Valsin Broussard (Oct 1825 - Mar. 1899)
Founder of the little town of Broussardville (December 13, 1856) and postmaster of Côte Gelée (June 1866-July 1867). On July 24, 1874, he was appointed first postmaster of Broussard, as Côte Gelée...
- louisiana
- early settler
- broussard
- lafayette parish
Julien Poydras
Born April 3, 1740 in Nantes, France Died June 23, 1824 in Pointe Coupee Parish, LA Statesman, Poet and Philanthropist
- louisiana
- colonial
- new roads
- pointe coupee parish
Commander of the Order of St. George, Captain of the 1st Rank, studied here. CHERKASOV PETER NILOVICH
Here, in Nizhny Novgorod noble institute, in 1892-1894. The commander of the legendary gunboat ''Sivuch'', Commander of the Order of St. George, Captain of the 1st Rank, studied here....
- nizhny novgorod
St. Mark's Baptist Church
St. Mark Baptist Church was erected in 1877 at Chamberlin. St. Mark began as a barge structure for 44 years when pulled from the Mississippi River and taken by wagons to this spot. Over...
- louisiana
- west baton rouge
- church
- religion
Hero of the Soviet Union Academician YEVGENIY KONSTANTINOVICH FEDOROV
1937 here in the former experimental and demonstration school. V.I.Lenin in 1921-1927 studied here the outstanding polar researcher geophysicist of the first drifting station "North Pole-1". Hero...
- nizhny novgorod
Flight 759 Memorial
In Memory of the Victims of Flight 759 July 9, 1982
- louisiana
- kenner
- msy
- air disaster
Kennerettes Civic and Social Club, Inc.
Organized in 1957 as the YWCA Kennerettes by a group of young ladies and women from the Kenner / Metairie area. The organization promotes spiritual, educational, recreational, and...
- louisiana
- kenner
- jefferson parish
Member of the General Council of the First International LOPATIN GERMAN ALEXANDROVICH
Here was born LOPATIN GERMAN ALEXANDROVICH 1845-1918 Member of the General Council of the First International, the first translator into Russian of the fundamental work of K. Marx (Capital).
- nizhny novgorod
Kenner Community Band
Kenner Community Band was organized in 1944 by Henry "Teddy" Stewart and Rodney Jones. Band was under the direction of Maestro Wilson. In 1960, renowned drummer and singer Joseph...
- louisiana
- kenner
- music
Lehi Public Safety Officers Memorial
Lehi Public Safety Officers MemorialFor of those to whom much is given, much is required. When at some future date the high court of history sits in judgement on each of us - recording whether in...
- utah
- memorial
Swans Club, Inc.
Organized in October of 1952 by a group of educators who worked at Washington Elementary School. The mission of the organization is to provide humanitarian services to enhance community life. The...
- louisiana
- kenner
- education
- jefferson parish
RESTON - A "NEW TOWN"
T 58RESTONA "NEW TOWN"In 1961, Robert E. Smith Jr. began developing6,750 acres of Sunset Hills Farm as a communityopen to all races, ages, and incomes. Workingwith Simon, the architectural firm of...
- reston virgi...
The W.A. "Bay" Evans Home
Architect Blum E. Hester, who designed the Creighton Theatre, drew the plans for this house in 1933. Built for William Arthur "Bay" Evans (1900-1954) and his wife Garnet, the residence features...
- texas
- historic landmark
- architecture
- conroe
Dr. O. R. Nevitt Memorial Swimming Pool
Vasily Vasilyevich ROSANOV, Russian philosopher
Here Vasily Vasilyevich ROSANOV, an outstanding Russian philosopher, writer and publicist, studied at the Nizhny Novgorod provincial men's gymnasium from 1872 to 1878.
- nizhny novgorod
- minin university