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Images of America, Carolina Beach
in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 128 page(s),
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Federal Point was once the name of a peninsula 15 miles south of Wilmington, bounded by the Cape Fear River, the Myrtle Grove Sound, and the Atlantic Ocean. Fort Fisher, Kure Beach, Carolina Beach, and Seabreeze now line its sandy shores. Fort Fisher played a pivotal role in the Civil War, and when it fell in 1865...
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in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 128 page(s),
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Federal Point was once the name of a peninsula 15 miles south of Wilmington, bounded by the Cape Fear River, the Myrtle Grove Sound, and the Atlantic Ocean. Fort Fisher, Kure Beach, Carolina Beach, and Seabreeze now line its sandy shores. Fort Fisher played a pivotal role in the Civil War, and when it fell in 1865, the Confederacy lost its last supply line. A century later, the Fort Fisher Hermit became a local legend, teaching a litany of common...
Federal Point was once the name of a peninsula 15 miles south of Wilmington, bounded by the Cape Fear River, the Myrtle Grove Sound, and the Atlantic Ocean. Fort Fisher, Kure Beach, Carolina Beach, and Seabreeze now line its sandy shores. Fort Fisher played a pivotal role in the Civil War, and when it fell in 1865, the Confederacy lost its last supply line. A century later, the Fort Fisher Hermit became a local legend, teaching a litany of common sense and simplicity to legions of visitors. Carolina Beach and Kure Beach suffered a spate of fires and hurricanes that destroyed amusement park rides, arcades, and especially fishing piers. Seabreeze was an all-black resort during the Jim Crow era, and its greatest legacy is the R&B music and dance of the 1940s that gave rise to today's ever-popular beach music and shag dancing. The Army Corps of Engineers created Snow's Cut in 1930, connecting the river to the sound and turning the peninsula into an island that is now known as Pleasure Island.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Book
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Series
Images of America
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012 by Lois Carol Wheatley
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Images of America, J. M. Davis Arms and Historical Museum
in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 128 page(s),
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In 1929, in a hotel lobby in Claremore, Oklahoma, a transplanted Arkansas sawmill owner named J.M. Davis decided to put his collection of 99 firearms on display. Since then, Claremore's J.M. Davis Arms and Historical Museum has become an internationally known tourist attraction. Thousands of visitors per year marv...
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in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 128 page(s),
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In 1929, in a hotel lobby in Claremore, Oklahoma, a transplanted Arkansas sawmill owner named J.M. Davis decided to put his collection of 99 firearms on display. Since then, Claremore's J.M. Davis Arms and Historical Museum has become an internationally known tourist attraction. Thousands of visitors per year marvel at exhibits featuring statuary, knives, swords, saddles, Native American artifacts, political buttons, World War I posters, and many...
In 1929, in a hotel lobby in Claremore, Oklahoma, a transplanted Arkansas sawmill owner named J.M. Davis decided to put his collection of 99 firearms on display. Since then, Claremore's J.M. Davis Arms and Historical Museum has become an internationally known tourist attraction. Thousands of visitors per year marvel at exhibits featuring statuary, knives, swords, saddles, Native American artifacts, political buttons, World War I posters, and many other items—all in addition to the most extensive private collection of guns on display in the world. Through words and pictures, this book tells the behind-the-scenes story of the museum and John Monroe Davis—the man, his times, and his amazing acquisitions.
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Field of Study
American History
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Book
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Series
Images of America
Topic / Theme
Firearms, Museums
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012 by Larry Larkin, Wayne McCombs, and John Wooley
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Images of America, Zippo Manufacturing Company
in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2003), 128 page(s),
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in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2003), 128 page(s),
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Book
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Series
Images of America
Topic / Theme
Industry
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2003 by Linda L. Meabon.
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Postcard History, Central Park
in Postcard History (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2006), 128 page(s),
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Harper's Weekly reported in 1857 that no engineer had yet been able to present a feasible plan for Central Park and that "it may not ever happen." Their pessimism was misplaced, as Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux's Greensward Plan was approved in May 1858. By 1860, visitors were enjoying the magnificent new...
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in Postcard History (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2006), 128 page(s),
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Harper's Weekly reported in 1857 that no engineer had yet been able to present a feasible plan for Central Park and that "it may not ever happen." Their pessimism was misplaced, as Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux's Greensward Plan was approved in May 1858. By 1860, visitors were enjoying the magnificent new park's naturalistic splendor. Central Park quickly became one of New York's premier attractions, featuring the menagerie, the mall, Be...
Harper's Weekly reported in 1857 that no engineer had yet been able to present a feasible plan for Central Park and that "it may not ever happen." Their pessimism was misplaced, as Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux's Greensward Plan was approved in May 1858. By 1860, visitors were enjoying the magnificent new park's naturalistic splendor. Central Park quickly became one of New York's premier attractions, featuring the menagerie, the mall, Bethesda Fountain, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the music pavilion, the casino, and the original Croton Reservoir. The northern section of the park was more reminiscent of an untamed wilderness than of an urban park. Through historic postcards, Central Park highlights this man-made green oasis at the center of a teeming metropolis.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Book
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Series
Postcard History
Topic / Theme
Public parks
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2006 by Edward J. Levine
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Vision USA, Number 28, 1974
in Vision USA (District of Columbia: United States Information Agency, 1974), 29 mins
Puppetry; Patent Office; Wings; The Houses Of Sun; Girl's Basketball; Walden Pond.
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in Vision USA (District of Columbia: United States Information Agency, 1974), 29 mins
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Puppetry; Patent Office; Wings; The Houses Of Sun; Girl's Basketball; Walden Pond.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Michael Tolan, 1925-2011
Date Published / Released
1974
Publisher
United States Information Agency
Series
Vision USA
Speaker / Narrator
Michael Tolan, 1925-2011
Person Discussed
Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862
Topic / Theme
Airplanes, Athletic events, Basketball, Energy industry, Government agencies, Museums, Patents, Puppets and puppet shows, Transcendentalism, American History, The Sixties (1960–1974), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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