near Boise City, Oklahoma.
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(Left Panel) The Santa Fe Trail A Bridge Between the United States and Mexico Before you is a portion of the historic Santa Fe Trail. Established as a wagon route by William Becknell in 1822, the Santa Fe Trail became the . . .
(Native Americans • Roads & Vehicles) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
(Left Panel) The Santa Fe Trail A Bridge Between the United States and Mexico Before you is a portion of the historic Santa Fe Trail. Established as a wagon route by William Becknell in 1822, the Santa Fe Trail became the . . . (Native Americans • Roads & Vehicles) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Once the Amasa Killam property, granted in 1765, this site has contained a number of commercial stores including the Crane-Allison store. The intersection has long been called Crane's Corner. Other stores operating at this . . . 
Father of American Psychiatry Signer of the Declaration of Independence Heroic Physician, Teacher, Humanitarian Physician General of the Continental Army Physician to the Pennsylvania Hospital Professor of Physic, University . . . 
Harold Geddes was a local landmark. Small in stature, he stood tall in this community. Orphaned in the Halifax Explosion of 1917, he was adopted by Charles and Alice Geddes of Sackville. On retirement from his job as a . . . 
Signer of the Constitution of the United States of America Deputy from Pennsylvania to Federal Constitutional Convention May 25, 1767 – September 17, 1787 Erected by the Pennsylvania Constitution Commemoration Committee . . . 
publisher and former mayor of New York, lived here from 1847 until his death in 1869.
American paratroopers - Devils in Baggy Pants - pop up from nowhere and we never know how they strike next. Seems like they're everywhere. Extract from Dead Enemy Officer's Diary Dedicated to the memory of all . . . 
Passing around Lookout, and leaving one brigade to occupy Chattanooga, Crittenden marched via Rossville and Ringgold to Lee and Gordon's Mill. Bragg, with the design of attacking the Union Corps in detail, first ordered . . . 
Erected by Artillery Corps Washington Grays On the street at the west side of this square was formed the 17th Pennsylvania Volunteer Regiment, of which the Artillery Corps Washington Grays was a part, the first to arrive in . . . 
(front) Near This Spot? Andrew Campbell, feeling the cool air of newly found natural wonder Luray Caverns, is shown here very shortly after this "discovery of the century" was made. ?Photo was most likely taken by . . . 
Native wetland vegetation is planted around the edge of the lake providing erosion control, water quality benefits, wildlife habitat, and recreation. Gently sloping bank is planted with grasses to prevent soil from washing . . . 
Angered that they had not been consulted about the transfer of the Hudson's Bay Company territories to Canada, the inhabitants of the Red River Settlement, led by Louis Riel, in 1869 proclaimed a Provisional Government which . . . 
This bridge was designed not only for heavy freight cars to travel over the Assiniboine River but also for steamships to travel under it. The center span of the bridge lifts and is known as a bascule bridge (from the French . . . 
1818-1825 First Chapel When the first two Catholic missionaries arrived at the Red River settlement, much work awaited them. Father Provencher constructed a modest log structure to serve as rectory, church and boys' school. . . . 
In honor of the men and women of the 77th Infantry Division Reserve who served their country in war and peace
Gopher tortoise Gopherus polphemus Adult Identification Length 8-15 inches (20-38cm) Weight: Up to 30lbs (14 kg) average 8-10lbs (4-5kg) Color: Adults are grayish brown, and juveniles area a yellowish brown. Legs and feet: . . . 
In August, 1870, a force of British regulars and Canadian militia comprising some 1,200 men commanded by Colonel Garnet Wolseley, arrived in this area en route to the Red River to establish Canadian authority within the . . . 
The coast provides nesting habitat for sea turtles and shorebirds. Sanibel is a rest stop for birds flying thousands of miles and seeking out some time to rest and feed along their way. Snowy Egret Ghost Crab Ghost crabs . . . 
On Old Fort Island a half mile north of here, the Hudson's Bay Company erected a stockaded fur trading post about 1836. This was the first known European structure within present Kenora. In 1861 the post was moved to the . . . 
Sea turtles have been swimming the Earth’s oceans for more than 100 million years. They are air-breathing reptiles adapted to life at sea. They vary in size from the small Kemp’s Ridley turtle that weights 100 pounds to the . . . 
