Town of Boyce

Boyce was established in 1880 at the intersection of the newly constructed Shenandoah Valley Railroad (now Norfolk Southern) and the road between the Shenandoah River and Winchester (formerly the Winchester and Berry's Ferry Turnpike).

First known as Boyceville, the village ...

DEAD TOWN OF HARDWICKE

On May 10, 1754, GEORGE TOWN was established at the Elbow of Great Ogeechee River, eight miles east. In February, 1755, Gov. Reynolds, dissatisfied with Savannah as a capital and as a port, chose this new site because it "has ...

The Only Advantage of the Day

June 27, 1864.

While 8 Federal brigades at Kennesaw Mountain and at Cheatham Hill, made futile attempts to break Johnston's Confederate lines, Schofield's 23rd Union Regiment moved South from Powder Springs road.

This flanking move was opposed by Hood's A. ...

Pythian Home of Missouri

The Pythian Home is associated with the statewide charitable activities of the Knights of Pythias, a fraternal order which originated in 1864.

It served as a home for the needy from 1913-1942, and during World War II was used as ...

Detroit Financial District

From the 1850s to the 1970s the Financial District in downtown Detroit was the economic heart of the city, and it stills retains an important banking and office presence today.

Banks began to locate along Jefferson Avenue in the Griswold ...

Captain Daniel S. and Fannie L. (Brooks) Lee House

The Lee house, built in 1867, is an excellent example of the Italianate Style of domestic architecture, popular in the United States from approximately 1840-1885.

Its simple cubical form, symmetrical proportions, belvedere, and extensive use of brackets are typical of ...

Mount Airy Forest

Established in 1911, the Mount Airy Forest covers an impressive 1,471 acres and includes natural areas, planned landscapes, buildings, structures, and landscape features.

The numerous hiking trails, bridle paths, walls, gardens, pedestrian bridges, and various other improvements within Mount Airy ...

Plum Island Life-Saving and Light Stations

Built in 1896, the Plum Island Life-Saving and Light Stations helped ships navigate the Porte des Morte (Death's Door) passage, a treacherous passage named for the high number of shipwrecks that occurred on its rocky shoals.

The Life-Saving and Light ...

The California Club

The California Club in Los Angeles is considered one of the most important buildings of Robert D. Farquhar. After studying at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris he became one of a small number of architects practicing in California ...

The Commyns Family-St. Michael's Cemetery

The Commyns family resided in Pensacola as early as the late 18th century. Thomas Commyns, the patriarch of the family, worked baking bread for the Spanish militia at Mobile.

Thomas married Maria Lafond in 1816, and they had eight children. ...