Herman Davis State Park [AR]

Description

This one-acre park in Manila surrounds the gravesite of and monument to Private Herman Davis, Arkansas farm boy and war hero. Fourth on General John J. Pershing's list of World War I's 100 greatest heroes, Private Davis received the Distinguished Service Cross, the Croix de Guere, and the Medaulle Militaire awards from the American and French governments.

The site is open to the public.

Website does not specify any interpretive services available at the site.

Graham Ginestra House

Description

The House is a classic 1857 home, listed on the National Register of Historical Places. The interior displays parquet floors, ionic columns, ceiling murals, and a free standing stairway complete with an original stained glass window. Victorian furnishings throughout the house provide insight into Southwest Rockford's history.

The house offers tours.

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Railroad Museum

Description

Founded in 1986 as part of the North Dakota Centennial Celebration in Minot, North Dakota, the Railroad Museum of Minot was organized with the goal of preserving the history of the railroads that crisscrossed North Dakota.

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Wadeson Cabin State Historic Site [ND]

Description

This hand-hewn oak log cabin stands on the east bank of the Sheyenne River. Built in 1878 by Carl Jensen and his nephew John Bjerke, the cabin served as a community hall, country store, pioneer home, and finally as an icehouse. There is a marker on the site.

The site is open to the public.

Website does not specify any interpretive services available at the site.

Clarence Darrow, William Jennings Bryan, and the Scopes Trial

Description

Professor Charles Postel reviews the lives of lawyers Clarence Darrow (1857–1938) and William Jennings Bryan (1860–1925) and their involvement as adversaries in the 1925 legal case Scopes v. State, in which a school teacher was found guilty of violating a Tennessee law prohibiting the teaching of evolution in public schools.

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