Centennial Memorial Organ
Site of the first public hanging area and graveyard - Auburn, CA
Historical Landmark. The site of the first public hanging area and graveyard, third court cornerstone laid July 4, 1894, dedicated July 4, 1898. Auburn, California.
- public hanging
- historical landmark
- graveyard
Jefferson Hotel
Built 1922 as a railroad hotel-- Union Depot stood across the street for many years. Extensively restored and remodelled in 1980s. Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1989.
- louisiana
- shreveport
- historic building
The Pardon
The building here at 400 Edwards Street, was originally constructed to house the Shreveport Memorial Library. It opened in 1925 and remained at this location until 1980. After two years...
- louisiana
- movies
- film
Soul Men
In October of 1923, construction began on a 2,500 seat opera house and movie theater that would become known as The Strand. It was funded by the Saenger Brothers and the Ehrlich Brothers who...
- louisiana
- movies
- film
Saint John The Baptist Church
On February 21, 1770 property was set aside by Spanish authority for a church on the second German Coast. When Father Bernardo de Limpach arrived in 1772, Acadians had also settled in the area....
- louisiana
- church
- catholic
Lockport
Ruins of locks not washed away by a crevasse in 1917 are near here for which Lockport is named. An earlier settlement was named Longueville by 1835 when William Fields donated land for a canal...
- louisiana
- community
Baudoin-Foret School 1904-1946
The school was built by local people on land donated by Sylvestre Baudoin and Fergus Foret. It's first teachers were Ida Foret and Winnie Pittman. Other teachers were Edna Ledet, Anita Knoblach,...
- louisiana
- education
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....
- louisiana
- plantation
The Tsuda Grocery
Katsuichi and Tomo Tsuda of Hiroshima, Japan, established the K. Tsuda General Merchandise in 1918. That original store was located at 135 Sacramento Street, about one block east of this location....
- auburn
- japanese-ame...
- wwii
- concentration camps
- internment
Ödön von Horvath
"People will say that in the distant future you will be able to tell the false from the true.That the false will disappear although it is in power, that the true will happen although it is about...
- france
- paris
- theatre
- théâtre marigny
- austria
- ödön von horvath
Highworth Remembers the Service of Rex Warneford
Submitted by @theonlymfkirke
- wwi
The People of Castle Eaton
Submitted by @theonlymfkirke
- wwii
First Forcible Resistance to British Aggression
Here on the 19 of April 1775 was made the first forcible resistance to British aggression. On the opposite bank stood the American Militia. Here stood the Invading Army and on this spot the...
Baldwin Street, the Steepest Street in the World
Submitted by @_marty_k
Berryville Wagon Train Raid
On Aug. 13, 1864, Mosby’s rangers attacked the end of the Union supply train outside Berryville, Va. They captured valuable supplies, wagons, and animals that day, much to the dismay of...
- 1864 campaign
- shenandoah valley
The Sully Mansion
Submitted by @mcboingboing
Sir Richard's Landing
Submitted by @averyj
- watertown
- 1630
- gerry's landing
- elmwood
DeKalb County Courthouse
Georgia makes it a crime to move or eliminate monuments to the fight for slavery So my hometown, left with no other option, put up this sign for context. Submitted by @ASFleischman
September 11, 2001 -- Emma E. Booker Elementary
September 11, 2001This Plaque Designates the Site Where President George W. Bush Learned Of The Terrorist Attacks On Our Country