Glacial Lake Missoula and the Ice Age Floods

Under the summer sun, Mineral County can be hot and dry. The snow disappears from all except the loftiest peaks, and only the most moisture-laden storms bring rain to the ground. In times of drought, the lack of moisture is ...

The 1910 Fires-Mineral County

By August 1910, the Pacific Northwest had been burning for months. A severe drought had left the forests tinder-dry, and over 1,700 fires had scorched their way across Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana.

On the night of August 20, high ...

Endangered Fish in the Yampa and Green Rivers

Fish populations in the Green and Yampa rivers have undergone significant changes in the last century. Today, more than 50 fish species can be found in these rivers, but fewer than a third of those are native to the Green ...

Camarasaurus lentus at the Quarry Exhibit Hall

Camarasaurus is one of the most common sauropods (long-necked dinosaurs) of the Jurassic. It grew up to 50 ft (15 m) long. Camarasaurus sounds huge by modern standards, but it is only a mid-sized sauropod. It had spoon-shaped teeth for ...

The Approach to San Jacinto and the Encampment

On April 20, a detachment of Texas cavalry reconnoitering the route to Lynch's Ferry captured a flatboat full of provisions, staged for use by Santa Anna's men near the ferry landing. The Texas Army arrived near this spot about 11:00 ...

Meek/Eaton Southeastern Regional Black Archives Research Center and Museum

The center was officially founded in 1976, by noted historian and pioneering archivist and curator, the late Dr. James N. Eaton, Sr. It opened to the public in 1977 in FAMU’s historic Carnegie Library. Built in 1907, Carnegie Library is ...

National Historic Landmark- The Statue of Liberty

Constructing the Statue

In 1865, a French political intellectual and anti-slavery activist named Edouard de Laboulaye proposed that a statue representing liberty be built for the United States. This monument would honor the United States' centennial of independence and the friendship ...

Southeast Museum of Photography at Daytona State College

An internationally renowned museum in Daytona Beach. Contemporary and vintage fine art, photojournalism, fashion and new media. Stunning modern galleries, seminars, lectures, workshops. Significant collection. Free gallery admission. Daytona State College main campus.

Ritz Theatre and Museum

The mission of the Ritz Theatre and Museum is to “research, record, and preserve the material and artistic culture of African American life in Northeast Florida and the African Diaspora, and present in an educational or entertaining format, the many ...

The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum

The Frost Art Museum complements its exhibitions with a wide range of regionally unique and nationally recognized educational programs. For over 25 years the Steven and Dorothea Green Critics' Lecture Series has presented audiences with an array of internationally renowned ...