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First National Bank- PNC Bank

  • The First National Bank was founded in 1863 with $383,000 in assets

  • In 1885, they moved to the ground floor of a building on this site

  • In 1912 ...

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Huehueteotl Ceramic Figure

A perfect example of a fascinating object that most visitors to HMNS don’t see, this ceramic figure of Huehueteotl is of Classic Veracruz origin. The Classic Veracruz Culture existed from roughly 100-1000 AD and is largely unknown to the general public ...

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Ceramic Plate- Isthmus of Panama

The Houston Museum of Natural Science was founded in 1909 – meaning that the curators of the Houston Museum of Natural Science have been collecting and preserving natural and cultural treasures for a hundred years now. For this yearlong ...

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John P. McGovern Hall of the Americas

The John P. McGovern Hall of the Americas celebrates the remarkable diversity and extraordinary accomplishments of the indigenous peoples of the Americas, as well as the continuity of their rich cultural traditions.

See the Museum’s magnificent collection of rugs, pottery, ...

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14. First Methodist Chuch, 6830 Berryhill Street

6830 Berryhill Road – First Methodist Church

 

The Church that stands today at the intersection of Berryhill, Broad and Willing Streets was built in 1936.  It was constructed after two other church buildings made of wood were destroyed by ...

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Glover Field

A large open area situated on a terrace near the east end of the Peaceful Valley neighborhood, just west of downtown Spokane, was purchased by the City in 1912 to build an athletic stadium. Originally named Municipal Field, the area ...

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Stop 4: Half Moon Filling Station

Investigating the murders of Hinote and Bryars, police received a statement from a gas station attendant via this location who claimed to have seen hinote and Bryars on the night of their murder. Per his account, there was a third ...

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Magnolia Bluff- Lover's Lane (tour stop 6)

6. Around 10 pm on Friday, January 30, 1931, Henry Moore and his date Gretchen Gregory arrived on Magnolia Bluff, a popular Pensacola lover’s lane. Down the old clay road that branched off the new Scenic Highway, Magnolia Bluff ...

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Dillon Depot, on the Union Pacific Railroad's Montana Subdivision

When the Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) decided to build the Utah & Northern to the Montana mines, Richard Deacon named a kingly sum for his prized grazing land. UPRR, unwilling to pay the $8,000, sought businessmen willing to invest along ...

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Humphrey, Idaho on the Union Pacific Railroad's Montana Subdivision

Humphrey, Idaho, is a ghost town.

     In 1902, Humphrey was the site of Patt Ranch, where the Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) built a dam and ice pond along the early Utah & Northern route. Workers harvested up to 31,000 ...

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