Grass Lake / Michigan Central Railroad Depot

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Grass Lake

The first settlers arrived in Grass Lake in 1829. Two years later a post office, the second in Jackson County, opened at the settlement. In 1832 Grass Lake Township was created; the current boundaries were established ...

National Historic Landmark -Grand Central Terminal

National Historic Landmark -Grand Central Terminal

Constructed in the first two decades of the 20th century, it is a triumph of planning and engineering. It remains the greatest head station in America.

National Historic Landmark-Central City/Black Hawk HistoricDist.

The Central City/ Black Hawk NHL is at the heart of one of the richest mining areas of the Rocky Mountain West. It was the discovery of gold here, in 1859, which triggered the great Pike's Peak gold rush.

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National Historic Landmark - Little Rock Central High School

On September 24, 1957, President Dwight D. Eisenhower federalized the Arkansas National Guard and ordered the Secretary of Defense to use these and other troops to effect the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School. The following morning, elements of ...

National Historic Landmark-Central Synagogue

National Historic Landmark-Central Synagogue

Erected in 1871-72, this building is Gothic in plan and is an outstanding example of the Moorish Revival style in detail.

It is a rare surviving example of the period, along with the Plum Street Temple in ...

National Historic Landmark-Central Park

National Historic Landmark-Central Park

In the third quarter of the 19th century, development of the park gave impetus to the nation's urban park movement. Recognized as an outstanding example of the art of landscape architecture.

National Historic Landmark-Central Utah Relocation Center-Topaz

National Historic Landmark- Central Utah Relocation Center (Topaz) Site

The Central Utah Relocation Center Site, commonly known as Topaz, is nationally significant as one of ten relocation centers built to intern Japanese Americans during World War II.

It embodies the history ...

Old Central Academy High School

Established in 1892, Central Academy became the first accredited Negro high school in Florida in 1924. The first Central Academy building was destroyed by fire in 1936. The present building replaced it in 1937 and now serves as the County ...

Little Rock Central High School

Little Rock High School, now Central High School National Historic Site, is a national emblem of the often violent struggle over school desegregation. Parting the Waters author Taylor Branch calls the Little Rock crisis "the most severe test of the ...

Central Diner

The 1947 Central Diner--Worcester Lunch Car Company Diner #806 is a rare and well-preserved example of a distinctive twentieth-century American building type.

The Central Diner, which is still in use, is a one-story, steel-framed prefabricated structure, measuring ten feet six ...