A Vivid Reminder of Claims of France and Spain
SAINTE GENEVIEVE Oldest permanent settlement in Missouri founded ca. 1735 by Illinois French as river depot for lead and salt. Moved 3 miles to present site after 1785 flood. Named...
- slavedwelling
- missouri
- illinois
- lead
- salt
- audubon
- west of river
LNER Streamline Wedgewood
- train
- wedgewood
- wwii
- gresley
- 1942
Was Declined and the Decision in Favour
Submitted by @ScootBenet.
- england
- berwick
- scotland
- baliol
- nobility
Stillwater Last Man's Club
Stillwater "A" and "D" Last Mans Club of the 135th Infantry, Minnesota National Guard. 1941-1945. "Bound in Comradeship" submitted by @s_despiegelaere
- stillwater
- minnesota
- national guard
- ww2
Brattonsville
BRATTONSVILLE Here in the 1760's settle the brothers. William, Robert and Hugh Bratton, who fought in the Revolutionary War. One-quarter mile east of here at Jame Williamson's was fought...
- brattonsville
- slavedwelling
Most Planters Here Were Loyalists
- south carolina
- island
- cotton
- slavedwelling
Thousands of Enslaved People Were Sold Here
SLAVE AUCTIONS Charleston was one of thelargest slave trading cities in the U.S. In the 1800s, the area around the Old Exchange Building was one of the most common sites of downtown...
- slavedwelling
- slave
- auctions
- charleston
- south carolina
Of the Library of Congress
Submitted by @megluku
- wwi
- washington dc
- dc
J. W. Kottinger's Barn
Submitted by @jqmcd .
- pleasanton
- california
- bay area
- barn
- ecv
Helen Macgregor Mall
HELEN MACGREGOR MALL JULY 15, 1973 CITY OF OAKLAND Wiki article on Helen Macgregor
- oakland
- bay area
- california
- earl warren
- california s...
Only 10 Men Died
432 men were employed to build Tower Bridge during its 8 years of construction. Despite there being no health and safety laws, only 10 men died. Submitted by @garethgwynn.
- england
- bridge
- tower
- london
World's Largest Blossoming Plant
WORLD'S LARGEST BLOSSOMING PLANT THIS WORLD FAMOUS WISTARIA VINE, ONE OF THE 7 HORTICULTURAL WONDERS OF THE WORLD, WAS PLANTED IN 1894 FROM A ONE GALLON POT. LISTED AS THE "WORLD'S...
- wisteria
- ecv
- guinness
- 250 tons
It Killed 30 - 50% of the Country's Total Population
THE 'BLACK DEATH' ENTERED ENGLAND IN 1348 THROUGH THIS PORT. IT KILLED 30 - 50 % OF THE COUNTRY'S TOTAL POPULATION Submitted by @Raymodraco.
- england
- weymouth
- black death
- 30 percent
Santa Barbara Mission
- santa barbara
- mission
The West Central School of Agriculture Alumni Garden
From 1910 through 1963, this campus was the site of the University of Minnesota West Central School of Agriculture (WCSA) and Experiment Station. The WCSA was a boarding high school that, in...
- minnesota
- morris
- garden
Exploring the Mississippi Headwaters
After the American Revolution, the 1783 Treaty of Paris, signed by those representing the American Colonies and Great Britain, sought to establish the boundary of the new country. In the middle...
- minnesota
- mississippi river
- schoolcraft
Trail of Death
Site of the first death of an Indian child on forced removal of Potawatomies Sept. 5, 1838. Erected by Rochester Troop 285 of Boy Scouts of America Sept. 5, 1976 Submitted by: Stephen Sostaric
- indiana
- rochester
- boy scouts
- bsa
- trail of death
- native americans
The Christmas Tree Ship
For many years, "The Christmas Tree Ship," loaded with trees, docked at the southwest corner of the Clark Street Bridge. From the ship, Captain Herman Schuenemann, known as "Captain Santa," with...
- chicago
- illinois
- christmas tree ship
- rouse simmons
- shipwreck
- christmas
- chicago river
Eli Lilly, 1838-1898
In the spring of 1854 young Eli Lilly began a five year apprenticeship with Henry Lawrence, proprietor of the Good Samaritan Drug Store, at this location. While in Lafayette, Eli became a second...
- lafayette
- indiana
- eli lilly
- tippecanoe county
The Benedictines in Minnesota
Between 1854 and 1857 many Catholics came to the United States from Germany and settled in Central Minnesota at Saint Cloud and in the Sauk Valley; their religious and educational needs were met...
- benedictines
- minnesota
- catholics