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Guthrie Historic District

    Victor Building

      Reeves Brothers Casino

      REEVES BROTHERS CASINO One of the most notorious gambling houses of the Southwest, opened in a tent April 23, 1889. Soon a frame building went up later replaced by brick. The owners claimed their...

      REEVES BROTHERS CASINO One of the most notorious gambling houses of the Southwest, opened in a tent April 23, 1889. Soon a frame building went up later replaced by brick. The owners claimed...

        Office of E. P. McCabe

        OFFICE OF E. P. McCABE Oklahoma --an all black state with a black governor -- was the dream of E. P. McCabe, lawyer, farmer, and Republican activist. McCabe vigorously promoted black settlement...

        OFFICE OF E. P. McCABE Oklahoma --an all black state with a black governor -- was the dream of E. P. McCabe, lawyer, farmer, and Republican activist. McCabe vigorously promoted black settlement...

          Santa Fe Depot

          SANTA FE DEPOT The Santa Fe, completed in 1887. was the only railway into Oklahoma Territory and the only direct connection with the "outside" world during the hectic days of 1889. The first depot...

          SANTA FE DEPOT The Santa Fe, completed in 1887. was the only railway into Oklahoma Territory and the only direct connection with the "outside" world during the hectic days of 1889. The first depot...

            Clayton Museum Educational Garden

              Farming & Ranching in Clayton

              FARMING & RANCHING IN CLAYTON PIONEERS, MINERS & COWBOYS ALONG WITH RANCHING AND FARMING HAVE ALL BEEN IMPORTANT PARTS OF CLAYTON'S HISTORY. FOUNDED BY JOEL CLAYTON IN 1857, HE LAID OUT THE...

              FARMING & RANCHING IN CLAYTON PIONEERS, MINERS & COWBOYS ALONG WITH RANCHING AND FARMING HAVE ALL BEEN IMPORTANT PARTS OF CLAYTON'S HISTORY. FOUNDED BY JOEL CLAYTON IN 1857, HE LAID OUT THE...

              • ecv

              HOLYWELL PRIORY

              LONDON BOURUGH OF HACKNEY This area formed part of HOLYWELL PRIORY Founded 1152/8, dissolved 1539 Named after a holy well. Bounded by Curtain Road, Holywell Lane, Bateman Row & Shoreditch High...

              LONDON BOURUGH OF HACKNEY This area formed part of HOLYWELL PRIORY Founded 1152/8, dissolved 1539 Named after a holy well. Bounded by Curtain Road, Holywell Lane, Bateman Row & Shoreditch...

                Scott Moller Campbell

                • peaches
                • pooh bear
                • butterfly

                Jennifer Ann Moore

                  Eva Marie Strock

                    Addie Herbert

                      Molly Lynne Corlett

                        Novato Pioneer Memorial Cemetery

                          Novato Cemetery

                            Rhythm Club Fire Memorial

                            This tablet was erected in memory of those who lost their lives in theRhythm Club FireApril 23, 1940Inez Adams• St. Elmo Adams• Marjorie Alexander• Susie Alexander• Juanita Avery• Bessie Lee Mont....

                            This tablet was erected in memory of those who lost their lives in theRhythm Club FireApril 23, 1940Inez Adams• St. Elmo Adams• Marjorie Alexander• Susie Alexander• Juanita Avery• Bessie Lee Mont....

                            • mississippi
                            • natchez
                            • disaster

                            Pvt. Joe Fluker C.S.A. Died Here

                            In 1864, where the main road once entered town, the 17yr. old Confederate soldier was killed by pursuing Yankee cavalry as he carried a secret dispatch. While attempting. to gallop across broken...

                            In 1864, where the main road once entered town, the 17yr. old Confederate soldier was killed by pursuing Yankee cavalry as he carried a secret dispatch. While attempting. to gallop across broken...

                            • louisiana
                            • civil war

                            Petrified Log State Rock of Mississippi

                            Made up of siliceous minerals, the 11-million-year-old southern miss petrified log was found intact rather than in fragments. According to Dr. Bobby Irby, then chairperson of the USM Science...

                            Made up of siliceous minerals, the 11-million- year-old southern miss petrified log was found intact rather than in fragments. According to Dr. Bobby Irby, then chairperson of the USM...

                            • mississippi
                            • usm
                            • university o...

                            A Remarkable Woman and a Legacy Beyond Compare

                            "When I leave this world, I can't carry nothing away from here. Whatever I have, it's going to be left right here for somebody. Some child can get their education, to help them along, because you...

                            "When I leave this world, I can't carry nothing away from here. Whatever I have, it's going to be left right here for somebody. Some child can get their education, to help them along, because...

                            • mississippi
                            • scholarship
                            • university o...
                            • usm

                            The Birthplace of CSPIRE

                            In 1959, Wade H. Creekmore, Sr. founded severalrural telephone companies in Mississippi, includingDelta Telephone in Louise and the Franklin TelephoneCompany in Meadville. From these rural...

                            In 1959, Wade H. Creekmore, Sr. founded severalrural telephone companies in Mississippi, includingDelta Telephone in Louise and the Franklin TelephoneCompany in Meadville. From these rural...

                            • mississippi
                            • wireless
                            • technology
                            • telephone