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Fairmount Park, Along Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Fairmount Park, Along Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Cou...

Significance: Officially founded in 1855 but with roots extending back to 1812, Fairmount Park represents one of the earliest efforts in the American park movement. While originally intended to protect Philadel... More

Fairmount Park, Along Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Fairmount Park, Along Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Cou...

Significance: Officially founded in 1855 but with roots extending back to 1812, Fairmount Park represents one of the earliest efforts in the American park movement. While originally intended to protect Philadel... More

Fairmount Park, Along Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Fairmount Park, Along Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Cou...

Significance: Officially founded in 1855 but with roots extending back to 1812, Fairmount Park represents one of the earliest efforts in the American park movement. While originally intended to protect Philadel... More

Fairmount Park, Along Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Fairmount Park, Along Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Cou...

Significance: Officially founded in 1855 but with roots extending back to 1812, Fairmount Park represents one of the earliest efforts in the American park movement. While originally intended to protect Philadel... More

Fairmount Park, Along Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Fairmount Park, Along Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Cou...

Significance: Officially founded in 1855 but with roots extending back to 1812, Fairmount Park represents one of the earliest efforts in the American park movement. While originally intended to protect Philadel... More

Fairmount Park, Along Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Fairmount Park, Along Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Cou...

Significance: Officially founded in 1855 but with roots extending back to 1812, Fairmount Park represents one of the earliest efforts in the American park movement. While originally intended to protect Philadel... More

Fairmount Park, Along Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Fairmount Park, Along Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Cou...

Significance: Officially founded in 1855 but with roots extending back to 1812, Fairmount Park represents one of the earliest efforts in the American park movement. While originally intended to protect Philadel... More

Fairmount Park, Along Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Fairmount Park, Along Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Cou...

Significance: Officially founded in 1855 but with roots extending back to 1812, Fairmount Park represents one of the earliest efforts in the American park movement. While originally intended to protect Philadel... More

The first of [...] M.S. Eisenhower, Director of Information, U.S. Department of Agriculture, finds the first publication ever issued by the Department to be interesting reading matter. This booklet, recently discovered in one of the Department libraries, was issued in 1861. It was a report on plants in the U.S. Propagation Gardens and was written by William Saunders. In the last fiscal year the Department sent out over 11,000,000 farmers' bulletins, 11/24/30

The first of [...] M.S. Eisenhower, Director of Information, U.S. Depa...

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Fairmount Park, Along Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Fairmount Park, Along Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Cou...

Significance: Officially founded in 1855 but with roots extending back to 1812, Fairmount Park represents one of the earliest efforts in the American park movement. While originally intended to protect Philadel... More

Fairmount Park, Along Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Fairmount Park, Along Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Cou...

Significance: Officially founded in 1855 but with roots extending back to 1812, Fairmount Park represents one of the earliest efforts in the American park movement. While originally intended to protect Philadel... More

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Taylor in Charleston, South Carolina, 2011-06-09.

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Tayl...

Summary: William Saunders remembers his childhood on Johns Island, South Carolina, and working with Esau Jenkins, a local civil rights leader. He recalls serving in the army during the Korean War, attending the... More

Garrett Park, Garrett Park, Montgomery County, MD

Garrett Park, Garrett Park, Montgomery County, MD

2000 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Garrett Park, platted in 1887 by the Metropolitan Investment and Building Company, originated as a railroad suburb. The houses built were intended to fulfill... More

Fairmount Park, Along Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Fairmount Park, Along Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Cou...

Significance: Officially founded in 1855 but with roots extending back to 1812, Fairmount Park represents one of the earliest efforts in the American park movement. While originally intended to protect Philadel... More

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Taylor in Charleston, South Carolina, 2011-06-09.

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Tayl...

Summary: William Saunders remembers his childhood on Johns Island, South Carolina, and working with Esau Jenkins, a local civil rights leader. He recalls serving in the army during the Korean War, attending the... More

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Taylor in Charleston, South Carolina, 2011-06-09.

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Tayl...

Summary: William Saunders remembers his childhood on Johns Island, South Carolina, and working with Esau Jenkins, a local civil rights leader. He recalls serving in the army during the Korean War, attending the... More

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Taylor in Charleston, South Carolina, 2011-06-09.

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Tayl...

Summary: William Saunders remembers his childhood on Johns Island, South Carolina, and working with Esau Jenkins, a local civil rights leader. He recalls serving in the army during the Korean War, attending the... More

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Taylor in Charleston, South Carolina, 2011-06-09.

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Tayl...

Summary: William Saunders remembers his childhood on Johns Island, South Carolina, and working with Esau Jenkins, a local civil rights leader. He recalls serving in the army during the Korean War, attending the... More

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Taylor in Charleston, South Carolina, 2011-06-09.

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Tayl...

Summary: William Saunders remembers his childhood on Johns Island, South Carolina, and working with Esau Jenkins, a local civil rights leader. He recalls serving in the army during the Korean War, attending the... More

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Taylor in Charleston, South Carolina, 2011-06-09.

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Tayl...

Summary: William Saunders remembers his childhood on Johns Island, South Carolina, and working with Esau Jenkins, a local civil rights leader. He recalls serving in the army during the Korean War, attending the... More

Fairmount Park, Along Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Fairmount Park, Along Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Cou...

Significance: Officially founded in 1855 but with roots extending back to 1812, Fairmount Park represents one of the earliest efforts in the American park movement. While originally intended to protect Philadel... More

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Taylor in Charleston, South Carolina, 2011-06-09.

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Tayl...

Summary: William Saunders remembers his childhood on Johns Island, South Carolina, and working with Esau Jenkins, a local civil rights leader. He recalls serving in the army during the Korean War, attending the... More

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Taylor in Charleston, South Carolina, 2011-06-09.

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Tayl...

Summary: William Saunders remembers his childhood on Johns Island, South Carolina, and working with Esau Jenkins, a local civil rights leader. He recalls serving in the army during the Korean War, attending the... More

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Taylor in Charleston, South Carolina, 2011-06-09.

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Tayl...

Summary: William Saunders remembers his childhood on Johns Island, South Carolina, and working with Esau Jenkins, a local civil rights leader. He recalls serving in the army during the Korean War, attending the... More

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Taylor in Charleston, South Carolina, 2011-06-09.

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Tayl...

Summary: William Saunders remembers his childhood on Johns Island, South Carolina, and working with Esau Jenkins, a local civil rights leader. He recalls serving in the army during the Korean War, attending the... More

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Taylor in Charleston, South Carolina, 2011-06-09.

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Tayl...

Summary: William Saunders remembers his childhood on Johns Island, South Carolina, and working with Esau Jenkins, a local civil rights leader. He recalls serving in the army during the Korean War, attending the... More

Fairmount Park, Along Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Fairmount Park, Along Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Cou...

Significance: Officially founded in 1855 but with roots extending back to 1812, Fairmount Park represents one of the earliest efforts in the American park movement. While originally intended to protect Philadel... More

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Taylor in Charleston, South Carolina, 2011-06-09.

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Tayl...

Summary: William Saunders remembers his childhood on Johns Island, South Carolina, and working with Esau Jenkins, a local civil rights leader. He recalls serving in the army during the Korean War, attending the... More

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Taylor in Charleston, South Carolina, 2011-06-09.

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Tayl...

Summary: William Saunders remembers his childhood on Johns Island, South Carolina, and working with Esau Jenkins, a local civil rights leader. He recalls serving in the army during the Korean War, attending the... More

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Taylor in Charleston, South Carolina, 2011-06-09.

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Tayl...

Summary: William Saunders remembers his childhood on Johns Island, South Carolina, and working with Esau Jenkins, a local civil rights leader. He recalls serving in the army during the Korean War, attending the... More

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Taylor in Charleston, South Carolina, 2011-06-09.

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Tayl...

Summary: William Saunders remembers his childhood on Johns Island, South Carolina, and working with Esau Jenkins, a local civil rights leader. He recalls serving in the army during the Korean War, attending the... More

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Taylor in Charleston, South Carolina, 2011-06-09.

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Tayl...

Summary: William Saunders remembers his childhood on Johns Island, South Carolina, and working with Esau Jenkins, a local civil rights leader. He recalls serving in the army during the Korean War, attending the... More

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Taylor in Charleston, South Carolina, 2011-06-09.

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Tayl...

Summary: William Saunders remembers his childhood on Johns Island, South Carolina, and working with Esau Jenkins, a local civil rights leader. He recalls serving in the army during the Korean War, attending the... More

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Taylor in Charleston, South Carolina, 2011-06-09.

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Tayl...

Summary: William Saunders remembers his childhood on Johns Island, South Carolina, and working with Esau Jenkins, a local civil rights leader. He recalls serving in the army during the Korean War, attending the... More

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Taylor in Charleston, South Carolina, 2011-06-09.

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Tayl...

Summary: William Saunders remembers his childhood on Johns Island, South Carolina, and working with Esau Jenkins, a local civil rights leader. He recalls serving in the army during the Korean War, attending the... More

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Taylor in Charleston, South Carolina, 2011-06-09.

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Tayl...

Summary: William Saunders remembers his childhood on Johns Island, South Carolina, and working with Esau Jenkins, a local civil rights leader. He recalls serving in the army during the Korean War, attending the... More

The first of ... M.S. Eisenhower, Director of Information, U.S. Department of Agriculture, finds the first publication ever issued by the Department to be interesting reading matter. This booklet, recently discovered in one of the Department libraries, was issued in 1861. It was a report on plants in the U.S. Propagation Gardens and was written by William Saunders. In the last fiscal year the Department sent out over 11,000,000 farmers' bulletins, 112430

The first of ... M.S. Eisenhower, Director of Information, U.S. Depart...

A black and white photo of a man reading a book, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title and date from negative or negative sleeve. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. General information about the ... More

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Taylor in Charleston, South Carolina, 2011-06-09.

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Tayl...

Summary: William Saunders remembers his childhood on Johns Island, South Carolina, and working with Esau Jenkins, a local civil rights leader. He recalls serving in the army during the Korean War, attending the... More

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Taylor in Charleston, South Carolina, 2011-06-09.

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Tayl...

Summary: William Saunders remembers his childhood on Johns Island, South Carolina, and working with Esau Jenkins, a local civil rights leader. He recalls serving in the army during the Korean War, attending the... More

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Taylor in Charleston, South Carolina, 2011-06-09.

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Tayl...

Summary: William Saunders remembers his childhood on Johns Island, South Carolina, and working with Esau Jenkins, a local civil rights leader. He recalls serving in the army during the Korean War, attending the... More

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Taylor in Charleston, South Carolina, 2011-06-09.

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Tayl...

Summary: William Saunders remembers his childhood on Johns Island, South Carolina, and working with Esau Jenkins, a local civil rights leader. He recalls serving in the army during the Korean War, attending the... More

Garrett Park, Garrett Park, Montgomery County, MD

Garrett Park, Garrett Park, Montgomery County, MD

2000 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Garrett Park, platted in 1887 by the Metropolitan Investment and Building Company, originated as a railroad suburb. The houses built were intended to fulfill... More

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Taylor in Charleston, South Carolina, 2011-06-09.

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Tayl...

Summary: William Saunders remembers his childhood on Johns Island, South Carolina, and working with Esau Jenkins, a local civil rights leader. He recalls serving in the army during the Korean War, attending the... More

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Taylor in Charleston, South Carolina, 2011-06-09.

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Tayl...

Summary: William Saunders remembers his childhood on Johns Island, South Carolina, and working with Esau Jenkins, a local civil rights leader. He recalls serving in the army during the Korean War, attending the... More

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Taylor in Charleston, South Carolina, 2011-06-09.

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Tayl...

Summary: William Saunders remembers his childhood on Johns Island, South Carolina, and working with Esau Jenkins, a local civil rights leader. He recalls serving in the army during the Korean War, attending the... More

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Taylor in Charleston, South Carolina, 2011-06-09.

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Tayl...

Summary: William Saunders remembers his childhood on Johns Island, South Carolina, and working with Esau Jenkins, a local civil rights leader. He recalls serving in the army during the Korean War, attending the... More

Fairmount Park, Along Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Fairmount Park, Along Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Cou...

Significance: Officially founded in 1855 but with roots extending back to 1812, Fairmount Park represents one of the earliest efforts in the American park movement. While originally intended to protect Philadel... More

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Taylor in Charleston, South Carolina, 2011-06-09.

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Tayl...

Summary: William Saunders remembers his childhood on Johns Island, South Carolina, and working with Esau Jenkins, a local civil rights leader. He recalls serving in the army during the Korean War, attending the... More

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Taylor in Charleston, South Carolina, 2011-06-09.

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Tayl...

Summary: William Saunders remembers his childhood on Johns Island, South Carolina, and working with Esau Jenkins, a local civil rights leader. He recalls serving in the army during the Korean War, attending the... More

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Taylor in Charleston, South Carolina, 2011-06-09.

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Tayl...

Summary: William Saunders remembers his childhood on Johns Island, South Carolina, and working with Esau Jenkins, a local civil rights leader. He recalls serving in the army during the Korean War, attending the... More

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Taylor in Charleston, South Carolina, 2011-06-09.

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Tayl...

Summary: William Saunders remembers his childhood on Johns Island, South Carolina, and working with Esau Jenkins, a local civil rights leader. He recalls serving in the army during the Korean War, attending the... More

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Taylor in Charleston, South Carolina, 2011-06-09.

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Tayl...

Summary: William Saunders remembers his childhood on Johns Island, South Carolina, and working with Esau Jenkins, a local civil rights leader. He recalls serving in the army during the Korean War, attending the... More

Fairmount Park, Along Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Fairmount Park, Along Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Cou...

Significance: Officially founded in 1855 but with roots extending back to 1812, Fairmount Park represents one of the earliest efforts in the American park movement. While originally intended to protect Philadel... More

Fairmount Park, Along Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Fairmount Park, Along Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Cou...

Significance: Officially founded in 1855 but with roots extending back to 1812, Fairmount Park represents one of the earliest efforts in the American park movement. While originally intended to protect Philadel... More

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Taylor in Charleston, South Carolina, 2011-06-09.

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Tayl...

Summary: William Saunders remembers his childhood on Johns Island, South Carolina, and working with Esau Jenkins, a local civil rights leader. He recalls serving in the army during the Korean War, attending the... More

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Taylor in Charleston, South Carolina, 2011-06-09.

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Tayl...

Summary: William Saunders remembers his childhood on Johns Island, South Carolina, and working with Esau Jenkins, a local civil rights leader. He recalls serving in the army during the Korean War, attending the... More

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Taylor in Charleston, South Carolina, 2011-06-09.

William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Tayl...

Summary: William Saunders remembers his childhood on Johns Island, South Carolina, and working with Esau Jenkins, a local civil rights leader. He recalls serving in the army during the Korean War, attending the... More