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Memorial placed on Highway 69 (part of the Trans-Canada Highway) by the family of Cole Howard to commemorate the death of him and his friends in a car wreck at this site in 2012. Ontario, Canada. (Nathanael Miller, 04 Aug. 2018)
The Jefferson Davis monument, built from 1917 - 1924, is a 351 foot obelisk. It is the tallest unreinforced concrete structure in the world, the second tallest obelisk in the world after the Washington Monument, and the fifth tallest monument in the U.S. The Jefferson Davis Monument State Historic Site commemorates the birth of Jefferson Davis in June 1808. The park and monument sit on land owned by Davis' parents; the land the cabin actually sat on is now the site of Bethel Baptist Church adjacent to the park itself. Fairview, Kentucky. (Nathanael Miller, 11 Dec. 2017)
Wildflowers in Paradise. The Paradise area is one of the most famous and visited areas of Mount Rainier National Park. Mount Rainier the highest peak of the Cascade volcanoes, rising 14,411 feet above sea level. It is also considered one of the most dangerous volcanoes in North America. Mount Rainier National Park Washington. (25 Aug. 2019; Nathanael Miller)
Freemont Street was the original Las Vegas Strip. Partially turned into a pedestrian forum now, it includes numerous historic neon signs from long-gone hotels. Las Vegas, Nevada. (Nathanael Miller, 16 Oct. 2018)
Jeffers Mound is the only surviving structure left of its small complex. It was built by the Hopewell Culture about 1500 years ago, circa the 4th or 5th centuries. A series of painted post-tops mark the footprint of a Hopewell post house that was located next to the mound. Worthington, Ohio. (Nathanael Miller, 22 March 2018)
Maverick, a bald eagle. He was found in Wisconsin, his left wing broken and crippled. Unable to fly, he came to the aquarium in 2014 becuase he can no longer fly. North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher. It is one of three North Carolina Aquarium facilities (the other two at Pine Knoll Shores and Roanoke Island). Kure Beach, North Carolina (Nathanael Miller, 3 Feb. 2018)
Can't believe this could be the end it looks as though you're letting go and if it's real well i don't want to know
1917 Dayton Motorwheel, (you can see the motor on the front wheel in the mirror), designed to be ridden as a bike or motorbike. The Dayton Cyclery pavillon. In 1892 the Davis Sewing Machine Company began building bicycles (and later changed its name to "Huffy"). "A Carillon Christmas" at Carillon Historical Park. The park features exhibits and buildings telling the story of Dayton from 1796 to the present day. Among the exhibits house on the park grounds are the Wright Flyer III from 1905, a section and lock from the old Miami and Eerie Canal, and a massive collection of cash registers (the cash register was invented in Dayton in 1879). (Nathanael Miller, 22 Dec. 2017).
Propeller from the light carrier USS Cabot (CVL 28) on display at the USS Lexington Museum. Cabot was in commission from 1943 - 1955. The Lexington is named for the previous carrier Lexington which was sunk at the 1942 Battle of the Coral Sea, USS Lexington (CV 16) was commissioned in 1943 and served until 1991. It was the last Essex-class carrier in service, and the last U.S. carrier in service from World War II. The ship became a floating museum in Corpus Christi in 1992. Corpus Christi, Texas. (Nathanael Miller, 31 Oct. 2018)
Looking over the old 1812-era saltpeter mines with 200-year old wood perfectfly preserved by the cave. Mammoth Cave is the longest known cave system in the world with over 400 miles of tunnels mapped. It was carved over over millions of years by the underground Styx and Echo rivers, which empty into the Green River. It was first discovered 6,000 years ago by Native Americans and has been integral to Kentucky history ever since. (Nathanael Miller, 12 Dec. 2017)
Wildflowers in Paradise. The Paradise area is one of the most famous and visited areas of Mount Rainier National Park. Mount Rainier the highest peak of the Cascade volcanoes, rising 14,411 feet above sea level. It is also considered one of the most dangerous volcanoes in North America. Mount Rainier National Park Washington. (25 Aug. 2019; Nathanael Miller)
Summer camp is seen through a gun port in the East Martello Tower's central citadel. Martello Gallery-Key West Art and Historical Museum is housed in the East Martello Tower near the Key West Airport. The East and West Martellow towers were small redoubts ("Martello" style architecture of small, independent forts) designed to buttress the island's defenses that were anchored at Fort Zachary Taylor. The West Martello Tower stands next to the African Cemetery on Higgs Beach and houses a small botanical garden. (Nathanael Miller, 25 July 2017)
Albus the Crab at the McLean House. The home of Wilmer McLean was the site of Grant and Lee's meeting on April 9, 1865. The house was dismantled in the late 19th century with intent to move it to Washington, D.C., but the effort failed. Most of the house of was lost, but the bricks around the front door and a few other architectural pieces are original to the house when it was reconstrcuted in 1949. Established in 1935, the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park preserves the site of the surrender of Robert E. Lee to Ulysses S. Grant in April 1865. Appomattox, Virginia. (Nathanael Miller, 01 Feb. 2018)
The Ko'olau Range has been greened to an unusual degree by the copious amounts of rain Oahu has received. Oahu, Hawaii. (Nathanael Miller. 14 April 2018)
Freemont Street was the original Las Vegas Strip. Partially turned into a pedestrian forum now, it includes numerous historic neon signs from long-gone hotels. Las Vegas, Nevada. (Nathanael Miller, 16 Oct. 2018)
Mammoth Cave is the longest known cave system in the world with over 400 miles of tunnels mapped. It was carved over over millions of years by the underground Styx and Echo rivers, which empty into the Green River. It was first discovered 6,000 years ago by Native Americans and has been integral to Kentucky history ever since. (Nathanael Miller, 12 Dec. 2017)
USS New Jersey (BB 62) on dispaly at Camden, New Jersey. New Jersey was in commission from 1943 until is final retirement in 1991. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Nathanael Miller, 9 May 2018)
USS Ponce's Quarterdeck flags and pieces of her well deck at Huffman Prarie. Huffman Prarie Flying Field was where the Wright Brothers perfected the airplane in 1905. USS Ponce was in commission from1971 - 2017. (Nathanael Miller, 28 November 2017)
Known to the Hawaiians as Le'ahi, Diamond Head is a 300,000 year old tuff cone formed from an explosive erutpion. The crater is 3,520 feet in diameter and summits at 761 feet. The summit is the site of a lost heiau (ancient Hawaiian temple of other sacred site), and was used for coastal defense by the U.S. Army through the first half of the 20th century. Honolulu, Hawaii. (Nathanael Miller. 18 April 2018)