One Story from the Barrio Viejo

The History of Room 6

1914

Room 6 (originally addressed 202 W. 18th Street, and later 709 S. 8th Avenue), on the southeast corner of the excavated row house on Lot 10 (see map), housed several businesses throughout its history. In 1914, ...

Unearthing Florida- The Maple Leaf

In March of 1864, the Union Transport Ship Maple Leaf struck a Confederate mine and sank to the bottom of the St. John’s River near Jacksonville.

Minutes after the deafening blast, the Maple Leaf and its cargo spilled out across ...

Washburn Lumbering Days / The Hines Lumber Company

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Washburn Lumbering Days

Washburn begins on the shoreline of Chequamegon Bay. The city rises gradually 75 ft. above level of the water. In 1884, the town was created, born of the necessity of the railway (Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and ...

The Florence Armory

The North Carolina Armory at Florence, was located 1/4 east. Commanded by Captain Z.S. Coffin, the armory converted hunting rifles into military arms, repaired broken guns, and assembled new guns between 1862 and 1865. On April 11, 1865, a detachment ...

Red Rocks Amphitheatre

City and County of Denver Landmark

Principle construction by Civilian Conservation Corps Company 1848, SP-13C, Mt. Morrison, CO.

1936 - 1941

Dedicated as a memorial to all who served at Mt. Morrison and to the 3 million who served in the CCC nation-wide, ...

The Lewis Family Pavilion

Dedicated May 3, 2003

The Lewis Family, America's First of Bluegrass Gospel Music, was organized in 1951. The Lewis Family has achieved worldwide recognition as an icon of bluegrass gospel music. From a modest but proud beginning in Lincoln County, the ...

Opening of the Mid-Continent Oil Field

Kansas has long been oil country. There are legends that Indians held council around the lights of burning springs. Emigrants, it is known, skimmed "rock tar" from such oil seeps to grease the axles of their wagons.

A mile southeast is ...

“The Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of the Town of Kingston in

This church organized in 1659 and chartered November 17, 1719 under His Majesty George King of Great Britain was served until December 1808 by pastors educated in the Universities of Holland and Germany who preached in Dutch. The first sermon ...

The Earliest Inhabitants: Native Americans

Based on artifacts excavated in and around Port Royal, archaeologists estimate that the area was inhabited as early as 11,000 years ago. At the time the English arrived, the area was occupied by tribes united in a confederacy ruled by ...

The Fox Tavern: A Colonial Landmark

Until the coming of the railroads in the 19th century, the Rappahannock River town of Port Royal was the commercial center of what is now Caroline County, Virginia. Like many ports, it was a raucous place and boasted a disproportionate ...