Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Eight-time All-Star catcher who excelled both at and behind the plate. Spent 11 seasons in Milwaukee following two years of military service in the Korean War. Belted 15-plus home runs in eight consecutive seasons and won . . .
(Sports • War, Korean) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Eight-time All-Star catcher who excelled both at and behind the plate. Spent 11 seasons in Milwaukee following two years of military service in the Korean War. Belted 15-plus home runs in eight consecutive seasons and won . . . (Sports • War, Korean) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Accumulated 1,163 hits, including 88 home runs, and scored 554 runs while spending the majority of his 13 Major League seasons in Milwaukee. Led the National League in doubles and games played in 1955. Played in all but one . . . 
Spent more than half of his 11-year Major League career in Milwaukee. Appeared at six different positions in his six seasons with the Braves. Started games six and seven of the 1957 World Series. Spoiled Harvey Haddix's bid . . . 
About 60 leaders of Ohio hospitals gathered at the Hotel Breakers on August 25, 1915 to form the Ohio Hospital Association (OHA), the nation’s first state hospital association. Established 15 years after the American . . . 
The Rideau Waterway stretches 202 kilometres through a chain of lakes, rivers and canals, linking Smiths Falls, the heart of the Rideau, to the historic city of Kingston on Lake Ontario and to Ottawa, Canada's capital. To . . . 
1958 Hank Aaron The Milwaukee Braves win another National League pennant, but lose the World Series to the New York Yankees four games to three. Science & Technology The U.S. establishes the National Aeronautics and Space . . . 
Hank Aaron is born February 5th, 1934 in Mobile, Alabama 1952 Hank Aaron Joins the Negro Leagues as shortstop for the Indianapolis Clowns. Later that year, he signs with the Boston Braves for $350/month and reports to the . . . 
Side 1 Needham Hemingway built the first mill at this site in 1835, harnessing water power from the Paint Creek millrace. William Goodison purchased the gristmill in 1866. The surrounding community took his name and became a . . . 
Part of the remains of Fort Benton's last steam boats. Baby Rose & City of Fort Benton were both lost on the Missouri after 1900. 
The first burial here dates from 1832. Almon and Elvira Mack deeded this land to trustees of the Paint Creek Burial Ground in 1850. Created in 1853, it was known also as the Baldwin Burial Ground. The oldest marker is for . . . 
In Memory of over 4000 U.S. Military working dogs that served in the Vietnam War when the war was over these dogs were left behind in Vietnam, Thailand, Laos and Cambodia (back) In Memory of over 4000 U.S. Military . . . 
This three-inch ordinance rifle came to Fort Benton sometime after the Civil War, probably during the time it was a military port, 1869-1881. It has remained here since its arrival, and was here during the Indian Wars of . . . 
Founded in 1846 as the fur trade transitioned fro furs to buffalo robes, Fort Benton was both a trading post and a center for distribution of Indian annuities. In the early 1860s, Montana's gold rush and the initiation of . . . 
The Egin bench area settled in approximately 1880 is watered by subirrigation, a system rare in the world. Customary surface flooding irrigation did not work in this deep sandy soil. The pioneers found that a natural . . . 
English: Born in Maine in 1810, young Kilby Reynolds soon proved he had remarkable mechanical skills. His inventive mind enjoyed developing improvements and trying new ideas. In 1844 Reynolds purchased a large sawmill . . . 
The public Market Building was designed and constructed in 1892 by Matthew J. Ryan. Ryan was a local contractor who had also won contracts to build the Fire Hall, Town Hall, and St. Francis Catholic School. The interior of . . . 
English: Kenneth Colin Irving, known to everyone as K.C., spent most of his life in New Brunswick. He was born (March 1899) in Buctouche, Kent County where his father owned various businesses. From his earliest years it was . . . 
Established in 1908 by Ernest Thomas Pastor of the Methodist Church Merrickville, Ontario Canada The first Scout Troop in North America It was founded under the 1908 Scout Promise: "On my honour, I will do my duty to God and . . . 
This is one of four blockhouses which, with some twelve other "defensible buildings", were constructed along the Rideau Canal. The canal, built 1826-32 by Lieutenant-Colonel John By, Royal Engineers, was designed to serve as . . . 
English: Charles Ingraham Gorman, born 1897 in Saint John, quickly grew into a boy with great energy. He thrived on competition. Once he had ice skates he dazzled family and friends with his speed on ice. At ten Charlie . . . 
