Republican Wigwams

During the 1860 election Illinois Republicans held conventions in temporary wood and canvas structures dubbed "Wigwams."

"Wigwams" were reminiscent of the "Log Cabins" from the 1840 presidential campaign. They quickly became symbols of the young Republican party's vigor. Cheap, easy to ...

Tyrell County

Established as a precinct of Albemarle by the Provincial Assembly of North Carolina meeting at Edenton, November 27, 1729. The 3rd year of the reign of King George II, and named for Sir John Tyrrell of Essex, England, one of ...

Sleepy Hollow

Harrison-Blount House circa 1835. Located on Kendricks Creek in a lovely setting of moss-draped cypress trees in Lees Mill.

Marker is at the intersection of Buncombe Avenue (North Carolina Route 32) and West Millpond Road, on the right when traveling east ...

Leaping Lincoln

In November 1840 legislators convened in the cramped quarters of the Methodist Church while workers were completing the statehouse a block away. "The House of Representatives was crammed in a room barely large enough for the members to turn round ...

Ball's Grist-Mill

By 1809 John and George Ball had constructed a four-storey grist-mill here on Twenty Mile Creek. Equipped with two run of stones, the mill provided flour for British Troops during the War of 1812. It was expanded during the 1840's ...

Charles Mary Kubricht (b. 1946)

Alive-nesses: Proposal for Adaption, 2011

Alive-nesses : Proposal for Adaptation is informed by “dazzle” painting, an anti-range finding maritime camouflage technique used by the military between 1914 and 1945. The term “dazzle” was first used by A.H. Thayer in the ...

Rt. Rev. Alfred Augustin Watson

1818-1905

1st Bishop Diocese of East Carolina

Rector of Grace Episcopal Church

Plymouth, NC

St. Luke's Episcopal Church

Roper, NC 1844-1858

"The past is gone, the future is here."

Marker is on Madison Street south of East Water Street, on the right when traveling south.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Controlling Blood Clotting

College of Agricultural and Life Sciences

Through the misfortune of a Wisconsin farmer, biochemist Karl Paul Link and his University of Wisconsin associates were handed the keys to discovery of anticlotting factors. Farmer Ed Carlson in February 1933 brought to Link ...

Brunwick's Billiard Hall

In 1860 Emanuel Brunswick opened a billiard hall in the second floor of the building just east of the Chenery House here on Washington Street. It contained elegant Brunswick tables and was touted as the largest and best hall in ...

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court

Designated Landmark, New York City

This building houses the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York for the First Judicial Department, which hears appeals in civil and criminal cases from New York and Bronx Counties. ...