Columbia Gorge Discovery Center

Traveling down the unfamiliar waters of the Columbia River, Captain William Clark and his expedition luckily escaped misfortune. After a wild trip through the Narrows, on October 26, 1805, Clark wrote, “all our articles we have exposed to the Sun ...

Columbia City Historic District

Columbia City is one of hundreds of communities across the country which blossomed with its connection to an electric streetcar. A trolley line was built through the village in 1890 and within three years enough industry and residences relocated to ...

Columbia Club

The Columbia Club is important in the political and social life of Indianapolis and the state as the leading gathering spot for supporters of the Republican Party from the 1890s to the present. The clubhouse is another significant work from ...

Columbia Restaurant

Every day along busy 21st Street in Tampa's Ybor City, an artist meticulously restores the Columbia's heritage.

Tampa's historic Columbia Restaurant would not be what it is without its tiles: thousands of them, hand-painted terra cotta, adorning the walls inside and ...

1893 Columbian Exposition

The World's Columbian Exposition, celebrating the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's landing in America, was actually held in 1893, a year later than had been planned.

New York City, Washington, D.C., St.Louis, and Chicago had all vied for the honor ...

Site of Columbia College

On this site stood Columbia College an institution of higher learning for men. First proposed in 1831, chartered by General Assembly in 1833, began its work in 1834. First session of University of Missouri held here in 1841. This college ...

Columbia Falls Town Hall

The Union Church was built in 1840 by the Union Meetinghouse Association to be used for non-denominational worship.

In 1898 the bell was donated to the church by the Columbia Falls Women's Society.

In 1903 the Church was deeded to the Town ...

National Historic Landmark- LIGHTSHIP Wal-604 COLUMBIA

National Historic Landmark- LIGHTSHIP Wal-604 COLUMBIA

The 1950 Lightship WAL-604, along with her sister WAL-605, is the best representative of the last class of lightships built under the auspices of the U.S. Coast Guard.

Although these vessels closely resembled earlier ...

National Historic Landmark- Columbia River Highway

National Historic Landmark- Columbia River Highway

Constructed between 1913 and 1922, the Columbia River Highway was created to take visitors to the Columbia River Gorge's most breath-taking and beautiful natural wonders and scenic vistas.

The highway is an outstanding example ...

National Historic Landmark-First Baptist Church-Columbia

National Historic Landmark- First Baptist Church, Columbia

On December 17, 1860, the South Carolina Convention of the People met here, and voted on the resolution: That it is the opinion of this Convention that the State of South Carolina should forthwith ...