1862 Post Office
On June 6, 1862, Memphis surrendered to Federal gunboats. The only resistance by citizens occurred here as a shot was fired at the soldiers hoisting the U.S. flag over the post office. Submitted...
- shelby county
- tennessee
First Baptist Church / Mt. Olive CME Church
The First Baptist Church was designed by architect R.H. Hunt and built in 1906. It is constructed of yellow bricks along a Georgian-architectural style. It housed a congregation of 2,200...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Stephan C. Leonoudakis, Golden Gate Ferry Terminal
STEPHAN C. LEONOUDAKIS GOLDEN GATE FERRY TERMINAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA THIS GOLDEN GATE FERRY TERMINAL IS DEDICATED TO STEPHAN C. LEONOUDAKIS IN RECOGNITION OF HIS PIVOTAL ROLE IN...
- san francisco
- california
- bay area
- ferry
- loma prieta
- marin
Take it Easy
"TAKE IT EASY" MAJOR ARGRETT, JR. MEMORIAL St. Augustine's Oldest and Most Beloved Carriage Driver Born: Nov. 11, 1888 Died: Dec 19, 1984, Age: 96 Tour Guide and Carriage Driver for...
Los Angeles Central Library Lodwrick M. Cook Rotunda
Coming out of my hotel in downtown Los Angeles, a building across the way got my attention. A rather elegant-looking low-rise structure in the midst of a lot of forgettable modern highrises. It...
- california
- los angeles
- libraries
- fires
Lest We Forget
Submitted by @mywolfson
- wwi
- railroads
- 1917
- willard
Merchant Hotel
Merchant Hotel The Merchant Hotel was a miniature Japantown, brimming with children, a dentist, a doctor, and the Teikoku Mercantile Company, run since 1905 by the Matsushima family....
- portland
- oregon
- japantown
- hotel
- matshushima
- japanese
- internment
- wwii
- concentration camps
Great Seal of Iowa
In 1847, the Iowa Legislature passed a law creating a state seal. More on the wording of the law, which has caused a stir in the state Capitol in recent times, in a moment. The...
- iowa
- state mottos
- des moines
- state capitals
George Hudson, M.P.
GEORGE HUDSON, M.P.1800 - 1871 An Alderman and three times Lord Mayor of York, he became known as The Railway King for his work in bringing the railways to York.It was here that he had...
- the railway king
- railroads
- york
- england
An East Bay Native Fish: The Rainbow Trout
One of the best things about living in the East Bay -- across the water from San Francisco -- is the regional park system here. The parks are full of surprises. In Redwood Regional Park,...
- fish
- rainbow trout
- oakland
- east bay reg...
New Sweden
IN COMMEMORATION OF THE SWEDISH SETTLEMENTS ON THE DELAWARE 1638 - 1655 NEW SWEDEN Embrace within its boundaries the COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA And included lands on the WEST SIDE of the...
- pennsylvania
- new sweden
- capitalization
- 1638
The Mission of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- shepherdstown
- west virginia
- wildlife
- conservation
In Appreciation of Senator Robert C. Byrd
In Appreciation of Senator Robert C. Byrd For his leadership and support in the development of a national center for conservation leadership enabling natural resource professionals to better...
- shepherdstown
- west virginia
- wildlife
- conservation
- byrd
John R. "Rick" Lemon Instructional West Building
John R. "Rick" Lemon Instructional West Building To honor and recognize the leadership and commitment of Rick Lemon, US Fish and Wildlife Service career employee and Director of the National...
- shepherdstown
- west virginia
- wildlife
- conservation
The First Known Antiparticle
Near this site, in August 1932, Carl David Anderson photographed the track of a cosmic-ray particle in his cloud chamber. He identified this particle as the positron -- the first...
- pasadena
- california
- caltech
- positron
- anderson
- cosmic ray a...
Bilger Quarry
- oakland
- california
- quarry
- 1906
Casa de la Torre
CASA DE LA TORRE Built for Don Jose Joaquin de la Torre, alcolade of old Monterey
- monterey
- california
- torre
Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial
320 Americans Killed in WWII Naval Magazine Accident Port Chicago July 17, 1944: In Memoriam S2c James C. Akins CM3c Clarence Allen, Jr. Lt. (jg) Maxie L. Anderson S2c Leslie K. Asahe S2c...
Tulare County's Battle Mountain
BATTLE MOUNTAIN A long period of unrest between the settlers and Indians of Tulare County erupted in war during the spring of 1856. Untrue reports that five hundred head of cattle had been...
- california
- tulare county
- native americans
- gold rush
Promenade Ribbon Sculture
PROMENADE RIBBON SCULPTURE The Promenade Ribbon is a five-foot wide strip of pavement separated from the rest of the Bay. Sold ground is split. The concrete band is bisected by a line...
- san francisco
- bay area
- california
- bay
- ribbon
- art