Col. Melvin Grigsby (1845 - 1917)
MCKENNAN PARK HISTORIC DISTRICT COL. MELVIN GRIGSBY (1845-1917) Submitted by @dwhitesock.
- south dakota
- sioux falls
- civil war
- 1872
- smoked yank
- andersonville
Mark Twain Bret Harte Trail Chinese Camp
MARK TWAIN BRET HARTE TRAIL CHINESE CAMP REPORTEDLY FOUNDED ABOUT 1849 BY GROUP OF ENGLISHMEN WHO EMPLOYED CHINESE AS MINERS. MUCH SURFACE GOLD FOUND ON HILLS AND FLATS. HEADQUARTERS FOR STAGE...
- 1849
- mark twain
- bret harte
- chinese camp
- mining
- st xavier
The Fire of 1872
In 1872 every building in this city block was leveled in what was called "the worst fire in Memphis history". The entire cost of the damage was $266,000 or about the cost of one large new house in...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Marin County Civic Center
- marin
- california
- frank lloyd wright
Civil War Hospital
The Woolen Building was built with bricks made on- site in the 1840's. Federal troops later used its basement as a hospital during the Civil War. It is the oldest commercial building in...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Hughes - College Hill Park
In January of 1884, the Memphis District High School opened its doors on this site. Built by the Memphis Conference of the Methodist Church, the school was acquired by the Shelby County Schools in...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Cobblestones
The Cobblestones that line the river landing once stretched all the way to Front Street, from Beale Street north to Court Avenue. The cobblestones were installed between 1859-1881 and are...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Lord Reith
ENGLISH HERITAGE LORD REITH 1889-1971 First Director-General of the BBC lived here 1924 - 1930 Submitted by Mikepaws
- london
- england
- bbc
- 1924
Nate Thurmond
- oakland
- basketball
- warriors
Casa de Tableta
CASA DE TABLETA THIS STRUCTURE, BUILT BY FELIX BUELNA IN THE 1850S, SERVED AS A GAMBLING RETREAT AND MEETING PLACE FOR MEXICAN-CALIFORNIOS. IT WAS STRATEGI-CALLY LOCATED ON THE EARLIEST TRAIL...
- portola valley
- california
- gambling
- rancheros
- settlers
Beginning of the Internet Age
BEGINNING OF THE INTERNET AGE On August 27, 1976, scientists from SRI International celebrated the successful completion of tests by sending an electronic message from a computer set up at...
- portola valley
- california
- sri
- alpine inn
- arpanet
- boston
- 1976 email
- internet age
Jim Otto
- oakland
- coliseum
Fred Biletnikoff
- oakland
- raiders
Rick Barry
- oakland
Ernest Natali Lombardi
- oakland
Paul J. Finnegan
PAUL J. FINNEGAN 1923 - 2006 LOVE ALWAYS SHIRLEY AND PATRICK KUNA AND SNOOPY
- pt. isabel
- california
- snoopy
Neg Mawon Emancipation Monument
THIS MONUMENT IS A SYMBOL OF FREEDOM AND EMANCIPATION. IT IS A TRIBUTE TO ALL THE ENSLAVED AFRICANS WHO SUFFERED AND WERE EXECUTED IN THE HISTORY OF DOMINICA. IT HONOURS THE MAROONS WHO RISKED...
The Lawrence Lowell Telescope
THE LAWRENCE LOWELL TELESCOPE A GIFT TO THE OBSERVATORY FROM PRESIDENT A. LAWRENCE LOWELL THROUGH THIS INSTRUMENT THE NINTH PLANET PLUTO WAS FIRST FOUND IN 1930 "IT MEANS A PLANET OUT THERE AS...
- telescope
- pluto
- planet
- 1930
Chinatown Memorial Monument
IN COMMEMORATION OF THE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS OF CHINESE CANADIANS TO THE GROWTH, VITALITY AND PROSPERITY OF VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA AND CANADA. THE CHINATOWN MEMORIAL MONUMENT IS...
- vancouver
- chinatown
- british columbia
- wwii
- railway worker
Lewiston Trail
LEWISTON TRAIL Lewiston Trail ran form Springfield to Galena via Lewiston. From 1827 to 1837 it was one of the main routes to the Galena lead mines. In general the trail ran in a...