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About Placeography
Placeography is a wiki where you can share the history of and stories about a house, building, farmstead, public land, neighborhood or any place to which you have a personal connection. If you don't have a place to contribute, please enjoy learning about others.
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July's Featured Place
Hiram Jacoby Photography Studio, Minnesota Avenue, Saint Peter, MinnesotaHiram J. Jacoby was a pioneer Minnesota photographer. He came to Minneapolis with his brother William Jacoby in the 1860s, but he soon moved to St. Peter, Minnesota. Hiram operated a photography studio in St. Peter for more than two decades. In 1874 Hiram replaced the studio pictured here with a more well-appointed brick studio and gallery.
Madison County Historical Society The history of Madison County, Kentucky is a rich and varied one and worthy of preservation. Since 1891 the Madison County Historical Society has been dedicated to that purpose.
The pages of Madison County's history are filled with colorful personalities and exciting events.
Cities in Placeography
- Benton Township, Minnesota
- Bloomington, Minnesota
- Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
- Caledonia, Minnesota
- Champlin, Minnesota
- Clarksville, Michigan
- Columbia Heights, Minnesota
- Comfrey, Minnesota
- Dayton, Minnesota
- Duluth, Minnesota
- Elbow Lake, Minnesota
- Falcon Heights, Minnesota
- Faribault, Minnesota
- Fergus Falls, Minnesota
- Fridley, Minnesota
- Grand Rapids, Minnesota
- Granite Falls, Minnesota
- Hibbing, Minnesota
- International Falls, Minnesota
- Le Center, Minnesota
- Le Sueur, Minnesota
- Little Falls, Minnesota
- Mankato, Minnesota
- Mendota, Minnesota
- Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Moorhead, Minnesota
- Mora, Minnesota
- New Ulm, Minnesota
- Northfield, Minnesota
- Park Rapids, Minnesota
- Perugia, Umbria
- Preloader Freetext City
- Ramsey, Minnesota
- Richfield, Minnesota
- Richmond, Kentucky
- Robbinsdale, Minnesota
- Roseville, Minnesota
- Saint Cloud, Minnesota
- Saint Louis Park, Minnesota
- Saint Paul, Minnesota
- Saint Peter, Minnesota
- Salt Lake City, Utah
- San Jose, California
- Sauk Centre, Minnesota
- Shakopee, Minnesota
- South Saint Paul, Minnesota
- Stewartville, Minnesota
- Stillwater, Minnesota
- Superior, Wisconsin
- Taylors Falls, Minnesota
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No, John Dillinger did not sleep in all these places, but rather this tour is based on the history book by Paul Maccabee John Dillinger Slept Here: A Crooks' Tour of Crime and Corruption in St. Paul 1920-1936 about Saint Paul's hey day as a haven for gangsters on the down low. It was a win-win situation between the police and gangsters, until it all started to fall apart.
Pseudonymous Minnesota
Coleman's Pseudonymous Minnesota: The Real Models for Fictional Minnesota Places. Some of these disguises are fairly pedestrian, such as William McNally's "Capitol City" for St. Paul, but others are wonderfully creative, such as Sinclair Lewis's "Northernapolis" for Duluth.
Preservation in the News
News Feed from the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
- Schenectady Pullman Diner Restoration Stalls
- The Silver Diner, owned by Schenectady, N.Y., will likely be demolished after the city declared its site contaminated. [?]
- Oregon Town Fights for 1938 Ballpark
- Residents of Eugene, Oregon, are trying to find a new use for the Eugene Civic Stadium, a WPA project that opened in 1938. [?]
- Pa. Diner Restoration Begins
- A 1930s diner will be restored as a visitors center for a new Lincoln Highway museum in Pennsylvania. [?]
- Detroit Votes To Demolish 1923 Lafayette Building
- Detroit's Downtown Development Authority voted unanimously on June 25, 2009, to tear down the 1923 Lafayette Building, empty for more than a decade. [?]
- Hialeah Racetrack to Reopen?
- John Brunetti, owner of Hialeah Park, plans to reopen the 1925 park with quarter horse races and gambling. [?]
- New Mexico Grapples With Future of Fort Bayard
- Fort Bayard in New Mexico will be vacant as of 2010; the state is trying to create a master plan for the 486-acre site. [?]
- D.C.'s Eastern Market To Reopen After Fire
- After an April 2007 electrical fire, Eastern Market in Washington, D.C., reopened in June 2007. [?]
- Katrina-Flooded Hotel Reopens in New Orleans
- After being flooded by Katrina, the Fairmont Hotel will reopen in July 2009 as the Roosevelt Hotel in New Orleans. [?]
- New Yorkers Rally Around 1902 Tesla Laboratory
- Wardenclyffe, or Nikola Tesla's 1902 lab, is for sale for $1.6 million. [?]
- Saved: African American Veterans Lodge
- The African American veterans of the Civil War GAR post #25, or 1908 Charles Sumner Hall in Chestertown, Md., has been restored and stabilized. [?]
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Resources
National Register of Historic Places
Learn about National Register of Historic Places, the nation's official list of properties deemed worthy of preservation.
Photo and Map Resources
The Library of Congress
Minnesota Historical Society
Smithsonian Institution
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