Original Pizzamenti Family Home
California, Contra Costa County, MartinezThe family manufactured fishing nets for the local fishing community. Home later sold to the Di Maggios, a prominent fishing family. Built 1904 (Notable...
View ArticleT-Hacha-P Brand Mural
California, Kern County, TehachapiThe "T-Hacha-P" logo was taken from an early fruit crate label. The steam powered combine shown is followed by a horse drawn water wagon, with Tehachapi Peak in the...
View ArticleBattle of the Severn
Maryland, Anne Arundel County, AnnapolisOn March 25, 1655, colonial Governor William Stone landed Maryland militia at the Puritan settlement of Providence, located at the mouth of the Severn River. He...
View ArticleKorean War Veterans Memorial
Nebraska, Platte County, Columbus In Memory of All Korean Veterans Korean War "The Forgotten War" June 25, 1950-July 27, 1953 U.S. Killed 54,246 U.S. Wounded 103,284 U.S. Missing 8,177 Platte County...
View ArticleWandering Warblers
New Jersey, Monmouth County, Wall TownshipTo the careful observer, warblers are delightful splashes of color that decorate the foliage in the spring and fall. Although several species breed here in the...
View ArticleThe Garden State
New Jersey, Monmouth County, Wall TownshipWhen Europeans first came to the eastern shores of North America they encountered a vast, virgin forest that seemingly stretched westward forever. First viewed...
View ArticleLand Office Building
Ohio, Defiance County, HicksvilleIn 1838 the honorable Mr. A.P. Edgerton, agent for the Hicks Land Company of New York, erected this building as his headquarters from which he sold land to the first...
View ArticleEmmanuel Church
California, El Dorado County, ColomaBuilt in 1855, this is the oldest Episcopal church building in the state. It was later purchased and used by the Methodists. James Marshall's funeral services were...
View ArticlePRR Watchman’s Shanty
New Jersey, Monmouth County, Wall TownshipBuilt ca 1905 by Pennsylvania RR for Allenwood NJ Station CrossingMoved 1930 to Broad St, Manasquan NJAbandoned 1964, rescued and served as garden shed at...
View ArticleAllentown Station
New Jersey, Monmouth County, Wall TownshipBuilt 1943 by Pennsylvania RRClosed and abandoned 1964 at close of passenger serviceon PRR line.Donated to NJMT andmoved to Allaire 1975Allenwood NJ is 3 miles...
View ArticleCommemorating Loup Fork Ferry
Nebraska, Platte County, Columbus[See title] (Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Man-Made Features • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS...
View ArticleDaeida Hartell Wilcox Beveridge / Amelia Swilley Bingham
Ohio, Defiance County, Hicksville[Front Side Text]:"Daeida Hartell Wilcox Beveridge" Born in Hicksville in 1862, Daeida H.W. Beveridge co-developed and named, in 1887, the Los Angeles, California,...
View ArticleUnion Newsstand
New Jersey, Monmouth County, Wall TownshipBuilt ca. 1910 by Union News Co.Newsstand was located at Manasquan NJNY&LBRR Station. Moved to Allaire November1969The Union News Co. of New York had...
View ArticleThe Road to Zion
Nebraska, Platte County, ColumbusIn 1847, Brigham Young led 143 men, 2 women, and 3 children west along the Platte River, then southwest into Utah. By the 1860s, an exodus of more than 70,000 other...
View ArticleFreneau Station
New Jersey, Monmouth County, Wall TownshipBuilt 1907 for Freehold & Atlantic Highlands Rwy, later CRR of NJLocated at mile post 1.64 of Central RR of NJ’s Freehold Branch, first station south of...
View ArticleDuncan
Nebraska, Platte County, DuncanThe history of Duncan, Nebraska has been closely associated with overland routes through the Platte and Loup River valleys. The Mormon Trail passed nearby during the...
View Article3-Sided Watchman’s Shanty
New Jersey, Monmouth County, Wall TownshipBuilt 1881 by NY & Long Branch RR for Warren Ave, Spring Lake NJ Station CrossingMoved to NJMT 1965Served as NJMT’s first Souvenir Shop1966 to 1971Before...
View ArticleLincoln Highway
Nebraska, Platte County, Duncan First continental highway across United States passed through Duncan Main Street 1913 75th anniversary 1988 (Man-Made Features • Roads & Vehicles) Includes location,...
View ArticleNorth Central Railroad Trail
Maryland, Baltimore County, CockeysvilleCompleted in 1832, the North Central Railroad carried passengers and freight between Baltimore, York, and Harrisburg for 140 years. After the decline of the...
View ArticleLime Kiln
Maryland, Baltimore County, CockeysvilleLime Kilns in this area were built into hillsides for support. A fire was maintained at the bottom of the pit and crude lime from a nearby source was thrown on...
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