near Volcano, Hawaii.
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After 10 to 30 years, the Mauna Loa silversword ('ahinahina) sends up a spectacular stalk of fragrant flowers as tall as 9 feet (over 3 meters), then it dies. Each seed it drops has the potential to begin a new generation. . . .
(Environment • Science & Medicine) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
After 10 to 30 years, the Mauna Loa silversword ('ahinahina) sends up a spectacular stalk of fragrant flowers as tall as 9 feet (over 3 meters), then it dies. Each seed it drops has the potential to begin a new generation. . . . (Environment • Science & Medicine) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
The residents of this area did the best they could to live and survive and make do with what they had. This was the only life they knew. - Samual Kaho'ohualana, Kama'aina (Native born resident) Hawaiians, native to these . . . 
Front Originally home of Creek and Choctaw Indians, Whatley was first settled by pioneers about 1808. Some of the most famous events in Clarke County’s history happened in or near Whatley. A Creek War battle occurred here in . . . 
The Choctaw County Board of Education built Silas Elementary School in 1936 with support from the Alabama State Department of Education. Students attended the school from 1936-2005. After nearly 70 years as a school, the . . . 
Honor the profound importance of Pu'uloa and its petroglyphs holds for many native Hawaiians - the past, present, and the future. Respect that importance by staying on the boardwalks so that their stories may live forever. . . . 
Opened on November 24, 1914, this building once housed all of Laurel's city officials, as well as the fire and police departments. Laurel City Hall was designed by architect Penn Jeffries Krouse and is an early example of . . . 
On March 19, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke here at St. Paul Methodist Church to rally support for the Poor People's March on Washington against economic injustice. King told the overflow audience that the marchers . . . 
In 1924 engineer William H. Mason discovered a process to convert wood chips into a thin, high density material that became known as masonite. He established the Mason Fibre Company soon after his discovery. The company . . . 
Site Islip school buildings c. 1808, 1828 "Little Red", 1854 and 1869 Henry Brewster (1825) and Amos Doxsee (1834) were early teachers here.
Estate of H O Havemayer donated land to town for park 10/27/1924. L P Weeks enlarged gift. KIC/OSICA /Town restored 1992.
Oak Park Vocational High School, located at this site, opened in September, 1928. Based on the pattern of Tuskegee Institute, the school provided academic, vocational, and agricultural education to African American students, . . . 
Born in Laurel on May 9, 1939, Ralph Boston became a star athlete at Oak Park High School. While attending Tennessee State (1957-1962), Boston set records in the high jump, sprints, high hurdles, and long jump. Earning a . . . 
Front The Laurel area, a hub of musical activity in southeast Mississippi, has been home to a number of noted blues performers including harmonica player Sam Myers, singer Albennie Jones, and guitarist Blind Roosevelt . . . 
In memory of all those from our community who served in World War II and the Korean War [Panel 2:] • In Memoriam • Joseph Baclawski • James Bozenos, Jr. • John J. Brennan • George J. Clark • William F. Climie • . . . 
Org. 1820s. Oldest Landmark church in county. At break-up of Ebenezer Assn., it led in organizing Big Creek Missionary Baptist Assn. Dykes, Hilburn, Hill, Jefcoat, Knight, Shows, Sumrall, Todd, & Wade families led in church growth.
Jones County was established in 1826 with two county seats, Ellisville and Laurel. This courthouse was designed by architect Penn Jeffries (P.J.) Krouse and constructed by Norris and Gardner in 1908, with the Laurel . . . 
In 1909, James Campbell, a student pastor, organized a new church in the Pearson Community. Services were held in the Pearson School until 1921, at which time the congregation moved to this site. An abandoned church building . . . 
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Incorporated in 1831, Brandon was named Gov. Gerard C. Brandon. The town was laid out around a public square, known as the "famous campground" by early settlers. The town plat was surveyed by Thomas S. Shaw. Erected in 1907, . . . 
In 1829, Daniel and Mary Fore deeded forty acres for the county seat in Brandon. A two-story, frame structure was built in 1833. This and other buildings were used until 1853, when a new courthouse was built here. After it . . . 
