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Food and Ships

    Martin Luther King, Jr. Was Born in this House January 15, 1929

    Submitted by @chancetherapper.

    Submitted by @chancetherapper.

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    Madewood Plantation House

    The first major building designed by noted architect Henry Howard. Construction of this Greek Revival mansion was begun in 1846, using materials from the land. Steamboats carried trade to Madewood...

    The first major building designed by noted architect Henry Howard. Construction of this Greek Revival mansion was begun in 1846, using materials from the land. Steamboats carried trade to Madewood...

    • louisiana
    • plantation

    St. Joseph Co- Cathedral

    St. Joseph Church Parish was founded in 1817 as a mission. In 1819 a church was erected on Bayou LaFourche adjacent to the present cemetery. A brick church was built in 1849 under the direction of...

    St. Joseph Church Parish was founded in 1817 as a mission. In 1819 a church was erected on Bayou LaFourche adjacent to the present cemetery. A brick church was built in 1849 under the direction of...

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    • church

    Saint Joseph Church

    The mother church of Parishes in Lafourche, Terrebonne, St. Mary and lower Assumption was incorporated in 1817. Priests served the area from Assumption Church, Plattenville, until 1822 when Fr....

    The mother church of Parishes in Lafourche, Terrebonne, St. Mary and lower Assumption was incorporated in 1817. Priests served the area from Assumption Church, Plattenville, until 1822 when Fr....

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    • church

    Lafourche Parish Court House

    The square of land upon which this antebellum structure stands was donated by Henry Schuyler Thibodaux, founder of the town. The present building, erected in circa 1860, replaced two earlier ones...

    The square of land upon which this antebellum structure stands was donated by Henry Schuyler Thibodaux, founder of the town. The present building, erected in circa 1860, replaced two earlier ones...

    • louisiana
    • court house

    Notre Dame De La Paix

    Mission chapel and cemetery served by St. James Catholic Church from 1854. Became separate parish in 1864. Our Lady of Peace parish church completed 1900 and consecrated May 12, 1902.

    Mission chapel and cemetery served by St. James Catholic Church from 1854. Became separate parish in 1864. Our Lady of Peace parish church completed 1900 and consecrated May 12, 1902.

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    • church

    Napoleonville

    Nommée en l'honneur de l'Empereur Napoléon Ier, la ville est sur une ancienne voie de communication, 1730-1770, empruntée par les Francais puis par les Acadiens, pour aller de St-James jusqu'au...

    Nommée en l'honneur de l'Empereur Napoléon Ier, la ville est sur une ancienne voie de communication, 1730-1770, empruntée par les Francais puis par les Acadiens, pour aller de St-James jusqu'au...

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    Warren Winslow

    From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by Gerry Dincher, full page.License is Attribution-ShareAlike License

    From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by Gerry Dincher, full page.License is Attribution- ShareAlike License

      Bill Rodgers, "Boston Billy"

      From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by Jason Riedy, full page.License is Attribution License

      From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by Jason Riedy, full page.License is Attribution License

        HAPEVILLE, GEORGIA

        From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by Jason Riedy, full page.License is Attribution License

        From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by Jason Riedy, full page.License is Attribution License

          Edmunds' Birthplace - Site of Homestead of Lawyer and Statesman

          From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by HystericalMark, full page.License is Attribution-ShareAlike License

          From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by HystericalMark, full page.License is Attribution- ShareAlike License

            The Conservatory

            Submitted by Darren Platt

            Submitted by Darren Platt

              Presented to the Golden Gate Park by a Friend of the Sculptor

              Submitted by Darren Platt

              Submitted by Darren Platt

                Don A. Tingler

                Don A Tingler1928 - 2004The Flower of Memory Blossoms in our Hearts and Will Never FadeGerard Wee Submitted by Darren Platt

                Don A Tingler1928 - 2004The Flower of Memory Blossoms in our Hearts and Will Never FadeGerard Wee Submitted by Darren Platt

                  Ville de Thibodaux

                  Devenue une ville le 10 mars 1838. Des documents anciens montrent qu'une colonie existait déjà en cet endroit vers la fin due XVIIIième. C'était un poste important de traite pour la region de...

                  Devenue une ville le 10 mars 1838. Des documents anciens montrent qu'une colonie existait déjà en cet endroit vers la fin due XVIIIième. C'était un poste important de traite pour la region...

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                  Rienzi Plantation House

                  This house is believed to have been built by William Fields or Henry Johnson between 1815 and 1835 Johnson eventually purchased several small tracts to form the huge sugar-producing plantation....

                  This house is believed to have been built by William Fields or Henry Johnson between 1815 and 1835 Johnson eventually purchased several small tracts to form the huge sugar-producing plantation....

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                  Francis Tillou Nicholls

                  1834-1912 Homesite of distinguished Confederate brigadier-general, twice governor of Louisiana 1877-80 and 1888-92; he was appointed Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court serving from 1892...

                  1834-1912 Homesite of distinguished Confederate brigadier-general, twice governor of Louisiana 1877-80 and 1888-92; he was appointed Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court serving from 1892...

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                  Christ Episcopal Church

                  Site of Elm Hall Plantation donated by Dr. E. E. Kittredge. Congregation organized and church constructed in 1853. Frank Willis, Architect. Consecrated by the Rt. Rev. Leonidas K. Polk in 1854....

                  Site of Elm Hall Plantation donated by Dr. E. E. Kittredge. Congregation organized and church constructed in 1853. Frank Willis, Architect. Consecrated by the Rt. Rev. Leonidas K. Polk in 1854....

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                  • church

                  Confluence Of Bayous

                  Near hear was the prehistoric fork of Bayou Lafourche and Bayou Terrebonne. Acadians settled the area in 1785 and were joined by earlier French, German, Spanish and American settlers. The Village...

                  Near hear was the prehistoric fork of Bayou Lafourche and Bayou Terrebonne. Acadians settled the area in 1785 and were joined by earlier French, German, Spanish and American settlers. The Village...

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