Mother of Light Shrine

East Face

Maryland was dedicated to Mary, the Mother of God, during the first Mass held on St. Clement's Island. John Carroll, the first Catholic Bishop of the United States declared our young nation to be under Mary's protection in 1792. ...

The Buttermilk Channel and Brooklyn Waterfront

Governors Island

This view looks over the Buttermilk Channel to the Brooklyn waterfront, located only 400 yards away. Many theories surround the naming of this narrow waterway. In years past, the channel was much wider and shallower than it is ...

The Famous Sunbury "Masonic" Oak

[West Face]:

Northeast of this spot stood the famous Sunbury Oak of early Colonial Masonic legend. The tree is said to have been of tremendous size and provided an ideal

place for safe, comfortable campsites.

The legend of the Sunbury "Masonic" Oak ...

The Pennsylvania Military Museum / 28th Infantry Division Shrine

(Left Wing):

The Pennsylvania Military Museum

The Pennsylvania Military Museum honors the Commonwealth's military men and women past and present. It preserves the history of their significant service to the state and the nation through exhibits, programs, and military commemorative events.

The museum ...

The Mansion

“The Mansion” was built before 1780 by John Carter and his son Landon. John Carter was chairman of the Watauga Association, a court of five men elected by the settlers of the Watauga Count in May 1772, “to govern and ...

Breathed's Battery - Beckham's Battalion

Stuart's Horse Artillery

Army of Northern Virginia

Stuart's Horse Artillery

Beckham's Battalion Breathed's Battery

Four 3 Inch Rifles

July 3 The battery arrived here about 2 p.m. and took an active part in the fight until its ample supply of ammunition received in the forenoon ...

Steamboating on the Suwannee

In the late 19th century, steamboats docked regularly at the old depot in Branford (originally called Rowland's Bluff) when the settlement was a major port on the Suwannee River. From here the steam powered vessels carried the region's cotton, lumber, ...

The Steamer Niagara: The Fiery End

Her Saloon is superbly fitted and furnished and the accommodations for steerage passengers on the main deck are unsurpassed.

Milwaukee Sentinel

May 20, 1846

Between 1844-1857, “palace steamers” ruled Great Lakes transportation. About half of European immigrants bound for Wisconsin travelled by steamer. ...

Welcome to the Riparian Community of Duck Creek

Duck Creek riparian community is a diverse and complex society of living organisms. Wild brown trout feed on caddisfly nymphs, which live in self-made stick and stone shelters, clinging to the rocks. Yellow warblers and flycatchers next in willow bushes. ...

A County Older Than The State, Morgan County

Alabama Territorial Legislature created this county in 1818 from lands ceded by Cherokee Indians in 1816. County first named Cotaco, for large creek in county.

Named Morgan County in 1821 for Maj. Gen. Daniel Morgan, Revolutionary hero, winner over British at ...