Assignment: America
Photo Gallery

Here are a bunch of random pictures I took from various places that didn't fit anywhere else, but thought were worth viewing.

NOTE: These images used to be clickable for larger views, but they were taking up too much space. Since these photos weren't the main goal of Assignment: America, I've kept just the thumbnails. Sorry they're not very clear. Certain ones of note are clickable, however.

Arkansas

Clinton library Arkansas welcome sign 2
President Bill Clinton Library, Little Rock A better picture of the Arkansas sign, located on I-55 at the Missouri border

Connecticut

Welcome to Connecticut Supreme Court Civil War memorial Memorial Arch
The first sign I passed Connecticut Supreme Court Civil War memorial Memorial Arch, Hartford

California

Capitol historic marker U.S.S. California Pond Lake Tahoe
Capitol historic marker, with time capsule underneath Bell from the U.S.S. California Pond on the grounds of the capitol Lake Tahoe

Delaware

Liberty Bell replica Compass Bricks
Replica of the Liberty Bell, Dover A compass in Dover that points to the other 12 colonial capitals The bricks of Dover

District of Columbia

WWII Memorial Washington Monument Lincoln Memorial White House
The new World War II memorial The Washington Monument The Lincoln Memorial The White House

Illinois

Lincoln statue Lincoln museum Lincoln memorial Lincoln's tomb Sears Tower
A statue of Lincoln outside the capitol Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Lincoln's memorial, Springfield Lincoln's tomb Sears Tower

Indiana

James Dean Capitol marker Indy 500 Soldiers and Sailors Hoosier dome
Bet you didn't know James Dean was born in Indiana Capitol historical marker The most famous home in auto racing: the Brickyard The Soldiers and Sailors monument, literally in the center of Indianapolis It seems like the Hoosier Dome is home to the Final Four every other year
Police/Fire memorial Indiana house
Police and Firefighters' memorial, Indy On the floor of the Indiana House of Representatives

Iowa

Des Moines Kum & Go Welcome to Iowa
Downtown Des Moines, from the capitol steps One of many Kum & Go stations in Iowa The first sign I passed, heading from the airport

Kansas

Statue of Liberty Kansas capitol
Miniature Statue of Liberty, Topeka This is is capitol from the front; it was tough to get a good angle

Kentucky

Rupp Arena Horse Park Cemetary capitol Boone grave Capitol marker
Rupp Arena, home of Wildcat basketball, but not on campus Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington View of capitol from Frankfort cemetery Daniel Boone's grave, Frankfort Capitol historical marker
Ft. Knox Churchill Downs Louisville Slugger
Gold depository, Ft. Knox Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby; Louisville Louisville Slugger museum

Louisiana

Huey Long Mississippi River Bayou Death Valley French Quarter
Huey Long statue, Baton Rouge The mighty Mississippi River One of Louisiana's many bayous Death Valley at LSU The French Quarter, New Orleans
Burbon Street
World-famous Bourbon Street

Maine

Welcome to Maine Moose Crossing Maine capitol Capitol marker
The first sign I saw Sadly, I didn't see one The capitol from the rear Law enforcement memorial

Maryland

Ft. McHenry Nixon center Thurgood Marshall Capitol marker Chesapeake Bay
Ft. McHenry, Baltimore Collection of Nixon's Presidential papers, College Park Thurgood Marshall statue, Annapolis Capitol historical marker Chesapeake Bay

Massachusetts

Coming soon! (I have a bunch of pictures from my summer in Boston, but I need to scan them first.)

Michigan

Lansing memorial Historical marker Capitol rotunda Ford museum Go Blue barn
A memorial outside the capitol for Michigan soldiers Capitol historical marker That dome really looks weird, doesn't it? Gerald Ford Museum, Grand Rapids GO BLUE!
Lansing memorial Historical marker
On I-75 near Troy Comerica Park

Mississippi

Liberty Bell Civil War memorial Piggly Wiggly Mississippi capitol
Liberty Bell replica, Jackson Civil War veterans' mothers, Jackson Piggly Wiggly cracks me up This is is capitol from the front; it was tough to get a good angle.

Missouri

Budweiser Gateway arch Jefferson statue Missouri River Trails Center
Budweiser brewing plant in St. Louis Gateway Arch, St. Louis Statue of Thomas Jefferson in front of the capitol Missouri River near Jefferson City National Frontier Trails Center, Independence
Truman Museum Missouri welcome sign 2
Harry Truman Museum, Independence This was the first sign I saw, crossing the river for my arch picture.

Nebraska

Ford's birthplace Rosenblatt Stadium
Gerald Ford's birthplace, Omaha Rosenblatt Stadium, Omaha (home of College World Series)

Nevada

Cactus Jack Casino Kit Carson Capitol marker Legislature
Cactus Jack's casino, Carson City They put casinos everywhere in Nevada! Kit Carson, the capital city's namesake Capitol historic marker State legislature building
Sierra Nevada Vegas strip
Sierra Nevada mountains The Strip, Las Vegas

New Hampshire

Franklin Pierce Liberty Bell replica Daniel Webster Historical marker Highway liquor store
Franklin Pierce, the only President from New Hampshire Liberty Bell replica Daniel Webster Capitol historical marker I guess New Hampshire endorses drunk driving

New Jersey

WWII memorial
This is Trenton's idea of a WWII memorial

New York

Empire State Plaza The Egg Firefighters memorial New York capitol
Empire State Plaza "The Egg," Albany Firefighters memorial, Albany The view of the capitol from the front

North Carolina

Legislative Building Vietnam vets Three presidents Historical marker NC Capitol
Legislative Building (much easier to photograph) Vietnam veterans memorial, Raleigh Statue of the three U.S. Presidents from North Carolina: Polk, Jackson, and A. Johnson Capitol historical marker Better view of the capitol building itself
Confederate memorial Dean Smith center
Confederate memorial, Raleigh Dean Smith basketball arena, Chapel Hill

Ohio

Capitol marker McKinley Columbus WWII memorial Dispatch
Capitol historical marker Statue of President McKinley outside the capitol (born Niles, Ohio) Statue of the city's namesake: Christopher Columbus WWII Memorial, Columbus Literally across the street from the capitol, the offices of The Columbus Dispatch
Football HOF Rock & Roll Welcome sign
Pro Football Hall of Fame, Canton Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland Welcome sign on US-23, just north of Toledo

Oklahoma

Largest McDonald's Will Rogers Oklahoma City national memorial Memorial chairs Captiol oil rigs
World's largest McDonald's on I-44 Will Rogers is everywhere in Oklahoma Oklahoma City National Memorial The memorial chairs at the memorial One of the working oil rigs on the capitol grounds

Pennsylvania

Hershey Independence Hall
Hershey factory Independence Hall, Philadelphia

Rhode Island

Rhode Island coast Providence Rhode Island capitol
Rhode Island coast Downtown Providence The capitol from ground level

South Carolina

Palmetto Welcome sign African American monument Confederate memorial Law enforcement
Palmetto tree Alternate welcome sign from a rest area African-American history monument, Columbia Confederate memorial, Columbia Law enforcement memorial, Columbia
Strom Thurmond Confederate flag Univ. of S. Carolina
Strom Thurmond statue Confederate flag on the capitol grounds Univ. of South Carolina, a few blocks from the capitol

Tennessee

Andrew Jackson James Polk Bicentennial Park Parthenon Grand Ole Opry
Andrew Jackson statue at the capitol Burial site of James Polk at the capitol Bicentennial, looking north from capitol hill Full-scale replica of the Parthenon, Nashville Grand Ole Opry, Nashville
Tennessee capitol
The capitol from several blocks away

Texas

Dealey Plaza Alamo Riverwalk LBJ Library Bush Library
Dealey Plaza, Dallas The Alamo, San Antonio San Antonio Riverwalk Lyndon Johnson Presidential Library, Austin George H. W. Bush Library, College Station

Vermont

Green mountains Montpelier Historical marker
The green mountains of Vermont "Downtown" Montpelier Capitol historical marke

Virginia

Virginia vetrans memorial Iwo Jima memorial Arlington cemetary Pentagon
Virginia veterans memorial, Richmond Iwo Jima Memorial, Arlington Arlington National Cemetery The Pentagon (although you wouldn't know from this picture)

West Virginia

Coal barge Capitol dome Historical marker Lincoln statue W. Va. memorial
A coal barge on the Kanawha River A very impressive capitol dome Capitol historical marker Lincoln statue on the steps of the capitol WWI, WWII, Korea and Vietnam memorial, Charleston

Wisconsin

UW-Madison Forward Camp Randall Nimrod Miller beer
Univ. of Wisconsin, located right on Lake Mendota The Forward statue, named after the state motto Camp Randall Stadium, home of the Badgers Outside of Dousman Miller brewing plant in Milwaukee
Cheese
The only cheese place I saw, just outside Kenosha
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