Potter's Field

From 1843 to 1871, this area was the City Cemetery potter's field, a graveyard for the poor and disenfranchised.

More that 15,000 people, including 4,000 Civil War Rebels, were buried here on marshy land near the water's edge. Within six ...

Lincoln Park Transitions

Lincoln Park, named in 1865 for the assassinated President, gradually replaced the 22 year old City Cemetery.

This urban cemetery land, already desired for park grounds, was first deemed a health hazard in 1859. That same year officials began transferring ...

Fort San Carlos de Barrancas

A National Historic Landmark, Batteria de San Antonio sits on a bluff overlooking the entrance to Pensacola Bay. The natural advantages of this location have inspired engineers of three nations to build forts.

The British built the Royal Navy Redoubt ...

Catholic Cemetery

Chicago's early Catholic Cemetery ran from North Av. south to Schiller St., and Dearborn St. to the lake, now Astor St.

Established in 1845, it existed until the 1871 Chicago Fire charred the grounds. Like the City Cemetery to the ...

Lion House, Lincoln Park Zoo

Located in one of the country's oldest municipal zoological parks, the Lion House blends both the grandly-scaled public architecture of the Classical style with the innovative Prarie style developed by Chicago architects in the early 20th century.

The building was ...

Auditorium Building

The extraordinary engineering talent of Dankmar Adler and the architectural genius of Louis Sullivan created this building to reflect the cultural maturity of Chicago.

Combining hotel and office space with a splendid theater, the Auditorium was a turning point in ...

Archaeology Institute, University of West Florida

The Archaeology Institute at the University of West Florida is an educational, research and service facility concerned with the prehistoric and historic archaeological resources of the northwest Florida region.

An exhibit hall features exhibits on West Florida archaeological sites from ...

Home of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain

Major General of United States Volunteers

Recipient of Congressional Medal of Honor for gallant conduct at Battle of Gettysburg

Governor of Maine, 1867 - 1871

President of Bowdoin College, 1871 - 1888

Marked by State of Maine Society

Daughters of the American Revolution

Home of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain

Home of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain

Major General of United States Volunteers

Recipient of Congressional Medal of Honor for gallant conduct at Battle of Gettysburg

Governor of Maine, 1867 - 1871

President of Bowdoin College, 1871 - 1888

Marked by State of Maine Society

Daughters of the ...

Civil Rights Freedom Riders

On Mother's Day, May 14, 1961, a group of black and white CORE youth on a "Freedom Ride" from Washington, D.C. to New Orleans arrived by bus at the Birmingham Greyhound terminal.

They were riding through the deep south to ...