Andrew Davidson Firebaugh - Firebaugh's Ferry

Andrew Davidson Firebaugh was born in Virginia in 1823. He served with the Texas Mounted Riflemen in the Mexican War. Coming to Californian in 1849, he fought in the Mariposa Indian War under Major James D. Savage on the expedition ...

Birthplace of Rock 'n' Roll

When radio station WJW disc jockey Alan Freed (1921-1965) used the term "rock and roll" to describe the uptempo black rhythm and blues records he played beginning in 1951, he named a new genre of popular music that appealed to ...

Last Days of the Buffalo

For thousands of years, these grasslands have supported tens of millions of buffalo, from the giant species of ancient times to the smaller version of today. As North America's largest land animal, buffalo dominated life on the Great Plains. In ...

The Burnham Mall

The Group Plan of 1903

In August 1903, architects Daniel H. Burnham, John M. Carrére, and Arnold W. Brunner presented Mayor Tom L. Johnson and the City of Cleveland a plan that epitomized the City Beautiful Movement in America. The ...

Old Capital Bank

Old Capital Bank & Trust Company was organized in March, 1922 and began operation at 202 N. Elm Street, across the Square.

Bank later purchased this bilding at public auction for $35,000 and opened March 31, 1923. The Neo-Classical structure, built ...

The Woman's Club of El Paso

The Study Circle of 1889 became the Current Topics Club when formally organized in May of 1894 in the home of Mrs. W. W. Mills, 310 San Francisco Street. In the fall of this year the club began meeting in ...

Abdul-Bahá and the Bahá'í Faith

Abdul-Bahá (1844-1921) visited Cleveland on His historic journeys to Europe and North America to proclaim the message of His Father, Bahá'u'liáh, Prophet-Founder of the Bahá'í Faith. Together they suffered 40 years of imprisonment and exile, which began in Persia with ...

Monument to the Impossible

The Best Design

Design competition among 35 entrants was won by Rogers and Poor, a New York Architectural firm.

The 60-foot tower, similar to those used to mark courses in air races, embellished with wings on its side and a five-point star ...

Wright Brothers

On December 17, 1093, from site near foot of Kill Devil Hill, Orville and Wilbur Wright made first successful powered flight 1/5 mile west.

Marker is on Prospect Avenue near Virginia Dare Trail (North Carolina Highway 12), on the right when ...

Green Bush Spring

On this spot in the early days was a flowing spring beside which stood a large green bush. Wild horses, deer, elk and antelope watered here and it served as a watering place for sheep and cattle.

The presence of this ...