Prairie Grove

The community of Prairie Grove began in 1845 and became a place for early settlers to gather. A cemetery began in 1849 when the young daughter of John M. and Caroline Stovall died. In the 1880s a school/church building was ...

This Tablet Marks the Final Resting Place of the Shakers of the

This tablet marks the final resting place of the Shakers of the North Union Society. Their remains were moved from the Shaker burial ground on South Park Boulevard to this cemetery in 1909.

"Do all your work as though you had ...

The Capture of Paul Revere

Minute Man National Historical Park, Mass

While passing through Lexington at around midnight, Revere and William Dawes met Dr. Samuel Prescott of Concord, who was riding home after courting Lydia Mulliken. Prescott agreed to help spread the alarm that “the Regulars ...

September 11, 2001 Living Memorial Grove

This grove of flowering trees is a living memorial dedicated to the tragic events of September 11th, 2001. It is one of five Living Memorial Groves around the City, one in each borough in a park with clear views ...

William J. Paugh House

The William J. Paugh House, also known as Rosewall, is a very pure example of a Gothic Revival House. The style was most popular during the 1840's and 1850's. It was built in the late 1850's by Charles L. Parish, ...

Independent Order of Odd Fellows

Elk Grove

The first I.O.O.F. meeting was held on

May 2, 1878. The first Rebekah meeting

was held on May 2, 1888. On July 7, 1892

The original building burned and was

rebuilt with the I.O.O.F taking ownership.

A rededication of the hall was

held on March ...

The Kapa‘a Japanese Stone Lantern (Ishidoro)

Preserving the History of Kapa‘a’s Issei Generation

The 15-foot cast concrete lantern was constructed in 1915 by Kaua‘i’s first generation Japanese immigrants. As a tribute to their homeland, the lantern commemorates the 1912 coronation of Emperor Taisho. An inscription reads: “Great ...

End of Paul Revere’s Midnight Ride

At this point,

on the Old Concord Road as it then was

ended the midnight ride of

Paul Revere

He had at about two o’clock on the morning of April 19, 1775, the night being clear and the moon in its third quarter, got ...

28th St Draw Bridge / Great Shiplock Canal

"The Tidewater Connection"

28th St Draw Bridge

The lift bridge before you was built by the Norfolk and Southern Railroad in 1929 to serve the paper mills along the Pamunkey River at West Point.

A moveable bridge was always necessary to allow ships ...

Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church

The National Cathedral of African Methodism

Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church was founded in the District of Columbia in 1838. It is the oldest A.M.E. church and the oldest continuously black-owned property in Washington, D.C. - the Nation's Capital. The ...