Fort Mackinac

History of the Back of the Yards Running from west Pershing Road, around south Western Avenue, west Garfield Boulevard, and ending at the intersection with south Halsted Street and west Pershing Road lies the neighborhood, New City, also known as the Back of the Yards. Canaryville is also another neighborhood that lies within New City. The establishment of the Union Stock Yards in 1865 led to the expansion of meatpacking in southside Chicago. Before private stock yards were created, tavern owners

Through the field, we marched, through the mud we crawled but the Sierra Vista mall is where I encountered the most enchanting hunter, a young soldier could 've faced. Fort Huachuca is a training base just outside the city of Sierra Vista, Arizona and home to many fledgling soldiers. A perfect place to house kiosks that encouraged shopping for essential living items including entertainment systems. The sales representative preached a lifestyle that only the wealthy could afford, but with his help

South Florida’s ascendancy to the epicenter of the cruise industry began long before the modern cruise lines were born. Early in the twentieth century, a group of daring visionaries and entrepreneurs began to dream of expanding the local business community and creating new industries to take advantage of Florida’s climate with its sunshine and warmth. Chief among these businesses they envisioned a winter tourism trade but to realize this dream they would require a strong transportation infrastructure

Throughout history there have been various definitions present on what a disaster is and the effects that it contains in relation to the environment and residents within the area. Society often has specific dominant worldviews in regards to disasters, which can pertain to or focus around disasters being seen as a “hazard”, “unlucky”, or an “unavoidable “ event (Scandlyn et al, 2009). Generally, many individuals tend to reflect on definitions in relation to conventional theories because the media

though he was speaking through personal experience. After what felt like one-hundred flights of stairs, we make it to the top of the silos, there was a slight breeze that mingled with the warm mid-summer air. I looked around in awe at the 360* view of Fort Worth. We walked to the edge, sat down and dangled our legs over the edge, watching the skyline and talking continuously for the rest of the afternoon. I knew, in that moment, that this would become a regular thing. We made plans for the following

British had lost nine of their eleven Forts and they are stunned as to how it is happening. Fort Pitt, Ligonier, Bedford, Le Boeul, Isle, Miami, Sandusky, and St. Joseph, and Ouiatenon are all taken under Indian control. General Amherst, the leader of the British, at first didn’t believe that this was actually happening. He would respond with letters stating that it is impossible for the Native Americans to take over Forts with British guards occupying the Forts. He also did not want to believe that

Benedict Arnold was an active athlete. He often entertaining friends with tricks and feats. When he grew to adulthood, he was just as active. When Arnold marched the Connecticut militia to Massachusetts, he was given permission to march against Fort Ticonderoga. Ethan Allen helped Benedict, but took all the fame. Benedict fought valiantly, but his horse died on his left leg. This was the beginning to his many leg issues. While Allen took to draining liquor

Burgoyne was conceived February 24, 1723, in Sutton, Bedfordshire, England, he is the firstborn of John Burgoyne and Anna Maria. His father was the commander of the British armed force at the time and Burgoyne wished to follow in his footsteps at an early age. Burgoyne studied at Westminster 1733, it was there he met his lifelong friend Thomas Gage. Sooner rather than later, the two would both prevail to the rank of general. His second friend being, Lord James Strange who later turned into his brother

As a Department of the Army Civilian, I work within the Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization and Security under the umbrella of the Training Support Center at Ft Campbell, KY. I perform my primary duties as a UH60 Blackhawk A/L/M Helicopter Flight Simulator Training Instructor. As a Training Instructor (in a FORSCOM Regional Training Facility) I instruct and train Army, National Guard, and Reserve Aviators on a regular basis; based on Army Training Principles. I am responsible to independently

received a phone call that her 8 year old son Teagan, was hit by a car, and had multiple injuries. I rushed to meet Ashley at the local airport where they were transporting her son by ambulance so he could be flown out to a level II trauma unit in Fort Wayne Indiana. Teagan suffered several broken bones, stitches, bruising, and a concussion, but thankfully he was still alive. After a short stay in ICU, and once they were able to manage his pain, he was released to go home. Teagan had compound fractures