Southwestern University Main Building

Oldest structure on permanent campus. Planned 1895-97 as chapel, library, classrooms, offices, when the regent (president) was Dr. J.H. McLean (1838-1925); built 1898-1900 under regent R.S. Hyer (1860-1929). From throughout the state came building fund gifts, which even included land ...

The Base Line Survey

Nearby is one of two sites in Illinois that serve as the basis for all land surveys in the state. It is the point just northwest of Beardstown, where the 4th principal meridian intersects its base line.

Originally, land was measured ...

First African-American Church Built in Wisconsin

St. Mark African Methodist Episcopal Church, the first African-American church built in Wisconsin, once stood on this site. The property was purchased in 1869, the year the congregation was organized. Construction on the St. Mark A.M.E. church began in November ...

Original Old Absinthe Bar

Est. 1806

A tradition in the french quarters.[sic] This is the

bar known to travelers the world over. From it

came the famous absinthe drip. The bar where

Jean E Pierre LaFitte, Andrew Jackson,

Mark Twain and other celebrities ...

Borchert Field/The Milwaukee Bears Negro National League 1923

Borchert Field

Borchert Field, home to Milwaukee professional baseball for over 60 years, was located between W. Burleigh, W. Chambers, N. 7th, and N. 8th Streets. Known originally as Athletic Park when it opened on May 20, 1888, the ballpark ...

The Mormon Battalion

History

In May and June 1846, the services of the Mormon people--en route to the west--were officially tendered to the United States government, then at war with Mexico.

President James K. Polk authorized Colonel Stephen W. Kearney, Commander of the Army of ...

"walked on Shore above this Creek"

"...Capt. Lewis walked on Shore above this Creek and discovered a high moun from the top of which he had an extensive view, 3 paths Concentering at the moun..."

William Clark

July 4, 1804

The U.S. Army expedition led by Captains Meriwether Lewis ...

Christopher Columbus

1451 – 1506

Dedicated in Honor of Christopher Columbus who had the courage to venture out into uncharted waters and discover America.

Presented to the Borough of North Arlington on October 12, 1992 by the North Arlington Chapter of Unico National on ...

The Battle of Ox Hill

Aftermath: The Invasion of Maryland

The clash at Ox Hill ended the Second Manassas Campaign. A small force of 6,000 Union soldiers had battled to a stalemate a much larger Confederate force of 17,000 of whom about 10,000 were engaged. ...

Utah's First Pioneer Burial Site

Utah's first pioneer burial site was located just thirty feet west and two hundred feet south of

this point. Here, thirty-three Utah pioneers were buried beginning with three year-old Milton Thirlkill. This youngster from Mississippi drowned on 11 August 1847 in ...