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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

        The Britsch Grocery

        The Britsch Grocery  Built on this site circa  1882-1883  Was the first store in  downtown Stuttgart.  

        The Britsch Grocery  Built on this site circa  1882-1883  Was the first store in  downtown Stuttgart.  

        • arkansas
        • stuttgart
        • commerce
        • settlers

        In Honor....

        In Honor of those men and women who served in all foreign wars.  Placed by Tallulah Chapter, D.A.R.

        In Honor of those men and women who served in all foreign wars.  Placed by Tallulah Chapter, D.A.R.

        • louisiana
        • veterans
        • memorial

        Willie Kavanaugh Hocker - 1862-1944

        Miss Willie Kavanaugh Hocker of Wabbaseka, Arkansas, designer of the Arkansas flag, and one of the most interesting personalities of the state. Miss Hocker taught in the public schools of the...

        Miss Willie Kavanaugh Hocker of Wabbaseka, Arkansas, designer of the Arkansas flag, and one of the most interesting personalities of the state. Miss Hocker taught in the public schools of the...

        • arkansas
        • state flag
        • flag
        • banner
        • women

        Columbia

        The town of Columbia was located on the Mississippi River about two miles east of this point.  In 1833 the Chicot County seat was moved to Columbia from Villemont due to river bank erosion....

        The town of Columbia was located on the Mississippi River about two miles east of this point.  In 1833 the Chicot County seat was moved to Columbia from Villemont due to river bank erosion....

        • arkansas
        • chicot county
        • mississippi river
        • railroads

        In memory of Driver John Axon and Guard John Creamer

        This plaque at Chapel-en-le-Frith railway station commemorates the brave actions of a train driver (John Axon) and guard (John Creamer), who died while trying to stop a runaway freight train on a...

        This plaque at Chapel-en-le-Frith railway station commemorates the brave actions of a train driver (John Axon) and guard (John Creamer), who died while trying to stop a runaway freight train on...

        • derbyshire
        • 1957

        Lord President (and regicide)

        This plaque, on the wall of a petrol station in Marple, marks the location of the birthplace of John Bradshawe (or Bradshaw), who was most notable for his role as President of the High Court of...

        This plaque, on the wall of a petrol station in Marple, marks the location of the birthplace of John Bradshawe (or Bradshaw), who was most notable for his role as President of the High Court...

        • regicide
        • marple
        • greater manchester
        • bradshaw
        • isherwood

        The Swing Club