NAME A ROCKING CHAIR AT THE HOUSE OF REFUGE

NAME A ROCKING CHAIR AT THE HOUSE OF REFUGE

by | Apr 4, 2024 | Adopt Something

The House of Refuge is the oldest and most iconic building in Martin County! Built in 1875, is the last remaining of the ten original houses of refuge built along the east coast. The House has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1974. You can...
Derek Jeter, The Captain’s Locker

Derek Jeter, The Captain’s Locker

by | Apr 4, 2024 | Adopt Something

Cleaning out my Locker Derek Jeter’s Locker is a replicated version of the famed baseball player’s locker at the Elliott Museum for fans to see. “Cleaning out my locker on my final day at Yankee Stadium was harder than I thought. Not for any...
Little Red Penny Farthing Bicycle

Little Red Penny Farthing Bicycle

by | Jul 28, 2023 | Adopt Something

About the Penny Farthing The penny-farthing, also known as a high wheel, high wheeler or ordinary, is an early type of bicycle that was popular in the 1870s and 1880s. The large front wheel provided high speeds and comfort as well as providing greater shock...
Barber Pole

Barber Pole

by | May 9, 2023 | Adopt Something

About the Barber Pole The barber pole’s colors are a legacy of a long-gone eras when people went to barbers not just for a haircut or shave but also for bloodletting and other medical procedures. During the Middle Ages bloodletting was a common treatment for a wide...
Ralph Evinrude’s Motors

Ralph Evinrude’s Motors

by | May 9, 2023 | Adopt Something

About the motor The Evinrude Outboard Motors was a North American company that built a major brand of two-stroke outboard motors for boats. The company was founded by Ole Evinrude in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1907. The first Evinrude outboard motors weighed 62 pounds...
Frances Langford’s Fighting Chair

Frances Langford’s Fighting Chair

by | May 9, 2023 | Adopt Something

ABOUT HER CHAIR Frances Langford, American actress and singer, she entertained troops with Bob Hope as an USO entertainer during WWII. For the last 50 years of her life, she loved to fish and spent many enjoyable hours on her boat, the Fran-E. The white leather...