Louisville, Kentucky.
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Louisville Wharf During the Civil War Years Evolving from the primitive landing of Louisville’s earliest days, the wharf had become a cobblestoned center of city life by the mid-1820s. By the 1850's, as many as 20 . . .
(War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Louisville Wharf During the Civil War Years Evolving from the primitive landing of Louisville’s earliest days, the wharf had become a cobblestoned center of city life by the mid-1820s. By the 1850's, as many as 20 . . . (War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Al J. Schneider A man of great vision, who saw development opportunities where others saw only waste land. He risked his own capital as the pioneer whom others followed in renewing a significant part of Louisville. . . . 
A los caídos en el bombardeo de San Juan de Ulúa al Puerto de Veracruz en 1823. A los defensores del pueblo Veracruzano en la "Intervención Francesa de 1838". A los héroes que ofrendaron su vida en defensa de la patria en la . . . 
Passing southwest from Kingsport along the south side of Clinch Mountain to Looney’s Gap, the task force of Brigadier General Samuel P. Carter avoided an ineffectual Confederate pursuit and rested here overnight. They had . . . 
Lee County Virginia. Area 446 square miles. Formed in 1782 from Russell, and named for Henry (Light-Horse Harry) Lee, revolutionary soldier and governor of Virginia, 1791–1794. Daniel Boone’s son was killed by indians in . . . 
Quiahuiztlan "El lugar de la lluvia"/"The Place of the Rain" Gracias al estudio de los vestigios arqueológicos que aquí podrás observar, sabemos que en esta ciudad vivieron personas de filiación totonaca. Como estrategia de . . . 
Located ten miles north of downtown Dallas, the African American community of Hamilton Park began as the White Rock Farming Settlement. In the 1940s and 1950s, racial violence in the South Dallas community of Queen City and . . . 
The Sandy Spring community took its name from this spring, which provides fresh water filtered through the sandy soil. In 1745, the spring was located on what was once known as “Snowden's Manor” and later known as . . . 
Additional limited protection for troops called Splinter proofs or Shrapnel proofs were constructed at intervals along the trenches to afford immediate protection from bombardments. These features were also used for housing . . . 
Each Division had three Machine Gun Battalions and each Infantry Regiment had a Machine Gun Company attached that were armed with one of the variety of machine guns in use by the American Expeditionary Forces. The stability . . . 
No Man’s Land referred to the battle shape between the front line trenches. Soldiers entered No Man’s land during major attacks, raids, patrols, barbed wire maintenance details and to bring in casualties. Except for major . . . 
The muddy roads, camouflaged trails and the maze of communication trenches ultimately brought Soldiers to the front line trench. These positions as laid out in the manuals were supposed to be dug deep with reinforced walls, . . . 
The machine gun and mass artillery of World War One combat dictated an extensive development of both side of below ground fortifications that were simply known as the ‘Trenches”. Ranging from concrete structures to simple . . . 
Home of Anna Wallace (1867-1952), in 1922 the first woman elected as Superintendent of Schools for Pocahontas County. Ten women were elected county superintendents in 1922, the first year WV women were able to run for that . . . 
"The clean massive Droop Sandstone in the road cut is the "Maxon Sand" of the driller. The "Maxon Sand" yields oil and natural gas at depths of over 1000 feet in southern and central West Virginia.
The Greenbrier limestone in the quarry represents the "Big Lime" of the driller. Fish-egg like oolitic zones in the "Big Lime" yield oil and natural gas in West Virginia.
(Circa July 29, 1912 to November 15, 1926) Postmistress Ruby Tarr This building was the first to serve the southern Indian Lake Postal Region. With the will and determination of Mrs. Isabelle Wicker Pusey and the Indian Lake . . . 
Wolverine Boys' State: The American Legion On November 28, 1937, the board of directors of The American Legion established Wolverine Boys' State. American Legion departments in other states, including Ohio and Indiana, had . . . 
La comunidad alemana en el estado de Veracruz en el marco del Bicentenario de la Independencia de la República Mexicana al Barón Alexander von Humboldt 1787-1859 Físico e Investigador Benémerito de la Patria por decreto del . . . 
You gave us your tired, your poor, your huddled masses Some settled in what the world recognized as the Hard Coal Region In memory of: Those who built our small towns labored and died in the mining industry to provide for a . . . 
