Ricketts Circus
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, PhiladelphiaAmerica’s first circus building was opened here at 12th and Market Streets, April 3, 1793. On that day the English equestrian John Bill Ricketts gave...
View ArticleMcDannald Pioneer Homestead
Ohio, Franklin County, GahannaThis brick home was built in 1856 by John McDannald, son of Samuel and Bell (Craig) McDannald who came from Virginia in 1813. The McDannalds were prominent in the...
View ArticleAustin Hall
California, San Bernardino County, TronaAustin Hall, the much loved focal point of the Trona community, once stood on this site. Built in 1912 the unique structure, with its one-foot thick concrete...
View ArticleOnyx Store - 1880
California, Kern County, OnyxWilliam Scodie, born in 1827 in Prussia, originally
 moved to Keyesville in 1856 and opened an 
eating establishment. He relocated to this area in 1861 
operating a...
View ArticleFountain Springs
California, Tulare County, Fountain SpringsOne and one-half miles northwest of this point the settlement of Fountain Springs was established before 1855. It was at the junction of the Stockton-Los...
View ArticleOld Stage Road
California, Tulare County, Fountain SpringsRunning north and south, following an older Indian Trail is the route taken by many Spanish expeditions, American trappers, traders and parties of...
View ArticleFarming
Colorado, Jefferson County, GoldenSince 1859 Clear Creek has provided water through irrigation ditches to farmers east of Golden. Many such ditches were dug in the 1800s, including the Welch Ditch...
View ArticleTourism
Colorado, Jefferson County, Golden Clear Creek Canyon was also a popular tourist area. Resorts such as Beaver Brook Pavilion were built along the creek. Early travel was mostly by train. In the early...
View ArticleEgbert Square
New York, Richmond County, Staten IslandFor God and Country Egbert Square named in honor of Arthur Stanley Egbert Sea 2C USNRF who died in the sinking of the USS President Lincoln on May 31, 1918, and...
View ArticleParkville Veterans Memorial
New York, Kings County, BrooklynThe Parkville Community pays homage to those of its neighbors who served in the armed forces in defense of our country. (Military) Includes location, directions, 1...
View ArticleLaurelton Veterans Memorial
New York, Queens County, LaureltonThis memorial is to honor the fallen in: W.W. I W.W. II Korean Conflict Vietnam Era Grenada Lebanon Panama Persian Gulf War (Military) Includes location, directions, 1...
View ArticleRamblerville Hawtree Memorial Bridge
New York, Queens County, Howard Beach World War II Lest we forget Thomas Beckwith Henry Schmitt Albert Nelson Edward O'Reilly Walter Melieri Paul Pfeiffer James Talley (War, World II) Includes...
View ArticleWoodend Manor House
Maryland, Montgomery County, Chevy ChaseThe Woodend Manor House was designed in Georgian style by John Russell Pope in 1927, on what was once the hunting grounds for Algonquin Indians. The house was...
View ArticleLloyd Presbyterian Church
North Carolina, Forsyth County, Winston-SalemThe congregation of Lloyd Presbyterian Church was formed in the 1870s as part of a national movement by Northern missionaries to establish African-American...
View ArticleThe Lugo Ranch
California, Los Angeles County, Culver CityThe Lugos, a Spanish landgrant family, arrived in the pueblo de Nuestra Senora La Reina de Los Angeles in the 1700's and settled prior to 1900 on this site....
View Article"El Cojo"
California, Tulare County, Fountain SpringsWhile trapping in the Rocky Mountains in 1827 Thomas L. Smith was shot in the lower left leg by Indians. Escaping he took his knife and cut off the useless...
View ArticleCalifornia Hot Springs
California, Tulare County, California Hot SpringsThe first people to use the hot springs were the Bokninuwad Yokuts also called "Hoeynche" who called it "Kahtililkau" hot water. In the late 1870's T.J....
View ArticleKern County Fair Exhibit Building
California, Kern County, BakersfieldOver the years, county fairs have provided a venue for farmers and their families to showcase crops, livestock, arts, and crafts and learn about the latest...
View ArticleStandard School
California, Kern County, BakersfieldThe discovery of oil near the Kern River in 1899 brought people to the area, creating a boomtown such as Oil Center, Oil City and Oildale. The Standard School...
View ArticleSan Pasqual Battlefield
California, San Diego County, near EscondidoWhile marching to the conquest and occupation of California during the Mexican War, a detachment of 1st U.S. Dragoons, under the command of Brig. Gen....
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