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Historic Moore Homestead

    Pack Animal Memorial, Skagway

    THE DEAD ARE SPEAKING  IN MEMORY OF US THREE THOUSAND PACK  ANIMALS THAT LAID OUR BONES ON THESE  AWFUL HILLS DURING THE GOLD RUSH  OF 1897 - 1898 WE NOW THANK THOSE  LISTENING SOULS THAT HEARD...

    THE DEAD ARE SPEAKING  IN MEMORY OF US THREE THOUSAND PACK  ANIMALS THAT LAID OUR BONES ON THESE  AWFUL HILLS DURING THE GOLD RUSH  OF 1897 - 1898 WE NOW THANK THOSE  LISTENING SOULS THAT HEARD...

      Perceptions and Misperceptions

        Princess Sophia

          First Southern Pine Fourdrinier Kraft Linerboard in United States

          First Southern Pine Fourdrinier Kraft Linerboard in United Stateswas made here in 1925 by Brown Paper Mill Co.Original paper machine installed in 1924

          First Southern Pine Fourdrinier Kraft Linerboard in United Stateswas made here in 1925 by Brown Paper Mill Co.Original paper machine installed in 1924

          • louisiana
          • industry

          To the Memory of John Marshall Wells

          • lone gold mining
          • only as a stimulant
          • kairn

          Dunedin North Post Office

          This building served as the North Dunedin Post Office from 1 July 1879 to 4 August 1970. This is a Heritage New Zealand Category 2 Historic...

          This building served as the North Dunedin Post Office from 1 July 1879 to 4 August 1970. This is a Heritage New Zealand Category 2...

          • post office
          • dunedin
          • aotearoa
          • new zealand

          In memory of Rob Daly

          In memory of Rob Daly Born 22 October 1969Died here 29 January 2005Rob was a technician in the Department of Botany at the University of...

          In memory of Rob Daly Born 22 October 1969Died here 29 January 2005Rob was a technician in the Department of Botany at the University of...

          • memorial
          • university of otago
          • dunedin
          • aotearoa
          • new zealand

          White Pass and Yukon Railway

            Inspector Charles Constantine and Staff Sergeant Charles Brown

              McCabe Building

                Necessary Evil

                  Skagway Remembers

                    Bank of Alaska

                      Bank of Slaughter

                      Organized May 27, 1905 and opened for business Sept. 12, 1905. The initial capitalization was $15,000. It continued in operation until the Banking Panics of the Great Depression when it failed...

                      Organized May 27, 1905 and opened for business Sept. 12, 1905. The initial capitalization was $15,000. It continued in operation until the Banking Panics of the Great Depression when it failed...

                      • louisiana
                      • commerce

                      We-Will Jr. #17

                      Built for the 1930 All-American Flying Derby at Detroit, the We-Will Jr. became the first Wedell-Williams plane designed for a specific competition. The plane was a twenty percent smaller version...

                      Built for the 1930 All-American Flying Derby at Detroit, the We-Will Jr. became the first Wedell- Williams plane designed for a specific competition. The plane was a twenty percent smaller version...

                      • louisiana
                      • aviation

                      Rapides Cemetery

                      1792-19641711 Catholic Mission site.Franciscan Monks1723 Post Du Rapide1763 Post El RapidoOldest Cemetery in Rapides ParishHeroes of all U.S. Wars lie here.Marked by Loyalty Chapter Daughters of...

                      1792-19641711 Catholic Mission site.Franciscan Monks1723 Post Du Rapide1763 Post El RapidoOldest Cemetery in Rapides ParishHeroes of all U.S. Wars lie here.Marked by Loyalty Chapter Daughters...

                      • louisiana
                      • cemetery

                      Southdown High School

                      Southdown High School served as an African-American high school from 1953 to 1969. The school served as a source of pride and as an institution of learning for all African-American students. Many...

                      Southdown High School served as an African- American high school from 1953 to 1969. The school served as a source of pride and as an institution of learning for all African-American students. Many...

                      • louisiana
                      • african-american
                      • education

                      Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church and Cemetery

                      Local tradition and Baptist church records indicate that the Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church was organized in 1852 with the Rev. John Bean as first pastor. The first church building on this...

                      Local tradition and Baptist church records indicate that the Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church was organized in 1852 with the Rev. John Bean as first pastor. The first church building on this...

                      • texas
                      • church

                      Lowland and Upland Architecture

                      Many sugar cane plantation houses in the Gulf Coast region have a distinct Creole design. They are defined by large galleries. a hipped roof, asymmetrical rooms, double doors, and lack of hall...

                      Many sugar cane plantation houses in the Gulf Coast region have a distinct Creole design. They are defined by large galleries. a hipped roof, asymmetrical rooms, double doors, and lack of...

                      • louisiana
                      • architecture