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Oak Alley Plantation

Built (1837-39) by Jacques T. Roman, this fine example of Greek Revival architecture is famous for its alley of 28 evenly spaced live oak trees, believed to be at least 100 years older than "Big...

Built (1837-39) by Jacques T. Roman, this fine example of Greek Revival architecture is famous for its alley of 28 evenly spaced live oak trees, believed to be at least 100 years older than...

  • louisiana
  • plantation

Peace Fountain

    Lakeside Inn

    Known as Ames Grove, this property served as a picnic ground and recreation area beginning in the 1880s. John Aylesworth purchased the property in 1901 and opened the Lakeside Inn in this building...

    Known as Ames Grove, this property served as a picnic ground and recreation area beginning in the 1880s. John Aylesworth purchased the property in 1901 and opened the Lakeside Inn in this...

    • michigan
    • michigan his...

    Seattle Chinatown Gate

      The Berkeley Pit

        First Steam Railroad in Upper Peninsula

        On this site in 1852, the Green Bay and Lake Superior Rail-Road began the survey which led to the construction of the first steam railroad in the Upper Peninsula. The railroad ran from Marquette...

        On this site in 1852, the Green Bay and Lake Superior Rail-Road began the survey which led to the construction of the first steam railroad in the Upper Peninsula. The railroad ran from Marquette...

        • michigan
        • michigan his...

        Surfers

        • surf
        • surfing

        Gratiot County

        This county was named for General Charles Gratiot, builder of Fort Gratiot at Port Huron in 1814. A few Chippewas and other Indians lived in the area in 1831 when the county was laid out. A...

        This county was named for General Charles Gratiot, builder of Fort Gratiot at Port Huron in 1814. A few Chippewas and other Indians lived in the area in 1831 when the county was laid out. A...

        • michigan
        • michigan his...

        Françoise Fraeyman

        SUNSET, SAFFRON-VERMILION  FLUID CREATION, THE TIME OF A WISH IN MEMORY OF FRANCOISE FRAEYMAN

        SUNSET, SAFFRON-VERMILION  FLUID CREATION, THE TIME OF A WISH IN MEMORY OF FRANCOISE FRAEYMAN

        • oakland
        • eastbay
        • cellojoe
        • hiking
        • walks

        John Wesley Woodward, Bandsman on the S.S. Titanic

        TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF  JOHN WESLEY WOODARD  BANDSMAN ON THE S.S. TITANIC  WHO WITH HIS COMRADES  NOBLY PERFORMED HIS DUTY TO THE LAST  WHEN THE SHIP SAN  AFTER COLLISION WITH AN...

        TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF  JOHN WESLEY WOODARD  BANDSMAN ON THE S.S. TITANIC  WHO WITH HIS COMRADES  NOBLY PERFORMED HIS DUTY TO THE LAST  WHEN THE SHIP SAN  AFTER COLLISION WITH...

        • titanic
        • after collis...
        • bandsman
        • woodward
        • 1912

        Birthplace of the Asian American Movement

        BIRTHPLACE OF THE ASIAN AMERICAN MOVEMENT  By the late 1960s, a new generation of political activists emerged in Berkeley from protests opposing the  Vietnam War and supporting the Farmworkers,...

        BIRTHPLACE OF THE ASIAN AMERICAN MOVEMENT  By the late 1960s, a new generation of political activists emerged in Berkeley from protests opposing the  Vietnam War and supporting the Farmworkers,...

          Bill Jacobson Memorial Water Fountain

          In memory of Bill  JacobsonFather,  Friend,FishermanJan  14, 1908  - Jan  8,  2003

          In memory of Bill  JacobsonFather,  Friend,FishermanJan  14, 1908  - Jan  8,  2003

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          • memorial
          • water fountain
          • oregon

          S.S. Morro Castle Memorial

          In MemoriamS.S. Morro CastleSeptember 8, 1934This monument is dedicated to the 137 passengers and crew of the S.S. Morro Castle who lost their lives on September 8, 1934 when the ship burned off...

          In MemoriamS.S. Morro CastleSeptember 8, 1934This monument is dedicated to the 137 passengers and crew of the S.S. Morro Castle who lost their lives on September 8, 1934 when the ship burned off...

            Suffolk Resolves House

            The Suffolk Resolves was signed in this house in Sept 1774 & then carried to the Continental Congress in PA by Paul Revere. Originally located on the Wharf, moved to current location in 1950....

            The Suffolk Resolves was signed in this house in Sept 1774 & then carried to the Continental Congress in PA by Paul Revere. Originally located on the Wharf, moved to current location in...

            • 1774

            Ascension Catholic Church

            This church founded August 15, 1772 by Father Angel de Revillagodos on orders of King Charles III of Spain. Cornerstone of present church laid June, 1876 by Bishop Elder of Natchez and the April...

            This church founded August 15, 1772 by Father Angel de Revillagodos on orders of King Charles III of Spain. Cornerstone of present church laid June, 1876 by Bishop Elder of Natchez and the April...

            • louisiana
            • church

            Donaldsonville #1

            Second Acadian Coast. Town founded by William Donaldson, 1806, on farm of Pierre Landry. Began as trading post about 1750. Home of Governor Francis T. Nicholls, of Dr. F.M. Prevost, who performed...

            Second Acadian Coast. Town founded by William Donaldson, 1806, on farm of Pierre Landry. Began as trading post about 1750. Home of Governor Francis T. Nicholls, of Dr. F.M. Prevost, who performed...

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            Donaldsonville #2

            Made capital of Louisiana in 1830; Legislature met from January 4 to March 16 and reconvened in 1831. In 1848 the old State House, located across from this site, was razed, and its bricks used to...

            Made capital of Louisiana in 1830; Legislature met from January 4 to March 16 and reconvened in 1831. In 1848 the old State House, located across from this site, was razed, and its bricks used...

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            Francis T. Nicholls 1834-1912

            On the site directly across from this marker Francis T. Nicholls — Confederate General, Governor and Chief Justice of the State Supreme Court — was born and reared.

            On the site directly across from this marker Francis T. Nicholls — Confederate General, Governor and Chief Justice of the State Supreme Court — was born and reared.

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            • civil war

            Bicentennial Jazz Plaza

            Jazz developed at the turn of the 20th century in south Louisiana and was born from a combination of musical traditions: work songs, spirituals, blues, and ragtime. From the early days of...

            Jazz developed at the turn of the 20th century in south Louisiana and was born from a combination of musical traditions: work songs, spirituals, blues, and ragtime. From the early days of...

            • louisiana
            • jazz
            • music

            Walter Lemann, Sr. Pumping Station, Bayou Lafourche Fresh Water District - 1955

             This facility is dedicated to the memory of Walter Lemann, Sr. (1879-1952) a citizen of Donaldsonville whose untiring efforts to restore a flow of fresh water to Bayou Lafourche continued from...

             This facility is dedicated to the memory of Walter Lemann, Sr. (1879-1952) a citizen of Donaldsonville whose untiring efforts to restore a flow of fresh water to Bayou Lafourche continued from...

            • louisiana