Discovery of Vitamins A and B

College of Agricultural and Life Sciences

In 1913 University of Wisconsin biochemist Elmer V. McCollum and associates used rats to conduct nutritional studies that led to the discovery of vitamin A in butterfat and cod liver oil. In 1917 his group ...

Buildings Overlooking Bryant Park

Outstanding New York architecture frames the park

Part of Bryant Park’s urbane charm is that it is surrounded by prime examples of several periods of New York City architecture. At the northern corner of Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street is ...

Charlotte Speedway

"Strictly Stock" race, June 19, 1949, launched NASCAR sanctioned series. ¾-mile dirt track was 200 yds. W.

Marker is at the intersection of Little Rock Road and Scott Futrell Drive, on the right when traveling south on Little Rock Road.

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Red Wolf Country

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Welcome to Red Wolf Country

Northeastern North Carolina is Famous for the Outer Banks with its beautiful beaches, but the region has plenty of other natural attractions. Just a short drive inland, you’ll find many more places to appreciate nature ...

Purple Martin Bridge Roost

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Welcome to Manns Harbor

Purple Martin Bridge Roost

The Outer Banks of North Carolina are famous for beautiful beaches and other natural attractions, including a fascinating roost of purple martins here at William B. Umstead Memorial Bridge. East of the Rocky ...

Sand Hill Missionary Baptist Church

Birthplace of the Smyrna Baptist Association

This church was organized in 1857. The first sanctuary, made of logs, was situated near the still-present old well. A number of Coffee County’s prominent citizens were early members of the church and are buried ...

The Holland Purchase

Historic New York

The Holland Land Company was organized by six banking firms in the Netherlands to purchase the unsettled land of western New York State. Their agent, Theophile Cazenove, in 1792-93 bought more than three million acres, known as ...

Headquarters of DeRottenberg

Headquarters

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DeRottenberg

1812

Marker is at the intersection of York Road (County Route 81) and Paxton Lane, on the left when traveling east on York Road.

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The Infantry Board

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On 15 December 1919, War Department Orders established the Infantry Board as a development and testing laboratory with permanent station at Fort Benning, Georgia. The Board’s mission was to consider, with continuity of effort, the improvement of the Infantry.

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Edenton United Methodist Church

On this site, from 1895 to 1983, stood the new Methodist Church of Edenton. It was a brick structure, a model of elegance and arrangement. The building replaced a wooden church that was located on Eden Street from 1857 to ...