The “rich” history of gold mining in America began in Georgia rather than California and this museum does an admirable job of telling the story. In 1828, gold was found on Cherokee land and gold seekers began the nation’s first major gold rush. In 1838, the Dahlonega Branch Mint was opened and until it closed [...]
Storm cellars like these are becoming a rare breed as people in states prone to experience tornadoes build safe rooms inside their houses. The cellars pictured here are all in central Arkansas. Other names used for a storm cellar are storm shelter, fraidy hole and scaredy hole.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Chesterfield, ID is a Morman town founded in 1880 along the Oregon Trail. Old wooden and brick buildings stand near Bancroft, ID.
The USS Constitution, known as “Old Ironsides”, is the oldest ship afloat in the world and is still in service in the US Navy. She is seen docked in Boston Harbor with the Bunker Hill Memorial in the background.
The Statue of Liberty stands in New York Harbor. A gift from the people of France to the people of the United States, the statue is a universal symbol of freedom.
This house is believed to be the oldest in Connecticut and New England’s oldest stone house. It was built in 1639 as a residence for the Reverend Henry Whitfield, a founder and the first minister of Guilford, CT. Visitors can enjoy landscaped grounds and an herb garden and go inside to view furnishings, equipment and [...]
Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, CT was built in 1876 by William Goodspeed. It has been used for many purposes through the years and was restored in 1959.
Double barreled Pulp Mill Bridge built in 1820 in Middlebury, VT.
Cooch’s Bridge is the site of the only military confrontation in Delaware during the Revolutionary War. The Cooch House, built in 1746, was owned by Col. Thomas Cooch when the British Gen. Cornwallis made it his headquarters.
The only US President to be born on the 4th of July, Calvin Coolidge’s legacy is one of his continual understatement of his own importance. The wonderfully preserved and restored historical sites in this farming community of Plymouth Notch, VT allow that theme to echo through the hills and time. His birthplace, the tiny room [...]
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