Petersburg’s Old Towne

Virginia Indian Trade

You are standing in the oldest part of Petersburg, known today as Old Towne. In 1646, Fort Henry was established here, along the colonial frontier, to protect settlers in the region and to capitalize on trade with the ...

Petersburg Region

The Petersburg Area. Throughout this are you will find attractions for the entire family, from museum houses and gardens to a zoo, from fine dining to camping, from Civil War Trails and battlefields to white-water kayaking.

Charles City. Explore the famous ...

Bergen Museum

Bergen Museum of Local History. Opened in 1966. Built as frame two-room school house in 1843. Covered with stucco 1918 Last used as school in 1957.

Marker is on South Lake Road (New York Route 19) 0.1 miles from Maple ...

Octave Chanute and "The Problem of The Ages"

Chanute - Wright Memorial

Mr. Chanute moved to Chicago in 1889 and began working on solving "the problem of the ages" - heavier-than-air flight.

Chanute corresponded with men all over the world interested in flight. He gathered all the information he could ...

Chanute Announces Wright Brothers' Flight

Chanute - Wright Memorial

The Wright Brothers received their copy of Mr. Chanute's book personally from the author, who became both their friend and advisor.

Mr. Chanute visited the Wrights at Dayton, Oh. and Kitty Hawk, N.C.. Illness caused Mr. Chanute to ...

Mather Air Force Base Navigators Monument

[Marker 1:]

In Dedication to the Men and Women

of Mather AFB

For 75 years of service to the

nation and the community.

[Marker 2:]

In Tribute to the Navigators

Who Trained at Mather AFB

To their skill to set the course

to their duty to complete the ...

Base Headquarters

Building No. 1

Headquarters has long been the heart of the installation. In the 1940s, civilian visitors and military dignitaries arrived at the Sacramento Air Depot through Gate 2, which was located at the end of the landscaped mall you see ...

Marc Jacobs

Fashion Walk of Fame

A fashion prodigy, Marc Jacobs has attracted attention from the very beginning of his career. Known first for his clever, witty designs, as in his Freudian slip” dress, he became controversial with his “grunge” collection for ...

Betsey Johnson

Fashion Walk of Fame

From the beginning of her career in the 1960s, Betsey Johnson has been known for a youthful, exuberant style – epitomized by her habit of cartwheeling down the runway at the end of her fashion shows. ...

Stephen Burrows

Fashion Walk of Fame

Stephen Burrows, best known for fluid, body-conscious clothes in bold colors, “stretches a rainbow over the body,” said one admirer. In 1970, he opened a boutique called Stephen Burrows’ World at Henri Bendel, where he sold ...