November 2010

From Table Rock Mountain to the wharves of McClellanville, the Heritage Corridor is a setting of southern history and life style that is alive and accessible. Begin your journey, just as the settlers, at Charles Towne Landing, and learn how the Native Americans, English, Africans and Barbadians came together to form the first successful English colony in 1670. The Corridor Discovery System will lead you on a self-guided journey through the rural communities and historic backroads of South Carolina. Visitors may choose to explore a variety of sites in one geographic location or follow one theme through the entire Corridor.

Visitors here can see the historical vehicles, uniforms, and patches of the Delaware State Police. There is also an ampitheater used for presentations.

It provides insight into a "clash of cultures," a young nation in pursuit of "manifest destiny," and the hunter/gatherer society fighting to preserve its existence.

For more than 30 years Fort Bowie and Apache Pass were the focal point of military operations eventually culminating in the surrender of Geronimo in 1886 and the banishment of the Chiricahuas to Florida and Alabama. It was the site of the Bascom Affair, a wagon train massacre, and the battle of Apache Pass, where a large force of Chiricahua Apaches under Mangus Colorados and Cochise fought the California Volunteers.

The Lincoln Center is the home of the Robert and Elizabeth Solem Museum. Located on the site of the former Lincoln Junior High School, the Center’s museum offers visitors a chance to view exhibit areas which focus on a variety of local historical themes. The exhibit areas include the Beloit Gallery, Arthur Missner Veterans Gallery and Memorial, the Ted Perring Sports Hall of Fame, and the Beloit Hall of Fame. The Center also houses the Beloit Historical Society's offices, archives, community room, collection storage rooms, and the Luebke Family Memorial Library. Researchers, genealogists, and curious visitors are invited to use the Society’s research materials. The Hanchett-Bartlett Homestead includes: the transitional Greek revival-Italianate style house, restored in its period colors and containing furnishings of 1850-1885, the original stone barn and smokehouse, a restored rural schoolhouse and a picnic area.

All that remains of this last major conflict between Europeans and Alaska Natives is the site of the Tlingit Fort and battlefield, located within this scenic 113 acre park in a temperate rain forest.

The Tlingit, Russians, and Americans found prosperity in Sitka. The dynamic blending of these cultures shaped the history of the country. Learn more about this little known chapter of American history and the modern day legacy.

Exhibits in the Visitor Center describe traditional Tlingit life. Tlingit artists demonstrate their skills in the Southeast Alaska Indian Cultural Center. Southeast Alaska totem poles line the park's coastal trail.

The Historic New Orleans Collection is a museum, research center, and publisher dedicated to the study and preservation of the history and culture of New Orleans and the Gulf South region. General and Mrs. L. Kemper Williams, collectors of Louisiana materials, established the institution in 1966 to keep their collection intact and available for research and exhibition to the public. Over the 40 years since its founding, The Historic New Orleans Collection has added to its holdings and augmented the physical structures that house them, established ambitious publishing and exhibition schedules, and developed innovative educational programs.

Exhibited artifacts here range from arrowheads, ceramics, and other stone and bone tools, to glass and personal objects used in Delaware during the 17th, 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries.

The museum's exhibits present a multi-faceted approach to the study of the human past. This includes the findings of anthropologists, osteologists, geologists, physical anthropologists, botanists, and many other scientific disciplines used in the identification and analysis of the archaeological record.

Lifeways of later peoples immigrating to Delaware are also examined through historical archaeology. Historical archaeologists use information from excavations and from historical documents to understand the past. Sites discussed include those occupied by Europeans and African-Americans and include colonial, military, maritime, and industrial sites.

The Museum of Alaska Transportation and Industry is a private, non-profit corporation, governed by a volunteer board of directors. It is funded by museum admissions, gift shop sales, and donations from our members and friends. MATI moved to its present location in 1992. They now have over 20 acres. In addition to a large gallery, they have a train yard, rows and rows of outdoor artifacts, and an exhibit hall. Many of the artifacts in the museum were donated by individuals. Some are on loan to us from the military or other organizations.

MATI’s mission is the collection, conservation, restoration, exhibition, and interpretation of artifacts relating to Alaska’s transportation and industrial history. The museum is open year round, with people visiting from locations all over the world.

The main section of Buena Vista was built between 1845 and 1847 by John M. Clayton, United States Secretary of State from 1849–1850 under presidents Taylor and Fillmore, and United States Senator from 1829–1836, 1845–1849, and 1853 until his death in 1856. The home later became the residence of C. Douglass Buck, Governor of Delaware from 1929–1937 and United States Senator from 1942–1948. Administered by the Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs, Buena Vista and its grounds now serve as a state conference center offering a variety of meeting rooms, modern communication capabilities, quality food services, and a host of guest amenities.

The creation of the Memorial was not to protect any tangible artifacts related to the expedition, but rather to provide visitors with an opportunity to reflect upon the impact the Coronado Entrada had in shaping the history, culture, and environment of the southwestern United States and its lasting ties to Mexico and Spain. The location was chosen for the panoramic views of the US-Mexico border and the San Pedro River Valley, the route believed to have been taken by Coronado. It was hoped that this proximity to the border would strengthen bi-national amity and the bonds, both geographical and cultural, which continue to link the two countries.

The Memorial, located near the center of the Sky Island bioregion (the juncture of four major biogeographic provinces: Madrean, Sonoran, Chihuahuan, and Southern Rockies/Mogollon), preserves a rich biological and geological diversity. Visitors are able to enjoy recreational opportunities that foster a better understanding and appreciation of the natural and human history of the area.