Yosemite National Park
Le Conte Conservation Center
Brewster Apartments
Chicago Landmark Brewster Apartments Enoch H. Turnock, architect 1893 The principles of skeleton-frame construction that made possible tall commercial buildings were used here for an early...
- chicago
- skeleton-frame
- masonry
- bridges
- glass blocks
- skylight
Grand Opera House - Orpheum Theater
On this corner the Grand Opera House was dedicated on September 22, 1890. "The Grand" was destroyed by fire October 17, 1923 The New Orpheum Theatre was rebuilt and opened November 19, 1928 For...
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- tennessee
Morris-Jumel Mansion
MORRIS-JUMEL MANSION This Georgian country seat was built by Colonel Roger Morris in 1765. Colonel Morris, a Loyalist, left the house when he returned to England at the outbreak of the American...
- 1765
- georgian
- mansion
- new york
- burr
- george washington
- jumel
East Point Lighthouse, Saturna Island
Submitted by @JesseRoberts0n
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- saturna
Kiama Blow Hole
Submitted by @BigMTours
- basalt
- blow hole
- dyke
- latite
- kiama
BOYHOOD HOME OF GENERAL FUNSTON
BOYHOOD HOME OF GENERAL FUNSTON Frederick Funston, five feet four and slightly built, went from this farm to a life of amazing adventure. Youthful exploring expeditions in this country...
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- kansas
HISTORIC FORT LEAVENWORTH
HISTORIC FORT LEAVENWORTH Long before white men settled Kansas, traffic over the Santa Fe trail was so heavy that troops were detailed to protect it from the Indians. Fort Leavenworth,...
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- kansas
ATCHISON
ATCHISON On July 4, 1804, Lewis and Clark exploring the new Louisiana Purchase, camped near this site. Fifty years later the town was founded by Proslavery men and named for Sen. D. R. Atchison....
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- kansas
MORMON GROVE THE CITY THAT DISAPPEARED
MORMON GROVE THE CITY THAT DISAPPEARED Near here, located in a grove of young hickory trees, was an important rallying point in 1855 and 1856 for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of...
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- kansas
MEDICINE LODGE PEACE TREATIES
MEDICINE LODGE PEACE TREATIES At Medicine Lodge Creek in 1867, as many as 15,000 Apaches, Kiowas, Comanches, Arapahos, and Cheyennes gathered with a seven-member peace commission escorted by...
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- kansas
FORT ZARAH
FORT ZARAH To protect commerce on the Santa Fe Trail, the U.S. government established a line of forts from Fort Leavenworth to Fort Dodge. Fort Zarah, built here along Walnut Creek in 1863,...
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- kansas
PAWNEE ROCK
PAWNEE ROCK We first rode nearly north about a mile to a remarkable Rocky Point . . .We rode upon the top which is probably 50 feet above the plain below, and from whence there is a charming view...
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- kansas
FORT SCOTT
FORT SCOTT This western outpost, named for General Winfield Scott, was established by U. S. Dragoons in 1842. The fort was located on the military road that marked the 'permanent Indian...
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- kansas
FIRST REA PROJECT IN KANSAS
FIRST REA PROJECT IN KANSAS At this site the first power pole for the Brown-Atchison Electric Cooperative was dedicated in special ceremony on November 10, 1937. Brown-Atchison was the first rural...
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- kansas
BLUESTEM PASTURE REGION
BLUESTEM PASTURE REGION This is one of the largest parcels of native grassland in Kansas. It is known popularly as the Flint Hills or the Bluestem prairies. For many centuries it belonged to...
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- kansas
TOWANDA - LAND OF MANY WATERS
TOWANDA - LAND OF MANY WATERS The town and township lie tucked in the pleasant valley of the Whitewater River, and take their name from the Osage Indian term 'many waters.' First settler was C. L....
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- kansas
CHASE COUNTY AND THE BLUESTEM PASTURE REGION OF KANSAS
CHASE COUNTY AND THE BLUESTEM PASTURE REGION OF KANSAS The vast prairie which surrounds this site is typical of the Bluestem pasture region more commonly known as the Flint Hills. Named for...
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- kansas
A LANDMARK OF DISTINCTION
A LANDMARK OF DISTINCTION Cottonwood Falls has been the Chase county seat since both town and county were established in 1859. The first log cabin courthouse was replaced in 1873 by this stately...
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- kansas