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Ozark Empire Fair

    Guthrie Historic District

      Sam Lattimore

        Guthrie National Bank

          Reeves Brothers Casino

          REEVES BROTHERS CASINO One of the most notorious gambling houses of the Southwest, opened in a tent April 23, 1889. Soon a frame building went up later replaced by brick. The owners claimed their...

          REEVES BROTHERS CASINO One of the most notorious gambling houses of the Southwest, opened in a tent April 23, 1889. Soon a frame building went up later replaced by brick. The owners claimed...

            Victor Building

              Office of E. P. McCabe

              OFFICE OF E. P. McCABE Oklahoma --an all black state with a black governor -- was the dream of E. P. McCabe, lawyer, farmer, and Republican activist. McCabe vigorously promoted black settlement...

              OFFICE OF E. P. McCABE Oklahoma --an all black state with a black governor -- was the dream of E. P. McCabe, lawyer, farmer, and Republican activist. McCabe vigorously promoted black settlement...

                Santa Fe Depot

                SANTA FE DEPOT The Santa Fe, completed in 1887. was the only railway into Oklahoma Territory and the only direct connection with the "outside" world during the hectic days of 1889. The first depot...

                SANTA FE DEPOT The Santa Fe, completed in 1887. was the only railway into Oklahoma Territory and the only direct connection with the "outside" world during the hectic days of 1889. The first depot...

                  C.S.S. Arkansas

                  In memory of the 23 brave men of the Confederate Ram Arkansas who were killed in action or died of wounds received in battle with the Union fleet above Vicksburg July 15-22 1862.These Army, Navy...

                  In memory of the 23 brave men of the Confederate Ram Arkansas who were killed in action or died of wounds received in battle with the Union fleet above Vicksburg July 15-22 1862.These Army,...

                  • mississippi
                  • u.s. civil war
                  • csn
                  • navy
                  • boat

                  Lum Home (Grant Headquarters)

                   Site of Lum Mansion, Hq. of Gen. U.S. Grant, family & staff, after siege of Vicksburg, 1863. The 26 room house, built about 1820, was later destroyed by order of Capt. Cyrus B. Comstock to build...

                   Site of Lum Mansion, Hq. of Gen. U.S. Grant, family & staff, after siege of Vicksburg, 1863. The 26 room house, built about 1820, was later destroyed by order of Capt. Cyrus B. Comstock to build...

                  • mississippi
                  • u.s. civil w...

                  William H. Jackson

                  Brig·General C·S· ArmyCommanding Cav. DivisionJohnston's Army______Cadet U.S. Military Academy 18522nd. Lt. U.S. Army Dec. 30, 1856Resigned May 16, 18611st Lt. Cav C.S. Army Mar. 16, 1861Capt....

                  Brig·General C·S· ArmyCommanding Cav. DivisionJohnston's Army______Cadet U.S. Military Academy 18522nd. Lt. U.S. Army Dec. 30, 1856Resigned May 16, 18611st Lt. Cav C.S. Army Mar. 16, 1861Capt....

                  • mississippi
                  • u.s. civil war

                  John W. Whitfield

                  Brig. General C.S. ArmyCommanding 2nd BrigadeCav. Div. Johnston's Army-------------------------Major Texas Battalion Nov. 12, 1861Col. 1st Texas Legion April 2, 1862Brig. Gen. C.S. Army May 9, 1863

                  Brig. General C.S. ArmyCommanding 2nd BrigadeCav. Div. Johnston's Army-------------------------Major Texas Battalion Nov. 12, 1861Col. 1st Texas Legion April 2, 1862Brig. Gen. C.S. Army May 9, 1863

                  • mississippi
                  • u.s. civil war

                  The Eaton Hotel

                    The Wichita Eagle

                    • murdock
                    • 1872
                    • 1922

                    The Battle of Cloutierville

                    Though far from the fighting for most of the Civil War, the Red River Campaign in the spring of 1864 brought the war and its destruction to Magnolia Plantation. Retreating Confederates contributed...

                    Though far from the fighting for most of the Civil War, the Red River Campaign in the spring of 1864 brought the war and its destruction to Magnolia Plantation. Retreating Confederates contributed...

                    • louisiana
                    • civil war
                    • national park

                    Magnolia Plantation

                    Rarely do you encounter original outbuildings where generations of the same families of workers and owners lived and worked. Here people produced the wealth that supported Magnolia for more than...

                    Rarely do you encounter original outbuildings where generations of the same families of workers and owners lived and worked. Here people produced the wealth that supported Magnolia for more...

                    • louisiana
                    • plantation
                    • national park

                    Oakland Plantation

                     Oakland Plantation was founded on a 1785 Spanish-era land grant by Jean Pierre Emanuel Prud'homme. A small enslaved work force grew tobacco and indigo. From domestic and agricultural workers to...

                     Oakland Plantation was founded on a 1785 Spanish- era land grant by Jean Pierre Emanuel Prud'homme. A small enslaved work force grew tobacco and indigo. From domestic and agricultural workers...

                    • louisiana
                    • plantation
                    • national park

                    The History of Lucille's

                    The History of Lucille's The original Lucille's station was built in 1927. Lucille and Carl Hamons purchased the station and motor courts on Route 66 near Hydro, Oklahoma in 1941. The station was...

                    The History of Lucille's The original Lucille's station was built in 1927. Lucille and Carl Hamons purchased the station and motor courts on Route 66 near Hydro, Oklahoma in 1941. The station...

                      Will Rogers Highway: Provine / Hamon's Station