The Park Avenue Historical District
51 Structures, 70% residential, built early 20th century to post World War II period. The 1885 sale of Gardner Hale’s land began the housing development. The 33 acre 1924 Independent Presbyterian...
- birmingham
- alabama
- wwii
- 1924
- children's f...
Rosedale
ROSEDALE Benjamin F. Roden formed the Clifton Land Company in 1886 to develop this area. The development was reorganized in 1889 as the South Birmingham Land Company. Theodore Smith, nurseryman...
- birmingham
- alabama
- rosedale
- florist
- bedford
- edgewood
- homewood
Shades Crest Road Historical District
Indian, Wagon Trail, now Shades Crest Road, led to popular chalybeate springs. Summit, now Bluff Park, was a resort known for its view, cool air and healing mineral water. In 1899 school /...
- birmingham
- alabama
- shades cresh
- lost to fire
- healing mine...
Edgewood Lake
EDGEWOOD LAKE (DRAINED 1940's)BIRMINGHAM MOTOR & COUNTRY CLUB / EDGEWOOD COUNTRY CLUB (Demolished 1930's) The developers of the Town of Edgewood, Stephen Smith and Troupe Brazelton, built...
- birmingham
- alabama
- lake
- country club
- apostrophe
Samford University
Multiple purpose Christian university founded 1841 as Howard College by Alabama Baptists at Marion. Moved to East Lake, Birmingham, 1887. Established on this campus 1957. Acquired Cumberland...
- birmingham
- alabama
- samford
- howard
Clintonville Academy
CLINTONVILLE ACADEMYJANUARY 11, 1860 Chartered as Clintonville Male and Female Academy by Alabama Legislature January 11, 1860. Building constructed 1860, occupied 1861. The first school in...
- clintonville
- alabama
- school
- coffee county
Liberty Bowl Bell
Donated to The City Of Memphis by William and Dixie Wolbrecht Submitted from the Shelby County Register's Office.
- shelby county
- tennessee
There Was a Cannery Here
There was a cannery here before the aquarium The Monterey Bay Aquarium stands on the site of the old Hovden Cannery. In its heyday, the cannery processed tons of sardines every day. But by the...
- monterey
- california
- cannery
- aquarium
- sardines
- hovden
Colton Hall Completed
1849 COLTON HALL COMPLETED Walter Colton, Alcalde of Monterey, completes the construction of Colton Hall with the aid of taxes on rum, fines for gambling, and the labor of jailed...
- monterey
- california
- 1849
- colton
- rum
- gambling
James H. Malone
James H. Malone Oct. 31, 1851 - June 29, 1929 The 35th Mayor of Memphis, 1906-1910. Author of "The Chickasaw Nation". He shared a legal office on the 11th floor of the Exchange Building,...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Hebron, Ohio
- hebron
- ohio
- national road
- clinton
- 1825
- erie canal
- buckey
Blaine Hill "S" Bridge
- blaine
- ohio
- arch
- 1828
- national road
- wheeling creek
- viaduct
Casey Jones Museum
CASEY JONES MUSEUM HOME OF CASE JONES AND RAILROAD MUSEUM OWNED BY THE PEOPLE OF JACKSON GEORGE SMITH, MAYOR BEN LANGFORD, COMMISSIONER W. E. VOSS, COMMISSIONER
- jacson
- tennessee
- case jones
- railroad
- trains
Protecting our Freedom
- morgan hill
- california
- wwi
- wwii
- korean war
- vietnam
- desert shield
- desert storm
IOOOF Temple
Submitted by @mywolfson
- iooof
- temple
- washington dc
- dc
Shadyside High School
SHADYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL ERECTED 1930
- shadyside
- ohio
- school
- piper
- futhey
- wright
- totterdale
- diblasio
Padre Crowley Point
PADRE CROWLEY POINT In memory of The Padre of the Desert 1891 - 1940 FATHER JOHN J. CROWLEY From the snowy heights of the sierras beyond the deep shadows of Death Valley, beloved and trusted...
- father john ...
- padre of the desert
- death valley
- california
Frank Ogawa
- oakland
- california
- bay area
- city hall
- ogawa
- japanese american
- internment
- wwii
- concentration camps
Alameda Courthouses 1 - 5
- oakland
- california
- bay area
- alameda
- courthouse
USS Maine Torpedo Port
TORPEDO PORT USS MAINE DESTROYED FEB 15, 1898 CUBAUSA PHILIPPINE ISLANDS PORTO RICO ERECTED BY E H LISCUM CAMP NO 7USWV FEB. 16 1978
- oakland
- california
- bay area
- uss maine
- torpedo
- proto rico
- liscum
- uswv