 view gallery |   Weir Farm National Historical Park - Wilton CT
in People-Named Places Weir Farm National Historical Park is located in Ridgefield and Wilton, Connecticut. It commemorates the life and work of American impressionist painter J. Alden Weir and other artists who stayed at the site or lived there. posted by:  Don.Morfe location: Connecticut date approved: 02/25/2023 last visited: 07/13/2023 |
 view gallery | Carnegie Hall - New York, NY in People-Named Places One of the many historic concert halls in New York City. posted by:  bluesnote location: New York date approved: 02/24/2023 last visited: 09/07/2023 |
 view gallery | Garfield County, Oklahoma in People-Named Places Enid is the county seat and largest city within Garfield County. The county is named after President James A. Garfield. posted by: YoSam. location: Oklahoma date approved: 02/24/2023 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Frederick Douglass National Historic Site - Washington DC in People-Named Places The Frederick Douglass National Historic Site is administered by the National Park Service. The site preserves the home and estate of Frederick Douglass, one of the most prominent African Americans of the 19th century. posted by: Don.Morfe location: District of Columbia date approved: 02/24/2023 last visited: 02/24/2023 |
 view gallery | Sgt Alvin C. York State Historic Site - Pall Mall, TN in People-Named Places A state historic site in Pall Mall, TN which preserves the home life of World War I Medal of Honor Recipient hero Sgt. Alvin C. York. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 02/24/2023 last visited: 01/02/2023 |
 view gallery | Newsome House - Newport News VA in People-Named Places In 1906 this house became the home of J. Thomas Newsome (1892-1942) and his wife Mary. A lawyer, churchman and newspaper editor. He was Newport News' first black lawyer to practice before the Virginia Supreme Court. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 02/19/2023 last visited: 02/19/2023 |
 view gallery | Harper County, Oklahoma in People-Named Places Harper County was created in 1907. It was named for Oscar Green Harper, who was a local resident, school teacher, and served as clerk of the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention. posted by: YoSam. location: Oklahoma date approved: 02/19/2023 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Quinn African American Methodist Episcopal Church - Frederick MD in People-Named Places Quinn African American Methodist Episcopal Church was built in 1855. The church was renamed Quinn Chapel AME in 1835 in honor of William Paul Quinn, the fourth Bishop of the AME Church, and a previous Pastor of the Frederick County Circuit. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 02/19/2023 last visited: 05/07/2023 |
 view gallery | Cabrillo National Monument - San Diego, CA in People-Named Places Cabrillo National Monument is named after Juan Rodiguez Cabrillo who claimed 800 miles of Northern Mystery coast for Spain 50 years after Columbus explored the Caribbean. Cabrillo and his crew rested in San Miguel (today's San Diego) for 5 days. posted by: Don.Morfe location: California date approved: 02/18/2023 last visited: 03/05/2023 |
 view gallery | Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site - Ganado AZ in People-Named Places In 1878, John Lorenzo Hubbell purchased this trading post, ten years after Navajos were allowed to return to the Ganado region from their U.S.-imposed exile in Bosque Redondo, Fort Sumner, New Mexico. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Arizona date approved: 02/18/2023 last visited: 02/17/2023 |
 view gallery | Fort Smith National Historic Site - Fort Smith AR in People-Named Places Fort Smith was named after General Thomas Adams Smith (1781 – 1844), who commanded the U.S. Army Rifle Regiment. It opened in 1817. The site was established as the Fort Smith National Historic Site on September 13, 1961. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Arkansas date approved: 02/18/2023 last visited: 02/17/2023 |
 view gallery | President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site - Hope AR in People-Named Places The President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site is located in Hope, Arkansas. The 42nd president of the United States, Bill Clinton, spent the first four years of his life in this house, born on August 19, 1946. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Arkansas date approved: 02/17/2023 last visited: 02/17/2023 |
 view gallery | Yuengling -America's Oldest Brewery Since 1829 - Pottsville PA in People-Named Places America’s Oldest Brewery founded by David G. Yuengling. Operated continuously on this site by the Yuengling Family since 1831. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Pennsylvania date approved: 02/17/2023 last visited: 02/17/2023 |
 view gallery | Warfield Air National Guard Base - Middle River MD in People-Named Places Warfield Air National Guard Base is the home base of the Maryland Air National Guard 175th Wing. It was named in honor of Major General Edwin "Ted" Warfield III, former adjutant general of Maryland, in 1982. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 02/17/2023 last visited: 02/17/2023 |
 view gallery | Robert Strawbridge House-New Windsor, MD in People-Named Places Here Robert Strawbridge formed the first Methodist class in America about 1763. Named national historic Methodist Shrine, 1940. Acquired by Strawbridge Shrine Association, 1973. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 02/17/2023 last visited: 02/18/2023 |
 view gallery | Fort Bragg - Fort Bragg NC in People-Named Places In honor of Braxton Bragg Lieutenant Colonel, USA; General, CSA. Fort Bragg bears the name of a brave, resourceful, fighting man...A soldier who saw action in three wars and won distinction in each of them. posted by: Don.Morfe location: North Carolina date approved: 02/17/2023 last visited: 02/17/2023 |
 view gallery | Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site - Hyde Park NY in People-Named Places Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site is a historic house museum in Hyde Park. The property was one of several homes owned by Frederick William Vanderbilt and his wife Louise Holmes Anthony. It is a 54 room mansion. Construction began in 1896. posted by: Don.Morfe location: New York date approved: 02/16/2023 last visited: 02/15/2023 |
 view gallery | Martin Van Buren National Historic Site - Kinderhook, NY in People-Named Places Martin Van Buren NHS celebrates its 20th anniversary in 1994."Lindenwald" was the retirement home of our 8th President from 1841 until his death in 1862. posted by: Don.Morfe location: New York date approved: 02/15/2023 last visited: 02/15/2023 |
 view gallery | Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site - Hyde Park NY in People-Named Places The Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site preserves the Springwood estate in Hyde Park, New York. Springwood was the birthplace, lifelong home, and burial place of the 32nd president of the United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt. posted by: Don.Morfe location: New York date approved: 02/15/2023 last visited: 02/15/2023 |
 view gallery | Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site - Hyde Park NY in People-Named Places Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site was established by the U.S. Congress in 1984 to commemorate the life and accomplishments of Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. posted by: Don.Morfe location: New York date approved: 02/15/2023 last visited: 02/15/2023 |
 view gallery | Joseph L. Davis American Legion Post #47 - Havre de Grace, MD in People-Named Places Joseph L. Davis American Legion Post #47 is named after Joseph L. Davis who was the first casualty from Havre de Grace during WWI. He was KIA in October 1918. The post is located at 501 Saint John Street, Havre de Grace. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 02/15/2023 last visited: 02/15/2023 |
 view gallery | Francis X. Elder American Legion Post 121 - Emmitsburg MD in People-Named Places Francis X. Elder American Legion Post 121 in Emmitsburg MD was named after the first Emmitsburg boy to enlist and the first to be killed in action. He was KIA in France during World War I on October 11, 1918. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 02/14/2023 last visited: 02/14/2023 |
 view gallery | Sheridan-Hood VFW Post 3065 - Baltimore MD in People-Named Places Sheridan-Hood VFW Post 3065 was named after two Baltimore heroes, Medal of Honor recipient PFC Carl V. Sheridan and Purple Heart and Bronze Star recipient 1LT Carvel C. Hood. The post is in the Hamden neighborhood and founded in 1945. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 02/14/2023 last visited: 06/24/2023 |
 view gallery | John Reister House - Reisterstown MD in People-Named Places Reisterstown was founded in 1758 and named after John Reister. The Reister House is a contributing building in the Reisterstown Historic District, National Register of Historic Places. It is located at 238 Main St., Reisterstown. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 02/14/2023 last visited: 02/18/2023 |
 view gallery | Charlton-Miller V.F.W. Post #6054 - Aberdeen MD in People-Named Places The post is named after Cornelius H. Charlton, Korean War Medal of Honor Recipient and Doris 'Dorie' Miller awarded the Navy Cross for bravery during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 02/14/2023 last visited: 02/13/2023 |
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