Piers 1 1/2, 3 & 5
Chew C. Sawyer1918-1973
Chew C. Sawyer was a mid-twentieth century African-American entrepreneur. He founded Sawyer Realty Company, which later became Cornette Realty; Arnette Construction Company; Future Insurance...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Rittenhouse Square
Submitted by Lisa Hiltbrand
- philadelphia
- pennsylvania
- penn
- 1682
- 1982
- square
- park
Bishop Charles Harrison Mason1862-1961
Bishop C.H. Mason founded the Church of God in Christ (COGIC) in the late 1890s. Born a slave near Bartlett, Tennessee, Mason served as Senior Bishop of the denomination from 1907 until his death...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Fair Oaks Boulevard Bridge
- bridge
- sacramento
- california
John Denver Memorial
Gilman Hall
Gilman Hall was built in 1916-17 to accommodate an expanded College of Chemistry under the leader- ship of Gilbert Newton Lewis. This building provided research laboratories and...
- berkeley
- california
- bay area
- cal
- chemistry
- giaque
- seaborg
- tranuranium
Dedicated to John Le Conte & Joseph Le Conte
- berkeley
- california
- bay area
- cal
Dedicated to Henry Morse Stephens
- berkeley
- california
- bay area
- cal
Manzanar
Manzanar In the early part of World War II, 110,000 persons of Japanese ancestry were interned in relocation centers by Executive Order No. 9066, issued onFebruary 19, 1942. Manzanar, the first...
- manzanar
- california
- internment camps
- wwii
- 99pi
- concentration camps
Folsom Pony Express Terminus
FOLSOM PONY EXPRESS TERMINUS GOLD RUSH AND RAILROAD TOWN FOLSOM BECAME THE WESTERN TERMINUS OF THE CENTRAL OVERLAND PONY EXPRESS ON JULY 1, 1860. DURING ITS FIRST FEW MONTHS, AFTER APRIL 4, 1860,...
- folsom
- california
- pony express
The Oldest Wood School in the USA
- st augustine
- florida
- wood school
- oldest
St. Augustine Slave Market
Public Well
The well was used from 1823 to the early 1880's. The remnants lay buried and forgotten until City of St. Augustine Public Works employees discovered the well, with assistance from the St....
Espinosa-Sanchez House
USPS Anthony J. Cortese
Hidden in plain sight at the front of the building, two plaques spanning 42 years apart. Submitted by: iDogCow
- dedicated to...
- 1968
- lbj
- post office
Gen. James M. Kennedy Hospital
A U.S. Army hospital on this site treated more than 44,000 combat veterans during World War II. Opened Jan. 23, 1943, it was named for the late Brig. Gen. James M. Kennedy, distinguished...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Annie Cook Memorial
Annie Cook Born 1840 Died Of Yellow Fever 1878 A Nineteenth Century Mary Magdalene Who Gave Her Life While Trying To Save The Lives Of Others. Erected By Mr. And Mrs. J. D. Taylor And The Brothers...
- shelby county
- tennessee
John Gaston
French immigrant John Gaston opened Gaston's Hotel here in 1883. The hotel was a popular stay for celebrities, most notably Oscar Wilde. Gaston's second wife Teresa, who was also his...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Gayoso Hotel
Opened in 1842, named for the early Spanish governor, this hotel's main entrance was originally here. Capt. William H. Forrest, raiding into Memphis under his famous brother in the early morning...
- shelby county
- tennessee