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First United Methodist Church of Port Neches

Before 1881 Methodists in Port Neches, then known as Grigsby's Bluff, were served by occasional circuit Riders who preached in private homes. On Sept. 6, 1881, the Rev. W. H. Crawford conducted a...

Before 1881 Methodists in Port Neches, then known as Grigsby's Bluff, were served by occasional circuit Riders who preached in private homes. On Sept. 6, 1881, the Rev. W. H. Crawford conducted...

  • texas
  • church
  • religion

W. M. "Tex" Ritter 1905-1974

Western singing star Woodward Maurice "Tex" Ritter was born in Panola County Texas. He grew up in Nederland and after attending college, began singing cowboy ballads on a Houston radio station in...

Western singing star Woodward Maurice "Tex" Ritter was born in Panola County Texas. He grew up in Nederland and after attending college, began singing cowboy ballads on a Houston radio station in...

  • texas
  • country music
  • cowboy
  • entertainment
  • movies
  • park

Lakeshore/Lions Park

The Port Arthur Townsite Company, planning the layout of Port Arthur in 1898, set aside Lakeshore Park along the Sabine Lake shoreline. In 1920 a portion of the park was named Lions Park in honor...

The Port Arthur Townsite Company, planning the layout of Port Arthur in 1898, set aside Lakeshore Park along the Sabine Lake shoreline. In 1920 a portion of the park was named Lions Park in...

  • texas
  • park
  • jefferson county

Site of First Mercantile Building

As agent for the Port Arthur Land Company, Dutch immigrant G. W. Kilsdonk, Jr., worked to encourage people from his native Holland to settle in this area in the late 1890s. He built a number of...

As agent for the Port Arthur Land Company, Dutch immigrant G. W. Kilsdonk, Jr., worked to encourage people from his native Holland to settle in this area in the late 1890s. He built a number...

  • texas
  • early business
  • commerce

Hood Home Plantation

Contemplative family occupied home plantation says the antebellum period. Originally built in a dogtrot style, the house had front and back porches that were social gathering places, like most...

Contemplative family occupied home plantation says the antebellum period. Originally built in a dogtrot style, the house had front and back porches that were social gathering places, like most...

  • louisiana
  • cotton
  • farming
  • agriculture
  • museum

Farming by Hand

The earliest farming implements used in Louisiana were simple tools. Before tractors and other mechanized farm equipment changed the way people picked cotton, workers spent long hours in the hot...

The earliest farming implements used in Louisiana were simple tools. Before tractors and other mechanized farm equipment changed the way people picked cotton, workers spent long hours in the...

  • louisiana
  • cotton
  • farming
  • agriculture
  • museum

Farming with Plows

The four most common plows in the history of Southern agriculture are the walking plow, the sulky plow, the gang plow, and the tractor plow. The walking plow, usually pulled by mules, was guided...

The four most common plows in the history of Southern agriculture are the walking plow, the sulky plow, the gang plow, and the tractor plow. The walking plow, usually pulled by mules, was guided...

  • louisiana
  • cotton
  • farming
  • agriculture
  • museum

Gate and Fence Designed by George B. Post

    1025 Park Avenue

      Parfreys' Glen

      PARFREY'S GLEN WISCONSIN'S FIRST STATE NATURAL AREA SINCE THE LATE 1800S, THIS COOL, MOSSY GORGE HAS PROVIDED PEACEFUL REFUGE TO GENERATIONS OF VISITORS. IN 1952, THE GLEN WAS DESIGNATED...

      PARFREY'S GLEN WISCONSIN'S FIRST STATE NATURAL AREA SINCE THE LATE 1800S, THIS COOL, MOSSY GORGE HAS PROVIDED PEACEFUL REFUGE TO GENERATIONS OF VISITORS. IN 1952, THE GLEN WAS...

        John F. Cunningham Aquatic Complex

        JOHN F. CUNNINGHAM AQUATIC COMPLEX DEDICATED AUGUST 18, 1979 VALLEJO CITY COUNCIL Submitted by Darren Platt

        JOHN F. CUNNINGHAM AQUATIC COMPLEX DEDICATED AUGUST 18, 1979 VALLEJO CITY COUNCIL Submitted by Darren Platt

          Absalom Jett

          Born in Louisiana in 1812.Arrived in Texas, 1824Served in the Army of Texas, 1836Member ofCaptain Benjamin J. Harper's CompanyDied 1878His wife, Mary Arthur Jett

          Born in Louisiana in 1812.Arrived in Texas, 1824Served in the Army of Texas, 1836Member ofCaptain Benjamin J. Harper's CompanyDied 1878His wife, Mary Arthur Jett

          • texas
          • texas war of...
          • texas ranger

          Rohwer Japanese- American War Memorial

          Japanese-American CreedI am an American of Japanese ancestry and appreciate the advantages of our nation. I glory in her heritage: I trust in her future. We are granted liberties and opportunities...

          Japanese-American CreedI am an American of Japanese ancestry and appreciate the advantages of our nation. I glory in her heritage: I trust in her future. We are granted liberties and opportunities...

          • arkansas
          • japanese american
          • internment camp
          • world war ii
          • civil rights

          Rohwer Japanese- American Relocation Center

          The Rohwer internment camp included a 500-acre area for internee living quarters and more than 10,000 acres of surrounding land for farming and timber harvesting. Officially labeled a relocation...

          The Rohwer internment camp included a 500-acre area for internee living quarters and more than 10,000 acres of surrounding land for farming and timber harvesting. Officially labeled a...

          • arkansas
          • japanese american
          • internment camp
          • world war ii
          • civil rights
          • concentration camp

          In Memory of George Washington of Fairfax County

          IN MEMORY OF GEORGE WASHINGTON OF FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA. PATRIOT, PIONEER AND MAN OF AFFAIRS, WHO SPENT IN DEVELOPING HIS COUNTRY THE LIFE HE RISKED IN HER DEFENSE. THIS IS EXEMPLIFIED IN THE...

          IN MEMORY OF GEORGE WASHINGTON OF FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA. PATRIOT, PIONEER AND MAN OF AFFAIRS, WHO SPENT IN DEVELOPING HIS COUNTRY THE LIFE HE RISKED IN HER DEFENSE. THIS IS EXEMPLIFIED IN THE...

            SALADA TEA DOORS

            SALADA TEA DOORSEnglish sculptor Henry Wilson wascommissioned to design these doorsby Salada Tea Company's founderPeter LarkinCast by The Gorham Company in 1926, the bronze panels depict the...

            SALADA TEA DOORSEnglish sculptor Henry Wilson wascommissioned to design these doorsby Salada Tea Company's founderPeter LarkinCast by The Gorham Company in 1926, the bronze panels depict...

            • boston
            • back bay
            • tea
            • bronze
            • ceylon

            Wheeler Gravesite at Steamboat Lake

            The Wheelers, their 3 small children & a dog moved from SterlingColo. to this area in 1921. After a week of travel in their Model TFord they arrived to homestead & live on 243 acres of this...

            The Wheelers, their 3 small children & a dog moved from SterlingColo. to this area in 1921. After a week of travel in their Model TFord they arrived to homestead & live on 243 acres of this...

            • cemetery
            • steamboat la...
            • graves
            • steamboat sp...

            Oudegracht/Twijnstra at

            This plaque tells the story of the "Oudegracht in Utrecht/NL", one of the old canals that serves as a traffic route from around the year 1150. The canals in Utrecht are unique with their water...

            This plaque tells the story of the "Oudegracht in Utrecht/NL", one of the old canals that serves as a traffic route from around the year 1150. The canals in Utrecht are unique with their...

            • utrecht
            • oudegracht
            • medieval route

            The Spyglass

              Bay View

              • berkeley bra...