The Old Sheldon Church The Old Sheldon church is located on Old Sheldon Church Road between Gardens Corner in Yemassee, South Carolina. The Old Sheldon Church is formerly known as Prince William Parish Church (Old Sheldon Church Ruins). Old Sheldon was the state church of South Carolina also known as the church of England. The church was built in Greek revival style between 1745-1753, by William Bull whose Planation border the church grounds (Old Sheldon Church Ruins).…
Olive Garden and Johnny Carino’s are two very well known Italian restaurants in the same category. Which restaurant is better? When my family goes to dinner we usually always pick Olive Garden, but this Sunday we decided to give Johnny Carino’s a try. Olive Garden has been around since 1982 and since then they have been evolving their food taste, food variety, prices, specials and service ( Olive Garden Inc.…
John Simpson Kilpatrick was born on the 6th of July, 1892 at South Shields, County Durnham; the north east region of England. He came from a big family: one of eight children born to Robert Kilpatrick and Sarah Simpson. As a child, he worked as a donkey-lad on the sands of his hometown as he had a 'great affinity with animals, in particular donkeys'. After attending the Barnes and Mortimer Roads schools, he volunteered to train as a gunner in the Territorial Army when he was 16. Following in the footsteps of his father, who was a merchant seaman, Simpson joined the merchant navy in 1909, at the age of 17.…
Ryerson University Fiery Assassination The Death of Christopher Wood Darian Chau CHY183-011 Introduction to Forensic Sciences Dr. Monica Sauer April 7th, 2016 Darian Chau Dr. Monica Sauer CHY183-011 7 April 2016 Fiery Assassination: The Death of Christopher Wood On February 9th, 1999, on a quiet street of Newman Lake Washington, “investigators were overwhelmed by the carnage of a single case. Arson, murder, fraud, suicide, and more. The bizarre trail of evidence left even seasoned investigators baffled” (Dowling, Flood, Sherry, Jennings, and Katz, “The Forensic Files - Cereal Killer”).…
Whetstone Park is located in Clintonville, just 10 minutes North of The Ohio State University Campus. Whetstone Park is home to the Park of Roses, Columbus Metropolitan Library, Whetstone Community Recreation Center, Clintonville Women’s Club and the Calvary Bible Church, bringing a large amount of traffic into the area. To get to Whetstone Park from The Ohio State University one must travel North on High Street and then take a left turn onto Hollenback Road. However, at the intersection of N. High Street and Hollenbeck Road there is not a protected left turn signal phase. There is only a permissive left turn phase.…
Ambrose Everett Burnside was a U.S. military general, railroad executive, and political figure. He was born in Liberty, Indiana, on May 23, 1824, and was the 4th of 9 children. He was ranked 18th out of 47 in his class and graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1847. During the Mexican-American War, he served as an artillery officer. In 1855, he invented the Burnside Carbine, a gun used commonly throughout the Civil War on both sides.…
Lewiston is located in the northeast region of Lower Michigan about 25 miles northeast of Grayling and 25 miles southeast of Gaylord. The town of Lewiston was named after Lewis Jenson of the M.H. Lumber Company and was plotted on August 21, 1891. Around 1935 the town developed as a resort area and primarily continues as such today. Lewiston is located on East Twin Lake and has approximately 40 other surrounding lakes. Most of them have public access; a variety of pan fish, northern pike, bass and walleye.…
The adventurer Meriwether Lewis explored the west Louisiana territory. He came back efficacious and became a national hero until he died under suspicious circumstances on October 11, 1809. The brave man died in his room at an Inn called Grinder’s Stand from a gunshot to the back of his skull and to his chest. The death was pegged as a suicide but, before his death Lewis was going through psychological and physical health problems, financial problems and bankruptcy. Meriwether Lewis’ untimely demise was considered a suicide for an extensive period of time, but what essentially occurred based off the evidence gathered is that the unidentified black man who was voyaging with Major Neely was employed by Nelly who was appointed by General James Wilkerson to assassinate Meriwether Lewis.…
Meriwether Lewis was born August 18, 1774, in Virginia. He had to live some of his childhood without his real dad because William Lewis died when in battle when Merriwether was 5. Merriwether had 2 siblings, Jane Lewis, his sister, and Reuben Lewis, his brother. His mom Lucy Meriwether remarried a guy named Captain John Marks about a few months after William's death. It was common back then for widows to remarry early and those two had a girl named Jane.…
Nathan Thomas a 21-year-old white male is a resident of Houston, Texas. He was born in a very strict and religious Baptist home, whose parents lived by strong religious values. His family was very popular among the community. His father a well-known politician and his mother a well-known doctor, were considered the elite in Texas. Thus, when his father became mayor of Houston, he kept secrets from his family in regards to his sexual orientation to uphold his family’s name.…
Christopher "kit" Carson was a vital part of the United States Westward Expansion. He did a lot on his day, such as an American frontiersman, trapper, soldier and Indian agent. I will go into more detail about that in this paper. On Christmas Eve, 1809 (December 24) Christopher "Kit" Carson was born.…
Lewis Meriwether Lewis was the oldest son and the middle child. He was born on August 18, 1774 in Albemarle County, Virginia according to Neiman (1997). He was the son of William Meriwether Lewis, who was a lieutenant in the Continental Army and died in 1779. His widowed mother, Lucy, married Captain John Marks, who was an Army officer. Lucy was known to be an herb doctor in which intrigued Lewis who later enjoyed plants as Neiman said (1997).…
Born Frederick Augustus Bailey in Baltimore, Maryland 1818. Frederick struggled through childhood due to the slavery conditions at the time. In 1824, six year old Frederick Bailey moved from his home in Baltimore, Maryland to a plantation in the country called the Wye House. Just two years later, Frederick was sold off to another slave owner back in Baltimore where he was taught to read by his owner’s wife, Lucretia Auld. The learning process was a struggle do to Mr. Auld's harsh slave rules.…
John Smith was born in 1580 in Lincolnshire, England. He eventually made his way to America to help govern the British colony of Jamestown. In his early life, John decided on a life of combat and served with the English Army abroad. He worked as a soldier for hire. Smith eventually embarked on a campaign with the Turks in Hungary.…
Billy Mills was born as William Mervin Mills, on June, 30th 1938, On the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. He was born one of eight children. Billy belongs to the Lakota Sioux tribe, his Lakota name is“Makoce Te’hila,” means “Loves His Country” or, more traditionally, “Respects the Earth” (NCAA). The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota was and still is one of the poorest districts in the United States. 97% of the tribe lives below the U.S. poverty line with an average household income ranging from 2,600 to 3,500 per year (friends).…