GOLF COURSES AND COUNTRY CLUBS IN THE U.S.

In 2016 there were 853 fewer golf courses in the U.S. than there were in 2010.

GOLF COURSES AND COUNTRY CLUBS IN THE UNITED STATES
Year	Number	Annual Payroll ($1,000)
2016	11,037	9,100,164
2015	11,280	8,958,268
2014	11,407	8,626,281
2013	11,597	8,426,605
2012	11,628	8,209,893
2011	11,751	7,980,968
2010	11,890	8,043,628

JEFFERSON DAVIS STATE HISTORIC SITE - FAIRVIEW, KENTUCKY

The Jefferson Davis Monument State Historic Site is a Kentucky state park commemorating the birthplace of Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederate States of America. The site’s focal point is a 351-foot concrete obelisk. The obelisk is the tallest unreinforced concrete structure in the world. No steel was used to reinforce the concrete walls below its pyramidal top. It is also the tallest concrete obelisk in the world and the fifth tallest monument in the United States.

Jefferson Davis Monument in Fairview, Kentucky

WORLD'S HIGHEST SHIP LIFT

With a vertical lift of 371 feet, the Three Gorges dam ship lift on the Yangtze River in China is currently the world’s highest ship lift. The ship lift at the Goupitan reservoir dam on the Wujiang River in Southwest China is currently undergoing testing. When opened, the overall lift will have a water level difference of 671 feet, including a second stage lift of 417 feet. Both the second stage lift and the overall lift will set new world records for the highest ship lift.

VANGUARD 1 - OLDEST MAN-MADE OBJECT IN SPACE

Vanguard 1 is an American satellite that was the fourth artificial Earth orbital satellite to be successfully launched (following Sputnik 1, Sputnik 2, and Explorer 1). Although communication with the satellite was lost in 1964, it remains the oldest man-made object still in orbit, together with the upper stage of its launch vehicle. Original estimates had the orbit lasting for 2,000 years, but it was discovered that solar radiation pressure and atmospheric drag caused a significant decrease in its expected lifetime to only 240 years. (In other words, Vanguard 1 will retain the record as being the oldest man-made object in space until the year 2198). Vanguard 1 also holds the record of having traveled farther over the Earth’s surface than any other man-made object.

Artist's Rendition of Vanguard 1 in Orbit

SUFFIXED INTERSTATES

A “suffixed” interstate is one that carries a letter designation after the number. “Suffixed” interstates “split” from their parent as either a bypass or a spur. There were originally many “suffixed” interstates, but all but seven have been renumbered as 3-digit Interstates.

SUFFIXED INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS
Number	Southern or Western Terminus	Northern or Eastern Terminus	Miles
I-35W	Hillsboro, TX	Denton, TX	85.20
I-35E	Hillsboro, TX	Denton, TX	98.76
I-35W	Burnsville, MN	Forest Lake, MN	41.78
I-35E	Burnsville, MN	Forest Lake, MN	39.34
I-69W	Mexican Border on World Trade International Bridge in Laredo, TX	I-35/US 83/Us 59/Loop 20 in Laredo, TX	1.43
I-69C	I-2/US 83/US 281 in Pharr, TX	US 281/Bus. US 281 near Edinburg, TX	18.02
I-69E	East Rio Grande segment		53.31
	US 77/US 83/University Blvd., in Brownsville, TX	US 77/Bus US 77 near Raymondville, TX
	Corpus Christi Area Segment
	US 77/SH 44 in Robstown, TX	I-37/US77 in Corpus Christi, TX

M/V PAUL R. TREGURTHA - "QUEEN OF THE LAKES"

The M/V Paul R. Tregurtha is a Great Lakes-based bulk carrier freighter. She is the current Queen of the Lakes, an unofficial but widely recognized title given to the longest vessel active on the Great Lakes.

M/V PAUL R. TREGURTHA SPECIFICATIONS
Builder	American Ship Building Company, Lorain, OH
Owner	Interlake Steamship Company
Launched	February 4, 1981
Length	1,013 feet
Beam	105 feet
Power	2x 6-Cylinder Inline Four-Stroke Diesel Engines rated at 8,560 bhp each
Speed	15.5 knots
Capacity	Iron Ore: 68,000 long tons; Coal: 63,616 long toms

M/V PAUL R. TREGURTHA RECORDS
Date	Record
October 19, 1981	Loaded 62,212 tons of iron ore (Escanaba, MI)
July 30, 1982	Loaded 62,701 tons of iron ore (Escanaba, MI to Indiana Harbor, IN)
August 7, 1982	Loaded 63,007 tons of iron ore (Escanaba, MI to Indiana Harbor, IN)
July 20, 1983	Delivered 61,846 tons of iron ore pellets (Escanaba, MI to Lorain, OH)
1983	Loaded 50,239 net tons of coal (largest cargo loaded on lower Great Lakes) (Ashtabula, OH to Consumers Power)
2001	3,004,957 net tons of cargo through the Soo Locks (most tonnage in a navigation season)

2019 ATLANTIC HURRICANE SCOREBOARD

2019 HURRICANE SCOREBOARD
	Prediction	Actual
		June	July	Aug.	Sept.	Oct.	Nov.
Named Storms*	12	0
Hurricanes	6	0
Major Hurricanes	3	0

*Subtropical Storm Andrea, originally named “Disturbance 1” was so named on May 20, 2019, three days before NOAA made their predictions, and eleven days before the official start of hurricane season.