John Almon Starr / Saginaw Trail

John Almon Starr (1828-1895) and his wife, Nancy Quick (1831-1895), built this house in 1868 from bricks fired in Almon’s tile factory. Almon and his parents had emigrated to Michigan from Richmond, ...

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First Land-Grant

Iowa started an education revolution as the first state to accept the 1862 Morrill Act terms. The act allowed Iowa to sell federal land to finance a new college open to all regardless of ...

Southbeach Shoreline 1852

SOUTHBEACH SHORELINE1852 In 1852 you would have been standing on a bluff overlooking the narrow beach just below that followed the approximate line of King Street. First accurately charted by the ...

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Eileen Cullen Memorial Park

EILEEN CULLEN MEMORIAL PARK  BELOVED TEACHER FROM 1975 - 1983

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MOUNT BONNELL

Excellent views of the Texas Hill Country, the Colorado River/Lake Austin to the west and downtown Austin to the SE RISING 775 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL, THIS LIMESTONE HEIGHT WAS NAMED FOR GEORGE W. ...

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