSO KNOWN AS "V" SHOP Submitted by caddickbrown

    YOU ARE NOW STANDING IN THE FORMER BOILER SHOP OF THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY WORKS BUILT IN 1873, ALSO KNOWN AS "V" SHOP Submitted by caddickbrown

    • railroad
    • swinden
    • england
    • boiler shop