Golden Spike
National Historic Site Golden Spike "The last rail is laid, the spike is driven. The Pacific Railroad is completed." Here at Promontory, Utah, at 12:47 P.M. on May 10, 1869, the driving of a...
- railroad
- utah
- transportation
The South Battery
1790 - 1826 The South Battery Erected during the War of 1812 to guard Buttermilk Channel. Used as a barracks for the Fife and Drum Corps of the garrison until the first offers mess...
- governors island
- war of 1812
- nyc
Pipe Springs National Monument
Erected Sept, 2, 1983 Pipe Springs National Monument Established May 31, 1923 through efforts of Stephen T. Mather and friends Pipe Springs occupied in 1863 by Dr. James M. Whitmore, who, with...
- national par...
- arizona
Bates E. Wilson
Bates E. Wilson 1912 - 1983 A true aristocrat of the outdoors and superintendent of Arches (1949 - 1972). Bates was the moving force that created Canyonlands National Park and became its...
- canyonlands
- national park. utah
McGinley Plaza
McGinley Plaza In honor of Leader, Benefactor and Boilermaker J. Timothy McGinley on his retirement from the Board of Trustees Outstanding Purdue scholar (Chem E., '63), athlete, alumnus, and...
- purdue university
- west lafayette
- indiana
- boilermaker
- j. timothy mcginley
- jane wood mcginley
- plaza
- board of trustees
In Honor of Ezekiel (Zeke) Johnson
IN HONOR OF EZEKIEL (ZEKE) JOHNSON FIRST CUSTODIAN OF NATURAL BRIDGES NATIONAL MONUMENT 1923 TO 1941 THE BRIDGES, THEIR PROTECTION AND THE WINNING OF A PLACE FOR THEM IN THE HEARTS OF ALL NATURE...
- natural bridges
- national par...
- utah
Post Ouiatenon Site
Post Ouiatenon Site French and Indian Trade was significant in this area prior to 1700. To protect it Post Ouiatenon was established. One Mile West Submitted by: Melissa McCurley
- post ouiatenon
- fort ouiatenon
- french and i...
- tippecanoe county
- west lafayette
- indiana
Chief Justice Harlan Fiske Stone
IN MEMORY OF HARLAN FISKE STONE 1872 - 1946 CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE UNITED STATES RESIDENT OF THE TOWN GRADUATE OF AMHERST COLLEGE MEMBER OF ALPHA DELTA PHI FRATERNITY
- chief justice
- amherst
- stone
- alpha delta phi
Bernard DeVoto Memorial Grove
"In Memory of Bernard DeVoto 1897-1955 Conservationist and Historian of the West"
- nature
- naturalist
- devoto
- idaho
Peter Weaver Home
Peter Weaver Home An early settler in Tippecanoe County, Peter Weaver was one of the most widely and favorably known of all the early inhabitants. Born in Virginia, 1774, he was married there...
- peter weaver
- martha walker
- tippecanoe county
- indiana
- wea plain
- war of 1812
Mississippi John Hurt
"MISSISSIPPI" JOHN HURT John S. Hurt (1893-1966) was a pioneer blues and folk guitarist. Self- taught, Hurt rarely left his home at Avalon, where he worked as a farmer. Although...
Colonel Sanders Birthplace
Just off the I-65 exit, abut 3 miles east from Henryville, Indiana. Near a shell gas station. No walking path to it.
- colonel sanders
- kentucky fri...
- indiana
Gertie
On September 25, 1997, Eppstein Uhen Architects-Milwaukee, presents this replica of "Gertie" to the City of Milwaukee, in appreciation of their 90 year relationship. Gertie is the mallard...
Lewis Robert "Hack" Wilson
Submitted by @BlairKamin .
- baseball
- louisville
- kentucky
- wilson
Famous Tree / Indian Creek Church
FAMOUS TREE In 1894, a huge Tulip Poplar tree was felled about 1 1/2 miles south of this site. It measured 11 ft. in diameter, 35 ft in circumference. Two six-foot saws were welded together to...
- flippin
- kentucky
- tree
- tulip poplar
- chicago