DEFINITION of 'Traveler's Check'. A medium of exchange that can be used in place of hard currency. Travelers' checks are often used by individuals who are traveling on vacation to foreign countries.The checks were first introduced by American Express back in 1891.REAKING DOWN 'Traveler's Check'. Travelers' checks provide a safe way to carry currency abroad. Security is provided against lost or stolen checks by the issuing party-usually a bank.
Stonewall, TX. Sponsored Topics. Stonewall is a census-designated place (CDP) in Gillespie County, Texas, United States. The population was 469 at the 2000 census. It was named for Thomas J. (Stonewall) Jackson, by Israel P. Nunez, who established a stage station near the site in 1870.
The original Inn, which closed in 1969, was located at 51â53 Christopher Street, between West 4th Street and Waverly Place. The Stonewall reopened in 1972 under the same management on 22nd Street in Miami Beach but burned down 2 years later. In 1990 a bar called Stonewall opened in the western half of the original Manhattan location (53 Christopher Street). This was renovated and returned to its original name, The Stonewall Inn, in 2007.