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In Memory of the Garrison Defending Fort Sumter During the Bombardment

Submitted by Colin Bunnell.

Submitted by Colin Bunnell.

  • civil war
  • sumter
  • 1861
  • anderson
  • artillery
  • 1932

Huckleberry Rock Lookout

  • huckleberry rock
  • muskoka
  • muskoka lakes

Laguna Hills Fire Station

  • laguna hills
  • fire station

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...

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

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...

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 as...

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...

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, he...

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...

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