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    The Rock, Ketchikan

      This Tree and Stone

      THIS TREE AND STONE DEDICATED TO THE  BERKELEY BOYS AND SONS  OF BERKELEY CHAPTER  A.G.S.M

      THIS TREE AND STONE DEDICATED TO THE  BERKELEY BOYS AND SONS  OF BERKELEY CHAPTER  A.G.S.M

        The Western Addition Peace Wall at Koshland Park

          The Western Addition Peace Wall

            John Hollman Grave

            Marker is on Nebraska Highway 27, just south of the town of Oskosh and the North Platte River. For reference: about 125 miles east of Cheyenne, Wyoming, and 85 miles west-northwest of North...

            Marker is on Nebraska Highway 27, just south of the town of Oskosh and the North Platte River. For reference: about 125 miles east of Cheyenne, Wyoming, and 85 miles west-northwest of...

            • nebraska
            • garden county
            • oskkosh
            • great plains
            • oregon trail
            • overland trail

            Methodist-Episcopal church

            The Methodist-Episcopal Church Erected c.1844 by the people of Duane and used for public meetings and as a place of worship until 1982. The domed cupola and rounded arches are in the Romanesque...

            The Methodist-Episcopal Church Erected c.1844 by the people of Duane and used for public meetings and as a place of worship until 1982. The domed cupola and rounded arches are in the...

            • duane ny
            • adirondacks
            • alan r reno
            • church
            • methodist-episcopal
            • national register

            Rio Puerco Bridge (Route 66)

            Rio Puerco BridgeThis Parker through truss located on the historic Route 66 was built in 1933. It was fabricated by the Kansas City Structural Steel Company and erected by F. D. Shuffelbarger of...

            Rio Puerco BridgeThis Parker through truss located on the historic Route 66 was built in 1933. It was fabricated by the Kansas City Structural Steel Company and erected by F. D. Shuffelbarger...

            • bridge
            • route66

            Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory

            109 East Palace1943 Santa Fe office 1963Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory University of California All the men and women who made the first atomic bomb passed through this portal to their secret...

            109 East Palace1943 Santa Fe office 1963Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory University of California All the men and women who made the first atomic bomb passed through this portal to their secret...

            • santa fe
            • atomic
            • nuclear
            • los alamos

            Mississippi River Old Ferry Landing - Port Allen - Baton Rouge Site - 1820-1968

              Horses and wagons first used the ferry, then gradually giving way to cars and trucks. Pedestrian traffic was always an important part of the ferry service. At one time all east-west traffic...

              Horses and wagons first used the ferry, then gradually giving way to cars and trucks. Pedestrian traffic was always an important part of the ferry service. At one time all east-west traffic...

            • louisiana
            • mississippi river
            • ferry

            Houmas House

              Houmas Indian land grant sold to Conway and Latil in 1774. Sold to Revolutionary War hero Wade Hampton 1811. Greek revival mansion built by John Smith Preston in 1840. Restored by Dr. George...

              Houmas Indian land grant sold to Conway and Latil in 1774. Sold to Revolutionary War hero Wade Hampton 1811. Greek revival mansion built by John Smith Preston in 1840. Restored by Dr....

            • louisiana
            • plantation
            • gardens
            • antebellum
            • native americans

            Baton Rouge Lakes - City Park Lake

              The idea to create lakes from the old Perkins Swamp originated in a Chamber of Commerce meeting in 1933, when thousands of men needed work and the relocation of the LSU campus had created...

              The idea to create lakes from the old Perkins Swamp originated in a Chamber of Commerce meeting in 1933, when thousands of men needed work and the relocation of the LSU campus had created...

            • louisiana
            • environment
            • waterway
            • lakes

            Edwards (NY) Mine

            EDWARDS MINE Northern Ore operated the mine from 1899 to 1926 when sold to St. Joseph Lead Co. Later sold to other owners, but still principle employer in area. Produced 1,177,374 tons high grad...

            EDWARDS MINE Northern Ore operated the mine from 1899 to 1926 when sold to St. Joseph Lead Co. Later sold to other owners, but still principle employer in area. Produced 1,177,374 tons high grad...

            • mining
            • edwards ny
            • ore
            • mine
            • alan r reno
            • st. joseph lead co.
            • zinc
            • abandoned

            Duane Methodist Episcopal Church

            Duane Methodist Episcopal Church has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991 by the United States Department of the InteriorWilliam C Pomeroy Foundation 2016Submitted by Alan R Reno

            Duane Methodist Episcopal Church has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991 by the United States Department of the InteriorWilliam C Pomeroy Foundation 2016Submitted by Alan R Reno

            • duane ny
            • methodist episcopal
            • church
            • historic
            • adirondacks
            • alan r reno

            The Star - Carville's Patient- Published Newspaper

              The Sixty-six STAR was born in 1931, with Stanley Stein as its editor. The name was selected by Carville patient and Texas pharmacist, Stanley Levyson (AKA Stanley Stein). It was first published...

              The Sixty-six STAR was born in 1931, with Stanley Stein as its editor. The name was selected by Carville patient and Texas pharmacist, Stanley Levyson (AKA Stanley Stein). It was first published...

            • louisiana
            • museum

            Life Saver Candy CEO

            In Honor of Edward John Noble 1882-1958 Industrialist  Financier  Philanthropist This Pep-O-Mint replica was his Life Savers Co's first flavor & originally displayed at his Port Chester plant...

            In Honor of Edward John Noble 1882-1958 Industrialist  Financier  Philanthropist This Pep- O-Mint replica was his Life Savers Co's first flavor & originally displayed at his Port Chester plant...

            • candy
            • edward john noble
            • port chester
            • gouverneur
            • alan r reno

            Pierre Part Bay - Virgin Island Bridge

              The community of Pierre Part in nearly surrounded by water and was inaccessible by land until the Mid-20th century, thus isolated from much of the world. Bayous lace this portion of south...

              The community of Pierre Part in nearly surrounded by water and was inaccessible by land until the Mid-20th century, thus isolated from much of the world. Bayous lace this portion of south...

            • louisiana
            • environment
            • waterways
            • cajun

            Lake Palourde - Victor Guarisco Lake End Park

              Lake Palourde covers 11,520 acres and is one of a number of large lakes that once existed within the historic Atchafalaya River Basin's 3-million-acre landscape. Lake Palourde is just east of...

              Lake Palourde covers 11,520 acres and is one of a number of large lakes that once existed within the historic Atchafalaya River Basin's 3-million- acre landscape. Lake Palourde is just east...

            • louisiana
            • atchafalaya
            • environment
            • waterways

            Atchafalaya River - Mr. Charlie Oil Rig

              Because the lower Atchafalaya River is near the Gulf, this area is a popular shipping departure point. But challenges such as combating sedimentation and the close proximity of the three bridges...

              Because the lower Atchafalaya River is near the Gulf, this area is a popular shipping departure point. But challenges such as combating sedimentation and the close proximity of the three bridges...

            • louisiana
            • atchafalaya
            • waterway
            • oil rig
            • environment

            Atchafalaya River - Morgan City Great Wall

              The first Atchafalaya levee or wall constructed in 1946 was 13 feet tall on both sides of the river. Subsequent floods resulted in its redesign and expansion to the current 21-foot-wall, built...

              The first Atchafalaya levee or wall constructed in 1946 was 13 feet tall on both sides of the river. Subsequent floods resulted in its redesign and expansion to the current 21-foot-wall,...

            • louisiana
            • environment
            • waterway
            • atchafalaya