2019-12-09 05:46
Scott, Wisconsin.While the WIS 57 corridor is rich in Euroamerican history, prior to the 19th Century, the Native American presence is the major historical record on the Door Peninsula. For… Read More
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2019-12-09 04:04
Mount Morris, New York.Dedicated to the men and women employed by the Mount Morris Dam Builders and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District 1948-1952 Under the Flood Control Act of 1… Read More
2019-12-09 00:49
Mount Morris, New York.(left panel) Looking Left – Upstream A Dry Dam… A Protected River Why is there no reservoir upstream of the dam? The Genesee River Basin provides beautifu… Read More
2019-12-09 00:45
Mount Morris, New York.Working Before Its Time On November 25, 1950 storm clouds covered the sky and heavy rains fell causing the water to rise in the upper Genesee River. Severe flooding in… Read More
2019-12-09 00:44
Mount Morris, New York.Mount Morris Dam was built to provide flood protection to the farm lands, residential areas, and commercial and industrial development in the Genesee River Valley from… Read More
2019-12-09 00:27
Woodville, Mississippi.Built by early businessman Wettlin, a native of Germany, for his mercantile business. Later divided into three separate sections. (Industry & Commerce • Settl… Read More
2019-12-08 19:11
Montgomery, Alabama.Rosa M. Parks (1913-2005) was arrested on a Montgomery bus December 1, 1955 for refusing to relinquish her seat to a white passenger. Her arrest, which happened 2 blocks… Read More
2019-12-08 18:06
Scott, Wisconsin.Why Was This Project Undertaken? WIS 57 is the primary route into and out of the Door Peninsula's popular resort country and by the early 1990s had become inadequate to safe… Read More
2019-12-08 18:05
Scott, Wisconsin.Historic Preservation and the WIS 57 Project The National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (NHPA) requires federal agencies to take into account the effect their properties… Read More
2019-12-08 17:46
Belleville, Illinois.When the doors opened at Belleville Savings Bank's new building on October 15, 1913, the bank was the oldest and largest in Belleville. It had been chartered in 1859. Ge… Read More
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