As early as 1907, salted green peanuts boiled in brine were sold during the summer months throughout Dothan, "Peanut Capital of the World." — — Map (db m284830) HM
Archie Leonard Reed is a life-long Cane Hill resident. As a Cane Hill Harvest Festival committee member and longtime festival volunteer, Archie helped train the next generation of sorghum cookers. In 2024, Historic Cane Hill dedicated this sorghum . . . — — Map (db m311416) HM
After running kitchens in early hotspots such as the "IT" Club and Six Bells, Violet Wong went on to become a culinary pioneer in El Cerrito by introducing Chinese American food. In 1945, Violet and her husband, Albert Wong, opened Violet's . . . — — Map (db m311793) HM
The slogan "It's Heavenly!" defined one of the small chain of the upscale, old-style ice cream parlors located here. At this corner location was one of the first Wil Wright's Ice Cream shops that opened at 200 South Beverly Drive in 1949. The . . . — — Map (db m311771) HM
Enlisted men enjoyed few privileges and even fewer comforts at Camp Reynolds. Officers lived in the houses lining the parade ground, with the Post Commander closest to the water. Soldiers lived in barracks opposite officer’s row. One comfort the . . . — — Map (db m203675) HM
Built in 1949
Gunther's Quality Ice Cream
Est. 1940 by Iva and William Gunther
Owned & operated since 1974 by Richard and Marlena Klopp
Googie design by William Koblik & Alfred Fisher
Jugglin Joe Neon Sign: Samuel Stover (EPCO) in . . . — — Map (db m311773) HM
Originally known as the San Diego Steam Cracker Factory, this brick structure has remained a bakery since its construction in 1884. During the first part of the 20th century, when the Gaslamp was deteriorating into a red-light district, the upper . . . — — Map (db m311783) HM
In 1849, Isadore Boudin baked the first sourdough French loaf. Saving a bit of the dough for the next day’s batch, he began a tradition that continues 150 years later. Today, sourdough is as much a part of San Francisco as cable cars and the . . . — — Map (db m311904) HM
Along the coast from Morro Bay to Canada there are estuaries where tidal changes expose and then recover the mud flats. In many of these places people are farming oysters. Morro Bay is one of those places.
Oysters have been cultivated here . . . — — Map (db m311322) HM
Wheeler Sheep Camp was one of the main sheep camps of the Wheeler Sheep Company based in Reno, Nevada. Sheep camps were the summer bases of operation for sheep grazing in the high Sierra meadows. This camp was built and managed by John Martin . . . — — Map (db m275519) HM
The area west of this spot once was an Irish and German immigrant neighborhood known as “Cowtown.” That's because, before 1871, cows, pigs, and sheep roamed freely here, while those kept in Washington City, south of Boundary Street (today's . . . — — Map (db m311916) HM
Francisco Ferlita, a native of Santo Stefano, Sicily, established a bakery on this site in 1896. Bread sold for three cents and five cents, and often on credit. In 1922 the wooden structure was destroyed by fire, and a yellow brick building was . . . — — Map (db m311923) HM
Other than bread, fish, shrimp, and turtles, most of the food—salted pork, salted beef, and beans—came from the mainland. Officers fared better than the soldiers and prisoners. "The bread was a mixture of flour, bugs, sticks and dirt," Lincoln . . . — — Map (db m311901) HM
The Sands Fish & Oyster Company supplied oysters to markets and restaurants up and down the Atlantic seaboard from 1916 until 1955. Founded by William Sands, Sr., the company earned Port Orange, Florida, the title of “Oyster Capital of the World” . . . — — Map (db m311323) HM
On April 16, 1986, Chick-Fil-A moved beyond the mall food court and opened our first stand-alone restaurant here on North Druid Hills Road in Atlanta. Although this new concept would transform the way we serve our guests around the country, it . . . — — Map (db m310916) HM
The first Brunswick
Stew was made here in
the Brunswick - Golden
Isles area in early
colonial days. It remains
an American Favorite. — — Map (db m16615) HM
As in most counties in this part of Georgia, there were a few local entrepreneurs who developed a thriving business producing a popular variety of white lightnin'. Customers came from miles around for a chance to purchase some of Gwinnett's finest . . . — — Map (db m197679) HM
Brothers William Howard Flowers & Joseph Hampton Flowers Jr. opened Flowers Baking Company, the first commercial bakery in Southwest Georgia, on this site on November 4, 1919. The following morning, 500 loaves of "Flowers Quality Bread" were sold . . . — — Map (db m23158) HM
Ray A. Kroc, founder of McDonald's Corporation, opened his first McDonald's franchise (the ninth McDonald's drive-in in the U.S.) on this site April 15, 1955.
In memory of his wisdom and spirt, McDonald's Corporation dedicates this site to . . . — — Map (db m280659) HM
Walter and Grace Fredenhagen, visionaries in business and community and creators of "One in a Million" milk shakes, are depicted in these bronze sculptures. Walter owned and operated Prince Castles and Cock Robin ice cream shops from 1931-1993, . . . — — Map (db m310914) HM
Lumi Bekteshi had never baked a pie before she began managing the Palms Grill Café on Route 66 in Atlanta in the spring of 2009. Three months later, she earned two first-place Blue Ribbons at the Illinois State Fair for her peach and apple . . . — — Map (db m311781) HM
Home of the Original Signature Horseshoe Sandwich
created in 1928 at the Leland Hotel by Chef Joe Schweska.
The name "horseshoe" was derived from the shape of the cut of ham used in the original sandwich. The French fries represent the . . . — — Map (db m267465) HM
Two former WSU students, Dan and Frank Carney, borrowed $600 to open this first Pizza Hut. Their corporation grew to become the world's largest pizza chain and was sold to PepsiCo in 1977 for $300,000,000.
The building was moved to this site to . . . — — Map (db m271074) HM
The races at Sportsman’s Hill began at dawn and were followed by an elaborate breakfast which was prepared in the yard of the house and served out of doors to all the guests. A tradition that continues today at the Kentucky Derby with “The . . . — — Map (db m311785) HM
AKA pot liquor. Broth made from boiling greens and pork fat. Fed South's hungry by early 1850s. In 1935, Senator Huey Long praised its value. — — Map (db m220563) HM
At the height of Prohibition, deep in the curving, muddy waters of the swamp was the secret meeting place known by moonshiners simply as the Whiskey Tree. With no roads to reach it and far from the grasp of any officials, you can vividly imagine . . . — — Map (db m296864) HM
The device in front of you is the actual water pump used by Jefferson residents to draw water from the town well. During the 1800's and until 1960, residents obtained water from the well located in the center of town. The well offered tremendous . . . — — Map (db m311801) HM
In operation since 1798, Hyattstown Mill was known for its “fine stone-ground white and yellow cornmeal." Destroyed by fire in 1918, the new mill was quickly rebuilt on the old foundation and remained a crucial local business until the mid-1930s. . . . — — Map (db m311909) HM
Smith Island has its own region-specific traditional cuisine. The most famous dish is a locally produced cake known as Smith Island cake. Traditionally, the cake consists of eight to ten layers of cake with frosting between each layer and . . . — — Map (db m286175) HM
One of Boston’s luxury hotels, opened by innovative hosteller Harvey Parker, the Parker House has been operating on this site since 1856. Parker introduced the European Plan, started the practice of scrod, the fresh white fish catch of the day. . . . — — Map (db m311794) HM
Test your record-setting knowledge
Q1: How many hours did it take to fill the cup?
A: It took just under 3 hours to fill starting at 6am on August 20, 2017.
Q2: How many people worked to fill the cup?
A: Eight people worked to . . . — — Map (db m307393) HM
Red's Giant Hamburg was a business on the west end of Route 66 in Springfield, Missouri, which is believed to have been the world's first drive-through restaurant.
The business's name was supposed to be "Red's Giant Hamburger," but owner . . . — — Map (db m170766) HM
Supertam on 66, known for their collection of over 2500 items celebrating the Man of Steel, was opened in 2006 by Larry Tamminen. When he retired in 2021, the Briley family took over the ice cream shop and continues its all-American tradition. . . . — — Map (db m311744) HM
On July 7, 1928, Chillicothe baker Frank Bench and inventor Otto Rohwedder secured Chillicothe Missouri's Slice of History. On this day their bread slicing machine produced the first loaves of sliced bread and made them available on the shelves . . . — — Map (db m311897) HM
Chillicothe's slice of history arrived in 1928 when inventor Otto Rohwedder and Chillicothe baker Frank Bench produced the first loaves of sliced bread. Their invention set into motion the timeless comparison of ingenuity and innovation to "The . . . — — Map (db m311899) HM
Next time you open up a cool Eskimo Pie or a creamy Valomilk candy, you’ll appreciate them even more if you consider the colorful history behind these sweet treats. Eskimo Pies gained fame thanks to candy man Russell Stover, who partnered with . . . — — Map (db m311784) HM
Ice cream cones gained wide-spread popularity after they were introduced at the 1904 World's Fair, though they were invented years prior. — — Map (db m311778) HM
Aka knaeflies, local specialty believed to be brought here by German immigrants, mid-1800s. Stiff batter of liver, flour, eggs & herbs, shaped & boiled. — — Map (db m300784) HM
The Purity Bread Company, based in Minneapolis, was among the first corporate wholesale bakeries to introduce packaged, sliced white bread to Billings. One Purity Bread advertisement boasted, "The well-bred run for gladness' sake to get this loaf . . . — — Map (db m311898) HM
Pizza for the Mack family is a way of life. When Anthony Mackrone, "Tony Mack", took his Trenton, New Jersey tomato pie to the Wildwood boardwalk to open Mack's Pizza in 1953, he took his wife Lena and four children, Duke, Joe, Kitty and Vincent . . . — — Map (db m278292) HM
British General Cornwallis stopped to ask for bread during the battle of Short Hills, June 26, 1777, and was marked by Betty Frazee’s famous statement “I give you this in fear, not in love.” — — Map (db m311915) HM
Due to the strategic location of our town, folks have always found it a pleasant place to stop, rest, and refresh…
The first merchant in town had such a demand for home made pies and they were of such quality that they became justly famous… . . . — — Map (db m311780) HM
This orchard was planted and tended by Shakers who now rest in the nearby cemetery. It shows up on an 1838 map of the Church Family, one of four Shaker villages established within a mile. Apples were an important food in the Shakers' diet. Apples . . . — — Map (db m311795) HM
In the 19th century, farm families preserved most meats by "smoking." The raw meats (like hams) were suspended above a slow-burning wood fire to flavor and "cure" the meat. Salted meats were smoked at temperatures high enough to dry them of . . . — — Map (db m310886) HM
Broome Co. specialty as early as 1938, skewered chunks of marinated meat, charbroiled & served on bread. Celebrated at “Spiedie Fest” starting 1983. — — Map (db m298041) HM
Sandwich made of roast beef with horseradish served on kümmelweck roll. Popular throughout Western NY. Believed first served in late 1800s. — — Map (db m188242) HM
Ice cream was not invented, but undoubtedly evolved from the chilled wines and other iced beverages and foods that graced the tables of potentates of antiquity and the water ices that were popular in the early medieval period. In the fourth . . . — — Map (db m311760) HM
Architectural Design
The Ward Baking Company used the design of its bakeries to promote its products and demonstrate the superiority of its modern manufacturing methods. The bakery's white terra cotta facade was its most distinctive . . . — — Map (db m311910) HM
Oyster reefs were once a key feature of the New York / New Jersey Harbor Estuary’s ecosystem. Oysters helped to feed New Amsterdam residents, particularly in winter when other foods were scarce. Oysters in fact remained the most common local street . . . — — Map (db m311321) HM
Champion Pizza Making The Move To Go Beyond New York City
By Gary Stern Contributor
May 17, 2023, 06:51am EDT
In the 1976 film "New York, New York," the lyrics of the title song say, "If you can make it in New York, you . . . — — Map (db m311799) HM
This site has been declared a National Historic and Legendary Pizzeria by PMQ Magazine and The New York Pizza Show and has been inducted as a member of The Pizza Hall of Fame.
Lombardi’s Pizza is hereby recognized as the First Pizzeria in the . . . — — Map (db m127381) HM
Popularized by salt industry workers, potatoes boiled in brine & paired with melted butter served in local taverns and eateries as early as 1883. — — Map (db m226005) HM
A carpenter, Cotton built the parlor and opened it seasonally. He had a dozen café tables and sold vanilla, chocolate and strawberry flavors. It was a favorite stop for travelers, teens and knitting mill workers.
It was remodeled and became . . . — — Map (db m311779) HM
Regional cookie variety made with chocolate, molasses and spices. So popular, judged at Schoharie County Fair as early as 1916. — — Map (db m199773) HM
Apple butter, apple cider, applesauce, apple pie! There were few home grown products more useful to the mountain farmer than apples. Cuttings from favorite trees were often taken from place to place when the family moved or children left home. . . . — — Map (db m311797) HM
Pawpaw (Asimina trioba)
They pawpaw holds the crowns as North America's largest native tree fruit — a creamy, custard-like treasure hiding in plain sight. Long before it became a foodie obsession, the pawpaw quietly nourished Indigenous . . . — — Map (db m307368) HM
Unique dessert thought to originate in Surry County in mid 1800s. Similar to cobbler, made with dough and fruit or sweet potato. — — Map (db m206799) HM
For the mountain family, apples were a staple-eaten raw and used to make cider, vinegar, apple sauce, apple butter, and pies. Storing them was important, as evidenced by this substantial apple house. Summer apples were stored on the upper floor; . . . — — Map (db m311796) HM
Dave Thomas realized his boyhood dream when he opened his first hamburger restaurant on this site on November 15, 1969. Thomas changed the image of fast food by serving fresh, not frozen hamburgers, hot off the grill with a choice of toppings in a . . . — — Map (db m14492) HM
Dave is best known as chairman and founder of Wendy's International, Inc. As a young boy, he dreamed of owning his own hamburger restaurant, and he realized that dream in 1969 when he opened the first Wendy's restaurant in downtown Columbus. . . . — — Map (db m224139) HM
Kettering grocer Victor “Vic” Cassano, Sr. (1922- 2002) and his
mother-in-law Caroline “Mom” Dinisi (1893- 1987) opened what became
Cassano’s Pizza King on June 4, 1953. Their signature square-cut,
thin-crust “pizza pie” was an instant . . . — — Map (db m97267) HM
Introduced in the 1920s,
shredded onions fused with
limited amounts of ground
beef made these burgers an
affordable local specialty. — — Map (db m274223) HM
Henry and Alabama Marshall founded the BAMA Pie Company in Dallas in 1921. Mrs. "Bama" Marshall baked the pies, while Mr. Marshall handled the marketing. What began as a small operation selling pies at the Woolworth's soda fountain quickly grew . . . — — Map (db m311782) HM
Samuel Swartz built and operated a creamery on this site in 1898, with milk and cream from local dairy farmers. The creamery manufactured ice cream, becoming famous for "Barlow Ice Cream." In 1909, C.D. Dougherty purchased the business, later . . . — — Map (db m192378) HM
During the 18th century, every Pa. Dutch farmscape included an outdoor bake oven. Since Pa. Dutch farm women did not yet have woodstoves, they had to devise a way to bake. Most farm kitchens contained large open-hearth fireplaces, over which . . . — — Map (db m311786) HM
"You had to be a waiter - a good one - to work in the Dining Department. You worked 16 and 17 hours a day. Half the time we had to sleep in the dining car."
- James Corbett, Dining Car Waiter
For passengers, eating aboard a train was always an . . . — — Map (db m311798) HM
In 1851 C. Jacob Fussell built a factory nearby to produce ice cream from the surplus milk and cream of York County dairy farmers. This was the first time that ice cream had been mass-produced for commercial distribution in the US. The nearby . . . — — Map (db m311777) HM
On a small island surrounded by the sea, where would hundreds of soldiers get water to drink? They had to collect rainwater.
Most of Castillo San Cristobal’s water was stored directly beneath your feet. The masonry cylinders in front of you . . . — — Map (db m311800) HM
Built by Samuel E. Perry c.1703 500 feet east of this site on the south shore of Perry's Mill Pond. This water-powered mill was later moved, and the sluiceway built to bring pond water to the mill for power to turn the granite grinding stones. . . . — — Map (db m311504) HM
Dry-cured pork sausage made with unique blends of spices, prepared according to tradition by Westerly families since late 1920s. — — Map (db m311480) HM
Oyster consumption began more than 4,000 years ago by Native Americans. Today, oysters are considered a delicacy. These water-filtering bivalves are also invaluable sources of food and habitat for marine life.
Through over-harvesting and . . . — — Map (db m311325) HM
Keeping soldiers fed was a challenge on the frontier. Supplies were often limited to what could be preserved and shipped long distances.
An enlisted man's rations consisted of flour, salt beef, salt pork, beans, rice, molasses, and coffee. . . . — — Map (db m311908) HM
Mountain Dew was born right here in Knoxville at 1921 East Magnolia Avenue. This area is the former home of Hartman Beverage, owned and operated by Barney and Ally Hartman. Here in 1948 the brothers created and trademarked the soft drink Mountain . . . — — Map (db m178113) HM
This is the former site of the Tri-City Beverage Corporation, of which Charles O. Gordon was the owner-president. In 1954 the Tri-City Beverage became one of the first to bottle "Mountain Dew", a clear lemon-lime flavored drink. Four years later . . . — — Map (db m311788) HM
The recipe of a Grandmother and her love for baking is the beginning of a long and successful business venture for a special granddaughter named Peggy.
Mrs. Bertha Nixon of Smith County enjoyed baking a recipe of "sour dough bread" on her wood . . . — — Map (db m311900) HM
Homeowners can easily convert grass clippings, leaves and kitchen waste into a nutrient-rich, organic soil conditioner and mulch that is free of odor and safe to handle. For centuries, gardeners have used compost to enrich crops.
This "black . . . — — Map (db m311276) HM
In the days before refrigerators, passing by this Ice House conjured up visions of ice cream or iced tea. What little child couldn't visualize cold homemade ice cream on a hot summer's day? And what adult, who had been working hard outside and . . . — — Map (db m311789) HM
According to local tradition, while Dr. Creed Haskins and several friends were on a hunting trip in Brunswick County in 1828, his camp cook, Jimmy Matthews, hunted squirrels for a stew. Matthews simmered the squirrels with butter, onions, stale . . . — — Map (db m107700) HM
According to local tradition, while Dr. Creed Haskins and several friends were on a hunting trip in Brunswick County in 1828, his camp cook, Jimmy Matthews, hunted squirrels for a stew. Matthews simmered the squirrels with butter, onions, stale . . . — — Map (db m20188) HM
According to local tradition, while Dr. Creed Haskins and several friends were on a hunting trip in Brunswick County in 1828, his camp cook, Jimmy Matthews, hunted squirrels for a stew. Matthews simmered the squirrels with butter, onions, stale . . . — — Map (db m60672) HM
According to local tradition, while Dr. Creed Haskins and several friends were on a hunting trip in Brunswick County in 1828, his camp cook, Jimmy Matthews, hunted squirrels for a stew. Matthews simmered the squirrels with butter, onions, stale . . . — — Map (db m20186) HM
We, Tom & Jean Peterson, are born and raised Northern Virginians: Tom (R.E. Lee H.S. '72) and Jean (Fairfax H.S. '81). Until 2006, the building now called "Peterson's" was our carriage house which we used for storing the typical clutter families . . . — — Map (db m311769) HM
According to local tradition, while Dr. Creed Haskins and several friends were on a hunting trip in Brunswick County in 1828, his camp cook, Jimmy Matthews, hunted squirrels for a stew. Matthews simmered the squirrels with butter, onions, stale . . . — — Map (db m60633) HM
On October 2, 1864, elements of the 2nd U.S. Cavalry Division under Col. William H. Powell reached this area near Luray and quickly laid waste to the Willow Grove Mill. Amanda Moore, wife of the mill’s owner, later recalled, "We had the Mill, Saw . . . — — Map (db m311913) HM
On 2 Apr. 1863, the largest wartime food riot in the Confederacy took place in Richmond the day after a group of women met at Belvidere Baptist Church in Oregon Hill to complain about rising costs, inflation, and speculation. In the morning, a . . . — — Map (db m311911) HM
William H. "Bill" Jones of Marion played a pivotal role in the development of Mountain Dew, one of the top-selling sodas in the U.S. The drink originated as a clear lemon-lime beverage in Knoxville, TN, in the 1940s. Bottlers in Johnson City, TN, . . . — — Map (db m304881) HM
The soft drink was invented here by Bill Jones in the late 1950s. He took the original recipe, which was developed as a “chaser” for hard liquor, and added “secret” ingredients to make it into one of the top-selling soft drinks worldwide. The . . . — — Map (db m209774) HM
Touissant, Sacajawea,* and Jean Baptiste
* Note Sacajawea's name is shown with the traditional spelling. Some historians also use the spelling "Sacagawea."
Touissant Charbonneau joined the Lewis and Clark Expedition at Fort . . . — — Map (db m311447) HM
The enticing smell of bread, cakes, candies, and pies undoubtedly attracted many customers to Frederick Roeder's Confectionery, making it a prosperous business from 1845 to 1861. In addition to his store, it is reported that he carried small pies . . . — — Map (db m311792) HM
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