November 25, 2020, 7:29 pm
Salem, New Hampshire.![]()
Located near the summit of mystery hill is a massive complex of stone chambers, walls and large standing stones, both radio-carbon dating (C-14) and the placement of the astronomically oriented standing stones indicate this . . .
(Anthropology & Archaeology • Native Americans) Includes complete text, location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.
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November 25, 2020, 7:30 pm
near Penrose, Colorado.![]()
Destroyed by fire and rebuilt 1930
(Education) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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November 25, 2020, 7:44 pm
Sioux City, Iowa.![]()
On August 21, Tuesday, 1804, Lewis & Clark wrote: "…We set out verry early this morning and proceeded on under a Gentle Breeze from the S.E. … Passed Willow Creek (Perry Creek) Small on the S.S. (Starboard Side) below a . . .
(Exploration • Native Americans • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 7 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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November 25, 2020, 8:57 pm
Tildenville, Florida.![]()
Paved in brick, this stretch of State Road 22 evokes a brief but important era in Florida transportation. As the nation swapped horses for automobiles, states struggled to update their roadways; here in Florida, narrow car . . .
(Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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November 25, 2020, 9:10 pm
Ocoee, Florida.![]()
ORANGE COUNTY ELECTION DAY VIOLENCE Leading up to Election Day on November 2, 1920, the Ku Klux Klan and the United Confederate Veterans held rallies and parades to discourage African Americans from voting. County officials . . .
(African Americans • Civil Rights • Parks & Recreational Areas • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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November 25, 2020, 9:20 pm
Windermere, Florida.![]()
In 1911, John Calvin “Cal” Palmer (1869-1965) and Dr. J. Howard Johnson (1871-1936) formed the Windermere Improvement Company and purchased all the lots of Windermere. They set about making it a destination for people to . . .
(Agriculture • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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November 26, 2020, 3:11 am
Staten Island, New York.![]()
In honor of the men and women of Dongan Hills who answered their country’s call in World War II and in memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice Donated by Mr. & Mrs. Frank Gallano in loving memory of their daughter H. . . .
(War, World II) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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November 26, 2020, 5:35 am
Redwood, Mississippi.![]()
The first white men to visit the Yazoo River were four missionary priests from the Seminary of Quebec. Rev. Francis De Montigny, a native of Paris, was the leader of the party and bore the appointment of Vicar General of the . . .
(Churches & Religion • Colonial Era • Forts or Castles • Native Americans) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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November 26, 2020, 6:22 am
New Orleans, Louisiana.![]()
Jackson Barracks has been called the "finest complex of Greek Revival buildings existing in Louisiana, equaled as a group by few in the United States.” In 1832, Congress authorized the construction of New Orleans Barracks . . .
(Forts or Castles • Military) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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November 26, 2020, 7:00 am
near Breaks, Virginia.![]()
This cast iron kettle unearthed in 1961 at Saltville, Virginia, was one of those used for evaporating water from brine in the manufacture of salt. It was probably cast at Marion, Virginia, about 1860 and buried to conceal it . . .
(Parks & Recreational Areas • War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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November 26, 2020, 8:03 am
Farmington Hills, Michigan.![]()
Hamilton Hill Jones (1844-1916) built this farm house from locally sourced lumber, principally oak, ca. 1871. When he gave up farming to establish a mercantile business in 1891, his son, Judson, took over the farm and lived . . .
(Agriculture • Industry & Commerce) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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November 26, 2020, 9:08 am
Kalispell, Montana.![]()
Kalispell stonemason and carpenter Louis Larson was the original owner and likely the builder of this attractive Queen Anne style residence. Constructed circa 1903, stylistic highlights include decorative shinglework, a . . .
(Architecture • Notable Buildings) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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November 26, 2020, 9:16 am
Kalispell, Montana.![]()
Stockman and real estate developer James A. Ford arrived in Kalispell with the Great Northern Railway in 1891. In 1898, he built a two-story business block at the corner of First and Main. On the second floor was a rooming . . .
(Architecture • Notable Buildings) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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November 26, 2020, 9:22 am
Kalispell, Montana.![]()
This side-gabled vernacular style residence was built for English-born veterinarian Charles F. Leslie in 1908. Dr. Leslie, a graduate of Ontario Veterinary College in Toronto, came to Kalispell in 1906 when horses still . . .
(Architecture • Notable Buildings) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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November 26, 2020, 9:35 am
Kalispell, Montana.![]()
Scottish immigrant John Simpson had this two-story home built in 1901 by contractor and lumberman Elmer Bader. Simpson and his wife Minnie lived here off and on with their seven children for many years. Herbert and Johanna . . .
(Architecture • Notable Buildings) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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November 26, 2020, 9:37 am
Kalispell, Montana.![]()
This narrow front-gabled dwelling was originally one of three identical residences on the half-block built as rentals between 1903 and 1910. Only this example retains the original full-width front porch with hipped roof and . . .
(Architecture • Notable Buildings) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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November 26, 2020, 9:59 am
Kalispell, Montana.![]()
Joseph E. Rockwood moved to Kalispell from Missouri in 1901 to begin a long and successful career as a lawyer. He entered into practice with longtime friend F. Joe Rice. And, beginning in 1934, served two terms as judge of . . .
(Architecture • Notable Buildings) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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November 26, 2020, 10:00 am
Texarkana, Texas.![]()
Local Episcopalians met on Oct. 30, 1876, at the Marquand Hotel to organize this congregation. The first parish meeting was held April 2, 1877. Citizens of all faiths contributed funds for the first church building, erected . . .
(Churches & Religion) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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November 26, 2020, 10:04 am
Alamosa, Colorado.![]()
The first U.S. citizen known to have seen the site of present-day Alamosa, Lt. Zebulon M. Pike, was arrested nearby in 1807 for trespassing on Spanish soil. But the Spanish were trespassers themselves—the Utes occupied the . . .
(Agriculture • Environment • Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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November 26, 2020, 10:04 am
Kalispell, Montana.![]()
Perfect symmetry and mature landscaping make this Colonial Revival style home, built by widow Eliza Elliott circa 1910, quietly inviting. The home initially served as an investment, where retail merchant Peter Iverson and . . .
(Architecture • Notable Buildings) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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