Roll Out the Barrel

Hub, Home, Heart

Stuart-Hobson Middle School, one block to the east of this sign, was built in 1927 on the site of an old brewery, one of nearly two dozen that operated in DC after the Civil War. Almost all ...

Leavitt-Hovey House 1797

Attributed to Greenfield resident Asher Benjamin who here, in 1797 published first American architectural book, adapting English Georgian architecture to American styles and craftsmen. Became Greenfield Public Library in 1909.

Marker is on Main St. (Massachusetts Route 2A) 0.1 miles east ...

Swampoodle

This is the western edge of what once was the rough, working-class Swampoodle neighborhood.

In the early days the marshy Tiber Creek ran between what are now North Capitol and First Streets, NE. Legend has it that lingering rain puddles ...

Town of Greenfield

Settled 1686 by Deerfield residents, incorporated 1753 & made county seat 1811. A major industrial & commercial center at crossroads of major North/South & East/West transportation routes. Home of first American cutlery factory & world's largest tap and die industry.

Marker ...

Elkhorn Saloon

Established 1853

On land expropriated from San Miguel Mission, at the site of an adobe frequented by Frank and Jesse James, the first saloon in San Luis Obispo County opened its doors here on December 5, 1853. In its heyday, the ...

Geology of Lake Minnetonka

Like most lakes in Minnesota, Lake Minnetonka was formed during the Ice Age of the last two million years. During several separate glacial periods, ice advanced along different routes across the state. The glaciers, along with large volumes of sediment ...

Gateway to The Nation's Capital

Hub, Home, Heart

With its view of the Capitol and Senate office buildings, and with the Library of Congress and the Supreme Court just a short stroll away, Union Station truly is the gateway to the heart of the nation's ...

Pompey's Pillar

Pompey’s Pillar is one of the most famous glories of Alexandria. It has been estimated that this pillar was in the middle of a portico containing some 400 columns. The Arabs called it “Amoud el-Sawari”, Column of the Horsemen. The ...

Baldknobbers Hanging

(Front)

On this approximate spot on May 10, 1889 three members of the Baldknobbers were hanged for murder.

The name came from the Bald Knob hilltops on which the Taney County group met.

After the Civil War justice on the area was minimal. ...

James William Fulbright

President of University of Arkansas 1939-1941.

U.S. Representative 1943-1944.

U.S. Senator 1945.

Delegate to the United Nations 1954.

Author of Fulbright Resolution for International Cooperation 1943.

Originator of Fulbright International Exchange Scholarship Program.

Attended University Training School Primary through High School.

Student in University of Arkansas

1921-1925.

B.A. 1925. ...