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Grandview Heights Historic District FL506
In response to the heavy influx of new residents into South Florida at the turn of the century and the introduction of the automobile, local developers and real estate agents purchased the less expensive land outside of the West Palm Beach downtown area and developed the first speculative suburbs. Platted in the 1910-1920s as three subdivisions, Grandview Heights is one of the earliest attempts at southwestern expansion of the city. Originally stretching from Okeechobee Boulevard to Park Place, the property was chosen because of its relatively steep topography for South Florida. It was considered a desirable place to live because it was less than a mile from downtown, within close proximity to the City Terminals, West Palm Beach Canal, the Turning Basin, and had a view of the Everglades. Built for working and middle class residents, the quickly constructed homes were well made but affordable. The neighborhood consists of primarily Bungalow type homes that reflect mainly the Craftsman and Mission styles, both widely popular during the 1920s Florida Land Boom Era.
Buford Hayes Pusser 4C26
On December 12, 1937, Buford Hayes Pusser was born in Finger, Tennessee. In 1962 he became Adamsville’s Chief of Police. He was elected Sheriff of McNairy County in 1964. Soon his courageous fight against crime exposed him to much danger and may personal injuries. A movie and a book based on Sheriff Pusser’s experiences made him a nationally known hero. He died in an automobile accident here on August 21, 1974.
Lewis and Clark - River Transportation MO327
Lewis and Clark were primarily seeking passage to the Pacific Ocean, but they also saw the value of the river as a means of transportation into the Great Plains and the Rocky Mountains. During a time when there were no railroads, airplanes or automobiles, the horse provided the most common means of transportation. If available, rivers and waterways were considered a fast and easy alternative way for transporting individuals and goods. Today most industries use trucks, railroads and airplanes to ship their goods, however, some industries still use rivers as a means to transport commodities. For example, midwest grain is shipped down the Missouri River by Barge and some electric generating plants, like the Labadie Power Plant across the river can receive coal transported by barges.
History of St. Charles - 1894 MO305
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Four Wheel Drive WI102
In this machine shop, in 1908, Otto Zachow and William Besserdich developed and built the first successful four-wheel drive automobile. Their first car, the "Battleship," soon proved that it "could go anywhere a team of horses could go" and led to the founding, in 1909, of the Badger Four-Wheel Drive Auto Company (word "Badger" dropped in 1910 and name changed to FWD Corporation in 1958). Government interest in motor vehicles and the success of the four-wheel drive in early military tests caused the company to switch from cars to the manufacture of motor trucks. In two World Wars, u.s. and Allied armies won the battle of transport with military vehicles of four-wheel drive design. As civilization moves on to new horizons, transportation and progress are served by trucks invented and built in this community using the Zachow-Besserdich principle of applying power to all wheels of a vehicle.
The Ferryboat Landing MO74
For nearly a century ferryboats docked along the river bank below [this sign]. Beginning in 1831, at a site one mile west of here called Griswold City, a ferryboat poled across the river daily. By the late 1800's ferryboats were making hourly trips from New Haven to Warren County. Residents north of the river living in communities of Pickney, Piers [now spelt "Peers"], Holstein, Treloar, and Smith Creek used the ferry for travel to New Haven to shop and socialize. High School students used the ferry to attend school in New Haven. Built with paddlewheels, the early boats were powered by steam engines fueled with wood. The most unusual ferryboat, the "Tilda-Clara", circa 1900, was powered by a team of horses which walked on a treadmill and turned the paddlewheel. Later boats used gasoline engines and carried automobiles and their passengers. Olive Street, then called Ferry Street, led from the ferryboat landing to Front Street and the railroad station. Many New Haven business, including Grannemann's General Store located along this street benefited from ferryboat traffic. With the completion of the Missouri River bridge at Washington in 1936 ferryboat service was discontinued. Today there is little contact between residents living on opposite sides of the river.
Willow Spout A99
Here stood, from the early 19th century until the mid-1900s, the tavern and stagecoach stop first owned by Peter Hanger. In 1848 its second proprietor, Samuel Harnsbarger, planted a willow tree in a spring here, acros the newly-constructed Valley Turnpike from the tollhouse. Spring water flowed up the trunk and out a spout driven in its side, falling into a wooden trough. For more than a century, three successive willow spouts provided water for thirsty travelers, horses, and automobiles.
From Indian Path to Highway E50
In 1664, a colonial road here probably followed the trace of an old Indian path. Two year later, the road was extended to Aquia Creek. It became a post road in 1750, and in Sept. 1781 Gen. George Washington passed over it on the march to Yorktown. By 1900, a crude dirt road followed this route. The 1914 American Automobile Association Blue Book described it as mostly very poor and dnagerous; should not be attempted except in dry weather. By 1925, auto camps and cabins, the predecessors of auto courts and motels, stood at frequent intervals along present-day U.S. Route 1 between Washington, D.C., and Richmond.
Highway Marking WI46
In the old days when both automobiles and roads were few in number, it was easy for those who had cars to get far enough away from home to get lost. While there were some "trails" such as the Cannon Ball Trail and the Yellowstone Trail (marked by daubs of yellow paint on any convenient object along the roadside) the long distance traveler was usually guided by such natural features as hills, boulders, creeks and rivers, or by man-made landmarks (bridges, barns, schoolhouses, etc.). In 1917 the Wisconsin Highway Commission engineers recommended and inaugurated, with the Legislature's authorization, the first statewide system of identifying highways by number. This highway was designated State Trunk Highway 19 (later U.S. 16) and was the first to be marked and signed by numerals. The now familiar number system was later adopted by all other states and many foreign countries.
Rock River Industry WI271
Flowing through rich agricultural land, the Rock River provided needed water power for local Wisconsin industries. Among the earliest in the 1840's were flour and lumber mills, followed in the 1850's by woolen and paper mills and, later, cotton mills. Efficient farming was provided for with the manufacture of plows, reapers, twine binders, windmills, and platform and wagon scales for weighing grain. Farm wagons, carriages, sleighs and cutters, as well as furniture, were also early products of Rock River industry. So too were processed meats, churns and other dairy equipment for the farm. By the turn of the century, the early gasoline engine, motorized vehicles, machine tools and precision instruments were among familiar products of the valley, as were the electric brake and clutch. In more recent times, such Rock River industrial products as fountain pens, diesel engines, automobiles and paper-making machinery have become worldwide in their markets. Display # 11 - 20 of 99 |