2202 N. Chamberlain Ave, Chattanooga TN 37406. Locomotive 4501 (Class M2s, Baldwin No. 37085, built in 1911) was the first 2-8-2 type engine to operate on the Southern Railway System and saw active service until 1948, at which time the Kentucky & Tennessee Railroad of Stearns, Kentucky bought and re-numbered her to K&T 12. Used [ Read More ]
1110 Evans St., Shelbyville TN 37160. This 90-acre tract is home of the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration – ‘The World’s Largest Walking Horse Show’. On July 17, 1939, a non-profit association was chartered to conduct a national celebration to honor and exhibit the Tennessee Walking Horse. By its 50th anniversary, the show had grown [ Read More ]
Orick CA 95555. ‘Big Diamond’, a circus elephant expired near here in 1927. His skinned hulk was buried. Years later, his bones were unearthed and speculation arose about a Humboldt mastodon until investigators were enlightened by people who’d seen the pachyderm’s ignominious end. Credit: 1993 by E Clampus Vitus Eureka Chapter 101.
Philadelphia PA 19106. OLYMPIA Cruiser OLYMPIA, launched in 1892, is the oldest steel warship afloat today. OLYMPIA is best known as Commodore George Dewey’s flagship in the Battle of Manila Bay, Philippine Islands during the 1898 Spanish American War. After defeating the Spanish fleet, the United States was propelled into a future legacy as a [ Read More ]
Fairgrounds Entrance, York PA 17404. Recognized as America’s oldest agricultural fair, dating its origin from a charter issued by the Penns in 1765. Discontinued after 1815, the fair has been conducted annually since 1853 by the York County Agricultural Society. The present ground has been used since 1888. Credit:Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
400 Beach St, Santa Cruz, CA. An iconic part of Santa Cruz, this 1/2 long boardwalk features entertainment for all ages.
465 Mystery Spot Road, Santa Cruz, CA. A tourist attraction since 1940, this bizarre and interesting site is officially described as a gravitational anomaly. Other exotic explanations for the strange sites here include buried alien ship, meteor impact and escaping subterranean gases.
465 Mystery Spot Road, Santa Cruz, CA. A tourist attraction since 1940, this bizarre and interesting site is officially described as a gravitational anomaly. Other exotic explanations for the strange sites here include buried alien ship, meteor impact and escaping subterranean gases.
470 Tredegar Street, Richmond VA 23219. This press was used to finish iron and steel parts, such as the pieces of rail-connecting plate (known as fishplate) you see displayed here. It straightened hundreds of thousands of tons of metal in its lifetime. The machine weighs about 40 tons. The
