The Lettunich Building, Watsonville
The Lettunich Building Corner of Main and East Beach Streets Once hailed as the most elegant hotel south of San Francisco, the Mansion House in Watsonville, built in 1871, was considered past its...
- watsonville
- california
- 1871
- lettunich
Helen Lewis
ULSTER HISTORY CIRCLE HELEN LEWIS 1916-2009 Dancer, Choreographer, Writer Holocaust Survivor who found peace and a home in Belfast taught dance here Submitted by @robbeorn
- belfast
- ulster
- ireland
- holocaust
- wwii
Jefferson Davis Highway
Jefferson Davis Highway Tennessee Honoring Those who served in the War between the States 1861-1865 Erected by the United Daughters of the Confederacy November 1963 "Lord God of Hosts Be With Us...
- shelby county
- tennessee
St. Agnes Academy
Founded January 10, 1851, St. Agnes Academy was sponsored by the Dominican Sisters from Kentucky. The school continued to operate during the Civil War and some nuns were pressed into service...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Second Presbyterian Church
This church was founded on Dec. 28, 1844, on Front St. near Gayoso. It has since become the parent of ten daughter churches. It erected its first owned building in 1849 at Main and Beale. During...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Archbishop James P. Lyke 1939 - 92
Born on February 18 in Chicago, Illinois, Father James P. Lyke, OFM, Ph.D. was the first African- American Catholic priest to serve in Tennessee. Two years after his June 24, 1966 ordination,...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Forrest's Artillery Positions
August 21, 1864 In this locality, the highest in Memphis, a section (2 guns) of Forrest's artillery was emplaced under Lt. Sale, supporting his raid on Memphis. Fire was directed against Federals...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Calvary Cemetery
Consecrated in 1867 to serve the booming populations of the Catholic Irish, Germans and Italians, Calvary became the second Catholic Cemetery in Shelby County. Msgr. Martin Riordan, V.G., of St....
- shelby county
- tennessee
Chucalissa Indian Town
The site of an ancient ceremonial center which flourished from 1000-1600 A.D. It may have been one of the towns visited by DeSoto when he first saw the Mississippi River in 1541. It was part of a...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Blue Star Memorial Highway
A tribute to the Armed Forces that have defended the United States of America Sponsored by The Garden Club of Rosemark in cooperation with The Tennessee Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc. and...
- shelby county
- tennessee