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Union Church

Settled,1806, by Scotch Presbyterians, whose Gaelic speech long survived. Rev. C.W. Grafton served as minister in area 61 years. Site where Grierson's raid was checked, April 28, 1863.

Settled,1806, by Scotch Presbyterians, whose Gaelic speech long survived. Rev. C.W. Grafton served as minister in area 61 years. Site where Grierson's raid was checked, April 28, 1863.

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Laurel Hill Plantation

Ca. 1815. Located almost one mile southwest, Laurel Hill is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. A single approach leads from the primary road one-fourth mile toward Rodney down a...

Ca. 1815. Located almost one mile southwest, Laurel Hill is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. A single approach leads from the primary road one-fourth mile toward Rodney down...

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Dr. Rush Nutt - (1781-1837)

Dr. Rush Nutt, who built Laurel Hill Plantation about 1815, is known for his agricultural and scientific study for initiating improvements in agricultural implements and techniques and for his...

Dr. Rush Nutt, who built Laurel Hill Plantation about 1815, is known for his agricultural and scientific study for initiating improvements in agricultural implements and techniques and for...

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Old Town of Rodney - Structures

Old Rodney Presbyterian Church, dedicated in 1832, is located north on Commerce Street at Church Street intersection. Also on Commerce Street at the south edge of town is Sacred Heart Catholic...

Old Rodney Presbyterian Church, dedicated in 1832, is located north on Commerce Street at Church Street intersection. Also on Commerce Street at the south edge of town is Sacred Heart...

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  • ghost town

Old Town of Rodney

Incorporated in 1828, Rodney was noted for its high level of culture, county fairs and business activity. Rodney once contained two banks, two newspapers, 500 people and 35 stores. Cottonseed...

Incorporated in 1828, Rodney was noted for its high level of culture, county fairs and business activity. Rodney once contained two banks, two newspapers, 500 people and 35 stores....

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Old Rodney to Bruinsburg Road

Old early nineteenth century road was one of two connecting the old town of Rodney with Claiborne County settlements. Composed of loess soil, the roadbed and roadside bluffs remain today much as...

Old early nineteenth century road was one of two connecting the old town of Rodney with Claiborne County settlements. Composed of loess soil, the roadbed and roadside bluffs remain today much...

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Elizabeth Morris, Morris Animal Refuge

TO THE MEMORY OF  ELIZABETH MORRIS  FOUNDER AND FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE  MORRIS ANIMAL REFUGE  FOR HOMELESS AND SUFFERING ANIMALS  1874-1907  THE FIRST INSTITUTION  FOR RECEIVING HOMELESS ANIMALS ...

TO THE MEMORY OF  ELIZABETH MORRIS  FOUNDER AND FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE  MORRIS ANIMAL REFUGE  FOR HOMELESS AND SUFFERING ANIMALS  1874-1907  THE FIRST INSTITUTION  FOR RECEIVING HOMELESS...

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Norman V. Gonsalves, Jr.

    St. Tysilio

    ST. TYSILIO Built this Church630, A.D.    © Copyright Robin Drayton and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence. Submitted by @Geograph_Bob

    ST. TYSILIO Built this Church630, A.D.    © Copyright Robin Drayton and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence. Submitted by @Geograph_Bob

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    Asst Chief Milton "Dint" Rose

      Lic. Adolfo Lopez Mateos

        Piramide de la Luna

          Asst. Chief Dale Goode

            Henry Watkins Allen Governor 1864-1865

            Henry Watkins Allen was born in Farmville, Virginia on April 29, 1820. He was the son of a physician and planter. He attended public schools most of his life and became an attorney after being...

            Henry Watkins Allen was born in Farmville, Virginia on April 29, 1820. He was the son of a physician and planter. He attended public schools most of his life and became an attorney after being...

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            William C.C. Claiborne 1775-1817

            William Charles Cole Claiborne served as territorial governor and as the first elected governor of Louisiana. Claiborne was born near Richmond, Virginia, in 1775, and attended the Richmond Academy...

            William Charles Cole Claiborne served as territorial governor and as the first elected governor of Louisiana. Claiborne was born near Richmond, Virginia, in 1775, and attended the Richmond Academy...

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            Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo

              René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle

               René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle was born on November 22, 1643, in Rouen, France. His Father, Jean Cavelier , owned a large piece of land called La Salle, and René-Robert became known as...

               René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle was born on November 22, 1643, in Rouen, France. His Father, Jean Cavelier , owned a large piece of land called La Salle, and René-Robert became known as...

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              Dockery Plantation

              Submitted by @alwaysreadtheplaque

              Submitted by @alwaysreadtheplaque

                Saint Thomas Church

                  Ingham County Courthouse

                  Named for Samuel Ingham, secretary of the treasury under Andrew Jackson, Ingham County was organized in 1838. In 1840 Mason became the county seat. The town’s wide public square had been designed...

                  Named for Samuel Ingham, secretary of the treasury under Andrew Jackson, Ingham County was organized in 1838. In 1840 Mason became the county seat. The town’s wide public square had been designed...

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