Site of Bank of Mississippi
Chartered in 1809 as the only bank in Mississippi Territory and given a monopoly as the official state bank in 1818. It occupied this site in 1826 but was supplanted by Planters' Bank in...
- mississippi
Commercial Bank Building
Built ca. 1836, this structure, a National Historic Landmark, is a fine example of the Greek Revival style. A Banker’s House attached to the rear insured security & gives the structure an unusual...
- mississippi
The Forest Plantation
Home and grave of William Dunbar (1749-1810), Scot settler who surveyed the boundary line between the USA and Spain-1798 and led 1st exploration of LA Purchase 1804. World-famed scientist and...
- mississippi
In memory of those who lost their lives in the 1991 Oakland / Berkeley Hills Firestorm
- berkeley
- oakland
- california
- bay area
Pouppeville (French)
Fondée dans les années 1850, la ville reçut le nom du négociant Jules Poupeville. Ancien relai de poste, elle fut démontée, transportée 1 mile jusqu'à la ligne de chemin de fer et, en...
Pouppeville (English)
Named for the merchant Jules Pouppeville and dating back to the 1850s, Pouppeville was once a stagecoach stop. The town was disassembled, carried north by oxen one mile to meet the railroad, and...
Yosemite National Park
Le Conte Conservation Center
Brewster Apartments
Chicago Landmark Brewster Apartments Enoch H. Turnock, architect 1893 The principles of skeleton-frame construction that made possible tall commercial buildings were used here for an early...
- chicago
- skeleton-frame
- masonry
- bridges
- glass blocks
- skylight
Grand Opera House - Orpheum Theater
On this corner the Grand Opera House was dedicated on September 22, 1890. "The Grand" was destroyed by fire October 17, 1923 The New Orpheum Theatre was rebuilt and opened November 19, 1928 For...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Morris-Jumel Mansion
MORRIS-JUMEL MANSION This Georgian country seat was built by Colonel Roger Morris in 1765. Colonel Morris, a Loyalist, left the house when he returned to England at the outbreak of the American...
- 1765
- georgian
- mansion
- new york
- burr
- george washington
- jumel
East Point Lighthouse, Saturna Island
Submitted by @JesseRoberts0n
- lighthouse
- saturna
Kiama Blow Hole
Submitted by @BigMTours
- basalt
- blow hole
- dyke
- latite
- kiama
BOYHOOD HOME OF GENERAL FUNSTON
BOYHOOD HOME OF GENERAL FUNSTON Frederick Funston, five feet four and slightly built, went from this farm to a life of amazing adventure. Youthful exploring expeditions in this country...
- kshs
- kansas
HISTORIC FORT LEAVENWORTH
HISTORIC FORT LEAVENWORTH Long before white men settled Kansas, traffic over the Santa Fe trail was so heavy that troops were detailed to protect it from the Indians. Fort Leavenworth,...
- kshs
- kansas
ATCHISON
ATCHISON On July 4, 1804, Lewis and Clark exploring the new Louisiana Purchase, camped near this site. Fifty years later the town was founded by Proslavery men and named for Sen. D. R. Atchison....
- kshs
- kansas
MORMON GROVE THE CITY THAT DISAPPEARED
MORMON GROVE THE CITY THAT DISAPPEARED Near here, located in a grove of young hickory trees, was an important rallying point in 1855 and 1856 for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of...
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- kansas
MEDICINE LODGE PEACE TREATIES
MEDICINE LODGE PEACE TREATIES At Medicine Lodge Creek in 1867, as many as 15,000 Apaches, Kiowas, Comanches, Arapahos, and Cheyennes gathered with a seven-member peace commission escorted by...
- kshs
- kansas
FORT ZARAH
FORT ZARAH To protect commerce on the Santa Fe Trail, the U.S. government established a line of forts from Fort Leavenworth to Fort Dodge. Fort Zarah, built here along Walnut Creek in 1863,...
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- kansas
PAWNEE ROCK
PAWNEE ROCK We first rode nearly north about a mile to a remarkable Rocky Point . . .We rode upon the top which is probably 50 feet above the plain below, and from whence there is a charming view...
- kshs
- kansas