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WSI, I,KEM

WSI, I,KEM WAS A TSEYCUM FIRST NATION   FOOD HARVESTING GROUND FOR  OVER 10,000 YEARS  

WSI, I,KEM WAS A TSEYCUM FIRST NATION   FOOD HARVESTING GROUND FOR  OVER 10,000 YEARS

    Nymph Point Heritage Site

    NYMPH POINT WAS DESIGNATED A HERITAGE SITE ON JUNE 7, 1982 BYT HE HERITAGE COMMITTEE OF NORTH SAANICH

    NYMPH POINT WAS DESIGNATED A HERITAGE SITE ON JUNE 7, 1982 BYT HE HERITAGE COMMITTEE OF NORTH SAANICH

      Horton Bay

      Named for pioneer settler Samuel Horton, this village was founded as a lumbering community in 1876, complete with sawmill, shanty boys, boarding house, company store, blacksmith shop, and draft...

      Named for pioneer settler Samuel Horton, this village was founded as a lumbering community in 1876, complete with sawmill, shanty boys, boarding house, company store, blacksmith shop, and...

      • michigan
      • michigan his...

      USCG Cutter Mackinaw WAGB 83

      Built in 1944 at a cost of $10 million, U.S. Coast Guard cutter MACKINAW had six ten-cylinder engines that enabled it to cut through several feet of lake ice. The powerful steel icebreaker was...

      Built in 1944 at a cost of $10 million, U.S. Coast Guard cutter MACKINAW had six ten-cylinder engines that enabled it to cut through several feet of lake ice. The powerful steel icebreaker...

      • michigan
      • michigan his...

      The Douglas House / Thomas Douglas

      Canadian-born entrepreneur Thomas E. Douglas constructed a sawmill and general store in the logging community of Lovells around 1898. He erected a new store in 1903 after fire destroyed the first...

      Canadian-born entrepreneur Thomas E. Douglas constructed a sawmill and general store in the logging community of Lovells around 1898. He erected a new store in 1903 after fire destroyed the first...

      • michigan
      • michigan his...

      Interlochen

      Ottawa Indians once lived in the pine forest between Lakes Wahbekaness and Wahbekanetta. In the late 1800s white men came and cut the pines, leaving only a small forest between the lakes. This...

      Ottawa Indians once lived in the pine forest between Lakes Wahbekaness and Wahbekanetta. In the late 1800s white men came and cut the pines, leaving only a small forest between the lakes. This...

      • michigan
      • michigan his...

      Little Stone Church

      The Union Congregational Church, affectionately called Little Stone Church, was established in 1900 by eleven charter members. Local residents and summer visitors donated funds for its...

      The Union Congregational Church, affectionately called Little Stone Church, was established in 1900 by eleven charter members. Local residents and summer visitors donated funds for...

      • michigan
      • michigan his...

      The Copper Country

      Long before Columbus reached America, Indians extracted native copper in the Lake Superior region and worked it into articles which were used by tribes throughout the continent. French explorers...

      Long before Columbus reached America, Indians extracted native copper in the Lake Superior region and worked it into articles which were used by tribes throughout the continent. French explorers...

      • michigan
      • michigan his...

      Richard E. Lyng, The First Californian to Serve as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture

        William Sargent Ladd

          Carmelite Chapel of St. Joseph and St. Teresa and the Carmelite Monastery

          The cornerstone of the monastery was laid in April, 1891, James Freret, Architect, Fred Reusch, Jr, Builder.Founded by the Discalced Carmelite nuns, a contemplative and strictly cloistered order...

          The cornerstone of the monastery was laid in April, 1891, James Freret, Architect, Fred Reusch, Jr, Builder.Founded by the Discalced Carmelite nuns, a contemplative and strictly cloistered order...

          • louisiana
          • church
          • new orleans

          Maison Olivier

          Raised Creole cottage constructed circa 1815 using boussillage, pegged cypress beams and bricks hand made by slaves using clay from Bayou Teche.

          Raised Creole cottage constructed circa 1815 using boussillage, pegged cypress beams and bricks hand made by slaves using clay from Bayou Teche.

          • louisiana

          The Historic Lower Ninth Ward

          On August 29, 2005, at about 7:45a.m., the Industrial Canal flood wall broke with an explosive sound, heard by many residents near North Johnson Street and Jourdan Avenue. At that time, the Lower...

          On August 29, 2005, at about 7:45a.m., the Industrial Canal flood wall broke with an explosive sound, heard by many residents near North Johnson Street and Jourdan Avenue. At that time, the Lower...

          • louisiana
          • new orleans
          • hurricane katrina

          Industrial Canal Flood Wall

          The breach of the Industrial Canal and others during Hurricane Katrina created a pivotal moment in American history when flood walls designed and built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers failed....

          The breach of the Industrial Canal and others during Hurricane Katrina created a pivotal moment in American history when flood walls designed and built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers...

          • louisiana
          • new orleans
          • hurricane katrina

          Annunciation Church

          In 1830 the Pontchartrain rail road was built along Elysian Fields to the lake, with half of its route through lands owned by Bernard Marigny. To accommodate settlers, Marigny and his cousin,...

          In 1830 the Pontchartrain rail road was built along Elysian Fields to the lake, with half of its route through lands owned by Bernard Marigny. To accommodate settlers, Marigny and his...

          • louisiana
          • church
          • new orleans

          Carmelite Monastery

          James Freret, ArchitectFerdinand Reusch, Jr., BuilderDedicated on November 12, 1895, as the Chapel of Reparations and Monastery of the Discalced Nuns. The cornerstone was laid in 1891 by...

          James Freret, ArchitectFerdinand Reusch, Jr., BuilderDedicated on November 12, 1895, as the Chapel of Reparations and Monastery of the Discalced Nuns. The cornerstone was laid in 1891 by...

          • louisiana
          • church
          • new orleans

          #44 We-Will Racer

          The #44 debuted in 1931, as Jimmie Wedell improved the design of the We-Will plane. In a new partnership with racer Roscoe Turner, Wedell aimed to create the fastest plane in the world. The #44's...

          The #44 debuted in 1931, as Jimmie Wedell improved the design of the We-Will plane. In a new partnership with racer Roscoe Turner, Wedell aimed to create the fastest plane in the world. The #44's...

          • louisiana
          • aviation

          St. Aloysius College 1869-1969

          Founded in 1869 by the Brothers of the Sacred Heart on Chartres Street in the Vieux Carré, St. Aloysius College moved in 1892 to a building on Rampart Street, then in 1925 to a new building at the...

          Founded in 1869 by the Brothers of the Sacred Heart on Chartres Street in the Vieux Carré, St. Aloysius College moved in 1892 to a building on Rampart Street, then in 1925 to a new building at the...

          • louisiana
          • church
          • new orleans

          Pike County Courthouse

          Pike County, named for Zebulon Pike, was organized in 1815. In 1875, the county seat was moved from Holmesville to Magnolia, and a courthouse was built the next year. All records were lost when...

          Pike County, named for Zebulon Pike, was organized in 1815. In 1875, the county seat was moved from Holmesville to Magnolia, and a courthouse was built the next year. All records were lost...

          • mississippi

          Confederate Soldiers 1861-1865

          During the Civil War, The Central House Hotel that was located near the railroad was converted to a hospital. When more than 200 soldiers died there from wounds or disease, they were buried here....

          During the Civil War, The Central House Hotel that was located near the railroad was converted to a hospital. When more than 200 soldiers died there from wounds or disease, they were buried...

          • mississippi
          • cemetery