Tag: “The Garrison Historic Area”

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  1. The Ferry Building

    Originally built in 1898, this San Francisco landmark at the foot of Market Street was one of the busiest transit terminals in the world prior to the construction of the Bay and Golden Gate Bridges during the 1930s. Ferry traffic declined dramatically thereafter, and from the 1950s until the mid-1990s, the Ferry Building was hidden behind an ugly elevated freeway.

  2. Willlimantic, CT

    Willimantic, CT is southeast of Hartford. Historically a center for thread mills along the river.

  3. Cape Spear National Park

    The oldest surviving lighthouse in Newfoundland and Labrador is located at the most easterly point of land in North America. It has been restored to its 1839 appearance and shows how a lightkeeper and his family might have lived in the mid-19th century.

  4. Manege Militaire de Quebec

    The Manege Militaire, or Quebec City Armouries was a drill hall for the infantry regiment Les Voltigeurs de Québec. It was destroyed in a fire April 5, 2008.

  5. Keep Manitou Weird

    An insider's look at Manitou Springs, Colorado, a quirky, small, mountain town located at the foot of Pikes Peak.

  6. The Tea Ladies of Taiwan

    Old and young women with keen eyes and skilled fingers make up the famous Tea Ladies of Taiwan, picking tea along the slopes of mountains throughout Taiwan

  7. Notre-Dame Basilica

    Notre-Dame Basilica in the old town district of Montreal opened in 1829. It was the largest religious edifice in North America at that time.

  8. Empire Gold Mine

    This gold mine was the largest and richest gold mine in California. It is also the oldest mine, but is no longer in operation.

  9. Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site

    One of the newest sites in the US National Parks system, Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site is the location of the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864 where Colonel Chivington and the First Colorado Calvary, Third Colorado Calvary, and First New Mexico Volunteers slaughtered 150-200 Native Americans, mostly women, children, and the elderly.

  10. Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site

    Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site was built in 1833 as the only fort along the Santa Fe trail between Missouri and Mexican settlements. It was a place for Cheyennes and Arapaho to trade buffalo hides.