Weston Colored School
West Virginia, Lewis County, WestonBuilt in 1882, the Weston Colored School was the fourth school erected with public funds for black children in West Virginia. It served the African-American community...
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District of Columbia, WashingtonAs the gallant soldiers that are interred at the cemetery marched onto the battlefield on July 11-12, 1864 during the Battle of Fort Stevens, their regimental flags...
View ArticleState Line Survey
Indiana, Newton County, near KentlandIn 1821 the Indiana-Illinois state line was surveyed by General John Tipton for Indiana and Samuel McClintoc for Illinois. They ran the line and marked each mile of...
View ArticleLa Salle Expedition
Indiana, Porter County, near De MotteIn December, 1679, Robert Cavalier, Sieur de La Salle, with thirty men crossed northwestern Indiana by way of the Kankakee River in an attempt to find a water route...
View ArticleGerman Valley
New Jersey, Morris County, Long ValleySettled by German groups about 1740. Union Church of logs, 1747, stone, 1774. Renamed Long Valley during first world war. (Settlements & Settlers • War, US...
View ArticleGolden Pheasant Inn
Pennsylvania, Bucks County, ErwinnaHas been placed on The National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior Built 1857 (Notable Buildings) Includes location,...
View ArticleCentury of Progress Homes
Indiana, Porter County, Beverly Shores "Century of Progress" homes at the 1933 Chicago World's Fair showcased innovative building materials and designs. Visitors marveled at modern features like...
View ArticleMaxwell Reid Thurman
North Carolina, Guilford County, High PointBorn in High Point. Max Thurman made his home on Historic Johnson Street before entering NC State University in 1949. Graduated with Honors 1953 and entered...
View ArticleSt. John's Lutheran Church
Indiana, Lake County, GarySt. John's Church, the oldest surviving institution in Gary and north of the Little Calumet River, began with the work of the Rev. Henry Wunder in the early 1860's. He...
View ArticleDutch in the Calumet Region
Indiana, Lake County, HighlandDutch immigrants after 1850 began moving to this area because of its similarities to their homeland. They helped to locate ditches to drain water from the extensive...
View ArticleOgden Dunes Ski Jump
Indiana, Porter County, Ogden DunesSteel and wood ski jump with adjustable height and length was built here for Ogden Dunes Ski club, incorporated in 1927 to promote winter sports. Five annual events...
View ArticleRichard Wall
Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah Born in County Limerick, Ireland, he served as a Cadet of Marines under Captain John Paul Jones on the 'Bonhomme Richard' in 1779. While pursuing deserters near...
View ArticleSanta Fe Trail
Kansas, Barton County, near Pawnee Rock[Title is text] (Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
View ArticlePawnee Rock
Kansas, Barton County, Pawnee Rock "We first rode nearly north about a mile to a remarkable Rocky Point . . .We rode upon the top which is probably 50 feet above the plain below, and from whence there...
View ArticleA.P. May Inc.
California, Fresno County, CoalingaA.P. May migrated from England in 1884, homesteaded at the mouth of Los Gatos Creek, in 1888 was one of the first to open a store in Coalinga. The store is now...
View ArticleSullivan Hotel
California, Fresno County, CoalingaOscar Sullivan built the Hotel and featured the Sullivan Grill and Restaurant. By 1905 the Sullivan had the reputation as one of the finest establishments on the...
View ArticleThe Battle of Kelly's Ford
Virginia, Fauquier County, near RemingtonNear this spot, at dawn on March 17, 1863, Brig. Gen. William W. Averill and his 2,100-man division closed on Kelly's Ford. Included in Averill's column was 22...
View ArticleCoalinga’s First Rail Station – 1891
California, Fresno County, CoalingaIn the 1880’s coal was being mined in the hills of southwestern Fresno Co. In 1888 the Southern Pacific Railroad extended it’s line from Goshen to Alcade, south and...
View ArticleLeonard Matlovich
California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco In memory of Leonard Matlovich who lived in this building for several years. His epitaph reads: A Gay Vietnam Veteran When I was in the military...
View ArticleOfficer Anne Warner
California, San Francisco City and County, San FranciscoJane Warner spent two decades keeping the peace in the city's Castro, Noe Valley and Mission neighborhoods as a San Francisco Patrol Special...
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