The Capitol Theater

In 1904, the Dover Opera House opened at this location. The theater was built with funds from a public subscription, and included a stage that was used for a variety of purposes including vaudeville, photoplays, magic lantern shows, and in ...

The Steamboat Era

Size: 82 Feet Long by 24 Feet High

There were few roads in the Wiregrass in 1800s - and the roads that were here were little more than twin rutted paths. The main transportation in the region was the steamboats on ...

Starkweather's Harried History

The first plan for a sewage system in Madison was adopted in 1885. The system first pumped untreated human waste directly into the lakes.

It wasn't until 1901 that a sewage treatment facility was built. By then Lake Monona and the ...

Still On Patrol

USS Amberjack Memorial

Still On Patrol

–– • ––

U.S. Navy Submarines

paid heavily for

their success in

World War II.

A total of

374 Officers and

3131 men are on

board these 52

U.S. Submarines

still on "patrol."

[Relief of Submarine ...

Commercial Steamship Transportation and Bullhead Community Park

Commercial steamship transportation on the Colorado River was of great importance from 1852 through 1877. It served the mining communities of Northern Arizona. Cargo was unloaded at Hardyville, 1 ½ miles south of this point, sometimes returning downstream with barge ...

Bethel Railway Station - 1912

The above photo depicts Bethel’s second train station that was completed in 1899 and provided passenger service until 1996 when a new station was constructed further north along the line. Bethel’s original train station occupied this same spot from the ...

Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum/The Medal of Honor Museum

Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum

The South Carolina General Assembly

passed legislation in 1973 enabling the

establishment of the Patriots Point

Authority to develop a portion of Hog

Island as a national naval museum. The

museum opened on October ...

Civilian Conservation Corps

Co. 2425 MP-3

CCC Company 2425, with Negro veterans of WW I as its members, was formed at Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia, June 27, 1933. The Corpsman then moved to Shiloh National Military Park and lived in tents while building Camp ...

Techatticup Mine

The Techatticup Mine, located in 1861, was the most important mine in El Dorado Canyon. It produced millions of dollars in gold ore, and was originally served by steamboats on the Colorado River. The mine's name is taken from two ...

Simplex Type Automatic Coupler

This type of coupler is an improved version of the first automatic coupler. It was designed shortly after the Civil War but not used extensively until after 1890.

It continued in heavy useage until the World War II era. Variations of ...