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United States Flag, 23-stars, 1820-1822 Alabama and Maine were added as states in 1820, two stars were added to the flag, which increased the number of stars to 23. Thirteen stripes represent the thirteen original colonies. There is rumored to have been a 23-star flag with the stars arranged in the shape of one large star; however, there are no surviving copies.

United States Flag, 23 stars

United States Flag, 23-stars, 1820-1822 Alabama and Maine were added as states in 1820, two stars were…

Coat of Arms of the United States first appeared publicly in 1782.

The Great Seal of the United States

Coat of Arms of the United States first appeared publicly in 1782.

Coat of Arms, Venezuela

The Great Seal of Venezuela

Coat of Arms, Venezuela

The Big Dipper is used to find the North Star.

Big Dipper

The Big Dipper is used to find the North Star.

The diagram shows how to determine North using a watch and the location of the sun.

Watch Compass

The diagram shows how to determine North using a watch and the location of the sun.

The diagram shows how to determine North by sun and plumb line.

Determining North

The diagram shows how to determine North by sun and plumb line.

Finding the north star with the Big Dipper and Cassiopeia.

North Star

Finding the north star with the Big Dipper and Cassiopeia.

This figure "shows the cotidal lines and the lines of equal rise and fall for a diurnal component in latitude 30 degrees north." -Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1901

Cotidal Lines

This figure "shows the cotidal lines and the lines of equal rise and fall for a diurnal component in…

This figure shows "the cotidal lines and lines of equal amplitude for a diurnal tide in a circular sea of 20 degrees radius, the latitude of the center being 30 degrees north." -Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1901

Diurnal Cotidal Lines

This figure shows "the cotidal lines and lines of equal amplitude for a diurnal tide in a circular sea…

This figure shows "the cotidal lines and lines of equal amplitude for a diurnal tide in a circular sea of 20 degrees radius, the latitude of the center being 30 degrees north." -Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1901

Diurnal Cotidal Lines

This figure shows "the cotidal lines and lines of equal amplitude for a diurnal tide in a circular sea…

Two species of the lily family (Liliaceae): left, false Solomon's seal (Smilacina stellata); right, Smilacina trifolia.

S. Stellata and S. Trifolia

Two species of the lily family (Liliaceae): left, false Solomon's seal (Smilacina stellata); right,…

Of the lily family (Liliaceae), Solomon's seal or Polygonatum biflorum.

P. Biflorum

Of the lily family (Liliaceae), Solomon's seal or Polygonatum biflorum.

The bayberry or Myrica cerifera is small tree native to North America and used in candlemaking and for medicinal purposes.

Bayberry

The bayberry or Myrica cerifera is small tree native to North America and used in candlemaking and for…

"Generalized schematic of the hydrogeology of the study area. 1, unconfined conditions (Hawthorn Formation absent or very thin); 2, semiconfined conditions (Hawthorn Formation less than 100 feet thick); 3, confined conditions (Hawthorn Formation greater than 100 feet thick)." -Hatzell, 1995

Upper Floridan Aquifer

"Generalized schematic of the hydrogeology of the study area. 1, unconfined conditions (Hawthorn Formation…

"The gar-pike (Lepidosteus osseus), a Ganoid fish, now living in North American rivers." -Taylor, 1904

Gar-Pike

"The gar-pike (Lepidosteus osseus), a Ganoid fish, now living in North American rivers." -Taylor, 1904

A paleozoic crinoid, Ichtyocrinus laevis found in Silurian limestone in North America.

Ichtyocrinus

A paleozoic crinoid, Ichtyocrinus laevis found in Silurian limestone in North America.

"Terraced Hills of the Burren, as seen from the north of Galway Bay." -Taylor, 1904

Terraced Hills

"Terraced Hills of the Burren, as seen from the north of Galway Bay." -Taylor, 1904

Stone mallets and the North American Indian method of mounting. A Neolithic age implement. Not drawn to scale.

Neolithic Implements Stone Mallets

Stone mallets and the North American Indian method of mounting. A Neolithic age implement. Not drawn…

"Parallel-veined leaf of Solomon's seal." -Bergen, 1896

Solomon's Seal Leaf

"Parallel-veined leaf of Solomon's seal." -Bergen, 1896

"Leaves standing nearly vertical in compass-plant. (Silphium laciniatum). A, view from east or west; B, from north or south." -Bergen, 1896

Compass Plant

"Leaves standing nearly vertical in compass-plant. (Silphium laciniatum). A, view from east or west;…

The coat of arms of Manitoba, a Canadian province.

Manitoba Coat of Arms

The coat of arms of Manitoba, a Canadian province.

(1815-1872) American soldier in the Mexican War and Union general in the Civil War.

George Gordon Meade

(1815-1872) American soldier in the Mexican War and Union general in the Civil War.

The coat of arms for New Brunswick, a province of Canada.

New Brunswick Coat of Arms

The coat of arms for New Brunswick, a province of Canada.

The coat of arms of Alberta, a province of Canada.

Alberta Coat of Arms

The coat of arms of Alberta, a province of Canada.

(1861-1931) American educator serving as president of the University of North Carolina, Tulane University, and the University of Virginia.

Edwin Anderson Alderman

(1861-1931) American educator serving as president of the University of North Carolina, Tulane University,…

(1872-1928) Norwegian explorer most famous for first reaching the North and South Poles.

Roald Amundsen

(1872-1928) Norwegian explorer most famous for first reaching the North and South Poles.

A pirate ship of the Barbary Coast in North Africa.

Barbary Pirate Ship

A pirate ship of the Barbary Coast in North Africa.

Closely allied to the common seal is the marbled seal me with some of the European coasts.

Marbled Seal

Closely allied to the common seal is the marbled seal me with some of the European coasts.

The genus Cystophora includes the large bladder-nose, hooded or crested seal of the Greenland seas, in which the nose of the males has a curious dispensable sac, and which attains an average length of from 10 to 12 feet.

Hooded Seal

The genus Cystophora includes the large bladder-nose, hooded or crested seal of the Greenland seas,…

The species found in Alaska and the Commander Islands in the Bering Sea is the fur seal.

Fur Seal

The species found in Alaska and the Commander Islands in the Bering Sea is the fur seal.

"Bear Butte, from the North." -Walcott, 1901

Bear Butte

"Bear Butte, from the North." -Walcott, 1901

(1792-1840) John Lambton, the First Earl of Durham was an English statesman, colonial administrator, Governor General, and high commissioner of British North America.

John George Lambton, First Earl of Durham

(1792-1840) John Lambton, the First Earl of Durham was an English statesman, colonial administrator,…

The North American variety of reindeer is commonly called the caribou.

Caribou

The North American variety of reindeer is commonly called the caribou.

"The king of the herrings is from three to four feet in length, of a general silvery color, spotted with brown. It inhabits the North Sea, living on mollusks and crustaceans."

Chimaera Monstrosa (the Arctic chimaera)

"The king of the herrings is from three to four feet in length, of a general silvery color, spotted…

"Gadwall, a rather large fresh-water duck, common in the interior of the United States and breeding north of the latitude of Kentucky. It is a black and white duck, marked with brown, and is one of the favorite game birds." -Foster, 1921

Gadwall

"Gadwall, a rather large fresh-water duck, common in the interior of the United States and breeding…

The shortleaf pine is mostly associated with with deciduous-leaved trees, often the predominant forest growth in parts of North America.

Shortleaf pine (pinus echinata Mill.). Natural size. branch with open cones

The shortleaf pine is mostly associated with with deciduous-leaved trees, often the predominant forest…

The shortleaf pine is mostly associated with with deciduous-leaved trees, often the predominant forest growth in parts of North America.

Shortleaf pine (pinus echinata Mill.). Natural size. cone scales, dorsal view

The shortleaf pine is mostly associated with with deciduous-leaved trees, often the predominant forest…

The shortleaf pine is mostly associated with with deciduous-leaved trees, often the predominant forest growth in parts of North America.

Shortleaf pine (pinus echinata Mill.). Natural size. cone scales, ventral view

The shortleaf pine is mostly associated with with deciduous-leaved trees, often the predominant forest…

The shortleaf pine is mostly associated with with deciduous-leaved trees, often the predominant forest growth in parts of North America.

Shortleaf pine (pinus echinata Mill.). Natural size. seed

The shortleaf pine is mostly associated with with deciduous-leaved trees, often the predominant forest…

The wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) is a large bird native to North America.

Wild Turkey

The wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) is a large bird native to North America.

The edible crab (Cancer pagurus) is a species of crab found in the North Sea, North Atlantic, and the Mediterranean Sea.

Edible Crab

The edible crab (Cancer pagurus) is a species of crab found in the North Sea, North Atlantic, and the…

Oculina ranges from Cape Hatteras, North Carolina through the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean, though the main population of concern is off east-central Florida where it forms unique thicket-type structures in 70-100 meters (230 to 330 ft) depth known as the "Oculina Banks". Colonies are arborescent, with highly clumped, irregular bushy branches.

Oculina Virginea (Lamarck)

Oculina ranges from Cape Hatteras, North Carolina through the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean, though the…

Yonah Mountain (more commonly referred to as Yonah) is located in the Chattahoochee National Forest in the north of Georgia. Yonah is the Cherokee word for Bear.

Yonah Mountain

Yonah Mountain (more commonly referred to as Yonah) is located in the Chattahoochee National Forest…

Historically, the name referred to a large shelf of rock which jutted out from the Canadian shore, located just north of the present observation and commercial complex. Revealed in the mid-1700s as the Horseshoe Falls receded, Table rock was the first major vantage point for tourists of the early and mid-1800s. In 1818 the first part of the rock collapsed, followed by minor rock falls in 1828 and 1829. The most notable rock fall occurred in July, 1850, wen roughly one-third of the point collapsed into the Niagara Gorge.

Table Rock

Historically, the name referred to a large shelf of rock which jutted out from the Canadian shore, located…

Whitby Abbey is a ruined Benedictine abbey sited on Whitby's East Cliff in North Yorkshire on the northeast coast of England. It was founded in 657 AD by the Anglo-Saxon King of Northumbria, Oswy as Streoneshalh.

The Ruins of Whitby Abbey

Whitby Abbey is a ruined Benedictine abbey sited on Whitby's East Cliff in North Yorkshire on the northeast…

William Torrey Harris (9/10/1835 - 11/5/1909) was born in North Killingly, Connecticut. After attending Andover Academy and two at Yale Harris moved to St. Louis, MO where he taught from 1857 to 1880. There he was superintendent of schools from 1868 to 1880 and established, with Susan E. Blow, America's first permanent public kindergarten in 1873.

William T. Harris

William Torrey Harris (9/10/1835 - 11/5/1909) was born in North Killingly, Connecticut. After attending…

Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument located in the English county of Wiltshire, about 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) west of Amesbury and 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) north of Salisbury. One of the most famous prehistoric sites in the world, Stonehenge is composed of earthworks surrounding a circular setting of large standing stones.

Ruins at Stonehenge

Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument located in the English county of Wiltshire, about 3.2 kilometres…

St Asaph Cathedral, (Welsh: Eglwys Gadeiriol Llanelwy) at St Asaph, Denbighshire, north Wales, is sometimes claimed to be the smallest Anglican cathedral in Britain.

St. Asaph Cathedral

St Asaph Cathedral, (Welsh: Eglwys Gadeiriol Llanelwy) at St Asaph, Denbighshire, north Wales, is sometimes…

St Pancras Old Church is a Church of England parish church on Pancras Road in North London. It is believed to be one of the oldest sites of Christian worship in London and in England.

St. Pancras Church Ruins, Canterbury

St Pancras Old Church is a Church of England parish church on Pancras Road in North London. It is believed…

All Saints' Church, Brixworth, is an outstanding example of early Anglo-Saxon architecture located in central England, and has been called "perhaps the most imposing architectural memorial of the seventh century yet surviving north of the Alps"

All Saints' Church, Brixworth

All Saints' Church, Brixworth, is an outstanding example of early Anglo-Saxon architecture located in…

The monastery of Lindisfarne was founded by Irish born Saint Aidan, who had been sent from Iona off the west coast of Scotland to Northumbria at the request of King Oswald around AD 635. It became the base for Christian evangelizing in the North of England and also sent a successful mission to Mercia.

Lindisfarne Priory Ruins before 1860

The monastery of Lindisfarne was founded by Irish born Saint Aidan, who had been sent from Iona off…

The Savannah River is a major river in the southeastern United States, forming most of the border between the states of South Carolina and Georgia. Two tributaries of the Savannah, the Tugaloo Rivers and the Chattooga River, form the northernmost part of the border. The Savannah River drainage basin extends into the southeastern side of the Appalachian Mountains just inside North Carolina, bounded by the Eastern Continental Divide. The ricer is about 350 miles long.

Savannah River

The Savannah River is a major river in the southeastern United States, forming most of the border between…

Admiral Mariot Arbuthnot was a British admiral, who commanded the Royal Navy's North American station during the American War for Independence.

Marriott Arbuthnot

Admiral Mariot Arbuthnot was a British admiral, who commanded the Royal Navy's North American station…

The present parish church of St. Peter's at Wearmouth, on the north bank of the River Wear, occupies the ancient priory church building and is one of the oldest churches in Great Britain. The tower dates from Norman times, and doubtless formed part of the building as restored after the Conquest.

Monkwearmouth Church

The present parish church of St. Peter's at Wearmouth, on the north bank of the River Wear, occupies…

The present parish church of St. Peter's at Wearmouth, on the north bank of the River Wear, occupies the ancient priory church building and is one of the oldest churches in Great Britain. The tower dates from Norman times, and doubtless formed part of the building as restored after the Conquest.

Jarrow Church Tower

The present parish church of St. Peter's at Wearmouth, on the north bank of the River Wear, occupies…

An illustration of a large fountain located in Forsyth Park in Savannah, Georgia. Forsyth Park is a large city park that occupies 30 acres in the historic district of Savannah, Georgia. The park was originally created in the 1840s on 10 acres of land donated by William Hodgson. In 1851, the park was expanded and named for Georgia Governor John Forsyth. At the north end of the park is a large, majestic fountain that was added in 1858.

Fountain

An illustration of a large fountain located in Forsyth Park in Savannah, Georgia. Forsyth Park is a…

Forsyth Park is a large city park that occupies 30 acres in the historic district of Savannah, Georgia. The park was originally created in the 1840s on 10 acres of land donated by William Hodgson. In 1851, the park was expanded and named for Georgia Governor John Forsyth. At the north end of the park is a large, majestic fountain that was added in 1858.

Forsyth Park

Forsyth Park is a large city park that occupies 30 acres in the historic district of Savannah, Georgia.…

Formerly it was the parish church of Chelsea when it was a village, before it was engulfed by London. The building originally consisted of a 13th century chancel with chapels to the north and south (c.1325) and a nave and tower built in 1670.

Old Church at Chelsea

Formerly it was the parish church of Chelsea when it was a village, before it was engulfed by London.…

"Prodeo et Ecclesia" translates to "For God and the Church" "Regno et Patria" translates roughly to "Kingdom and Fatherland"

Prodeo et Ecclesia

"Prodeo et Ecclesia" translates to "For God and the Church" "Regno et Patria" translates roughly to…

General Edward Braddock (1695 – July 13, 1755) was a British soldier and commander-in-chief for North America during the actions at the start of the French and Indian War.

General Edward Braddock

General Edward Braddock (1695 – July 13, 1755) was a British soldier and commander-in-chief for…