U.S. Post Office and Courthouse / Citizen's Building

U.S. Post Office and Courthouse

This building was described as "handsome in every respect" when it opened in 1932. It replaced a 1906 post office and housed a new district court and federal offices. It served as a post office until ...

Mexican Border and World War Memorial

Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori

These trees were planted

in memory of the students and alumni

of the University of South Carolina

who gave their lives

for their country and humanity

on the Mexican Border and in the World War

1916 -1918

[Emblem Included]

Erected by ...

Abingdon Plantation

The land that Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport occupies today was once part of Abingdon Plantation. Abingdon was the home of George Washington’s stepson, John Parke Custis, and birthplace of Washington’s beloved granddaughter, Nelly.

Historically intertwined with prominent families of Virginia, ...

Bear Down

Near this site on the evening of October 3, 1926, John "Button" Salmon, student body president and quarterback of the University of Arizona football team, was critically injured in a car accident while returning from a weekend in Phoenix with ...

Burnside's Expedition Crossing Hatteras Bar/The Burnside Expedit

Side A:Burnside's Expedition Crossing Hatteras BarOn January 11, 1862, the Burnside Expedition left for Fort Monroe, Virginia destined for Hatteras Inlet 120 miles to the south. Two days later, the fleet of over eighty vessels was struck by a strong ...

Serving the Black Hills

Although Deadwood was in a mining district, it didn't remain a mining town. Instead, it became the service center for the Northern Black Hills. Regional residents came to Deadwood for their legal, financial, wholesale, retail and entertainment needs.

In the autumn ...

The Ages of Abingdon

Abingdon Plantation

The land that Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport occupies today was once part of a plantation. This hill and the ruins on it are all that remain of the house that stood here for nearly 190 years.

Abington, as this ...

The Battle of Lexington

Sept. 18, 19 and 20, 1861

This area saw action between the Missouri Home Guard units and the Missouri State Guard. The Home Guard were composed of pro-Union German immigrants from Lafayette county. They were commanded by Maj. F.W. Becker. Sharpshooters ...

Boeing B-47 Stratojet

The Boeing B-47 Stratojet bomber first

flew on 17 December 1947, It was America's

first swept-wing all jet bomber. There

were over 2,000 B-47's produced, more

than any other Free World bomber since

WWII. This B-47 Stratojet (Serial number

50-0062) is a TB-47B, a training ...

Poston's Butte

Charles Debrille Poston, 1825-1902, often referred to as the "Father of Arizona", promoted territorial status for Arizona during President Lincoln's administration. Poston, motivated by silver mining interest lobbied for federal legislation to create the Territory of Arizona in 1863. At ...