On September 21, 1779

Arthur Chevrolet

Arthur Chevrolet 1884-1946 Two-Time Veteran of the Indianapolis 500 In these hallowed grounds, The exact location unknown, Rests Arthur Chevrolet

louisiana
sports

Beth Israel Cemetery

Jewish community flourished in Woodville 1820-1920. Est. cemetery 1848. Synagouge built on Natchez St. 1878, rebuilt 1896, burned 1930’s. Jewish community enriched Town’s economic/artistic life.

mississippi
religion

USS Essex (ex. New Era)

Built: 1856 Acquired: 1861 Commissioned: 15 October 1861 Tonnage: 355 tons Dimensions: 1862: 198.5' x 58' x 6.8' Machinery: Center wheel, (2) engines, (4) boilers; Speed: 5.5 knots...

louisiana
civil war

Port Hudson National Cemetery

Fall of Port Hudson In May 1863, Union Gen. Nathaniel Banks landed 30,000 soldiers at Bayou Sara north of Port Hudson. A force of 7,500 men commanded by Confederate Gen. Franklin Gardner held the...

louisiana
cemetery

Joseph R. Biden, Jr Station

Wilmington Station

The C E Hudspeth Redwood

1922
no redwood

Bateau

The motor-powered boat that replaced the skiff in the basin was the bateau. It was also commonly called a "gas-boat," " joe-boat," and a " john- boat." It is a long, heavy, flat-bottomed...

louisiana

Cardiff Castle

Cardiff Castle's history began with the first Roman fortress built in the 1st C. The Norman Conquest in the 11th C. brought impressive fortifications. In the 19th C. the apartments were extended...

wales
castle

Lawrence Taylor Busch

Wixom-Wire House

This house was built in the early 1850s by Lucy Wixom, widow of Ahijah Wixom, one of the town’s founders. Its first residents were the Reverend and Mrs. Samuel Wire. He was the pastor of the Free...

michigan
michigan his...

John Almon Starr / Saginaw Trail

John Almon Starr (1828-1895) and his wife, Nancy Quick (1831-1895), built this house in 1868 from bricks fired in Almon’s tile factory. Almon and his parents had emigrated to Michigan...