History of The Big White Pine

This tree was a landmark near the Iron-Ashland Co. line northeast of Glidden, Wis. The first section of 20 ft. is in Glidden. Les got the next cut of 12 ft.

The tree measured 6 ft. on the stump. The tree ...

White Plains World War I Memorial

In Memoriam

Soldiers, Sailors and Marines

1917 World War 1918

Marker is at the intersection of South Broadway and Hamilton Avenue, on the left when traveling south on South Broadway.

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Old White Marsh Episcopal Church

Original structure built before 1690. Early 18th century rector was the Reverend Daniel Maynadier. A later provincial rector (1764–1768), the Reverend Thomas Bacon, compiled “Bacon’s Laws,” authoritative compendium of Colonial Statutes. Thomas John Claggett, first Episcopal Bishop of Maryland officiated ...

Trinity White Oak

(Seedling in 1768)

Prayer of Dedication

O glorious God, Whose perfect beauty

The wonderful design of all Thy work proclaim

Bless, we beseech Thee, this beautiful white oak,

Which we now name "The Trinity Oak"

And accept as Your gracious gift to this land

In remembrance of ...

Whitestown

March 7th 1788

Named in honor of

Judge Hugh White

A first settler

May, 1784

Marker is on Main Street west of Victory Parkway, on the right when traveling west.

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Wye Oak * National Champion White Oak

The Baltimore Sun declared the Wye Oak “a symbol of all that is noble in ancient and honored trees, ...a battered giant from out of the mists of history which still resides among us.”

At approximately 450 years of age, the ...

White Point / Rosita

Native American tribes occupied land in this vicinity before Spanish explorers claimed the region in the 18th Century. Anglo American settlers began arriving in the area in the 1830s, and in 1856 brothers, Frank and Eddie White purchased land here ...

Stephen M. White

Stephen M. White was elected Los Angeles County District Attorney in 1882, State Senator in 1886 and United States Senator in 1893. During his term in the United States Senate, Senator White’s most notable accomplishment was his successful leadership ...

Summer White House - 1928

On May 31, 1928, President Calvin Coolidge accepted former Senator Irvine Lenroot's invitation to spend the summer in the Superior area. Henry Clay Pierce had offered Cedar Island Lodge, part of a 4,000 acre Brule River estate, to serve as ...

The Whitelaw Hotel and “the Duke”

City Within a City

They found a lobby with fine rugs and potted palms, a richly decorated dining room, comfortable rooms, and convenience shops on the first floor.

The Whitelaw was the creation of African America business entrepreneur John Whitelaw ...