Now, why I love this location: This particular location in Midvale is the Tyler Library and is one of the smallest libraries in the county system. It's located on a regular residential street and only occupies about half the block.
Black Belt Vol. 35, No. 4 Apr 1997 - Page 68 Rolls Gracie. This son of Carlos Gracie is considered by many the family's best fighter of all time, but his career was cut short when he died in a hang-gliding accident in Rio de Janeiro.
On this day in 1864, Confederate General Archibald Gracie Jr. is killed in the trenches at Petersburg, Virginia, when an artillery shell explodes near him. Gracie was born in New York City in 1832 (his grandfather built Gracie Mansion, the official residence of the mayor of New York) and graduated...