“Haiku no Niwa,” Japanese Haiku Garden

Under Executive Order 9066, thousands of people of Japanese ancestry on the Pacific Coast of the United States were incarcerated in internment camps during World War II. The first 227 victims in the country were removed from Bainbridge Island on ...

Nathan Jackson Whale Hatchover

The Puget Sound is the natural habitat of gray whales, minke whales, and orca—or killer—whales. This hatchover—or manhole cover—design at your feet (at the northwest corner of S Main St and 1st Ave S) featuring a whale in a Tlingit ...

Joe Louis Arena

Joe Louis Arena, nicknamed “The Joe,” is the home of the Detroit Red Wings as well as a venue for many concerts and shows. Joe Louis Arena opened in 1979 and replaced Detroit’s former home of Olympia Stadium.

Joe ...

Professor John Burton Hotchkiss

First Deaf Professor at Gallaudet University

John Burton Hotchkiss was born August 22, 1845 in Seymour and grew up on this street. Hotchkiss was hearing until Scarlet Fever deafened him at 11 years old. When he was admitted to the ...

James Holsey Whitcomb

Short-lived Silhouettist

James Holsey Whitcomb traveled from Hancock, New Hampshire to enroll at the American School for the Deaf in 1822. Reverend Thomas Gallaudet wrote a short description of each of the pupils from New Hampshire that received ...

Julia Brace

Education for Those who were Deaf and Blind

Born into a poor family living in Newington, Julia Brace (1807-1884)became the first deaf and blind person to receive an education in America. Her life paved the way for other blind-deaf children ...

John Brewster, Jr.

Artist and Student Later in Life

Dr. John Brewster Senior formerly attended this church lead by Reverend James Cogswell. Cogswell’s son would go on to found the American School for the Deaf and Brewster’s son visited this area. The original ...

Walking plow owned by Joshua Lyles

The small community of Lyles Station, near the southern border of Indiana, 40 miles north of the Ohio River, offers a window into the largely unknown story of free black pioneers on the American frontier. African American farmers have been ...

Vest Worn by Jimi Hendrix

On June 18, 1967, Jimi Hendrix and the Experience electrified festival goers at the Monterey Pop Festival. Images of Hendrix, setting his Fender Stratocaster guitar on fire, quickly circulated through the media and their inspired concert performance catapulted Hendrix to ...

Leah Chase Chef’s Jacket

This red chef’s jacket belonged to renowned New Orleans chef Leah Chase. Known widely as the “Queen of Creole Cuisine,” Leah Chase has served as the executive chef at her husband’s family restaurant, Dooky Chase’s, since the 1950s. Chase helped ...