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Mabel Tainter Memorial Theater in Menomonie, Wisconsin

September 10, 2021

The tragic death of 19-year-old Mabel Tainter in 1886 led to the construction of this unique and historic Victorian-era theater in the northern woods of Wisconsin. Lumber baron Captain Andrew Tainter, who clear-cut most of northern Wisconsin, and his wife Bertha lost their daughter Mabel when she was just 19 after she suffered a short illness in 1886. As a memorial for his daughter, who loved the arts, the Tainters built a public theater and library out of locally-quarried Dunnville...

The Challenges of Reclaiming Filipino Louisiana's Centuries-Old...

September 10, 2021

In 1883, an Italian-crewed lugger moved slowly through the shallow, murky waters of the Louisiana bayou. At times the men aboard used poles, or grabbed onto muddy banks with their bare hands, to push the small ship through the swamp amid a cacophony of frogs and insects. A day’s journey east from New Orleans, Lafcadio Hearn, a correspondent for Harper’s Weekly, saw the first steep-roofed houses rising on stilts above the green waters of Lake Borgne. The lugger and...

Page Ranch House in Cedar City,...

September 10, 2021

Page Ranch was homesteaded by Mormon pioneer Robert Ritchie in 1858, who passed it to his grandson Dan Page in 1890. Dan and his wife Sophia commissioned the building of the ranch house in 1898 and it was completed in December of 1900. The brick for the home was manufactured on-site by the builders using clay located on the property. They hand-packed the clay into molds to shape it into bricks, let them dry, then fired them in...

Kentucky Country Music Museum in Louisa, Kentucky

September 10, 2021

From a distance, this gas station looks a little like a blue castle tucked between a Wendy’s and a McDonald’s. It is a Kentucky County Music Museum, hidden inside an Exxon/Baskin Robbins located on Highway 23, also known as “County Music Highway.” You might stop for gas on the outskirts of Lousia, Kentucky and not notice the two 10-foot-tall guitars outside, one painted for Townes Van Zandt, another with Hasil Adkins, whose home in Boone County, West Virginia is just over...

Gran Vía Museum and Palacios Pavilion in...

September 10, 2021

When work meant to improve accessibility and modernization of the Gran Vía station in Madrid began in August 2018, it was anticipated to last one year. But that work slowed down when archaeological remains of all kinds were found on the site, extending the timeline by two years. Gran Vía, one of the oldest stations in the metro network, was built between 1917 and 1919. Access was made at that time, through a stone pavilion designed by the architect Antonio Palacios....

Banana the Bullock in Banana, Australia

September 10, 2021

If you happen to pass through Banana, Queensland, and you might wonder, with a name like that, where all the banana plantations are. But if you look around, you’ll be even further perplexed to discover you’re in the dusty heart of Australia‘s cattle country. Believe it or not, Banana is named for a bull. In the 1850s, before a town existed here and the area was just a series of squatting leaseholds and sheep stations, the region’s best working...

Judd’s General Store in St. George,...

September 10, 2021

Located in the Historic District, Judd’s General Store is the oldest ongoing establishment in St. George. In 1908, pioneer businessman Thomas Judd purchased a home that had been built in 1876, from Joseph Bentley. Just a few years later in 1911, Judd built a store out of adobe bricks in front of the home. The Bentleys had been operating a small store out of the home and Thomas Judd purchased their inventory to open his store. The store sold...

The Lasting Allure—and Bruising Challenge—of Courting Florida's...

September 9, 2021

Cindy Brown remembers her first battle with the Silver King. “It dragged us all over Pine Island Sound for 45 minutes to an hour, and I was just hanging on the rod for dear life,” she recalls. Brown lives in Florida, close to the state’s southwest coast, a hotspot for tarpon fishing. The powerful game fish, nicknamed the “silver king” for its dazzling appearance, grows up to eight feet long and can leap 10 feet out of the water....

Crystal Caravel Chandeliers in San Luis Potosí,...

September 9, 2021

The ex-votos are a type of tribute common in Roman Catholicism. In Mexico, they most often take the form of votive paintings (such as the ones in the former Convent of Churubusco) made to honor a saint or figure either to thank them for a miracle or favor already received or in hopes of one in the future. In San Luis Potosí, however, a particular pair of ex-votos continue to generate intrigue in the Basilica of Guadalupe and Church...

Electric Theater in St. George, Utah

September 9, 2021

The Electric Theater, built in 1911 with three-foot-thick adobe walls, was the first motion picture theater in southern Utah. It was also the first air-conditioned building in St. George. Willis Carrier invented refrigeration, or “chillers”, in 1922 and in 1925 began installing refrigeration in movie theaters across the United States. Home refrigeration did not become common until the 1960s, so movie theaters were often the first place people experienced what they called “comfort cooling.” Because theaters were often one...

Jacko Steps in Dominica

September 9, 2021

Like many islands in the Caribbean, Dominica has a dark history concerning slavery but also bears testimony to the valiant fight of oppressed people for liberty. Jacko Steps marks the location of a camp formed by the eponymous Jacko, who in the mid-18th century escaped from Beaubois Estate after he was taken from his home in Africa by European enslavers. After settling a plateau in Dominica’s inland jungle, the place soon became a refuge for other people escaping slavery—who...

Miniera Torgola in Collio, Italy

September 9, 2021

Miniera Torgola is a behemoth of a mine located in a small valley called Val Trompia, under the jurisdiction of Collio village. Historically, Val Trompia was also known as “La Via del Ferro” (“the Iron Route”) due to the large amount of iron ore in the area. In this narrow valley, Miniera Torgola presents itself unexpectedly, as one turns a sharp bend along the main road, with steep mountains slopes on all sides. Documents attest that silver was mined...

Bedford Springs Resort in Bedford, Pennsylvania

September 9, 2021

For centuries, Native Americans had been using the eight “medicine springs” in the area around what is now Bedford, Pennsylvania, for their healing properties. But after they shared this knowledge with Dr. John Anderson in 1796, it was no longer a secret. Johnson purchased 2,200 acres in 1798 and began advertising the mineral springs as having medicinal properties. As more and more guests came he decided to build a hotel. The original hotel was built in 1806 with subsequent...

Mount Gilead in Centreville, Virginia

September 9, 2021

Situated at the corner of Mt. Gilead Road and General Johnston Place is a formidable house dating to the latter half of the 18th century that served as a private residence and ordinary prior to the Civil War. Originally known as the Black Horse Tavern, proprietor Joel Beach prohibited card playing in order to keep the peace. The next owner was Malcolm Jameson, who owned the house between 1837 and 1904. In October of 1861, 40,000 Confederate troops led...

What Do You See in This Spiral...

September 9, 2021

A swirl of sunlight-dappled jack fish, spinning as a single entity, symbolizes peril and promise, according to the scientist who captured the award-winning image one summer morning. The photo is also a nod to the researcher’s perseverance. For the past eight years, coral reef ecologist Kristen Brown, currently a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Pennsylvania, has done fieldwork off Heron Island. It’s a tiny, sandy, low-lying speck sitting atop a coral reef, nearly 50 miles off the coast...

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