Rockwall’s stone archway Rockwall, Texas, mentioned in a recent article, is the county seat of Rockwall County. Located at the intersection of State Highways 66 and 205, it is a town shrouded in mystery. The town name of Rockwall comes from a geologic formation in the town. “A stone archway on private property a few […]
Tag: 1850’s
What happened to Solomon Northrup, of the Academy Award winner, Twelve Years a Slave? [see pics & film]
The movie, Twelve Years a Slave, won the Academy Award for picture of the year. It depicts a true story of the 1841 kidnapping and subsequent slavery of Solomon Northup, a free African American living in Saratoga, New York. The end of the movie does not tell what happened to him after he regained his freedom and […]
Did you know the English Sparrow was imported to NY to eat caterpillars in Central Park?
“The English Sparrow was imported to North America to protect trees from a caterpillar which is the larva of the Geometrid Moth. About six inches long. Grayish brown, the back streaked with black. Brown wings with white bars. Buff white underside. Narrow white stripe over the eyes. White and chestnut cheek patches. White sides and […]