Resultaten gefilterd op "Arcadia Publishing Library Editions"

Worcester

• Hardcover | Engels
• Since the development of photography in the mid-nineteenth century, the camera has been used as a tool of both discovery and preservation. Photographs... Lees meer

St. Helens

Tricia Brown

• Hardcover | Engels
• Right from its start in 1847, this little town along the Columbia River was built with calloused hands. In these pages, one will see the loggers, ship... Lees meer

Suffolk Downs

Christian Teja

• Hardcover | Engels
• Since opening on July 10, 1935, Suffolk Downs has played host to some of Thoroughbred racing's greatest champions, including Triple Crown winners War ... Lees meer

Italians in Detroit

Armando Delicato

• Hardcover | Engels
• People of Italian descent have been present in Detroit since Alfonso Tonti, second-in-command to Antoine Cadillac, participated in the founding of the... Lees meer

Needles

Linda Fitzpatrick, James M Conkle

• Hardcover | Engels
• Needles is located at the borders of California and Arizona on the west bank of the Colorado River, once serving as an important transportation hub in... Lees meer

Fairchild Aircraft

Frank Woodring, Suanne Woodring

• Hardcover | Engels
• When Orville Wright made the first successful flight of an airplane at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, on December 17, 1903, no one could have envisioned ... Lees meer

Columbus

David M Owings

• Hardcover | Engels
• Columbus has been uniquely positioned to take advantage of booming industry and trade throughout its history. Established in 1828 on the fall line of ... Lees meer

Dover

Donna P Hearn

• Hardcover | Engels
• Through the years, Dover's landscape has been greatly shaped by the contributions of its many influential residents. Upon his arrival, Richard Sackett... Lees meer

Battle Creek

Kurt Thornton

• Hardcover | Engels
• In 1825, two government surveyors platting the southwest Michigan territory engaged in a small skirmish with two Native Americans. With a humorous nod... Lees meer

Jim Thorpe (Mauch Chunk)

John H Drury, Joan Gilbert, Joan Sewell Gilbert

• Hardcover | Engels
• Mauch Chunk, now Jim Thorpe, was established on the Lehigh River as a shipping depot for anthracite coal in 1818 by Josiah White, a Philadelphia Quake... Lees meer

Luray and Page County Revisited

Dan Vaughn

• Hardcover | Engels
• Luray Caverns, discovered in the quiet valley community of Luray in 1878, became the main attraction in Page County. In hopes of capitalizing on this ... Lees meer

Three Lakes

Alan Tulppo, Kyle McMahon, Three Lakes Historical Society

• Hardcover | Engels
• Nestled in the heart of Wisconsin's renowned Northwoods and surrounded by the world's largest inland chain of lakes, Three Lakes has developed into a ... Lees meer

Cold Spring Harbor

Robert C Hughes

• Hardcover | Engels
• A bustling industrial community in the 19th century, Cold Spring Harbor was once described as "a sweet bay of beauty." The area briefly served as a wh... Lees meer

Saginaw County, Michigan

Roselynn Eoerer, Roselynn Ederer

• Hardcover | Engels
• As part of the Northwest Territory, the Saginaw wilderness was not organized into a county until January 28, 1835. When Canadian, Scottish, German, an... Lees meer

Great Lakes Naval Training Station

Therese Gonzalez

• Hardcover | Engels
• Great Lakes Naval Training Station was authorized as a "training ship on land" in 1904. The base opened on July 1, 1911, and the first class of 300 U.... Lees meer

Danville Revisited

Clara G Fountain, Gary Grant

• Hardcover | Engels
• Situated along the Dan River, Danville is known historically as a major tobacco market in the 19th century. In 1865, Danville was chosen as the last c... Lees meer

Boston, New York

Sherrie L Pluta

• Hardcover | Engels
• In 1803, when Charles Johnson and his brother Oliver left their family in Cayuga County to move west to the Boston Valley, they brought their pioneer ... Lees meer

Native Americans of San Diego County

Donna Bradley

• Hardcover | Engels
• Archeological findings verify the occupation of San Diego County by Native Americans going back over 10,000 years, though little is recorded of their ... Lees meer

Unity Village

Tom Taylor

• Hardcover | Engels
• In 1919, Charles and Myrtle Fillmore, founders of the spiritual organization Unity, bought 58 acres of land about 20 miles from downtown Kansas City. ... Lees meer

Corona

Mary Bryner Winn

• Hardcover | Engels
• Several times in the late 20th century, Corona was cited as the fastest-growing city in California, doubling and tripling its former sleepy-town size ... Lees meer

Fort Smith and Sebastian County

Lola Shropshire

• Hardcover | Engels
• From its establishment as a settlement known as La Belle Pointe in 1817, to the founding of the town of Fort Smith by John Rogers in 1839, to its pres... Lees meer

Wah-Tut-Ca Scout Reservation

The Key Foundation Inc

• Hardcover | Engels
• Wah-Tut-Ca Scout Reservation opened its gates on July 4, 1937, for its first summer season. Drawing the camp's name from a Native American phrase mean... Lees meer

Little Italy

Chris Dorer

• Hardcover | Engels
• Originally called Alta Villa (the "high place"), Little Italy was settled in 1915 by a group of northern Italian immigrants who came to Arkansas looki... Lees meer

Jersey Shore

Wayne O Welshans

• Hardcover | Engels
• Jersey Shore, a small town with a seemingly misplaced name, was on the edge of the western frontier during Revolutionary War days, and those who settl... Lees meer