The Great Sea Island Storm

( Front text )

On the night of August 27, 1893, a

huge "tropical cyclone," the largest

and most powerful storm to hit S.C.

until Hurricane Hugo in 1989, made

landfall just E of Savannah, Ga.

With gusts as high as 120 mph and a

storm surge ...

The Coming of the Italians

With the advent of the cigar industry in 1886,

the Italians were attracted in mass to the environs

of Ybor City. They found employment in cigar

factories, the building of the Tampa Bay Hotel,

the construction of railroads, and farming.

The

Italians settled in the eastern ...

From the Boardwalk

Welcome to Dunlawton's boardwalk - a modern structure offering views of the former sugar factory while reducing foot traffic inside. (More on the nineteenth-century floorplan can be found in an interpretive panel near the ruins' south side.) Today's raised walk ...

From a Letter of The Rev. Edward Sorin, CSC

to the Very Reverend Basil Moreau, CSC

Notre Dame du Lac

December, 5, 1842

Beloved Father,

When we least dreamed of it, we were offered an excellent piece of property, about 640 acres in extent. This land is located in the county of St. ...

Miami Legend of the Sandhill Crane

Long before settlers appeared on the scene, the American Indian people here used the sandhill crane as a symbol for their tribe. Early British and American officials referred to the people we know as Miami as “Twightwees” in various spellings ...

The Fur Traders and the Military at Fort Wayne

The French built Fort St. Philippe (Fort Miamis) west of this area by 1722, to command the land portage here between the Maumee and Wabash Rivers. It was important to the French to protect the area in their political competition ...

"The Publick Building Called the Temple"

Chaplain Israel Evans proposed building a “Temple of Virtue” where officers could assemble for meetings and the army could worship together rather than attend separate services around town or ignore the Sabbath completely. To this end, soldiers provided 5,000 feet ...

Site of the Willstown Mission

1823-1839

Also resting place of

Supt Ard Hoyt

1770-1828

Missionary to the

Cherokee Indians

Here and at Brainerd

1818-1828

Marker is on 38th Street Northeast south of Godfrey Avenue, on the right when traveling south.

Courtesy hmdb.org

The Valentine Homestead

The first and largest 2½ story block of this house was constructed by the Valentines, carpenters, and house builders, c. 1820. It features a Greek-Revival doorway, two interior chimneys and a later wraparound porch with Tuscan-style columns. The smaller second ...

William Few Signer of the U.S. Constitution

On this site stood the home of William Few, one of Georgia`s signers of the United State Constitution. Built in 1781, the house burned in 1930.

William Few was born near Baltimore, Maryland, June 8, 1748. In 1776 he moved to ...