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The Miller Claytor House Garden
Lynchburg, Virginia.The Lynchburg Garden Club (est. 1922) commissioned renowned landscape architect, Charles F. Gillette, to design the Miller Claytor House Garden in 1937 after the house had been...
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Bethesda Schoolhouse
Huntersville, North Carolina.Tne Bethesda Schoolhouse is the only surviving one-room African-American schoolhouse in Mecklenburg County. The schoolhouse was originally located on the corner of...
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Proud Wagons
Hickory, North Carolina.The Piedmont Wagon Company mobilized the city with its horse-drawn wagons from 1878 until 1940s, when it was producing junior wagons as children's toys. At its peak, demand was...
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To Commemorate Macdonough's Victory
Plattsburgh, New York.over the British Fleet under Downie on Cumberland Bay Lake Champlain Macomb’s repulse of the British land forces under Prevost and in memory of the sailors and soldiers of the...
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The Smokehouse
Huntersville, North Carolina.The Smokehouse stands where the Davidson family smoked their sausage, bacon, ham, and other meats. A cold month like December was the proper time for pig butchering on the...
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The Mansion House of Rural Hill
Huntersville, North Carolina.Welcome to the ruins of the Rural Hill Mansion House, which burned November 4th, 1886. An article written in the Charlotte Observer on November 5th, 1886 said the following...
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Piedmont Wagon
Hickory, North Carolina.The Piedmont Wagon Company was Hickory's first major industry and a key to the town's growth from 1880 to 1920s. Recognizing its historical importance, the Piedmont Wagon...
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Holocaust Memorial
Brooklyn, New York.Remember Poland • Russia • Ukraine • Rumania • Czechoslovakia • Hungary • Germany • Lithuania • Holland • France • Latvia • Greece • Yugoslavia • Austria • Belgium • Italy • Bulgaria...
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Welcome to Smokey Bear Park
International Falls, Minnesota.The Smokey Bear Statue is the largest of its kind in the country. The 26 foot replica of "Smokey," the national symbol of forest protection, was erected in 1953 as a...
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Richard Michael Gossage
Bronx, New York.One of the most intimidating pitchers ever to don pinstripes, Gossage had an explosive fastball and fearless demeanor, frequently pitching multiple innings per appearance. In seven...
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Eagle Valley Fort
Pioche, Nevada.In the spring of 1865 Brigham Young called the following families to settle this valley. Meltar Hatch, President; John E. Hammond, Presiding elder; Fredrick Hamblin, Francis Hamblin,...
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Memorial Trees
Forest City, North Carolina.In honor of World War II dead (War, World II) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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Recovery and Restoration of P-38-10-LO, 42-13400
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.On 1 January 1945, Lieutenant Robert L. Nesmith, 54th Fighter Squadron, inadvertently flew his P-38G Lightning, serial number 42-13400, into the ground during a...
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Historic Rural Hill
near Huntersville, North Carolina.Rural Hill was settled in 1765 by John and Violet Davidson after John, a blacksmith, purchased 250 acres of land from his father-in-law. Their first home on their new...
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St. Ignatius Loyola Church
Houghton, Michigan.The roots of the Catholic Church in the Portage Lake area are associated with Bishop Frederic Baraga, the "Snowshoe Priest," who dedicated the original St. Ignatius Loyola Church on...
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The Storage Shed
near Huntersville, North Carolina.Built in the early 20th century, this Storage Shed is a great example of rural American building practices. Built for strength and function, not necessarily good...
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The Ash House
near Huntersville, North Carolina.The Ash House is one the oldest surviving structures of Rural Hill. It and the Well House were both build around 1788 during the same period that the Rural Hill...
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Richard Barry
Huntersville, North Carolina.Richard Barry Signer of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence May 20th 1775 Charlotte North Carolina (Colonial Era • War, US Revolutionary • Cemeteries & Burial...
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Houghton County Courthouse / Houghton County
Houghton, Michigan.Houghton County Courthouse. The opulent High Victorian design of the Houghton County Courthouse testifies to the prosperity that the copper boom brought to the area in the late...
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Eglise Saint-Médard
, France.Eglise Saint-Médard Dès 1163, un religieux de l'abbaye Sainte-Geneviève desservait une chapelle dans la «Ville Saint-Médard». L'église actuelle date du milieu du XVe siècle pour la nef et la...
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