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Gin Office

Many twentieth century commercial gins had a separate building, or office, for weighing cotton and record keeping. Every customers wagon was weighed upon entering (full of cotton) and when leaving...

Many twentieth century commercial gins had a separate building, or office, for weighing cotton and record keeping. Every customers wagon was weighed upon entering (full of cotton) and when leaving...

  • louisiana
  • cotton
  • farming
  • agriculture
  • museum

ROBERT EMMET

IN THE ROADWAY OPPOSITE THIS TABLET ROBERT EMMET DIED IN THE CAUSE OF IRISH FREEDOM 20th SEPTEMBER 1803 Submitted by @BigSnugALot

IN THE ROADWAY OPPOSITE THIS TABLET ROBERT EMMET DIED IN THE CAUSE OF IRISH FREEDOM 20th SEPTEMBER 1803 Submitted by @BigSnugALot

    A Well Organized Society

    Emerald Mound was the product of a complex society organized to serve and sustain the welfare of its people beginning eight centuries ago. Life revolved around family relationships and well...

    Emerald Mound was the product of a complex society organized to serve and sustain the welfare of its people beginning eight centuries ago. Life revolved around family relationships and...

    • mississippi
    • native american
    • mound

    Still Sacred

    Emerald Mound's size is impressive. Scholar James Barnett Jr. called it the region's "crowning mound-building achievement" of the Mississippian era (1,150 to 300 years ago). only a complex society...

    Emerald Mound's size is impressive. Scholar James Barnett Jr. called it the region's "crowning mound-building achievement" of the Mississippian era (1,150 to 300 years ago). only a complex society...

    • mississippi
    • native american
    • mound

    A Remarkable Feat

    Around 800 years ago, native peoples in this region began to transform a natural hill into what we call Emerald Mound They followed a visionary plan and built this flat-topped sacred mound over...

    Around 800 years ago, native peoples in this region began to transform a natural hill into what we call Emerald Mound They followed a visionary plan and built this flat-topped sacred mound...

    • mississippi
    • native american
    • mound

    N/TSW-7C Air Traffic Control Center - United States - 1979-2001

    Type: Mobile Air Traffic Control TowerManufacturer: Craig Systems Corp. Helicop-Hut DivisionEquipment:HF/UHF/VHF communications, NAVAIDS and environmental monitoring, landlines, light guns,...

    Type: Mobile Air Traffic Control TowerManufacturer: Craig Systems Corp. Helicop-Hut DivisionEquipment:HF/UHF/VHF communications, NAVAIDS and environmental monitoring, landlines, light guns,...

    • louisiana
    • military
    • air traffic

    Beech AT-11 "Kansan" - 1941-1945

    Type: Twin Engine TrainerWeight: 9,300 lbsArmament: Two - .30 caliber machine guns used as gunnery trainerEngine: Two Pratt and Whitney R985 Radials, 450 hp eachMax Speed: 215 mphRange: 745...

    Type: Twin Engine TrainerWeight: 9,300 lbsArmament: Two - .30 caliber machine guns used as gunnery trainerEngine: Two Pratt and Whitney R985 Radials, 450 hp eachMax Speed: 215 mphRange: 745...

    • louisiana
    • military
    • air
    • plane

    Crown Metal Products Narrow Gauge Locomotive #2 "Sequoyah"

    This locomotive represents the pinnacle of success for Crown Metal Products, one of America's largest producers of amusement park trains from the 1960s to the 1990s. The company was founded by Ken...

    This locomotive represents the pinnacle of success for Crown Metal Products, one of America's largest producers of amusement park trains from the 1960s to the 1990s. The company was founded by...

    • louisiana
    • railroad
    • train
    • engine

    Denver, South Park & Pacific Railway Company

    The Denver, South Park & Pacific Railway Company was organized on October 1, 1872. In late June 1874, the cry went up "on to the Pacific" from those ancestors of the men and women of Lakewood and...

    The Denver, South Park & Pacific Railway Company was organized on October 1, 1872. In late June 1874, the cry went up "on to the Pacific" from those ancestors of the men and women of Lakewood and...

    • railroads
    • trains
    • history
    • narrow-gauge

    Reynolds Park

    -- REYNOLDS PARK --This 1,100 acre open space park was acquired by the Jefferson County Open Space Program on May 28, 1975, from Mrs. Eva Dell Reynolds. Mrs. Reynolds gave a substantial portion of...

    -- REYNOLDS PARK --This 1,100 acre open space park was acquired by the Jefferson County Open Space Program on May 28, 1975, from Mrs. Eva Dell Reynolds. Mrs. Reynolds gave a substantial portion of...

    • park
    • ranch
    • open space

    Emerald Mound

    Before you is the second largest temple mound in the United States. Only Monks Mound in Cahokia, Illinois, is larger. This eight acre mound, constructed from a natural hill, was built and used...

    Before you is the second largest temple mound in the United States. Only Monks Mound in Cahokia, Illinois, is larger. This eight acre mound, constructed from a natural hill, was built and used...

    • mound
    • nps
    • mississippi

    Stuttgart Centennial 1880-1980

    The citzens at this time paused and reflected on those pioneers who with sweat and tears gave this community its heritage and traditions. This memorial recognizes the dedication and efforts of all...

    The citzens at this time paused and reflected on those pioneers who with sweat and tears gave this community its heritage and traditions. This memorial recognizes the dedication and efforts of all...

    • arkansas
    • stuttgart
    • memorial

    Rohwer Relocation Center Memorial Cemetery

    Rohwer Relocation Center Memorial CemeteryHas Been Designated ANational Historic LandmarkThis Site Possesses National SignificanceIn Commemorating The History Of TheUnited States of...

    Rohwer Relocation Center Memorial CemeteryHas Been Designated ANational Historic LandmarkThis Site Possesses National SignificanceIn Commemorating The History Of TheUnited States...

    • arkansas
    • japanese american
    • world war ii
    • internment
    • civil rights
    • concentration camps

    Franklin Mine, L.S.

    Franklin Mine, L.S.  Nov. 18. 1884   604 lbs. Taken from large mass 2,000 feet from surface.  

    Franklin Mine, L.S.  Nov. 18. 1884   604 lbs. Taken from large mass 2,000 feet from surface.  

    • louisiana
    • lsu
    • geology

    OAKLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT ENGINE NUMBER 6

    ERECTED THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF OAKLAND CITIZENS 1959 FIREHOUSE BOND CONSTRUCTION OAKLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT ENGINE NUMBER 6 JOHN C. HOULIHAN, MAYOR FELIX F. CHIALVO, VICE MAYOR GLENN E, HOOVER,...

    ERECTED THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF OAKLAND CITIZENS 1959 FIREHOUSE BOND CONSTRUCTION OAKLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT ENGINE NUMBER 6 JOHN C. HOULIHAN, MAYOR FELIX F. CHIALVO, VICE MAYOR GLENN E,...

      Fireman Tracy Toomby

        Kate Berenson

        KATE BERENSON 8/13/1956 - 1/15/2020 KNEW THIS NEIGHBORHOOD IS A SPECIAL PLACE AND LOVED IT. SHE LIVED JOYFULLY WITH HER SINGING DOGS AT 65 NORTHGATE AVE. 2005 - 2020

        KATE BERENSON 8/13/1956 - 1/15/2020 KNEW THIS NEIGHBORHOOD IS A SPECIAL PLACE AND LOVED IT. SHE LIVED JOYFULLY WITH HER SINGING DOGS AT 65 NORTHGATE AVE. 2005 - 2020

          Galloway Place Mound

          Galloway Place, also known as Hodgkins Place, is a well-preserved conical mound on the eastern edge of Macon Ridge. It is 10 feet tall and 80 feet in diameter. Soil studied and artifacts suggest...

          Galloway Place, also known as Hodgkins Place, is a well-preserved conical mound on the eastern edge of Macon Ridge. It is 10 feet tall and 80 feet in diameter. Soil studied and artifacts...

          • louisiana
          • native american
          • mound
          • archeology

          Miss Willie K. Hocker

          Miss Willie Kavanaugh Hocker of Wabbaseka was the designer of the Arkansas state flag. Miss Hocker, a member of the Pine Bluff Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, submitted her...

          Miss Willie Kavanaugh Hocker of Wabbaseka was the designer of the Arkansas state flag. Miss Hocker, a member of the Pine Bluff Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, submitted her...

          • arkansas
          • state flag
          • women
          • flag
          • banner

          Camp Mitchell

          In August and September, 1862, General Mosby M. Parsons and 800 men of the Missouri State Guard encamped here, after a perilous crossing of the Mississippi River into Desha County. This small...

          In August and September, 1862, General Mosby M. Parsons and 800 men of the Missouri State Guard encamped here, after a perilous crossing of the Mississippi River into Desha County. This...

          • arkansas
          • civil war
          • stuttgart