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South Whitley Grist Mill
Indiana, Whitley County, South WhitleyThis mill stone was used by the South Whitley Mill, built on this site by W.W. Arnold and Brothers in 1848. It was originally powered by water from the Eel River...
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The Lincoln Highway
Indiana, Kosciusko County, Warsaw Was the first "Coast to Coast" road covering 3,389 miles across the U.S.A. The dream of Hoosier Carl G. Fisher, founder of the Indianapolis 500. The Lincoln Highway...
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Colonial Garden
Oklahoma, Tulsa County, Tulsa The Colonial Garden is the third garden in the series of five historic theme gardens. Colonists claiming the Virginia wilderness brought with them the formal,...
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Grain Market
Switzerland, Lucerne (canton), Lucerne (district), Lucerne1356 erstmals erwähnt. Bis ins 19. Jahrhundert Kornmarkt, der zuerst in privaten Kaufhäusern, seit 1438 in der Kornschütte des Rathauses...
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"Fire Alley"
Switzerland, Lucerne (canton), Lucerne (district), LucerneEin Grossbrand äscherte 1833 zehn in einer Doppelzeile aneinandergebaute Häuser zwischen der Reuss und dem Korn-und Weinmarkt ein. Beim...
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"Deer Square"
Switzerland, Lucerne (canton), Lucerne (district), LucerneIm Spätmittelalter als schmale Gasse städtischer Schweinemarkt. Er wurde um 1545 vor das Baslertor verlegt. Nach einem Brand legte man 1555/56...
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Warships and Raids
Maryland, Calvert County, HuntingtownWar vessels passed by here in 1814. The Chesapeake Flotilla, consisting of 50- and 75-foot gun barges, sought safety in shallow waters upstream. British ships hotly...
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Lazy Daisy
Georgia, Chatham County, Pooler 384th BG 545th BS Lazy Daisy Down over Magdeburg, Germany 28 Sept 44 1st Lt James J Brodie P KIA 1st Lt Lloyd O Vevle...
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Panic in Prince Frederick
Maryland, Calvert County, Prince FrederickImagine the horror of a night-time raid! Residents of Prince Frederick must have known they were British targets, as recent raids had already devastated nearby...
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The British are Coming
Maryland, Charles County, BenedictResidents along the Patuxent watched nervously as wave after wave of British warships approached the tiny town of Benedict. For months enemy raiders had terrorized...
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Tallapoosa County Korean & Vietnam War Memorial
Alabama, Tallapoosa County, Dadeville Honor Roll In loving memory of the men of Tallapoosa County who made the supreme sacrifice. "Korean Conflict" 25 June 1950 to 31 January 1955 Betts, Charles Jr....
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Tallapoosa County World War I Memorial
Alabama, Tallapoosa County, Dadeville To the memory of the men of Tallapoosa County Alabama who gave their lives in the World War Sanford E. Adams Henry Lorenza Dabbs Paul H. Harris Amos D. Howle...
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Tallapoosa County World War II Memorial
Alabama, Tallapoosa County, DadevilleTallapoosa County honors its sons who gave their lives in World War II Sacrifice • Courage (War, World II) Includes location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates,...
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Silversmith Shop
Kentucky, Fayette County, LexingtonOn this site, 1810-1838, was shop of Asa Blanchard, the most noted of Kentucky's silversmiths. Blanchard silver was as prized in Kentucky as that of Paul Revere in...
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Highway 61 Blues
Mississippi, Tunica County, RobinsonvilleU.S. Highway 61, known as the "blues highway," rivals Route 66 as the most famous road in American music lore. Dozens of blues artists have recorded songs about...
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First United Methodist Church
Alabama, Lee County, OpelikaEstablished as the first religious organization in the area in 1837 with 22 members as Lebanon Methodist Episcopal Church, around which the village of Opelika developed....
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US Route 1 Wall of Aviation
Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria Hybla Valley From Dream to Flight School This section of Historic Route 1 boasted two private airfields that began operations in the mid 1920’s. When Dr. Hugo...
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The Centennial Anchor
Maryland, Montgomery County, BethesdaThis centennial anchor, originally from a coast guard cutter, rested for many years in front of the Staten Island Marine Hospital where the National Institutes of...
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Commerce
District of Columbia, WashingtonConnecticut Avenue's commercial corridor, between Macomb and Ordwary, reflects changes in retail that followed changes in modes of transportation from 1890 streetcar, to...
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Roma Restaurant
District of Columbia, WashingtonCleveland Park was named for Grover Cleveland who bought a country house on now Newark Street in 1886. In the 1890s, electrified streetcars ran on Connecticut and...
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