Hollidaysburg

Throughout the United States of America many historical landmarks are important to teach, show, and preserve history. In Pennsylvania, many of these landmarks come from a time in which the small nation was just starting. Many similarities of these different site coincide to make up the history of our nation, while the portrayal at these sites differ from time to time. National and State Historical sites are important to show the history of our great nation in a personal connection. A National Historic

tell me stories of playing professional football while I played with the dice. To me they meant the last memories of my grandpa. My grandma and grandpa lived only 2 hours away in a tiny town just outside of State College, the town was called Hollidaysburg. My grandpa had lived there his whole life. He played sports for the local High School. He was All-American in football, All-State in basketball, and All-American in baseball. My grandma told me stories about how she went to the rival high school

interracial hospital, and performing the first successful heart surgery. Daniel H. Williams took a stand by going to college to get a good education in a time where “colored” people had very few options for schooling. Daniel began his education in Hollidaysburg; then studied in Maryland, at the Freedmen's Bureau's Stanton School, and later in Janesville, Wisconsin, at

Introduction I am very interested in the clothing retail industry so I interviewed an entrepreneur who is in this field. She is Natasha McKnight who owns a boutique named Sapphire Nine in Hollidaysburg. It is around twenty-five minutes drive from Altoona Ivyside campus. Natasha was new in that she opened the store in August this year. Sapphire Nine is her dream since she was three years old. She has been planning it for thirty-two years. Finally in April this year, she saw the opportunity – the

There was a time where I thought my small hometown of Portage, Pa was nothing more than a few streets that consisted of churches, small town businesses, and homes that housed only about 2,500 people. After many hours of research I have come to find that this small town is actually a hidden treasure of history that is far too fascinating to express. Although the town of Portage, Pa is only 125 years old, it is full of rich history that has shaped the Portage we all know today. Portage would not be

African American’s Contributions 2\ \16 to the Medical Field Dr. Daniel Hale Williams was born on January 18, 1856 in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. He was one of the first physicans to perform an open-heart surgery in the United States and founded a hospital with an interracial staff. When he was just 10-years old he was sent to live with family friends who had lived in Baltimore, Maryland. He had become a shoemaker’s apprentice but, he disliked the work and he decided to return to

Ben Carson before? There is no question that he was an African American neurosurgeon and good at what he did, but who paved the way for people like him. Dr. Daniel Hale Williams was one of them. He was an American general surgeon who was born in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania in 1856. When Daniel’s father died when he was nine. His mom could not take care of all the children and family so Daniel got sent to become an apprentice to a shoemaker, but he ran away to join his mother in Rockford, Illinois.

Introduction I am very interested in the retail apparel industry so I interviewed an entrepreneur who is in this field. She is Natasha McKnight who owns a boutique named Sapphire Nine in Hollidaysburg. It is around twenty-five minutes drive from Altoona Ivyside campus. Natasha was new in that she opened the store in August this year. Sapphire Nine is her dream since she was three years old. She had been planning it for thirty-two years. Finally, in April this year, she saw the opportunity – the

and role model for anyone. This man did a lot for science, and not only that, but he allowed African American people to help him in his hospital, which, back in his day, other Americans didn’t do too often. He was born on January 18, 1856, in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. His father, Daniel H. Williams II, died when His son was 10. Daniel III was sent to live with his grandparents, and took up shoemaking as an apprentice. He disliked shoemaking, so he moved back in with his family. He tried to take

the medical field are especially underrated to many people. One surgeon by the name of Daniel Hale Williams deserves some recognition for what he has done for black surgeons and doctors. Daniel Hale Williams III was born on January 18, 1856 in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Sarah Price Williams (mother) and Daniel Hale Williams II (father), a barber. Daniel was only nine years old when his beloved father died from tuberculosis. Following this tragedy, Daniel and his mother moved to