United States Customhouse

United States Customhouse

Has been designated a

National

Historic Landmark

This site possesses national significance

in commemorating the

history of the

United States of America

Marker is at the intersection of Canal Street and Decatur/Magazine Street, on the right when ...

Srahwee or Altóir Megalithic Wedge Tomb

Clew Bay Archaeological Trail site 13

Sraith Bhuí – The Yellow River Land

This is one of the finest megalithic tombs in Ireland. This particular example is a wedge tomb, so-called because of its shape, wider and higher at the entrance and ...

Announcement of the Atomic Age

[Niels Bohr]

On this campus, January 26, 1939, Nobel Laureate Niels Bohr reported the splitting of the uranium nucleus with the release of two hundred million electron volts of energy, thus heralding the beginning of the atomic age. This announcement ...

Tennessee ~Tombigbee Waterway

Paducah: Mid~America's Gateway to the Gulf

This historic waterway reaches from Paducah to Mobile, providing a navigational artery between the upper Mississippi, Ohio and Tennessee Rivers and the Gulf of Mexico's east~west Intracoastal Waterway and deepwater ports. The Tennessee~Tombigbee Corridor includes ...

Tombstone City Hall

Opened in 1882

Architect Frank Walker designed this building in Victorian style adapted to Western Territorial. It is constructed of fired red brick. It has been in continuous service since 1882 for Mayors, Marshals and official city offices. In the 1880's ...

Army of the Potomac

July 2, 1863

Second, Fifth and Sixth Corps, Lockwood's Brigade from the Middle Department, First and Third Brigades Second Cavalry Division, Third Cavalry Division and the Artillery Reserve reached the field of Gettysburg. First and Second Brigades First Cavalry Division ...

Westinghouse Atom Smasher

The world’s 1st industrial Van de Graaff generator was created by Westinghouse Research Labs in 1937 as an early experiment with atomic energy. The 5-story pear-shaped structure is located here. The company remained active in establishing US leadership in nuclear ...

Old U.S. Customs House & Post Office

Built of Petersburg granite and constructed between 1856 and 1860, the U.S. Customs House and Post Office was designed by Ammi B. Young, architect of the U.S. Treasury Department building in Washington D.C. The decision to add the third story ...

Reynoldsburg - Birthplace of the Tomato

Alexander W. Livingston, plant breeder, horticulturist and seed merchant, who became internationally known through his development of the tomato, was born October 14, 1821, the son of John and Mary Graham Livingston. The first known variety of the tomato was ...

Tom Brooks Park

Herbert Thomas Brooks served in community leadership roles for over 50 years. His leadership and vision affected almost every facet of the community and can be seen in the physical beauty of Collierville's landscape as well as the design of ...