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Manistee Library

MANISTEE CITY LIBRARY   In 1885 a group of Manistee ladies formed the Lakeside Club, whose primary goal was to create a library.  In 1902 the club joined forces with the local literacy society and...

MANISTEE CITY LIBRARY   In 1885 a group of Manistee ladies formed the Lakeside Club, whose primary goal was to create a library.  In 1902 the club joined forces with the local literacy society and...

    Damage Repaired

    DAMAGE REPAIRED AND REDEDICATED JULY 4, 1989   THIS PROPERTY IS LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES THE SCOTT COUNTY HISTORIC PRESERVATION SOCIETY, INC.   Submitted by Bryan Arnold...

    DAMAGE REPAIRED AND REDEDICATED JULY 4, 1989   THIS PROPERTY IS LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES THE SCOTT COUNTY HISTORIC PRESERVATION SOCIETY, INC.   Submitted by Bryan Arnold...

      Field of Dreams Movie Site

      Original Field of Dreams Movie Site   Submitted by Bryan Arnold @nanowhiskers  

      Original Field of Dreams Movie Site   Submitted by Bryan Arnold @nanowhiskers

        Day's Bridge Summit

        [Location approximate]

        [Location approximate]

        • washington
        • george washington
        • revolutionary war
        • 1780

        Mt. Washington

        THE HIGHEST WIND EVERY OBSERVED BY MAN WAS RECORDED HERE  FROM 1932 TO 1937 THE MT. WASHINGTON OBSERVATORY WAS OPERATED IN THE SUMMIT STAGE OFFICE THEN OCCUPYING THIS SITE. IN A GREAT STORM APRIL...

        THE HIGHEST WIND EVERY OBSERVED BY MAN WAS RECORDED HERE  FROM 1932 TO 1937 THE MT. WASHINGTON OBSERVATORY WAS OPERATED IN THE SUMMIT STAGE OFFICE THEN OCCUPYING THIS SITE. IN A GREAT STORM APRIL...

        • new hampshire
        • white mountain
        • windy
        • 1934

        First Honeybees in California

        First Honeybees in California Here, on the 1,939-acre Rancho Potrero de Santa Clara, Christopher A. Shelton in early March 1853 in-troduced the honeybee to California. In Aspinwall, Panama,...

        First Honeybees in California Here, on the 1,939-acre Rancho Potrero de Santa Clara, Christopher A. Shelton in early March 1853 in- troduced the honeybee to California. In Aspinwall, Panama,...

        • san jose
        • california
        • honeybees
        • bongo
        • beekeeping
        • bees
        • arbuckle

        Barry Residence

        Circa 1832, Thomas L. Moody built a double-log cabin on this land. In 1899 Squire John Lafayette Coopwood, a planter, and his wife, Amoranda Louetta, purchased the property. In 1924, the couple's...

        Circa 1832, Thomas L. Moody built a double-log cabin on this land. In 1899 Squire John Lafayette Coopwood, a planter, and his wife, Amoranda Louetta, purchased the property. In 1924, the couple's...

        • shelby county
        • tennessee

        Isaac Hayes

        In the 1970s Hayes was a multiple gold and platinum-selling recording star. His recording of "Shaft" won an Oscar, Golden Globe, and three Grammy awards. He wrote or co-wrote over 200 songs for...

        In the 1970s Hayes was a multiple gold and platinum-selling recording star. His recording of "Shaft" won an Oscar, Golden Globe, and three Grammy awards. He wrote or co-wrote over 200 songs for...

        • shelby county
        • tennessee

        The Old Hobart Town Gaol

        From instagramSubmitted by @littlebobbyplaqueson

        From instagramSubmitted by @littlebobbyplaqueson

          Lewis & Clark Trail

          • lewis and clark
          • oregon

          Contoocook Railroad Bridge and Depot

          Contoocook Railroad Bridge and DepotBuilt in 1889 on the granite abutments of an older span, this is the world's oldestsurviving covered railroad bridge. It was probably designed by Boston &...

          Contoocook Railroad Bridge and DepotBuilt in 1889 on the granite abutments of an older span, this is the world's oldestsurviving covered railroad bridge. It was probably designed by Boston...

          • contoocook
          • railroad bridge
          • depot
          • new hampshire

          Nanton Air Museum

          NANTON AIR MUSEUM  Dedicated to the men and women who served the Allied Air Forces in so many ways during World War II. "An example of duty nobly done." -- Winston S. Churchill PER ARDUA AD ASTRA...

          NANTON AIR MUSEUM  Dedicated to the men and women who served the Allied Air Forces in so many ways during World War II. "An example of duty nobly done." -- Winston S. Churchill PER ARDUA AD ASTRA...

          • nanton
          • wwii
          • air forces
          • churchill

          Harney Peak Lookout

          HARNEY PEAK LOOKOUT THE HARNEY PEAK FIRE LOOKOUT, DAM AND PUMPHOUSE WERE BUILT BY THE CCC IN 1939 AND ARE LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES. HARNEY PEAK ELEVATION IS 2207 METERS...

          HARNEY PEAK LOOKOUT THE HARNEY PEAK FIRE LOOKOUT, DAM AND PUMPHOUSE WERE BUILT BY THE CCC IN 1939 AND ARE LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES. HARNEY PEAK ELEVATION IS 2207 METERS...

          • harney
          • pumphouse
          • dam
          • lookout
          • south dakota
          • ccc
          • 1939

          Crowsnest Pass / Frank Slide / Bellevue Mine Explosion / Hillcrest Mine Disaster

          Submitted by @robertdall

          Submitted by @robertdall

            Clark Memorial Bench

            Clark Memorial Bench Donated to the city of Alameda in 1920 by Park Avenue resident Isabella Derby Clark, this concrete bench was designed by Myrtle Maillot. Mrs. Clark was a proponent of animal...

            Clark Memorial Bench Donated to the city of Alameda in 1920 by Park Avenue resident Isabella Derby Clark, this concrete bench was designed by Myrtle Maillot. Mrs. Clark was a proponent of animal...

            • alameda
            • bench
            • animals
            • jim morrison

            Evermay

            “Evermay” Samuel Davidson, a Scot of original character, purchased the site and built Evermay 1792-1794 with proceeds of the sale of lands he owned which include part of the present site of the...

            “Evermay” Samuel Davidson, a Scot of original character, purchased the site and built Evermay 1792-1794 with proceeds of the sale of lands he owned which include part of the present site of the...

            • colonial america
            • georgetown
            • home
            • washington
            • dc

            Ramsdell Theater

            Ramsdell Theater Thomas Jefferson Ramsdell -- pioneer lawyer, state legislator and civic leader -- built this theater between 1902 and 1903. Many traveling companies played here and praised the...

            Ramsdell Theater Thomas Jefferson Ramsdell -- pioneer lawyer, state legislator and civic leader -- built this theater between 1902 and 1903. Many traveling companies played here and praised...

              The Aarons Building

              The Aarons Building   Year Built: 1908 Architect: Unknown First Owner: Harry J. Aarons Building: Unknown Style: Neo Classical Revival Address: 359-361 River Street   The Aarons Building is the...

              The Aarons Building   Year Built: 1908 Architect: Unknown First Owner: Harry J. Aarons Building: Unknown Style: Neo Classical Revival Address: 359-361 River Street   The Aarons Building is the...

                The Fern

                The Fern One seed, one spore, one idea at a time. Like a fern, A community starts out small, tight and often unnoticed. As it grows it opens up, and fans out,  becoming part of its environment and...

                The Fern One seed, one spore, one idea at a time. Like a fern, A community starts out small, tight and often unnoticed. As it grows it opens up, and fans out,  becoming part of its environment...

                  Manistee Mission House

                  Trading Post A surprising historical fact is that stores along the Manistee River in this area actually pre-date settlement by white or European settlers which commenced in 1841 with the arrival...

                  Trading Post A surprising historical fact is that stores along the Manistee River in this area actually pre-date settlement by white or European settlers which commenced in 1841 with the...