Zero Milestone — Zero Milestone, 1923. The surface seen in the photo is the monument s south face (see inscription below) The Zero Milestone is a zero mile marker monument in Washington, D.C. intended as the initial milestone from which all road distances in the… … Wikipedia
River mile — A River mile is a measure of distance in miles along a river from its mouth. River mile numbers begin at zero and increase further upstream. The corresponding metric unit using kilometers is the River kilometer. They are analogous to vehicle… … Wikipedia
Reference marker (New York) — A representation of a reference marker found on NY 940U. In New York, a reference marker is a small green sign mounted approximately every one tenth mile on highways maintained by the New York State Department of Transportation. This was… … Wikipedia
Kilometre Zero — In many countries, Kilometre Zero (also written km 0 ) or similar terms in other languages, is a particular location (often in the nation s capital city), from which distances are traditionally measured. A similar notion also exists for… … Wikipedia
History of Atlanta, Georgia — The city of Atlanta, Georgia has a history dating back to antebellum times.Early to 1860The region where Atlanta and its suburbs were built was originally Creek and Cherokee Native American territory. In 1813, the Creeks, who had been recruited… … Wikipedia
George Parks Highway — Infobox road state=AK type=AK route=3 highway name=George Parks Highway, Robert J. Mitchell Expressway length mi=323 length round=0 length ref= established= direction a=South starting terminus= junction= direction b=North ending terminus=… … Wikipedia
Sterling Highway — Infobox road marker state=AK highway name=Sterling Highway name notes= type= route= alternate name= maint= section= length mi=142 length round=0 length ref= length notes= established= decommissioned= direction a=West terminus a=Alaska Marine… … Wikipedia
Nagpur — This article is about the municipal corporation in Maharashtra, India. For its namesake district, see Nagpur district . For Nagpur urban conglomerate, see Nagpur metropolitan. For other uses, see Nagpur (disambiguation). Nagpur (नागपूर) Orange… … Wikipedia
John Thrasher — (February 24, 1818 ndash;November 13, 1899) was the founder of the city of Norcross, Georgia, an original pioneer of Atlanta, and a well travelled entrepreneur throughout the American Southeast. Founding of Atlanta In 1839, Thrasher was hired to… … Wikipedia
West Virginia State Capitol — The West Virginia State Capitol is the seat of government for the state of West Virginia, and houses the West Virginia Legislature and the office of the Governor of West Virginia. Located in Charleston, West Virginia, the building was dedicated… … Wikipedia
