James Stuart Cain

Pioneer banker and mining man born in 1854 and moved to Carson City, Nevada, in 1875. Shortly thereafter he and Martha D. Wells of nearby Genoa were married and moved to Bodie where he engaged in lumber, freighting, banking, and ...

Plains of Jars

Lying along the landscape of the Xieng Khouang plateau lay the remains of thousands of megalithic jars. The arrangements of these jars consist from small clusters to hundreds surrounding the foothills and valleys of the central plain. Early archeologists believe ...

UNESCO World Heritage Site- Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam

The Minaret of Jam probably marks the site of the ancient city of Firuzkuh, the capital of the Ghurid dynasty that ruled Afghanistan and parts of northern India, from Kashgar to the Persian Gulf, in the 12th and 13th centuries. ...

Sacajawea State Park

The Sacajawea State Park is located on 284 acres at the convergence of Columbia and Snake Rivers in Pasco, Washington. The park is named after the Shoshone woman who acted as guide during the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The area ...

Johnston Ridge Observatory

“Vancouver! Vancouver! This is it!” On May 18 1980, US Geological Survey scientist Dr. David Johnston radioed this when Mount St. Helens began to erupt. The eruption caused a lateral explosion, magma slides, and mudslides. The eruption killed Johnston and ...

Jackson Lake

Jackson Lake lies in the northern valley of the Grand Tetons, where the Snake River, with its three main tributaries, flows just to the south. This Northwest portion of Wyoming, including Jackson Lake, the Snake River, and the Tetons combine ...

Jenny Lake

Jenny Lake is a popular tourist destination in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park. Thousands of years ago, a glacier carved a depression in the earth that eventually filled with water, forming the lake. Today, Jenny Lake is over 250 feet ...

Jefferson Expansion Memorial

Standing 630 feet tall with a base measuring 630 feet wide, the Gateway Arch serves as a reminder of the role that St. Louis played in the westward expansion of the United Sates. Located on the banks of the Mississippi ...

Grapefruit League- Florida Auto Exchange Stadium- Toronto Blue Jays

HEARING AN UMPIRE CALL “PLAY BALL!” IS NOTHING NEW IN FLORIDA. MAJOR LEAGUE SPRING TRAINING BEGAN HERE IN 1888, WHEN THE WASHINGTON STATESMEN

(LATER THE WASHINGTON SENATORS) VISITED JACKSONVILLE TO PLAY A SERIES OF PRE-SEASON EXHIBITION GAMES.

FLORIDA BECAME A ...

Grapefruit League- Joker Marchant Stadium- Detroit Tigers

HEARING AN UMPIRE CALL “PLAY BALL!” IS NOTHING NEW IN FLORIDA. MAJOR LEAGUE SPRING TRAINING BEGAN HERE IN 1888, WHEN THE WASHINGTON STATESMEN

(LATER THE WASHINGTON SENATORS) VISITED JACKSONVILLE TO PLAY A SERIES OF PRE-SEASON EXHIBITION GAMES.

FLORIDA BECAME A ...