Quantcast
Channel: The Historical Marker Database - New Entries
Viewing all 103121 articles
Browse latest View live

Pompey's Pillar

0
0
Montana, Yellowstone County, near Worden
Called Iishiia Anaache or "Place Where the Mountain Lion Dwells" by the Apsaalooka (Crow) people, Pompey's Pillar was a well-known landmark to the Plains Indians. It was here, at a strategic natural crossing of the Yellowstone, or Elk River as it was known to the Apsaalooka, that the Indian people met to trade and exchange information. They painted pictographs and etched petroglyphs onto the sheer cliffs of the feature. Apsaalooka legend reports that Pompey's Pillar was once attached to the sandstone bluffs on the north side of the river. At one point, however, the rock detached itself from the cliffs and rolled across the river to its present site.

Pompey's Pillar was also a significant landmark for Euro-American explorers, fur trappers, soldiers and immigrants. It was discovered by Canadian North West Company employee Francois Larocque in 1805. A little less than a year later, on July 25, 1806, it was visited by a 12 man detachment under the command of William Clark that included Sacajawea and her infant son. Clark carved his name and the date on the rock and named it in honor of Sacajawea's son. He was just one of hundreds of individuals who for generations have left their marks on the rock.

(Exploration • Native Americans) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Tree Rock

0
0
Wyoming, Albany County, near Buford
This small pine tree that seems to be growing out of solid rock has fascinated travelers since the first train rolled past on the Union Pacific Railroad. It is said that the builders of the original railroad diverted the tracks slightly to pass by the tree as they laid rails across Sherman Mountain in 1867-69. It is also said that trains stopped here while locomotive fireman "gave the tree a drink" from their water buckets. The railroad moved several miles to the south in 1901 and the abandoned grade became a wagon road.

In 1913 the Lincoln Highway Association was formed "To procure the establishment of a continuous improved highway from the Atlantic to the Pacific." The Lincoln Highway was an instant success in a nation enamored with the newfangled automobiles and eager for a place to drive them. The Lincoln passed right by Tree Rock as did U.S. 30 in the 1920s and Interstate 80 in the 1960s. At this place the road was approaching the 8,835-foot Sherman Summit, the highest point on the Lincoln. The view of the surrounding mountains was like nothing that westbound easterners had ever seen. Still, they noticed the little tree, which became the favored subject of many early postcards and photographs. It still is.

The tree is a somewhat stunted and twisted limber pine (Pinus Flexilis), a type of tree commonly found in this area where ponderosa and limber pines dominate the landscape. The age of the tree is unknown, although limber pines can live as long as 2,000 years. The tree grows out of a crack in a boulder of Precambrian era pink Sherman granite formed more than 1-4 billion years ago.

(Horticulture & Forestry • Railroads & Streetcars • Roads & Vehicles) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

This Marker on the Overland Trail

0
0
Wyoming, Carbon County, near Saratoga
Platte River crossing nine miles west 1861 to 1868.

(Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

A Community Grows

0
0
Maryland, Montgomery County, Silver Spring
With a burst of new development in 1927, downtown Silver Spring's commercial center -- originally located around the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad station (8100 Georgia Avenue at Sligo Avenue) -- firmly re-established itself three blocks to the north. Erected on Wayne Avenue, originally named Montgomery, were the Masonic Temple and Silver Spring Armory. These Structures attested to the community's continued growth and permanence.

The Silver Spring Armory, 924 Wayne Avenue, was the home of Maryland National Guard's 29th "Blue and Gray" Infantry Division, which served in World War I and II. Dedicated on August 20, 1927, the armory was designed by Maryland State architect Robert Harris and served as Silver Spring's town hall and community center for seventy years. A designated Montgomery County Master Plan for Historic Preservation structure, the Armory was razed in 1998 for construction of a parking garage. Architectural artifacts from the Armory, including its 1927 cornerstone, pre-cast concrete Maryland flag and main level lintel, are located alongside the garage.

Situated between these two civic landmarks was the Silver Spring Bowling Alleys, designed engineered, and built by local businessmen John M. Faulconer and Frank B. Proctor. Opened in 1928 with twelve lanes on the first floor, bowling's increased popularity resulted in construction one year later of a second floor that housed twelve additional lanes. The building was razed in the late 1960s and replaced by 962 Wayne Avenue.

(20th Century • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 7 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

A Downtown is Born

0
0
Maryland, Montgomery County, Silver Spring
The Establishment of Silver Spring's first bank and Newspaper, traditional institutions required for a community to grow and prosper, occurred on this corner with the opening of the Silver Spring National Bank in 1910 and publication of The Maryland News in 1928.

Construction of the two-story brick bank cost $4,984 ($117,000 in 2008 dollars). Its opening allowed Silver Spring residents and merchants to conduct financial transactions that benefited the local community instead of customers taking their business to Bethesda, Rockville, Kensington or the District of Columbia where the nearest banks were located. The bank remained in operation at this location until 1925 when it relocated at 8252 Georgia Avenue.

In 1927, Silver Spring businessman E. Brooke Lee and Bethesda Chevy Chase Gazette editor and publisher Robert I. Black established The Maryland News as a bi-weekly, country-wide newspaper whose mission was to report "All the News of Montgomery County." The following year The Maryland News building opened on this corner at 8081 Georgia Avenue where the newspaper was composed and printed until 1953. Publication ceased in 1976.

Sparkling Spring to Community

Welcome to the Silver Spring, Georgia Avenue, one of our two original main streets, was constructed in the 19th century as the Seventh Street Turnpike, a dirt road connecting Washington City to Brookeville, Md. A village named Sligo, was established in the 1830s by Chesapeake and Ohio Canal workers from County Sligo, Ireland, was located at the corner of Georgia and Colesville Road, our other main street. A mica-flecked spring discovered in 1840 by U.S. presidential advisor Francis Preston Blair while riding his horse Selim, inspired the name of Blair's estate Silver Spring, constructed near the spring's site.

Silver Spring's original Baltimore and Ohio Railroad station , built in 1878, formed the nucleus from which today's community radiated. The majority of these early-to-mid century buildings still grace Georgia Avenue and Colesville Road and their many side streets. Explore the area and discover the fascinating history of the pioneering entrepreneurs, businesses, and institutions that developed our vibrant and diverse community.

Learn more about Historic Downtown Silver Spring at www.sshistory.org

(20th Century • Political Subdivisions) Includes location, directions, 9 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Mother Orange Tree of Butte County

0
0
California, Butte County, Oroville
Judge Joseph Lewis planted this Mediterranean Sweet Orange seedling near the toll bridge at Bidwell’s Bar, Butte County, California in 1856. It has survived hard times and is the oldest living orange tree in California. “From its example and largely from its offspring, a new industry was started in a new section hundreds of miles north of a known citrus region. It was a true pioneer,” – Dr. H.J. Webber, Director, Citrus Experiment Station, Riverside, 1927. The Mother Orange was moved from Bidwell Bar during the construction of Oroville Dam in 1964 to protect it from inundation.

(Agriculture) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Northern California's Oldest Citrus Tree

0
0
California, Oroville
Imported from Mazatlan, Mexico, the Mother Orange Tree was purchased on the streets of Sacramento when it was only a 2 to 3 year-old seedling in a tub. She was planted in 1856 and quickly grew into a California legend. The leafy greens of her robust canopy have flourished with fruit ever since.

Early-day miners traveled from far and wide to eat her sweet oranges, gather the seeds, and plant them in yards of their homes. The tree has withstood being moved, floods, freezes and windstorms. Today, with the help of a greenhouse, warming lamps and water mister, the Mother Orange Tree continues to thrive and remain a beloved symbol of the Golden State.

(Agriculture) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Site of the Childhood Home of The Beach Boys

0
0
California, Los Angeles County, Hawthorne
It was here in the home of parents Murry and Audree that Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson grew to manhood and developed their musical skills. During Labor Day weekend 1961, they, with cousin Mike Love and friend Al Jardine, gathered here to record a tape of their breakthrough song "Surfin'." This marked the birth of the rock group known worldwide as The Beach Boys, and the beginning of an historic musical legacy that would change the recording industry. The music of the Wilsons, Love, Jardine, and friend David Marks broadcast to the world an image of California as a place of sun, surf, and romance. Brian Wilson would become a legendary producer, arranger, and songwriter.

(Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment • Notable Places) Includes location, directions, 18 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

In Memory of Edwin Whiting Pioneer

0
0
Utah, Utah County, Springville
In Memory of
Edwin Whiting
Pioneer
Sept 9, 1809 - Dec 8 1890
Homesteaded this ranch
1871

(Agriculture • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Medal of Honor

0
0
California, Kern County, Edwards AFB

Main Plaque:
The medal of honor is the highest U.S. military decoration awarded to individuals who, while serving in the U.S. armed services, have distinguished themselves by conspicuous gallantry and courage at the risk of life, above and beyond the call of duty. Each decoration awarded represents an incontestable act of bravery or self-sacrifice involving obvious risk of life and, if the risk had not been taken, there would be no grounds for censure. The President of the United States presents the award in the name of Congress. Originally authorized by congress in 1861, it is sometimes called the “Congressional Medal of Honor”.
This memorial is designed with a distinct turn indicating civilization turning to a new course without war and the three blank blocks of concrete represent a future with an absence of any more medal of honor recipients.
This memorial was dedicated
On the 14th day of October 1997.
Second Plaque:
World War I
Recipient --- Date and Place of Action Bleckley, 2D Lt. Erwin R. Oct.6, 1918 - Binarville, France • Coettler, 2D Lt. Harold E. - Oct. 6, 1918 - Binarville, France • Luke, 2D Lt. Frank, Jr. - Sept. 29, 1918 - Murvaux, France • Rickenbacker, Capt. Edward V. - Sept. 25, 1918 - Billy, France

Third Plaque: World War II
Recipient --- Date and Place of Action Baker, Lt. Col. Addison E. - Aug. 1, 1943 - Ploesti, Romania • Bong, Maj. Richard I. - Oct. 10-Nov. 15, 1944 - Southwest Pacific • Carswell, Maj. Horace S., Jr. - Oct. 26, 1944 - Southwest China Sea • Castle, Brig. Gen. Frederick W. - Dec. 24, 1944 - Liege, Belgium • Cheli, Maj. Ralph Aug.18, 1943 Wewak, New Guinea Craw, Col. Demas T. - Nov. 8, 1942 - Port Lyautey, French Morocco • Doolittle, Lt. Col. James H. - Apr. 18, 1942 - Tokyo, Japan • Erwin, SSgt. Henry E. - Apr. 12, 1945 - Koriyama, Japan • Femoyer, 2D Lt. Robert E. - Nov. 2, 1944 - Merseburg, Germany • Gott, 1St Lt. Donald J. - Nov. 9, 1944 - Saarbrucken, Germany • Hamilton, Maj. Pierpont M. - Nov. 8, 1942 - Port Lyautey, French Morocco • Howard, Lt. Col. James H. - Jan. 11, 1944 - Oschersleben, Germany • Hughes, 2D Lt. Lloyd H. - Aug. 1, 1943 - Ploesti, Romania • Jerstad, Maj. John L. - Aug. 1, 1943 - Ploesti, Romania • Johnson, Col. Leon W. - Aug. 1, 1943 - Ploesti, Romania • Kane, Col. John R. - Aug. 1, 1943 - Ploesti, Romania • Kearby, Col Neel E. - Oct. 11, 1943 - Wewak, New Guinea • Kingsley, 2D Lt. David R. - June 23, 1944 - Ploesti, Romania • Knight, 1st Lt. Raymond L. - Apr. 25, 1945 - Po Valley, Italy • Lawley, 1st Lt. William R., Jr. - Feb. 20, 1944 - Leipzig, Germany • Lindsey, Capt. Darrell R. - Aug. 9, 1944 - Pontoise, France • Mathies, SSgt. Archibald - Feb. 20, 1944 - Leipzig, Germany • Mathis, 1st Lt. Jack W. - Mar. 18, 1943 - Vegesack, Germany • McGuire, Maj. Thomas B., Jr. - Dec. 25-26, 1944 - Luzon, Philippine Islands • Metzger, 2D Lt. William E., Jr. - Nov. 9, 1944 - Saarbrucken, Germany • Michael, 1st Lt. Edwards S. - Apr. 11, 1944 - Brunswick, Germany • Morgan, 2D Lt. John C. - July 28, 1943 - Kiel, Germany • Pease, Capt. Harl, Jr. - Aug. 7, 1942 - Rabaul, New Britain • Pucket, 1st Lt. Donald D. - July 9, 1944 - Ploesti, Romania • Sarnoski, 2D Lt. Joseph R. - June 16, 1943 - Buka, Solomon Islands • Shomo, Maj. William A. - Jan. 11, 1945 - Luzon, Philippine Islands • Smith, SSgt. Maynard H. - May 1, 1943 - St. Nazaire, France • Truemper, 2D Lt. Walter E. - Feb. 20, 1944 - Leipzig, Germany • Vance, Lt. Col. Leon R., Jr. - June 5, 1944 - Wimereaux, France • Vosler, TSgt. Forrest L. - Dec. 20, 1943 - Bremen, Germany • Walker, Brig. Gen. Kenneth N. - Jan. 5, 1943 - Rabaul, New Britain • Wilkins, Maj. Raymond H. - Nov. 2, 1943 - Rabaul, New Britain • Zeamer, Maj. Jay, Jr. - June 16, 1943 - Buka, Solomon Islands

Fourth Plaque:
Korea
Recipient --- Date and Place of Action Davis, Maj. George A., Jr. - Feb. 10, 1952 - Sinuiju-Yalu River, N. Korea • Loring, Maj. Charles J., Jr. - Nov. 22, 1952 - Sniper Ridge, N. Korea • Sebille, Maj. Louis J. - Aug. 5, 1950 - Hamchang, S. Korea • Walmsley, Capt. John S., Jr. - Sept. 14, 1951 - Yangdok, N. Korea

Fifth Plaque: Vietnam
Recipient --- Date and Place of Action Bennett, Capt. Steven L. - June 29, 1972 - Quang Tri, S. Vietnam • Day, Col. George E. - Aug. 26, 1967 - Hanoi, N. Vietnam • Dethlefsen, Maj. Merlyn H. - Mar. 10, 1967 - Thai Nguyen, N. Vietnam • Fisher, Maj. Bernard F. - Mar. 10, 1966 - A Shau Valley, S. Vietnam • Fleming, 1st Lt. James P. - Nov. 26, 1968 - Duc Co, S. Vietnam • Jackson, Lt. Col. Joe M. - May 12, 1966 - Kham Duc, S. Vietnam • Jones, Col. William A., III - Sept.1, 1968 - Dong Hoi, N. Vietnam • Levitow, A1C John L. - Feb. 24, 1969 - Long Binh, S. Vietnam • Sijan, Capt. Lance P. - Nov. 9, 1969 - N. Vietnam • Thorsness, Lt. Col. Leo K. - Apr. 19, 1967 - N. Vietnam • Wilbanks, Capt. Hilliard A. - Feb.24, 1967 - Dalat, S. Vietnam Young, Capt. Gerald O. Nov. 9, 1967 Da Nang Area, S. Vietnam • Pitsenbarger, A1C William H. - Apr. 11, 1966 - Cam My S. Vietnam

(War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II) Includes location, directions, 8 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Washington’s Route from Princeton to Morristown

0
0
New Jersey, Mercer County, Princeton

By this route
Washington
with his army
retired to Morristown
after his victory
at Princeton
January – 1777
--------------
Erected by the
D-A-R

(War, US Revolutionary) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Utah's First National Monument

0
0
Utah, San Juan County, near Blanding
In 1883, Cass Hite wandered up White Canyon from his mining claim on the Colorado River and “discovered” three stone bridges. He brought them to the attention of area residents and the scientific community. Nowhere else had three such monolithic structures been located in such close proximity. They were described as having “spans far greater than any heretofore known to exist.” On April 16, 1908, President Theodore Roosevelt signed the proclamation creating Natural Bridges National Monument-Utah’s first National Park Service area.

At the time of the monument’s establishment, little had been known of the location and character of prehistoric ruins near the bridges. Extraordinary cliff dwelling and mesa-top ruins deserved study and protection within the new monument. In response, the park boundary was expanded.

Today, the three bridges - Sipapu, Kachina and Owachomo - their names taken from the Hopi Indian culture, are among the largest natural stone bridges in the world.

As you travel Bridge View Drive, overlooks and trails provide opportunities to view and explore the geologic and archeologic features that make Natural Bridges National Monument an important part of this nation’s National Park System.

(Native Americans • Natural Features) Includes location, directions, 9 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Oceanside Pier

0
0
California, San Diego County, Oceanside
At an election held - June 19, 1926, to vote 100,000 bonds for the construction of this pier, the people of Oceanside voted 685 for, and 95 against.

Contract awarded - December 8, 1926. Construction finished and Pier officailly dedicated to the people of Oceanside, their guests, and tourists, forever on July 4, 1927.
City Trustees E.A. Walsh - President • Bernard MacDonald • C.D. Merrill • H.D. Brodie • H.F. Crandall M.D. -Designer- R.L. Loucks - City Engineer • Contractor - Sidney Smith • Geo. Hockensmith - Supt.

(Notable Places) Includes location, directions, 7 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Stony Brook Meeting House

0
0
New Jersey, Mercer County, Princeton

The area around the meeting house and along the Stony Brook river was originally the “Stony Brook Village,” officially part of the town of West Windsor in Middlesex County. A majority of the original colonists that came to settle in Stony Brook were Quaker farmers who purchased much of the land along the Stony Brook river from proprietors Thomas Warne and William Penn. Initially, the Quakers met for worship in private homes, but in 1709, Benjamin Clarke gave nine acres of land to Richard Stockton and his fellow trustees of the Chesterfield Monthly Meeting of Friends.

On this spot, the trustees laid out a gravesite and in 1724 – the same year Princeton was given its name – Quaker stonemasons set to work on the Stony Brook Meeting House, which stands today. It was gutted by fire in 1758, but was quickly repaired. In 1838, Stony Brook became a part of the new Princeton Township.

During the Battle of Princeton, the meeting house was used as an infirmary for both British and American soldiers. In 1781, a school was established by the Quaker Friends society, which met in the schoolmaster’s house on Quaker Road. In 1800, a schoolhouse was built next to the meeting house; the structure was torn down a century later.

(Churches, Etc. • War, US Revolutionary) Includes location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

1890 Seawall

0
0
California, Alameda County, Alameda
This plaque marks the location of an 1890 seawall on the Alameda shoreline. Behind you are the stairs where bathers went down to the beach. The wall was built by architect Joseph A. Leonard, who constructed many homes here during the 1890s.

This ironwork fence was erected in 1998 by the Alameda Architectural Preservation Society, an organization dedicated to the preservation and beautification of the historic neighborhoods of our city.

(Man-Made Features • Notable Places) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Princeton Battle Monument

0
0
New Jersey, Mercer County, Princeton

This monument, which commemorates the January 3, 1777 Battle of Princeton, depicts Liberty inspiring General Washington as he leads his troops into battle, and the death of General Hugh Mercer. The seals of the United States and the original thirteen states appear on the sides of the Monument, and the inscription on the back was composed by Andrew Fleming West. Commissioned in 1908, the Monument was designed by the Beaux Arts sculptor Frederick MacMonnies with the assistance of architect Thomas Hastings. President Warren G. Harding was present for the 1922 dedication.

In 2006 the Princeton Parks Alliance, in carrying out the vision of Princeton Borough Mayor Joseph O’Neill, undertook a project to permanently illuminate the Monument. As with the original construction of the Monument, local citizens responded with generous donations. The Monument lighting was funded with gifts from Princeton University, Sara and Alexander Buck, Randy and Herb Hobler, Betty Johnson, Douglas F. Bushnell, Marie and Edward Matthews, Barbara and Art Morgan, The Gordon and Llura Gund Foundation, Betsy and Tod Peyton, Joan and Bill Schreyer, Charles C. Townsend Jr., Andrew Koontz and Laurie Harmon, Wendy and Peter Benchley, Sherry MacLean, and many more. Additional funding from the State of New Jersey was made possible through the efforts of Assemblyman Reed Gusciora.

(War, US Revolutionary) Includes location, directions, 8 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Twentieth-Century Changes

0
0
New Jersey, Mercer County, Princeton

After Bayard Stockton died in 1928, Robert Wood Johnson, head of Johnson & Johnson, rented Morven. He used it as a comfortable suburban retreat, keeping horses in the stable and adding recreational facilities. In 1939, he had plans drawn up for leveling the grounds and constructing a pool, pool house, and tennis court.

In 1945, Governor Walter E. Edge purchased Morven and, in 1954, deeded it to the State of New Jersey for use as a governor’s mansion or museum. Many of the governors had large families, who enjoyed the many recreational amenities Johnson had provided.

The last governor to occupy Morven, Brendan Byrne, was a tennis enthusiast. During his tenure, tennis star Althea Gibson became a virtual resident pro at Morven, and she and Byrne played many friendly games on the Morven court.

Restoration of the pool house, pool, and carriage house is part of phase three of the restoration of the site.

(Notable Places) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Remember Pearl Harbor

0
0
California, San Diego, Oceanside
Leslie Alford USS California • Melvin Allison USS Dobbin • John Anderson USS Widgeon • Earl S. Arneson USS New Orleans • Jack Arnold Ford Island NAS • Richard Aufmann 1st Defense Bn. • Lee Averett USS Tracy • Richard Baker USS San Francisco • Bill Bean USS Phelps • Richard Bell USS Oglala • Bill Bowen Camp Malakole • Bobbie Bradley USMC USS Maryland • Bill Braukmann Fort Ruger • Jim Brennan Schofield Barracks • Leonard Brown USS Pruitt • Fred Buell Camp Malakole • John Campbell MCAS Ewa • Joseph Carson USS Tennessee • Bjorn Christensen USS Argonne • Oliver Clark USS Pennsylvania • Roy Clark Pearl Harbor • William Clark, Jr. Fort Shafter • George Coburn USS Oklahoma • William Cockrell Schofield Barracks • Douglas Connal USS West Virginia • Al Cope USS Blue • Bernie Dague USS St. Louis • Earle Davis 4th Defense Battalion • Winfred DeGarmo USS Raleigh • Louis deGuevara Camp Malakole • Eugene Dessert USS Maryland • Jerome Devore Fort Kamehameha • Andre D’Heilly Ford Island NAS • Bob Diggins Rec Station NYPH • James Dineen Fort Shafter • Clement Doyle USS Rail • Frank Driscoll USS Medusa • Bill Dunbar USS Whitney • Guy Dunbar USS Phoenix • Bob Earl Schofield Barraks • Eugene Elliott USS Pennsylvania • Mike Escareno Submarine Base • Fred Evans USS Tennessee • Jim Evans MB Kaneohe NAS • Gary Fitzsimmons USS Raleigh • John Fletcher USS San Francisco • Earl Fox Kaneohe NAS • William Franklin 3rd Defense Bn. • Robert Fritchen USS West Virginia • Dick Frizzell 4th Defense Battalion • James Garrett Marine Bks NYPH • Cecil Goddard 2nd Engineer Bn. • Fred Gonzales Marine Bks NYPH • Bill Greenhouse MCAS Ewa • Tom Hahn USS Cummings • Tom Hall Kaneohe NAS • Edward Hamady 3rd Defense Bn.• Joseph Haman USS Rail • Wallace Hanna NAS Kaneohe Bay • Kyle Harrell Mar Det USS Honolulu • Everett Harris USS Dobbin • Douglas Hart NAS Kaneohe Bay • Clarence Heidemann 4th Defense Bn. • Wilfred Henderson USS Curtiss • Leo Hendricks 3rd Defense Bn. • H.L. Hendrickson 1st Defense Bn. • Ken Hill USS Maryland • Denver Holcomb 3rd Defense Bn. • Harriet (Moore) Holmes Tripler Hosp. • Louis Houston Ford Island NAS • Glenn Hoyt USS St. Louis • Cliff Huntley USS Dale • Maynard Julson MCAS Ewa • Darrell Kamery USS Maryland • Robert Kemp USS Bagley • Warren Kimzey USCG Culter Kukui •

(War, World II) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

An Ancient Community

0
0
Washington, Pierce County, Paradise
Enter an ancient forest and find yourself sheltered by giant trees reaching more than 200 feet into the sky. Western hemlock and western red-cedar, some as old as 850 years, are the dominant trees in Mount Rainier’s old-growth lowland forests. These large, old trees live together with others of different ages. This diversity creates a rich understory and canopy of vegetation, which provides habitat for a variety of animals.

Some of the last extensive stands of old-growth forest left in the United States are the lowland forests of Mount Rainier. Old-growth lowland forests can be found in many areas of the park including Ohanapecosh, Longmire, and Carbon River.

(Horticulture & Forestry • Natural Features) Includes location, directions, 9 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

W 3 R

0
0
New Jersey, Mercer County, Princeton
Washington – Rochambeau
Revolutionary Route
National Historic Trail

www.w3r-us.org

(War, US Revolutionary) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Viewing all 103121 articles
Browse latest View live




Latest Images