Commerce and the Hudson River

The Hudson River has always been a major avenue of New York State’s economy. During the 19th century, many industries, large and small, sprang up along its shores. To the south of Stony Point, beds of rich clay near Haverstraw ...

Church on the Main

Less than one mile to the east is the site of the Church on the Main, a brick Anglican church built by the 1750s to serve James City Parish as replacement for the church on Jamestown Island, which had become ...

St. Thomas the Apostle Church

In 1831 Father Patrick O'Kelly came from Detroit to minister to the Irish Catholics in the Washtenaw area. He offered his first mass in Ann Arbor on July 12, 1835, in a home located on land bounded by Detroit, Kingsley ...

American Volunteer Group, China Air Task Force and the 14th Air

This oak tree was planted

as a memorial to those

who served in the

American Volunteer Group,

the China Air Task Force

and the 14th Air Force

during World War II.

Dedicated by the members of

the Flying Tigers of the

14th Air Force Association

1945-1995 50th ...

Site of the Great Elm

Nearby was the largest elm in New England, one of the many huge elms for which Lancaster was famous during the 18th and 19th centuries, located beside the Nashua on an old road called Lover’s Lane. Measurements in 1888: circumference ...

The Birth of a Mountain

About 1,000 years ago, something spectacular happened in the lives of local Native peoples. Perhaps they first observed a change in animal behavior. Maybe they noticed the ground warming. Then the tremors increased in number and intensity. By the time ...

Christ the Redeemer Monument

Corcovado Train

Uma história de fé

A history of faith

[Text in Portuguese: ...]

De braços abertos sobre a cidade, abençoando-a, o monumento ao Cristo Redentor, foi inaugurado em 12 outubro de 1931 pelo Presidente Getúlio Vargas e o Cardeal Sebastião Leme.

Construido ...

The Auburn Masonic Hall

The Auburn Masonic Hall was completed in 1917. Since completion it has been home to Eureka Lodge No.16, F. & A. M. The building is clad in beautiful terra cotta manufactured by the Placer County firm of Gladdin McBean. It ...

Mother Jones

1830 - - - - - - 1930

Field Organizer, United Mine Workers of America

“The most dangerous woman in America”

A teacher and seamstress, Mary Harris “Mother” Jones began her crusade for workers’ rights with the Knights of ...

St. Mary of the Oaks

On the brow of a hill, one-half mile east overlooking Indian Lake, rests a tiny stone chapel. The structure was built in 1857 by John Endres in fulfillment of a religious vow he made in return for protecting the lives ...