Pike's Peak

Discovered by explorer Zebulon Pike in 1806, though long familiar to Indians and Spaniards, the peak has an elevation of 14,110 feet. It was first climbed in 1820. During the 19th century, "Pike's Peak or Bust" became a familiar rallying ...

Pinnacle Peak

Standing above the ground at 3, 170 feet, Pinnacle Peak dominates the Sonoran Desert landscape. Largely composed of granite that was formed more than 1.4 billion years ago, the rock was exposed after years of erosion and uplifting. Minerals that ...

Sandia Peak and Tramway

Located on the slopes of the Sandia Mountains overlooking Albuquerque, New Mexico, the Sandia Peak Tramway is one of the world's longest passenger tramways. Robert Nordhaus, a founder and owner of the Sandia Peak Ski Company, chose to construct the ...

Chesapeake and Ohio Kanawha

Class K-4

This Model 2700 engine, 55th of the series, was donated to Chief Logan State Park by C&O Railroad and placed on display in March 1961. Engine 2755 was one of 90 such models built in 1947. This particular engine ...

Chesapeake & Ohio - 2755 Steam Locomotive

Built by the Lima Locomotive Works in 1947, the C&O 2755 was integral part of the coal mining and railroad industry West Virginia. Retired from C&O Railway service in 1956. Moved to its present location in March 1961. Placed on ...

Oxon Cove, the Potomac, and the Chesapeake

The history of Oxon Cove Park is a small part of the larger story of the Potomac River, which is one chapter in the long tale of the Chesapeake Bay. But the three stories overlap in many details and eras.

For ...

Chesapeake House

The famous Chesapeake House occupies two old island homes. Hilda Crockett opened the business in 1944 in the Peter Crockett House with four guest rooms and a dining room on the porch. She expanded by purchasing the Nathan Rayfield House ...

Chesapeake Bay Restoration in Progress

Sharptown Living Shoreline

What is a "Living Shoreline?" A natural shoreline with a gradual transition between the bank and water's edge. Typically, planted with native (plants common to the local area) trees, shrubs and grasses - living shorelines do not end ...

Lincoln Speaks at Church

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Abraham Lincoln spoke in

the little Presbyterian Church

on the northwest corner of

Livingston and Mill streets on

Jan. 27, 1860, shortly before being nominated for the presidency at the Republican National Convention in Chicago on May 16. Lincoln had received ...

Peak House

1630 - 1930

The original house, built in 1651, was burned when King Philip's Indians burnt the town of Medfield in 1676. Seth Clark, the owner, received indemnity from the colonial government and in 1680 rebuilt the present Peak house, so ...