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Court Square

The Hebe fountain, erected here in 1876, has become the most familiar symbol of changing Memphis. The original town and courthouse were several blocks north. This park was out in the woods,...

The Hebe fountain, erected here in 1876, has become the most familiar symbol of changing Memphis. The original town and courthouse were several blocks north. This park was out in the woods,...

  • shelby county
  • tennessee

Bayley-Hazen Military Road

BAYLEY-HAZEN MILITARY ROAD  AT THIS POINT BEGAN THE SO CALLED HAZEN ROAD, RUNNING NORTHERLY 54 MILES TO HAZEN'S NOTCH IN WESTFIELD. RECOMMENDED TO GENERAL WASHINGTON BY GENERAL JACOB BAYLEY, BUILT...

BAYLEY-HAZEN MILITARY ROAD  AT THIS POINT BEGAN THE SO CALLED HAZEN ROAD, RUNNING NORTHERLY 54 MILES TO HAZEN'S NOTCH IN WESTFIELD. RECOMMENDED TO GENERAL WASHINGTON BY GENERAL JACOB BAYLEY, BUILT...

  • wells river
  • vermont
  • revolutionary war
  • 1776
  • 1779
  • hazen
  • bayley
  • road
  • notch
  • westfield

Kalisa's La Ida Cafe

KALISA'S LA IDA CAFE ENTERTAINMENT AND DANCE 1957 - 2007  KALISA MOORE 1926 - 2009 QUEEN OF CANNERY ROW

KALISA'S LA IDA CAFE ENTERTAINMENT AND DANCE 1957 - 2007  KALISA MOORE 1926 - 2009 QUEEN OF CANNERY ROW

  • monterey
  • california
  • 1957
  • cafe
  • kalisa

The Underwood - Brown Adobe

THE UNDERWOOD - BROWN ADOBE  BUILT PRIOR TO 1843. HOME OF UNDERWOOD AND BROWN FAMILIES FROM 1860 - 1926. THIS TABLET DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF MARGARET UNDERWOOD BROWN, LOYAL NATIVE DAUGHTER, BY...

THE UNDERWOOD - BROWN ADOBE  BUILT PRIOR TO 1843. HOME OF UNDERWOOD AND BROWN FAMILIES FROM 1860 - 1926. THIS TABLET DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF MARGARET UNDERWOOD BROWN, LOYAL NATIVE DAUGHTER, BY...

  • monterey
  • california
  • 1843
  • adobe
  • 1860
  • 1926

Jacks

THIS PROPERTY PRESENTED BY LEE L. JACKS VIDA G. JACKS MARGARET A. JACKS MAY 7, 1929

THIS PROPERTY PRESENTED BY LEE L. JACKS VIDA G. JACKS MARGARET A. JACKS MAY 7, 1929

  • monterey
  • california
  • 1929
  • park
  • jacks

Underwood Brown Adobe

UNDERWOOD-BROWN ADOBE  Built in the fall of 1843. Now used as executive offices of the City of Monterey

UNDERWOOD-BROWN ADOBE  Built in the fall of 1843. Now used as executive offices of the City of Monterey

  • monterey
  • california
  • 1843
  • adobe

Peabody Hotel

Everyone knows that ducks swim in the Peabody's fountain, but for a short time in the 1930s the fountain also contained baby alligators. During World War II, enlisted men who had nowhere else to...

Everyone knows that ducks swim in the Peabody's fountain, but for a short time in the 1930s the fountain also contained baby alligators. During World War II, enlisted men who had nowhere else...

  • shelby county
  • tennessee

Hattie Manely

August 2nd, 1885: A riot broke out after police arrested 16-year-old Hattie Manely of Xenia, Ohio. Manely was an African-American who didn't realize she was committing a crime when she sat in a...

August 2nd, 1885: A riot broke out after police arrested 16-year-old Hattie Manely of Xenia, Ohio. Manely was an African-American who didn't realize she was committing a crime when she sat in a...

  • shelby county
  • tennessee

City Government

1850 City Government On march 30, 1850, by special act of the State Legislature, it was proclaimed that "lands heretofore known and acknowledged as the Pueblo of Monterey shall henceforth be known...

1850 City Government On march 30, 1850, by special act of the State Legislature, it was proclaimed that "lands heretofore known and acknowledged as the Pueblo of Monterey shall henceforth be...

  • monterey
  • california
  • 1850
  • government
  • heretofore
  • renaming

Felton Covered Bridge

FELTON COVERED BRIDGE  BUILT IN 1892-93 AND BELIEVED TO BE THE TALLEST COV-ERED BRIDGE IN THE COUNTRY, IT STOOD AS THE ONLY ENTRY TO FELTON FOR 45 YEARS. IN 1937 IT WAS RETIRED FROM ACTIVE SERVICE...

FELTON COVERED BRIDGE  BUILT IN 1892-93 AND BELIEVED TO BE THE TALLEST COV-ERED BRIDGE IN THE COUNTRY, IT STOOD AS THE ONLY ENTRY TO FELTON FOR 45 YEARS. IN 1937 IT WAS RETIRED FROM ACTIVE SERVICE...

  • felton
  • santa cruz
  • bridge
  • california
  • covered
  • ecv
  • films
  • local talent
  • native materials

Site of Rancho El Tecolote

PROLIFIC AUTHOR HAROLD BELL WRIGHT PURCHASED 160 ACRES HERE IN 1907. WHILE LIVING IN A TENT HE BUILT RANCHO EL TECOLOTE, CONSTRUCTING A WOVEN ARROW WEED STUDIO IN 1908 AND A RANCH HOUSE IN 1909....

PROLIFIC AUTHOR HAROLD BELL WRIGHT PURCHASED 160 ACRES HERE IN 1907. WHILE LIVING IN A TENT HE BUILT RANCHO EL TECOLOTE, CONSTRUCTING A WOVEN ARROW WEED STUDIO IN 1908 AND A RANCH HOUSE IN 1909....

  • el centro
  • california
  • rancho
  • novel
  • barbara worth
  • imperial valley
  • agricultural wealth
  • ecv

The Rossland Mines

You have entered the crater of an ancient volcano rich in minerals. The waste dumps are the remains of famous Rossland mines staked in 1890 by prospectors passing on the nearby Dewdney Trail. From...

You have entered the crater of an ancient volcano rich in minerals. The waste dumps are the remains of famous Rossland mines staked in 1890 by prospectors passing on the nearby Dewdney Trail. From...

  • british columbia
  • canada

Dr. R.W.W. Carrall, 1839-79

Of Ontario Loyalist stock, Carrall settled at Williams Creek in 1867, practising medicine and encouraging the depressed mining industry. He became the cariboo representative on the colonial...

Of Ontario Loyalist stock, Carrall settled at Williams Creek in 1867, practising medicine and encouraging the depressed mining industry. He became the cariboo representative on the...

  • british columbia
  • canada

Kootenay Steamboats

A colorful steamboat era preceded the railways. During mining boom days of 1893-98 a fleet of sternwheelers ran north from the railway at Jennings, Mont., to Fort Steele and vicinity. Carrying...

A colorful steamboat era preceded the railways. During mining boom days of 1893-98 a fleet of sternwheelers ran north from the railway at Jennings, Mont., to Fort Steele and vicinity. Carrying...

  • british columbia
  • canada

Pine Pass - 2,868 Ft. (Sign missing)

Here the great barrier of the Rocky Mountains is breached by the lowest highway pass. Once the remote route of the trapper, it now links the commerce of the north and markets of the south. The...

Here the great barrier of the Rocky Mountains is breached by the lowest highway pass. Once the remote route of the trapper, it now links the commerce of the north and markets of the south. The...

  • british columbia
  • canada

Metchosin Schoolhouse

In spring, 1872, classes began in Metchosin Schoolhouse with Mrs. Elizabeth Fisher teaching 7 girls and 3 boys. On land donated by John Witty and with its $300 cost shared equally by local...

In spring, 1872, classes began in Metchosin Schoolhouse with Mrs. Elizabeth Fisher teaching 7 girls and 3 boys. On land donated by John Witty and with its $300 cost shared equally by...

  • british columbia
  • canada

A Pioneer Railway (Sign missing)

For a quarter of a century, the wood-burning steam 'locies' of the 'Cordwood Limited' hauled trains throughout the Saanich Peninsula. From 1894 to 1919, the Victoria and Sidney Railway was vital...

For a quarter of a century, the wood-burning steam 'locies' of the 'Cordwood Limited' hauled trains throughout the Saanich Peninsula. From 1894 to 1919, the Victoria and Sidney Railway was vital...

  • british columbia
  • canada

James Sinclair

In 1841, Sinclair guided 200 Red River settlers from Fort Garry through the Rockies to Oregon in an attempt to hold the territory for Great Britain. By 1854 he had recrossed the mountains several...

In 1841, Sinclair guided 200 Red River settlers from Fort Garry through the Rockies to Oregon in an attempt to hold the territory for Great Britain. By 1854 he had recrossed the mountains several...

  • british columbia
  • canada

The Map Maker (Sign missing)

It was May, 1808, when David Thomson, the 'greatest land geographer', sought a fur-trade route along the opposite shore. Thompson's route became the busy Walla Walla Trail when gold was discovered...

It was May, 1808, when David Thomson, the 'greatest land geographer', sought a fur-trade route along the opposite shore. Thompson's route became the busy Walla Walla Trail when gold was discovered...

  • british columbia
  • canada

Spruce Capital

Simon Fraser's men cut the first spruce logs near the junction of the Nechako and Fraser Rivers in 1807 to construct Fort George. Starting near the original fort a century later, Prince George...

Simon Fraser's men cut the first spruce logs near the junction of the Nechako and Fraser Rivers in 1807 to construct Fort George. Starting near the original fort a century later, Prince...

  • british columbia
  • canada