St. Paul's Episcopal Church
This church was established in 1863 under the leadership of the Rev. Joseph Wood Dunn, an area missionary. The earliest services were conducted in the home of Jerome Swinford. His...
- texas
- church
First Christian Church of Orange
The First Christian Church of Orange began in 1885 when a group of residents started meeting for worship services. Some of these charter members were baptized in the Sabine River. The...
- texas
- church
First National Bank of Orange
Until the industrial revolution reached Orange in the late 1880s, most banking needs in the area were handled through Galveston.The growth of Orange as a lumber center and deep water...
- texas
- commerce
- bank
Colonel Thos. D. Boyd Tree
This Tree Planted March 7, 1927ForColonel Thos. D.BoydByDr. James Arthur TuckerUniversity Physician
- louisiana
- university
- tree
St. Emma Plantation
Scene of Civil War skirmish in fall of 1862. C.1850 Greek Revival plantation house owned 1854-1869 by Charles A. Kock, a prominent sugar planter. Listed on National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
- louisiana
- civil war
- plantation
- antebellum
First Marine Division at Cape Gloucester, 1943
"IN MEMORY OF THE FALLEN COMRADES OF THE FIRST MARINE DIVISION AT CAPE GLOUCESTER, 1943."
- 1943
- cape gloucester
Berlioz, Beethoven
(abridged:) Here the conductor François-Antoine Habeneck revealed BEETHOVEN to the Parisian public (1828)Here HECTOR BERLIOZ performed the Symphonie Fantastique, Lélio, Harold en Italie, Roméo...
- ludwig van beethoven
- hector
Berlioz, Beethoven
(abridged:) Here the conductor François-Antoine Habeneck revealed BEETHOVEN to the Parisian public (1828)Here HECTOR BERLIOZ performed the Symphonie Fantastique, Lélio, Harold en Italie, Roméo...
- ludwig van beethoven
- hector berlioz
- paris
- france
- music
- 19th century
Sturgis Pretzel Factory
ON THIS SITE IN 1861 JULIUS STURGIS ESTABLISHED THE FIRST PRETZEL BAKERY IN THE NEW WORLD THIS TABLET DEDICATED BY THE NATIONAL PRETZEL BAKERS INSTITUTE MAY 1951 ALEX V. TISDALE, PRES. Submitted...
- sturgis
- pretzel factory
- pretzel
- tisdale
- imageryan
James Wall Finn
James Wall Finn The celebrated American muralist and decorative artist James Wall Finn lived here from 1900 until his death, first as a boarder, and then with his wife, Florence Lee Quinn, and...
- james wall finn
- muralist
- ny public library
- morgan
- west 9th street
Berkeley Municipal Rose Garden
John M. Wilcox Solar Observatory
Submitted by Damien Chua.
Sam Houston Jones
Sam Houston Jones Sam Houston Jones (1897 -1978) was born in Merryville and spent his youth in DeRidder. he is the only native of Beauregard Parish ever elected Governor of Louisiana....
- louisiana
- politician
Green Lane, Pennsylvania
A 2013 roadside find in rural Pennsylvania that required a walk back along a shoulderless road to get a picture. The text is ... minimalist in several respects: Green LaneNamed for the foliage of...
- green lane
- pennsylvania
Old City Hall
Iberville Parish Courthouse, 1848-1906; Plaquemine City Hall, 1906-85. Built by George and Thomas Weldon of Mississippi. One of Louisiana's oldest public buildings. Listed on National Register...
- louisiana
- museum
Bayou Goula
Mugulasha Indian village captured by Bayogoulas. In 1699 Bienville here found Tonti's letter of 1686 to La Salle. Father Paul Du Ru built first chapel in Louisiana near village in 1700.
- louisiana
- native american
- settlement
Gary J. Hebert Memorial Lockhouse
Gary J. Hebert1929-1994Due to his vigilant and untiring efforts, this historic property still stands. Gary J. Hebert refused to back down despite a tremendous push for destruction of the lock to...
- louisiana
- civil memorial
Academy of Saint Basil
Built in 1847 by Dr. Edward Scratchley. Occupied as school by Marianite Sisters from 1859-1862 & 1865-1975. Occupied as military command by Union Army 1862-1865. Renovated by Lt. Governor and...
- louisiana
- catholic
- education
- civil war
The Smallest Church in the World
The Smallest Church in the WorldThe annual Mass at the smallest church in the world, the Madonna Chapel in Bayou Goula, is held on August 15 in celebration of the Assumption of the...
- louisiana
- church
- religion
- chapel
Placed in Memory of L.C."Snook" Myers
Placed in Memory of L.C."Snook" MyersBorn Dec. 21, 1926 Died March 16, 1970On March 16, 1970, L.C.died as the result of a house fire. He served the community with pride and love...
- louisiana
- firefighter