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Ross Post Office Restoration Contributions

    FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF SAN ANSELMO

    FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF SAN ANSELMO ORGANIZED NOVEMBER 1897 DEDICATED NAY 1958 ROBERT C. CLAPBAM, PASTOR FRANCIS ARND CONSTA BLE ARCHIY C WN. HORSTHEYER CO Major Renovation Dedicated...

      ROSS SCHOOL 2010

        Alexander Montgomery

        THIS GARDEN AND THESE GROUNDS HAVE BEEN RESTORED IN HONOR OF ALEXANDER MONTGOMERY BY HIS GRANDDAUGHTER ELSIE FAXON BIXLER

          Temple Hall United Methodist Church

          Organized in 1854, Temple Hall United Methodist Church is one of the earliest institutions in Hood County. During the mid-1800s, residents formed the community of Center Mill. Needing a place...

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          United Methodist Historic Site 442 - Temple United Methodist Church

          An Historic Site is a location or structure associated with an event, development, or personality deemed of strong historic significance in the history of an Annual, Central, or Jurisdictional...

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          Henrietta Lacks

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            Byrd Residence

            Henry Roeland Byrd "Professor Longhair" (1918-1980), pianist, composer, and singer, lived here at 1738-40 Terpsichore from 1979 until his death. In the 1950’s he recorded several singles including...

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            Oliver Residence

            Joseph “King” Oliver (1885-1938), Cornetist, bandleader, and composer, lived here at 2712 Dryades St. in 1916. Born in Abend, LA, he started playing c. 1904 with the Onward Brass Band , then the...

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            Lafayette No. 2

            It is believed that this site started informally as a burial ground in 1850. In 1858, the City of Lafayette, before being annexed by New Orleans, constructed 120 tombs within. In 1865 a survey...

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