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Hoover Historical Center
Ohio, Stark County, North CantonThis house, built in 1853, was the boyhood of vacuum cleaner entrepreneur William Henry “Boss” Hoover (1849-1932), whose grandparents came to Stark County from...
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Mabel Hartzell
Ohio, Stark County, AllianceBorn in Saginaw, Michigan in 1875, Mabel Hartzell moved to Alliance in 1883. She was adopted by Matthew and Mary Edwards Earley and then lived in this house until her death...
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West End of Hastings Cutoff
Nevada, Elko County, near Elko Across the Humboldt Valley southward from this point a deeply incised canyon is seen opening into the valley. Through that canyon along the South Fork of the...
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Hoppe-Lienhard Wagon Group
Nevada, Elko County, near ElkoThis site is approximately 2½ miles from the Humboldt wagon trail. Hoppe-Lienhard traveled west with the Harlan-Young wagon train in 1847 to Fort Sutter. History reveals...
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Atwater Coal Company Mine Disaster
Ohio, Portage County, AtwaterOn July 3, 1872, 16 men and a 9-year old boy descended the 170 foot shaft in the Atwater Coal Company Mine located in Atwater Township south of Route 224 and East of Route...
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Magasin à Poudre
New York, Niagara County, YoungstownBuilt By Capitaine François Pouchot 1757 Rehabilitated Through The Generosity of Wallace I. Keep 1932 Dedicated as L' Institut d' Honneur (Institute of Honor)...
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The Naming of Frostburg
Maryland, Allegany County, FrostburgContrary to popular belief that it was named for its frigid winter weather, Frostburg can trace its history back to 1800 when the community was known as Mt....
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Main Street, 200 Block South
Kansas, Franklin County, Ottawa The panoramic photo reproduced here was taken by J.C. Bandholtz in 1909. Panoramas were the rage at that time. The view takes in the 100 block south on the left and the...
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Cumberland Terminus: Yesterday and Today
Maryland, Allegany County, CumberlandIndependence Day, July 4th, 1828, would be an important day for Cumberland, Maryland. On that day, far to the east, the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal and the Baltimore...
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Life on the Canal
Maryland, Allegany County, CumberlandThe Chesapeake and Ohio Canal ran from Georgetown in Washington, D.C. (Mile 0) to Cumberland, MD (Mile 184.5), paralleling the Potomac River. Most of the heavy...
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Ottawa Carnegie Library
Kansas, Franklin County, Ottawa This two story Neo-Classical building was built with Andrew Carnegie's grant of $15,000 and was matched by the City with a site and a commitment to devote 10% of the...
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Wade Hampton
South Carolina, Richland County, ColumbiaB. ca. 1751 – D. 1835Planter, Congressman,Soldier, served as:Col. Light Dragoonsin RevolutionMember S. C. GeneralAssembly, 1779-84Member Congress,1795-97,...
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Boat Building at the Cumberland Basin
Maryland, Allegany County, CumberlandCumberland, the western terminus of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, was the location where the George's Creek coal from western Allegany County was transferred from...
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In Honor of the Sons and Daughters of Mount Savage
Maryland, Allegany County, Mount SavageWho served their country in the World War, this bridge was built, and in loving remembrance ofJ. Edward Carney • Walter H. Green • Lloyd H. Hartman • Joseph B....
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The National Road
Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland“. . . so many happy people, restless in the midst of abundance.” —Alexis de Tocqueville, 1840. Americans are an adventurous people. From past to present, they have...
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“City of Columbia” Anchor
South Carolina, Lexington County, West ColumbiaAnchor fromC. S. N. “City of Columbia”----------Donated byMrs. Lemuel HallIn memory ofLemuel HallMayor of West Columbiafor 24 years (Waterways &...
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The Siege of Fort Niagara
New York, Niagara County, YoungstownIn July 1759, 2,300 British and New York troops, with about 900 Iroquois allies laid siege to French-held Fort Niagara. 19 days later, with its wall breached and a...
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Ephraim Root
Ohio, Portage County, RootstownEphraim Root (1762-1825), a wealthy Connecticut lawyer, was one of 57 investors in the Connecticut Land Company and served as its secretary and agent. In 1795, this group...
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Rootstown
Ohio, Portage County, RootstownEphraim Root returned to Rootstown in 1801 to plant a wheat field and build a log house. In 1802, his brother David Root, with his wife Clara and four sons, moved from...
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Kent State University
Ohio, Portage County, KentIn 1968, Richard Nixon won the presidency partly based on a campaign promise to end the Vietnam War. Though the war seemed to winding down, on April 30, 1970, Nixon announced...
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