Dr. Ruth J. Jackson

1898 - 1982

Dedicated to

Dr. Ruth J. Jackson

1898-1982

This woman of strength and vision graduated from the Poro School of Cosmetology, the first black registered school in the State of Alabama. At the vanguard of the Civil Rights Movement, she was unwavering ...

Site of Rincon/Douglass School

Following the Civil War and the Emancipation of American slaves, the Federal Government established the Freedman's Bureau to oversee programs aimed at educating and assisting blacks with their newly-granted citizenship. One of the most visible of the bureau's programs was ...

From the Boardwalk

Welcome to Dunlawton's boardwalk - a modern structure offering views of the former sugar factory while reducing foot traffic inside. (More on the nineteenth-century floorplan can be found in an interpretive panel near the ruins' south side.) Today's raised walk ...

Hotel De La Havana

1887 1891

During the fabulous pioneer days of Ybor City the famed Hotel De La Havana was located on this corner. The three story frame structure was the first hotel erected in the Latin Quarter. Its proprietors were Jose Rubin and ...

Confederate Fortification

This Fortification was part of a line of Confederate earthworks that guarded Swift Creek and the western approaches to Fort Clifton on the Appomattox River. It was probably constructed in response to Federal threats during Butler’s Bermuda Hundred campaign in ...

Besley Demonstration Campsite

Recreational camping on Maryland's public lands began near this spot about 1916. Maryland's first state forester, Fred W. Besley, encouraged the public to participate in outdoor recreation on state forest lands in an effort to foster an appreciation for forest ...

Richard Watson Gilder House

circa 1788

About The Gilder Family

The Gilder family, which also includes the Nutts and Bunting families, rose to prominence in the publishing world of New York City with Richard Watson Gilder as the Editor of Century Magazine, his sister Jeanette Gilder ...

New Windsor Cantonment

…Going, going, gone!

A “cantonment” was a more permanent quarters for troops than an encampment of tents. New Windsor, like Valley Forge, contained orderly lines of log huts that housed troops over the winter. After the Revolutionary War, New Windsor’s huts ...

Coronado Hotel

1928 — Built by the T.C. Triplett Company for Harold M. Brooks as a 46-room hotel.

1928-1974 — Remained in operation as an active hotel.

1982 — Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

1991 — Restored and re-dedicated by the Downtown ...

Ambassadors of Faith

Roads to Diversity

Three dramatic religious structures dominate this corner. They are among some 40 religious institutions lining 16th Street between the White House and the Maryland state line.

Many serve as unofficial “embassies” representing the interests of their faiths ...