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Nicodemus National Historic Site

Township Hall

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Built from 1937-1939 as a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project with local limestone, the Nicodemus Township Hall has served as a central meeting place for the community for decades. Representing the pillar of self-determination in African American communities, this building hosted everything from voting and township meetings to dances and roller-skating. It currently houses the site's visitor center.

Chamizal National Memorial

Spring 2025: Ballet Folklorico

• Type: Article

Ballet Folklorico presents Paseo del Norte: Movement as Storytelling

Nicodemus National Historic Site

School District Number 1

• Type: Place

Nicodemus residents saw education as foundational to their community and organized School District No. 1 in 1879, the first in Graham County. After the previous 1887 schoolhouse burned down in 1916, the District No. 1 Schoolhouse was built in 1918 and used by the district until it closed in the early 1960s.

Chesapeake Bay

Susquehanna Museum at the Lock House

• Type: Place

Explore the Lock House Museum, a historic gem on the National Register of Historic Places, where the Susquehanna & Tidewater Canal’s story unfolds. Discover exhibits, including a working lock model and period-furnished rooms that bring 19th-century life to life. Step outside to walk the scenic Joe K Trail or cross the replica swing bridge, connecting you to the beautiful waterfront. Visit today and uncover the rich heritage of the Chesapeake Bay region.

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Wayside: What Does Sleeping Bear Dunes Mean to You?

• Type: Place

National Mall and Memorial Parks

Franklin Park (Washington, DC)

• Type: Place

Congress set aside this five-acre park in 1832 to protect the fresh spring or springs on the site that were used to supply water to the White House several blocks to the southwest. Franklin Park supplied the water for all American presidents in the White House from Andrew Jackson through William McKinley. As an urban park, it is also a part of the fabric of the capital city, and a place for gathering, relaxing, and to see and be seen by various communities.

Rock Creek Park

Picnic Grove 24 Playground

• Type: Place

The playground at Picnic Grove 24 has six swings, two slides, and other elevated features.

Glen Echo Park

Hall of Mirrors

• Type: Place

Built in 1964, the Hall of Mirrors is now used for dance and movement classes.

Expressions as Diverse as the Landscape: The Selling Building, Portland, OR

• Type: Article

Located at 610 SW Alder Street, the Selling Building was built in 1910 and was added to the National Register in 1991 for its historic and architectural significance. Early tenants of the building were physicians and dentists including psychologist J. Allen Gilbert who, in 1917, treated Dr. Alan Hart (nee Alberta Lucille Hart) for sexual inversion. Despite categorizing Hart's condition as pathological and abnormal, Dr. Gilbert eventually supported Hart's transition.

Oíste? Podcast: Connecting People to Place and Space One Salsa Story at a Time

• Type: Article

The Oíste? Podcast explores salsa through captivating stories of contributors, covering dance, personal tales, oral history, and culture. Hosted by Melissa Hurtado and Hermán Luis Chávez, it features interviews with dancers, park rangers, journalists, and historians, giving listeners insights into salsa's impact on people's lives. Whether a salsa enthusiast or newcomer, the series immerses listeners in infectious rhythms and melodies while honoring salsa's enduring legacy.

Oíste? Listening to the Salsa Stories of Afro Latin Music

• Type: Article

Just like jazz, researchers and historians are still learning about salsa history; there are many and various opinions about what salsa is, how it came to be, and what is important in the history of salsa. Instead of defining what salsa is, Oíste? Listening to the Salsa Stories of Afro Latin Music presents some of many salsa stories so that we can start to better understand what salsa means to people both now and then.

Robidoux Pass

• Type: Place

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Tipton Place

• Type: Place

Tipton Place is located on the exit side of the loop between Dan Lawson Place and Carter Shields Cabin.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

LeConte Lodge

• Type: Place

A historic mountaintop lodge offering rustic overnight lodging and meals for hikers.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Dan Lawson Place

• Type: Place

Dan Lawson Place is a group of historic structures about 7 miles into the 11-mile Cades Cove driving loop just past the intersection with Hyatt Lane.

Joseph K. Hayes

• Type: Person

Joseph K. Hayes served as a member of the Boston Vigilance Committee and publicly resigned from his position as Boston Police Captain rather than participate in the rendition of freedom seeker Anthony Burns.

Glen Echo Park

Spanish Ballroom

• Type: Place

In 1933, the mission-style Spanish Ballroom was built over the 7,500 square-foot floor of the previous Crystal Ballroom. Many big name bands - Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw, Lawrence Welk, Bill Haley and the Comets, and others - played to capacity crowds of up to 1,800 dancers. It is still one of the premier ballrooms on the East Coast.

Homestead National Historical Park

Ephram Smith

• Type: Person

Ephram Smith, Jr.'s Homestead application # 25026 was recorded on December 11, 1890, in the Register of Land Office by J.H. Bingham. According to his land entry papers, his homestead was located in the SE¼ of NE ¼ of Section 14, S ½ of NW ¼, NE ¼ of SW ¼ of Section 13, Township 3N of Range 20E in Coffee County, AL. His homestead consisted of 138.57 acres. The required filing fee of $13.50 was also recorded on December 11, 1890, at the Receiver’s Office.

Manhattan Project National Historical Park

Oak Ridge Wayside: The Tennis Courts

• Type: Place

A wayside exhibit in Oak Ridge, Tennessee describing the tennis courts, where Manhattan Project workers would hold dances during the summer months.

Saratoga National Historical Park

James Clement, Jr.

• Type: Person

James Clement, junior (born 1759) of Haverhill, Massachusetts, was a teen who was keen to fight for United States independence. With the Revolutionary War in full swing in April 1777, young James enlisted as a private soldier for a three-year term. But he wasn’t alone. His father, James Clement, senior (born 1733) enlisted with him.