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Montclair World War II Memorial

    The University Lofts

      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