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The Herndon Monument on the grounds of the U.S. Naval Academy is a 21-foot-tall (6.4 m) grey granite obelisk. It was erected in memory of Captain William Lewis Herndon , who died during the sinking of his ship, SS Central America , on September 12, 1857 while helping to evacuate passengers and crew.
The Pangborn-Herndon Memorial Site is a monument in (present-day) East Wenatchee, Washington, dedicated to Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon, Jr., the two men who made the first non-stop flight across the Pacific Ocean. They departed from Misawa, Japan, on October 4, 1931, and landed near this site 41 hours later. [2]
Roughly the southern side of the Potomac River from the American Legion to the Memorial Bridge and the north side from Brickyard Rd. to the Chain Bridge 38°57′38″N 77°08′54″W / 38.9606°N 77.1483°W / 38.9606; -77.1483 ( George Washington Memorial
Herndon Historic District is a national historic district located at Herndon, Fairfax County, Virginia. It encompasses 173 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 1 contributing structure in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Herndon. They include 104 houses, 20 commercial buildings, 6 institutional ...
A construction project in Grand Rapids, Michigan, that seemed fairly straightforward went awry in the best way possible earlier this month when workers digging a culvert discovered the ancient ...
Before the Oregon Ducks and Ohio State Buckeyes battle in the 111th Rose Bowl, see the history of the "Granddaddy of them All."
Pharr Mounds is a Middle Woodland period archaeological site located near Tupelo in parts of Itawamba and Prentiss counties in northern Mississippi. This complex was made of earthwork mounds. The complex of eight dome-shaped, tumulus burial mounds was in use during the Miller 1 phase of the Miller culture. [2]
Family members and friends have begun identifying the 15 people who died in the truck-ramming attack early Wednesday morning on Bourbon Street in New Orleans. The suspect, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, was ...