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Natchez Trace Parkway
Sheboss Place, Milepost 400.2
- Type: Place
The widow Cranfield operated an inn, known as a stand, here with her second husband, an American Indian, who spoke little English. According to legend, when travelers approached with questions about accommodations, he would only point to his wife and say, "She boss." Unfortunately there are no remnants of Sheboss Stand visible at the site and exact location of the house is unknown.
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
Pinkley Peak
- Type: Place
The colorful Pinkley Peak is the highest peak in the Puerto Blanco Mountains. This peak is affectionately named for National Park Service Ranger and Superintendent, Frank “Boss” Pinkley. Nested at the base of the peak are covered picnic areas and restrooms.
Homestead National Historical Park
William Boss Ramsey
- Type: Person
Like his father Jacob Ramsey, Boss homesteaded land in Toomsuba, Lauderdale County, Mississippi. But unlike Jacob who had many difficulties and took additional years to finalize his land patent, Boss systemically accomplished all patent requirements in a very timely manner.
Manzanar National Historic Site
Bo T. Sakaguchi
- Type: Article
Bo T. Sakaguchi was incarcerated at Manzanar.
Harry S Truman National Historic Site
Bo Pike Oral History Interview
- Type: Article
On May 27, 1955, Margaret Truman hosted Edward R. Murrow's Person to Person and interviewed her parents, former President and Mrs. Harry Truman while they sat in the comfort of their Independence, Missouri home. Bo Pike was then a technician for Kansas City's CBS affiliate and provided technical support for the broadcast.
- Type: Person
If ever one individual left an indelible mark on the National Park Service, that individual might well have been Frank “Boss” Pinkley. Frank Pinkley (1881-1940) first came to the desert southwest in 1901 and, before his death in 1940, rose to the position of Superintendent of the Southwest National Monuments, administering 28 different parks throughout Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah.
- Type: Article
Read the abstract and get the link to an article on how satellite imagery was used to detect changes in season event timing across the Arctic: Jenkins, L. K., T. Barry, K. R. Bosse, W. S. Currie, T. Christensen, S. Longan, R. A. Shuchman, D. Tanzer, and J. J. Taylor. 2020. Satellite-based decadal change assessments of pan-Arctic environments. Ambio 49(3): 820-832.
- Type: Place
Throughout the communal period the Amana villages had over 50 kitchen houses. These buildings resembled other residential dwellings except for an extension to the side. The kitchens and communal dining rooms were located in the extension, while the kitchen boss lived in the main part of the house. Several nearby homes were assigned to one kitchen house where the families received their meals.
Chiricahua National Monument
Introduction
- Type: Article
In 1957 a journalist from the Saturday Evening Post stayed at the Faraway Ranch for several days, curious about the stories of a blind woman, Lillian Riggs, who managed the ranch. In the subsequent article, he wrote admiringly of the “Lady Boss” of Faraway: “Lillian was certainly a unique person. And she ran that ranch, make no mistake about it, and she knew what was going on at all times.”