Ewen-Purcell Horn Antenna

This horn antenna was used by Harold I. Ewen and Edward M. Purcell at the Lyman Laboratory of Physics at Harvard University in 1951 for the first detection of radio radiation from neutral atomic hydrogen gas in the Milky Way ...

The Union Fifth Corps at Dawkins Branch

On the morning of August 29, 1862, the Union Fifth Corps, nearly 10,000 troops under Major General Fitz John Porter, advanced from Manassas Junction along this road under orders from Major General John Pope to march towards Gainesville and cut ...

Paul Mellon

1907 - 1999

Thoroughbred racing is but one of many aspects of society to benefit from the philanthropy of Paul Mellon. A book published in the 1990s listed $640 million in major charitable donations. Mellon's interests range from the work of ...

Ralph Lauren

Fashion Walk of Fame

Ralph Lauren’s genius lies in identifying and interpreting classic American style. He has drawn on every important look in this country’s clothing history – from Native American styles and the cowboy look of the Old West, ...

Ralph Rucci

Fashion Walk of Fame

Born in 1957 in Philadelphia, Ralph Rucci showed his first collection in New York in 1981. His work contained both spiritual and intellectual elements which, combined with an obsessive dedication to cut and luxury, created a ...

George M. Humphrey

1890 - 1970

Among modern political figures involved in Thoroughbred racing have been national Treasury Secretaries George M. Humphrey, william Simon, and Nicholas Brady. Humphrey joined President Eisenhower's Cabinet in 1953, after a vigorous business career which included the restructuring of ...

Pole Tavern Cannon

The Cannon Il Lugano which was forged in Naples in 1763 weighs 800 Pounds. Il Lugano was used in battle against the Austrians. Napoleon who visited Italy once in 1796 and again in 1800 dragged the cannon over the Alps ...

Springfield Friends Meeting

Established in 1773 and organized as a Monthly Meeting, 1790. Building erected 1927 on original site is ½ mile east.

Marker is at the intersection of S Main Street (U.S. 311) and Fairfield Road, on the right when traveling west on ...

Boston Naval Shipyard

Boston Naval Shipyard has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark

Under the provisions of the historic sites act of August 21, 1935 this site possesses exceptional value in commemorating or illustrating the history of the United States

U.S. Department of ...

The Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge

The Leonard P. Zakim

Bunker Hill Bridge

The Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge, part of The Big Dig Project in Boston, is the widest cable-stayed bridge in the world. The Bridge serves as the northern entrance to and exit from ...