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Mark Hopkins Hotel

THE MARK HOPKINS HOTEL WAS CONCEIVED, FINANCED  AND BUILT BY COMSTOCK LODE MINING ENGINEER  GEORGE D. SMITH WHO OPERATED IT FROM ITS OPENING  IN DECEMBER 1926 THROUGH JANUARY 1962. HE DIRECTED ...

THE MARK HOPKINS HOTEL WAS CONCEIVED, FINANCED  AND BUILT BY COMSTOCK LODE MINING ENGINEER  GEORGE D. SMITH WHO OPERATED IT FROM ITS OPENING  IN DECEMBER 1926 THROUGH JANUARY 1962. HE...

    The Charlie Tayler Waterwheel

      Hudson's Bay Company Department Store

      The overwhelming turnout surprised everyone. After all, no merchandise was on sale. It was the fourth store the company had built on the site since relocating their first store in 1893. So what...

      The overwhelming turnout surprised everyone. After all, no merchandise was on sale. It was the fourth store the company had built on the site since relocating their first store in 1893. So...

      • yeg
      • retail
      • trade

      Zero Milestone

      Zero Milestone Erected By The Engineers Club Of Memphis 1923 Submitted from the Shelby County Register's Office.

      Zero Milestone Erected By The Engineers Club Of Memphis 1923 Submitted from the Shelby County Register's Office.

      • shelby county
      • tennessee

      Rawlins Springs

      Just loved the description of the spring by Gen. Rawlins - who was part of the 1867 survey party that was exploring a route for the Union Pacific Railroad: "General John A. Rawlins, a member of...

      Just loved the description of the spring by Gen. Rawlins - who was part of the 1867 survey party that was exploring a route for the Union Pacific Railroad: "General John A. Rawlins, a member...

      • gracious
      • acceptable
      • water spring