A great card from Louisiana. The sender used to live here, but moved to North Carolina. In her note, she's says she is also into genealogy and has discovered she is related to many people involved in the War of Independence, the American Civil War, and many of the other wars the United States has been involved in. Her most notable find is she is related to Confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith of the American Civil War.  General Smith was born in St. Augustine, Florida in 1924. His parents were actually from Connecticut. His father was appointed a Superior Court Judge in Florida shortly after the United States took over the Florida Territory from Spain. Smith enrolled in the United States Military Academy and then to West Point in 1841. He graduated in 1845 and ranked 25th out of 41 cadets.  He served in the Mexican-American War under future president, General Zachary Taylor, and under General Winfield Scott. Smith and his brother, Captain Ephraim Smith, both served with the...

Michael from West Point used to be a truck driver and is now retired. In his trucking days he travelled throughout the United States and Canada.  West Point is a small census-designated place (unincorporated place) of 674 people. The famous American scout Kit Carson established a camp and called it West Point. He was looking for a pass over the Sierra Nevada Mountains. When the town was founded in 1852 it was called Indian Gulch. It was changed back to West Point in 1854. When the post office was established here in 1856, the name changed again to Westpoint. It was changed back to West Point in 1947. About 2 kilometers from West Point is another unincorporated place called Bummerville. It is frequently cited on lists of unusual place names. Bummerville was known for its gold and tungsten mining operations. Michael's card is from Hoover Dam. The dam was const ructed during the Great Depression between 1941 and 1936. It was dedicated on 30 September 1935 by President Franklin D Roose...