The Freedom Tree
Anchorage, Alaska.With the vision of universal freedom for all mankind this tree is dedicated to Spec. 4 Richard Bauer and all Prisoners of War and Missing in Action (War, Vietnam • Peace • Patriots...
View ArticleHereford Cathedral Close
, United Kingdom.Canonical Houses & Residents Accommodation for the Dean and Canons was provided around the Close. The earliest medieval houses no longer survive except as part of several buildings...
View ArticleGranbury Light Plant
Granbury, Texas.Before 1923, privately owned light companies supplied electricity to the citizens of Granbury. In that year, the residents voted to build and own their own power plant. The city...
View ArticleBrooks Robinson
York, Pennsylvania.Hit 268 home runs (Sports) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
View ArticleHistorical Granbury Light Plant
Granbury, Texas.The Granbury Light Plant is a treasure of early 20th century technology. At that time, Fairbanks Morse was a leader in building large engines and power generating plants. The plant's...
View ArticlePanter Branch School
near Tolar, Texas.The Panter Branch School (also spelled Painter Branch), Hood County School District No. 7, was in operation by 1898 on a 25-acre plot of land on Hill City Highway south of Tolar. The...
View ArticleBrooks Robinson
York, Pennsylvania.Won 16 consecutive Gold Glove Awards 1960-1975 (Sports) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
View ArticleThe Freeman House
Pasadena, California.The Freeman House, built 1913, has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior. (Architecture) Includes location,...
View ArticleWheaton's Ford on the San Felipe Trail
Houston, Texas.Hundreds of Anglo American settlers and their enslaved plantation workers of African descent immigrated to Stephen F. Austin's new colony in Coahuila y Texas, Mexico in the early 1820s...
View ArticleGerman Immigrants and the Way West
Houston, Texas.In the 1840s, poverty, social unrest, and war in central Europe caused thousands of German families to flee to America. Of these, many made their way to Galveston, where they were...
View ArticleThe Post-Juneteenth Migration, 1865
Houston, Texas.After the Civil War, Major-General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston on June 19, 1865 in command of a large contingent of Federal troops. That same day, he issued General Order No. 3,...
View ArticleBrooks Robinson
York, Pennsylvania.Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983 on first ballot (Sports) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
View ArticlePalmetto Court
Pasadena, California.This property has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior. (Architecture) Includes location, directions, 4 photos,...
View ArticlePleasure Boating and the Mud Island Marina
Memphis, Tennessee.Present day Mud Island began as a sandbar which appeared in front of the Memphis harbor as early as 1900, and became permanent in 1913. As silt and sand deposited by the river...
View ArticleTom Grieve
Arlington, Texas.The ultimate "Mr. Ranger." Of his 44 years in professional baseball, 43 have been with the Washington/Texas franchise as a player, executive, and broadcaster. Selected by the Senators...
View ArticleKenny Rogers, LHP
Arlington, Texas.A consistent winner who pitched in 528 games over three stints with the Rangers, the most appearances in club history. Ranks second on team's all-time list with 133 victories and 1909...
View ArticleEric Nadel
Arlington, Texas.The longest-tenured broadcaster in franchise history. A passionate student of the game who has called Texas Rangers games for nearly three and a half decades. His ability to describe...
View ArticleThe Don Carlos Court
Pasadena, California.The Don Carlos Court has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior. (Architecture) Includes location, directions, 4...
View ArticleBrooks Robinson
York, Pennsylvania.Led American League in fielding percentage 11 seasons (Sports) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
View ArticleBrooks Robinson
York, Pennsylvania.Played 2,896 games for the Baltimore Orioles (Sports) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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