Portland Head Light Bell (1942)

This historic Coast Guard Bell from Portland Head Light is being loaned to the City of Rockland (a Coast Guard City) for their outstanding support of the men and women of the United States Coast Guard

Marker is on Park Drive ...

Bellefontaine Cemetery

Founded as a civic and historical institution, William McPherson, a lawyer and banker, established Bellefontaine Cemetery in 1849. McPherson and a group of preeminent citizens purchased 138 acres north of St. Louis, which included the Hempsted Farm and cemetery. During ...

National Historic Landmark - Hubbell Trading Post

Still active trading post representing the varied interactions of Navajos and the white traders who ran trading posts on the Navajo reservation in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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National Historic Landmark-Bell Telephone Laboratory

National Historic Landmark- Bell Telephone Laboratories

The home (1898-1966) of America's largest industrial research laboratory, responsible for numerous contributions to pure science as well as pioneering work in telecommunications technology.

Courtesy National Park Service National Historic Landmarks

National Historic Landmark-Bellevue Avenue Historic District

National Historic Landmark- Bellevue Avenue Historic District

An assemblage of American architecture distinguished by the variety of styles and famous architectural firms represented, the district includes Gothic Revival villas, Stick- and Shingle-style buildings, and great summer palaces of the late 19th ...

National Historic Landmark-Isaac Bell, Jr. House

National Historic Landmark- Isaac Bell Jr., House

Edna Villa, built in 1881-1883 for a Southern cotton broker, marked a turning point for the architectural firm of McKim, Mead and White and a milestone in the development of American architecture.

Along with ...

National Historic Landmark-Stono River Slave Rebellion Site

National Historic Landmark-Stono River Slave Rebellion Site

On September 9, 1739, approximately 51 escaped slaves attacked a warehouse located here, killing the guards and seizing the weapons stored within.

The group, led by an Angolan called Jemmy, then set off for freedom ...

National Historic Landmark-Montgomery Bell Tunnel

National Historical Landmark- Montgomery Bell Tunnel

By tunneling through a 290-foot deep limestone ridge, Montgomery Bell created the first known water diversion tunnel in the United States; in fact, this is the oldest known full-size tunnel of any kind in ...

Bosque Bello Cemetery

This cemetery contains the remains of both Confederate and Union Civil War veterans, including Confederate navy Lieutenant Edward J.K. Johnston, who died of illness while in a Union prisoner of war (POW) camp at Fort Warren, Massachusetts in 1863.

Due to ...

Bellevue (Murat House)

Now located at the Tallahassee Museum, the c.1840 Bellevue plantation house was moved in 1967 from its original location on Jackson Bluff Road in Tallahassee. From 1854 until 1867, Bellevue was the home of Catherine Murat, great grandniece of George ...