Marble City Cemetery Sylacauga

Marble City Cemetery opened for public burials in 1898 when the City of Sylacauga purchased one acre of a wheat field from James T. Persons. Originally a private burial ground of the George W. Pearson family, the earliest burial dates ...

Hightower Brothers Livery Stable

Founded in 1896 by brothers John Judge and Milton Graham Hightower, this small-town livery stable served the community and surrounding countryside until its closing in 1955. Originally located nearby, the business moved to this “New Town” site in 1905. A ...

Historic Wisconsin Avenue Commercial District

Begun by flour millers to capture the trade of local wheat farmers, this central shopping district was established near the mills at the heart of the city. Built by the emerging merchant class during the paper industry's heyday, many of ...

Keeping it Green

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is the youngest agency housed here in the Federal Triangle. Established as an independent agency in 1970, EPA protects human health and the environment through science, transparency, and the rule of ...

From Workers to Environment

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, whose mission is to protect human health and the environment, has occupied the majority of offices in this block since 2001. EPA West (this building), the adjacent Mellon Auditorium, and the EPA ...

Arts and Artists

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Woodrow Wilson Plaza honors President Woodrow Wilson, noted scholar and former president of Princeton University. Located just inside the Ronald Reagan building ahead is the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, the nation's memorial to our ...

Appointed Rounds

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The imposing Ariel Rios Building opened in 1934 to house the U.S. Post Office Department. Architect William A. Delano, of the New York firm Delano and Aldrich, drew inspiration from Paris and other European cities to ...

Preserving the Past

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This massive granite building was completed in 1899 to house the U.S. Post Office Department and the busy city post office. Designed by the U.S. Treasury Department architects under Willoughby J. Edbrooke, it was Washington’s first ...

Mt. Nebo Cemetery

In use since the 1940s, this cemetery is the oldest stand-alone Jewish cemetery in Dade County. Among its thousands of grave sites are those for Isidor Cohen, recognized as the first permanent Jewish resident of Miami; Morris Cooper, founder of ...

Temple Israel of Greater Miami (Reform)

Temple Israel, the first Reform and second-oldest Jewish congregation in Miami, was founded in 1922 and moved here in 1928. The synagogue complex is highly regarded for its architecture. The Nathan and Sophie Gumenick Chapel, dedicated in 1969, was designed ...