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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,...

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....

 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....

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...

"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

Submitted by @theonlymfkirke

  • wwi

The People of Castle Eaton

Submitted by @theonlymfkirke

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 first...

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

    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 the...

      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

      Submitted by @mcboingboing

        Sir Richard's Landing

        Submitted by @averyj

        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

        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

          September 11, 2001This Plaque Designates the Site Where President George W. Bush Learned Of The Terrorist Attacks On Our Country

            War of 1812 British Raid Hopkinton NY

                      British RaidIn Feb. 1814, British troopsraided this village, seizing   300 barrels of flour ofU.S. Gov. and stored in barnsof Col. Hopkins near the brookState Education Department...

                      British RaidIn Feb. 1814, British troopsraided this village, seizing   300 barrels of flour ofU.S. Gov. and stored in barnsof Col. Hopkins near the brookState Education...

            • war
            • raid
            • war of 1812
            • hopkinton
            • military
            • 1814
            • alan r reno

            Skevington Crossing

            • 1990
            • 1997
            • flood
            • 2001
            • suspension bridge

            Ohlone Park Mural

              Sea and Skyline

                Rear Admiral Daniel Judson Callaghan

                  Julie Weir

                    Alaska Airlines