Riches from Mud

Gold had to be removed from the ore (rock) brought out of the mine. Milling processes crushed the ore to the size of sand. Mercury, cyanide or heat then isolated the gold particles. Deadwood Gulch mill men used several methods, ...

Gold Discovery in the Great Sioux Reservation

Gold sparkled in the prospector’s pan – the first discovery of the mineral in Deadwood Gulch. Exactly who the prospector was -- or the date and place of the discovery – is open to question. It is generally agreed that ...

Phase 1 New York City 1993-1997

When the USS Slater returned from Greece to dock at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City on August 27, 1993, the state of the ship was appalling.

The first goal was to survey the condition ...

Phase 3 Albany 2002 - Present

The whole painstaking process of restoring the ship, acquiring the parts and installing the refurbished gear, has been driven by volunteers and would have never been possible without these dedicated individuals. The SLATER's wooden whale boat has been restored to ...

Power from the Wind

Sustainable Solutions: Residential Wind Turbines

You are looking at a Windspire, a vertical-axis wind turbine that generates electricity from wind power. This model produces about 2,000 kWh of electricity a year in an area with average wind speeds of 12 ...

Power from the Wind

Sustainable Solutions: Residential Wind Turbines

You are looking at a Windspire, a vertical-axis wind turbine that generates electricity from wind power. This model produces about 2,000 kWh of electricity a year in an area with average wind speeds of 12 mph ...

Carry A. Nation

Temperance Leader

Smashed Bar in this building

January 23, 1901

Marker is on Factory Street (Kansas Route 43) near 2nd Street, on the right when traveling south.

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Restoration of the Land

Four hundred years ago, the Chesapeake Bay region abounded in forests, meadows, wetlands, and croplands. The National Museum of the American Indian restores these environments and is home to more than 27,000 trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants representing 145 ...

Kansas' First Kindergarten

Marker is on Factory Street (Kansas Route 43) near 1st Street, on the left when traveling north.

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Jacob B. Ehrsam

March 25, 1841 - March 8, 1924

Pioneer & Founder of

The J. B. Ehrsam and Sons

Manufacturing Company

Marker is at the intersection of Factory Street (Kansas Route 43) and 1st Street, on the left when traveling north on Factory Street.

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