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Boston, the Navy Yard, and the War of 1812

    DEXTER PRATT HOUSE

    DEXTER PRATT HOUSE HOME OF DEXTER PRATT THE "VILLAGE BLACKSMITH" IMMORTALIZED BY LONGFELLOW 1808

    DEXTER PRATT HOUSE HOME OF DEXTER PRATT THE "VILLAGE BLACKSMITH" IMMORTALIZED BY LONGFELLOW 1808

      Pedestrian Flag Program

        Angel’s Flight

        Built in 1901 by Colonel J. W. Eddy, lawyer, engineer, and friend of President Lincoln, Angel's Flight is said to be the world's shortest incorporated railway. The counterbalanced cars, controlled...

        Built in 1901 by Colonel J. W. Eddy, lawyer, engineer, and friend of President Lincoln, Angel's Flight is said to be the world's shortest incorporated railway. The counterbalanced cars, controlled...

        • los angeles
        • transit
        • funicular railroads
        • angel’s flight

        Cheshire Public Library Addition

        CHESHIRE PUBLIC LIBRARY ADDITION 1996 SANDRA R. MOURIS, MAYOR: EDWARD T. O'NEILL. JR., TOWN MANAGER THOMAS F. CROWE, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR EMMETT SHUTTS, LIBRARY BOARD CHAIRMAN ANN S. WREGE,...

        CHESHIRE PUBLIC LIBRARY ADDITION 1996 SANDRA R. MOURIS, MAYOR: EDWARD T. O'NEILL. JR., TOWN MANAGER THOMAS F. CROWE, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR EMMETT SHUTTS, LIBRARY BOARD CHAIRMAN ANN S. WREGE,...

        • library
        • cheshire
        • connecticut

        Sherman Line Rosenwald School

        The Sherman Line Rosenwald School was established in 1928 for the education of black youth in the Sherman community from Pike and Amite counties. Partial funding for the school was provided by the...

        The Sherman Line Rosenwald School was established in 1928 for the education of black youth in the Sherman community from Pike and Amite counties. Partial funding for the school was provided by...

        • mississippi
        • rosenwald school
        • education
        • pike county
        • amite county

        Sergei Vassilevich Rachmaninoff

        Sergei Vassilevich Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) Lived in this building during the last seventeen years of his life. The Russian-born composer, pianist and conductor settled in New York in 1916. He...

        Sergei Vassilevich Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) Lived in this building during the last seventeen years of his life. The Russian-born composer, pianist and conductor settled in New York in 1916. He...

        • rachmaninoff
        • composer
        • pianist

        Babe Ruth lived here, and there

        George Herman Ruth -- The Babe Resided here until his death in 1948. 110-118 Riverside Drive

        George Herman Ruth -- The Babe Resided here until his death in 1948. 110-118 Riverside Drive

        • babe ruth
        • baseball

        Bo Diddley

        FrontAcclaimed as the father of rock and roll, Bo Diddley (Ellas Bates McDaniel) was born near Magnolia, south of McComb, on December 30, 1928. Diddley wrote and recorded such hits as "I'm A Man",...

        FrontAcclaimed as the father of rock and roll, Bo Diddley (Ellas Bates McDaniel) was born near Magnolia, south of McComb, on December 30, 1928. Diddley wrote and recorded such hits as "I'm A Man",...

        • mississippi
        • blues trail
        • rock
        • pike county

        The Legacy of the Medicine Lake Volcano

          Medicine Lake Volcano: Colossus of the Cascades

            Lava Beds National Monument: Insight into the View

              POW's MIA's and Their Families

                J. D. Howard Father of Lava Beds National Monument

                  Klamath Basin Potato Festival

                  • potato festival

                  The Big Obsidian Flow

                    Merrill Lions Club Community Pavilion

                    • potato festiva

                    Norfield

                    Named for Frederick Norwood and John S. Butterfield, founders of the Norwood-Butterfield Lumber Company, Norfield was incorporated in 1894. In 1900, Butterfield became sole owner of the company...

                    Named for Frederick Norwood and John S. Butterfield, founders of the Norwood-Butterfield Lumber Company, Norfield was incorporated in 1894. In 1900, Butterfield became sole owner of the company...

                    • mississippi
                    • rail
                    • lumber
                    • industry
                    • settlements

                    A Glass Menagerie

                      The Eruption