St. John's Episcopal Church

"The Church Within A Church"

This property is listed in the

National Register

of Historic Places

by the United States

Department of the Interior

Marker is at the intersection of Buckeye Avenue (Kansas Route 15) and 6th Street, on the ...

New York Sculptures

The French government commissioned Bartholdi to create a sculpture of the Marquis de Lafayette as a gift to America for its support during the Franco-Prussian War. The sculpture shows Lafayette offering his heart and his sword to the colonists ...

Fort Gibson: Defending the Approaches

The fort that stood here on Ellis Island was part of two defensive triangles which made it almost impossible for enemy ships to approach New York City. Any ship entering the upper harbor first had to pass the guns of ...

3rd Avenue Complex

Le complexe de la 3e avenue

[English]

In Dawson City’s history, permafrost ranks second only to fire as the bane of buildings. These three structures, dating from 1901, illustrate what can happen when heated buildings are placed on frozen ground; the frost ...

Billy Bigg’s Blacksmith Shop

La forge de Billy Bigg

[English]

This building stands as a testament to the way frontier businesses changed and adapted to new realities. It began life in 1899 as the two storey Great Northern Hotel, to service the needs of a ...

K.T.M. Company

La compagnie K.T.M.

[English]

Built in 1899, this warehouse was taken over by the Klondike Thawing Machine Company 1n 1913. The growing hardware company was it the process of buying out other firms and expanding its line of goods even as Klondike ...

Immigrant Processing in New York

Prior to 1855, immigrants arriving at the port of New York were free to enter the United States if their vessel was checked and cleared for all “loathsome and contagious diseases.” Between 1855 and 1890, approximately 8 million new ...

Lathrop

Called Wilson’s Station

From 1849 until 1869

Was given the name by Leland Stanford when he moved his Central Pacific Railroad terminal here and dedicated the town to his wife’s family. In 1886, after a dispute with local citizens, Stanford moved the ...

Fort Gibson: Uncovering the Past

If you were standing here in 1812, you would be looking at the exterior wall of Fort Gibson, which was five and a half feet thick and sixteen feet high. What you see now are the remains of that wall’s ...

Welcome To Trophy Point

The cannon on this historic site are trophies of war. They were captured or surrendered in American conflicts through more than two hundred years. The first trophies to come to West Point were guns captured in 1777 during the Battles ...