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Harry Agganis Square

  This plaque was a new edition of East Lynn and was made in 2021, it is so new that google maps do not show the proper location. All though the marker is in the middle of a four-way, the plaque...

  This plaque was a new edition of East Lynn and was made in 2021, it is so new that google maps do not show the proper location. All though the marker is in the middle of a four-way, the...

    Herman Melville

    Herman Melville The American Author resided from 1863 - 1891 at this site 104 East 26th Street where he wrote Billy Budd among other worksSubmitted by Erik Lander

    Herman Melville The American Author resided from 1863 - 1891 at this site 104 East 26th Street where he wrote Billy Budd among other worksSubmitted by Erik Lander

      Ester Armstrong

        El Paso International Airport Terminal Consolidated Security Checkpoint

          Thank You To Those Who Made This Memorial Possible

            JOHN WINTHROP JR, BLAST FURNACE

            JOHN WINTHROP, JR. BLAST FURNACE HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AN HISTORICAL LANDMARK BY AMERICAN SOCIETY OF METALS IN 1644,JOHN WINTHROP JR, BUILT THE FIRST COMMERCIAL BLAST IRON FURNACE IN AMERICA AT...

            JOHN WINTHROP, JR. BLAST FURNACE HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AN HISTORICAL LANDMARK BY AMERICAN SOCIETY OF METALS IN 1644,JOHN WINTHROP JR, BUILT THE FIRST COMMERCIAL BLAST IRON FURNACE IN AMERICA AT...

              Bunkie Depot Museum

              The Texas and Pacific Railway established a station on the main line at Bunkie in 1882. The current depot, built in 1911 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is the only...

              The Texas and Pacific Railway established a station on the main line at Bunkie in 1882. The current depot, built in 1911 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is the...

              • louisiana
              • bunkie
              • avoyelles parish
              • railroad
              • jefferson highway

              Junction City

              Founded 1894at the junction of2 states, 1 county,2 parishes,and 3 congressional districts.

              Founded 1894at the junction of2 states, 1 county,2 parishes,and 3 congressional districts.

              • arkansas
              • louisiana

              Old Rapides Cemetery

              As settlers moved into central Louisiana in the mid-1700s, thecolonial Spanish government established a post named El Rapido, alsocalled Poste du Rapide by local French settlers.During the same...

              As settlers moved into central Louisiana in the mid-1700s, thecolonial Spanish government established a post named El Rapido, alsocalled Poste du Rapide by local French settlers.During the same...

              • louisiana
              • pineville
              • cemetery
              • rapides parish

              St. John The Baptist Cemetery

              ST. JOHN the BAPTIST CEMETERYESTABLISHED 1772WELCOME TO THIS HOLY PLACE.THE CATHOLIC CEMETERY IS THE LAST RESTINGPLACE OF THE BODIES OF THE FAITHFUL DEPARTEDAWAITING REUNION WITH THEIR SOULS AT...

              ST. JOHN the BAPTIST CEMETERYESTABLISHED 1772WELCOME TO THIS HOLY PLACE.THE CATHOLIC CEMETERY IS THE LAST RESTINGPLACE OF THE BODIES OF THE FAITHFUL DEPARTEDAWAITING REUNION WITH THEIR SOULS AT...

              • louisiana
              • cemetery
              • catholic
              • new orleans

              Po' Henry and Tookie

              Henry Dorsey & Marlan Tookie Collom first met while working on a cotton farm, their mutual love for old time delta blues made them friends for life. As the duo Po'Henry and Tookie, they played New...

              Henry Dorsey & Marlan Tookie Collom first met while working on a cotton farm, their mutual love for old time delta blues made them friends for life. As the duo Po'Henry and Tookie, they played New...

              • louisiana
              • rayville
              • blues
              • delta blues
              • music

              Richard A. Lewis Memorial

              This plaque is placed here by the Town of Dubach, the Dubach Revitalization Coalition, and Drabo to honor the memory of Richard A. "Dickie Lewis and to show appreciation for his generosity to the...

              This plaque is placed here by the Town of Dubach, the Dubach Revitalization Coalition, and Drabo to honor the memory of Richard A. "Dickie Lewis and to show appreciation for his generosity to...

              • louisiana
              • dubach
              • citizen memorial
              • town square

              Arthur L. Larson

                Here Rest U.S. Army and Navy Veterans

                  Fairview Volunteer Fire Dep't

                    William G. "Bill" Wolters Fire Chief

                      Sylvester Baxter Riverfront State Park

                        William D. Hayward Memorial Amphitheater Lone Tree Sanctuary Garden Dedicated 1997

                          Private First Class Ernest W. Prussman, U.S. Army Medal Of Honor

                          September 15, 1921 - September 8, 1944The Medal of Honor is the nation’s highest military award. Ernest W. Prussman of Murdock street, Brightion died heroically in Loscoat, France while attacking...

                          September 15, 1921 - September 8, 1944The Medal of Honor is the nation’s highest military award. Ernest W. Prussman of Murdock street, Brightion died heroically in Loscoat, France while...

                          • memorial - s...

                          puerto rican veterans memorial