Dedicated to the Memory of James (Jim) Earnest Cook

1884 – 1955

Beloved lifelong citizen of Cochran and Bleckley County, he was a banker, farmer, mayor, Rotarian, Mason, Shriner and a never failing friend to all. His example to do all men good helped shape the lives and destiny of ...

Iphofen City Hall

Rathaus Iphofens

[Marker text in German:]

Rathaus

1716-1718 erbaut von dem Würzburger Hofbaumeister Josef Greising. Unter der doppelläufigen Freitreppe Eingang zum Rathauskeller und zwei vergitterte Schandhäuschen anstelle eines Prangers. Über dem Portal das fürstbischöfliche und das städtische Wappen. Im Innern Kündhalle, Ratsaal, Stadtarchiv ...

The Fishback Block in 1872

In 1870, ground was broken for the three-story Fishback Block on the site of Jeremiah Kannady's blacksmith shop which manufactured Bowie knives for the Confederate Army. The builder, future Gov. William Meade Fishback (1831-1903), named the 7,000 square foot third ...

Union Occupation of Fort Smith

On Sept. 1, 1863, U.S. troops under Gen. James Blunt seized Ft. Smith. It remained a Union post for the duration of the war. Fort Smith became a haven for white war refugees and former slaves, many of whom joined ...

Fort Benning / Fort Benning Military Reservation

Side 1: Fort Benning

Kasihta or Cusseta Town, an important Creek Nation market, played a part in American Revolutionary affairs. In 1780 British Colonel John Tate recruited a large force of local Indians for duty with the British in their defense ...

Church of Saints John and Paul

Callahan, Siskiyou Co., California

Erected about 1858

Father James Croke. A missionary priest held first service here.

First Catholic Church in Scott Valley

Marker is on East Fork Road south of California Highway 3, on the left when traveling south.

Confederate Graves at Dragoon Springs

On May 5, 1862, a Confederate foraging party rounding up cattle near the abandoned Butterfield Overland Mail Station battled a group of apaches. The soldiers were members of Company A, Governor John R. Baylor's Regiment of Arizona Rangers, under the ...

From Workers to Environment

Make No Little Plans

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, whose mission is to protect human health and the environment, has occupied the majority of offices in this block since 2001. EPA West (this building), the adjacent Mellon Auditorium, and the EPA ...

Temple Israel of Greater Miami (Reform)

Temple Israel, the first Reform and second-oldest Jewish congregation in Miami, was founded in 1922 and moved here in 1928. The synagogue complex is highly regarded for its architecture. The Nathan and Sophie Gumenick Chapel, dedicated in 1969, was designed ...

Rabbi Alexander S. Gross Hebrew Academy of Greater Miami

The first Jewish day school in the Southeast began with six students in 1946; now there are over 500. This site was designed by Morris Lapidus whose commissions include Temple Judea (Coral Gables), Temple Beth El (St. Petersburg), the Lincoln ...