Fort Sumter

I immediately went to work for the Department of Defense as a very part time “contractor.” I also worked full-time as a State Trooper for the state of South Carolina and a city police officer in a town just outside of Fort Hood, TX. During these times I started going to college part-time at Central Texas College and Tarleton State University. In August of 2000, I took a contract position with a new company called Verizon Wireless. I worked as a Network Analyst in

The past one hundred and fifty years of Baltimore’s history have included many turbulent fluctuations in the way the city manages to thrive during the vast changes in how consumer-related products are manufactured. One of the most important ingredients to the city’s prosperity is in a mineral called chromite. Chromite is typically found in acidic soil along with serpentinite rock, a dark-green brittle rock in the soapstone family. During the late nineteenth century, chromite suddenly became a hot

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

As we cross the monstrous Mackinac Bridge that disappears into the fog behind us, my grandma Kathy glances into the back seat of my grandparents 2008 Pontiac and tells my cousin Zach and I, “Pack up your devices; we are almost to the boat.” We arrive at the dock and board a two level white Star Line ferry that will take us to Mackinac Island, out of sight. I slide into a window seat in order to see Lake Michigan, and avoid boredom from having to place my iPhone 5 in my pocket. The island comes into

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