Tower Fall

Tower Fall is the most recognizable natural feature in the Tower-Roosevelt area. The 132-foot drop of Tower Creek, framed by eroded volcanic pinnacles has been documented by park visitors from the earliest trips of Europeans into the Yellowstone region.

Its ...

Obsidian Cliff

Obsidian Cliff, 11 miles south of Mammoth Hot Springs, is at the northern end of Beaver Lake in Yellowstone National Park. The cliff forms the eastern wall of a narrow cut in plateau country. At an elevation of nearly 7,400 ...

NAS Pensacola Officer's Housing

In the early 1930s, the Naval Air Station began expanding. The town of Warrington, which was located just west of the base, was moved to the north side of Bayou Grande.

In 1934, 840 bodies were moved from the Warrington Cemetery ...

Old Faithful Geyser

Perhaps the most famous geyser in the World, Old Faithful Geyser has become one of the most recognizable features of Yellowstone National Park. It was named for its consistent performance by members of the Washburn Expedition in 1870. Although its ...

Fort Yellowstone

From 1886 until the creation of the National Park Service in 1916 the United States Army was responsible for the administration and management of Yellowstone National Park. In 1886, a company of the United States Cavalry came from Fort Custer ...

Fort Yellowstone-Chapel

Built in 1913, the chapel was the last building completed during the Army era. Built of native stone with a slate roof and oak furnishings, it is still used today and is the best-preserved building, inside and out.

The bell was ...

Fort Yellowstone- Cavalry Barracks

The first of these wooden barracks no longer exists. The northern-most barracks (built in 1897) is now the Yellowstone Center for Resources. Originally built to house 68 men, a basement was built in 1909 under one wing so the building ...

Fort Yellowstone- The Drill Field

Gathering place, site of ceremonies and parades, training ground - the drill field was the focal point of daily life at Fort Yellowstone.

Each day began early with a bugler sounding Reveille. Gradually, the fort came to life and another bugle ...

Jarmulovsky's Bank Building and the Jewish Daily Forward

Erected in 1895, this building was the tallest structure on the Lower East Side at the time. Founded by Sender Jarmulovsky who, literally, went from rags to riches (he began his "career" on Hester Street, selling rags from a pushcart), ...

Windley Key Fossil Reef Geological State Park

Formed of Key Largo limestone and fossilized coral, this land was sold to the Florida East Coast Railroad, which used the stone to build Henry Flagler's Overseas Railroad in the early 1900s. After the railroad was built, the quarry was ...