Photo Post: Timberline Lodge, Mt. Hood, Oregon // AKA the Overlook Hotel
Timberline Lodge is a mountain lodge on the south side of Mount Hood in Oregon, about 60 miles (97 km) east of Portland. Built in the late 1930s, this National Historic […]
Tag Archives: American history
Photo Post: Barlow Road // My foot print on the Oregon Trail
We didn’t hike the trail. To walk on that snow, we would need snow shoes. We weren’t dressed for the occasion. The snow on this trail was up to my […]
Photo Post: Vista House at Crown Point in Corbett, Oregon
Vista House is an observatory at Crown Point in Multnomah County, Oregon, that also serves as a memorial to Oregon pioneers and as a comfort station for travelers on […]
Will he see his shadow? Groundhog Day, February 2nd.
Groundhog Day, February 2nd, is a popular tradition in the United States. It is also a legend that traverses centuries, its origins clouded in the mists of time with ethnic […]
Legion of Honor
History of the Legion of Honor “Alma Spreckels persuaded her husband, sugar magnate Adolph B. Spreckels, to recapture the beauty of the pavilion as a new art museum for San […]
Octagon House: Beautifully Historical
Octagon House is a unassuming historical house built in 1861. According to Wikipedia, “Octagon houses were a unique house style briefly popular in the 1850s in the United States and […]
Pictures of Hyde Street Pier Maritime Visitor Center / Museum
Located near the Hyde Street Cable Car turnaround, this visitor center and museum features San Francisco and Bay Area Maritime History. The museum holds a large collection of objects and […]
