Ballard-Hudson Senior High School

Ballard-Hudson Senior High School was built in 1949 as the only high school in Macon for African Americans in grades nine through twelve. The school

represents the merger of two schools: Ballard High School, a private school with roots in Lewis ...

Tribune Tower

Chicago Landmark

Tribune Tower

John Mead Howells and

Raymond Hood, architects

1925

This design was the result of an international competition for ‘the most beautiful office building in the world,” held in 1922 by the Chicago Tribune. The competition proved extremely influential for the development ...

The Honorable Joanne H. Alter

Joanne H. Alter was elected Commissioner of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, and served with distinction from 1972 until 1990. Commissioner Alter’s vision for improvement in the Chicago River led to the revitalization of the entire river ...

Bethel Methodist Church

Bethel

Methodist Church

lot donated by

Thomas Bennett

A.D. 1795

Church dedicated 1798

Moved across street

for use of colored

people and present

church dedicated

Aug. 7, 1853

Parsonage once

occupied by

Bishop Francis Asbury

1st M. Church in city

Albert Schweitzer

{Text in Czech:}

ALBERT SCHWEITZER

* 1875 Kaysersberg †1965 Lambaréné

Zde koncertoval v letech 1923 a 1928

{Text translated into English:}

Albert Schweitzer

Born 1875 in Kaysersberg, died 1965 in Lambaréné

Performed here in 1923 and 1928

Marker is at the intersection of V jirchá?ich and Opatovická, on ...

15th Alabama Infantry

Second Battle of Manassas

August 28, 1862

7:15 p.m.

Trimble's Brigade, Ewell's Division

Left Wing (Jackson)

Army of Northern Virginia, CSA

15th Alabama Infantry

Maj. A. A. Lowther

"My position in line at this fence was in the immediate rear of Alonzo Watson. We were both on our ...

Dr. Benjamin M. Duggar

1872-1956

Discover of the antibiotic, Aureomycin

Son of a beloved country doctor, he carried a dedicated spirit to the frontiers of science

Having won degrees at Alabama, Auburn, Missouri, Harvard and Cornell, he taught at Cornell, Missouri, Wisconsin, completing his researches and discoveries

at ...

De L Aigle Brick Yard

In 1808, Nicholas de L' Aigle, a French

refugee, established brick yards 1/4 mile

south which furnished Augusta with building

brick for 75 years. River clay was "pugged"

to the right constency in a cylindrical vat

by a stone turned with mule-power and

hand-moulded into ...

In Remembrance - Wood River Massacre - July 10, 1814

In remembrance of the pioneer days of this area and to the memory of the victims of the Wood River Massacre

who were killed by Indians near this site on July 10, 1814 - Rachel Reagan, Elizabeth 7, Timothy 3 wife ...

De L Aigle Brick Yards

In 1808, Nicholas de L Aigle, a French

refugee established brick yards 1/4 mile

south which furnished Augusta with

building bricks for 75 years. River clay

was "pugged" to the right consisteney

in a cylindrical vat by a stone turned

with mule-power, and hand-moulded

into bricks ...