Whitworth College
Founded 1858, as Methodist womans college. Traditional successor to Elizabeth Academy, Washington, Miss. Served as Confederate Hospital, 1861-5. Founded by Milton J. Whitworth, pioneer planter &...
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Temple B'Nai Sholom
Built in 1896, this Moorish Revival-style structure served the Jewish communities of Brookhaven, Crystal Springs, Hazlehurst and Wesson until 2009. At that time, the Lincoln County Historical and...
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Doukhobor Heritage
DOUKHOBOR HERITAGEIn 1899 a group of Doukhobors from Russia established the first village of Kirkilovka, 1/2 mile west of here,the second village of Bogdanovka,5 miles north-west and...
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Frederick Hall House
Captain Lucius Mills, a local builder, constructed this house for Frederick and Ann Hall in 1869-70. Built of variegated Ionia sandstone, the house is an outstanding example of the Italian Villa...
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The Chicago Road
One of the great routes for the pioneers coming west was the Chicago Road. The survey of the road began at Detroit in 1825 and followed closely the Sauk Trail, which Indians had marked and...
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Combs House
McConnell Arboretum & Gardens
Delta Mills
Erastus S. Ingersoll settled here in 1836 and constructed a water-powered sawmill. A gristmill was added, and in 1840 a resident wrote that people came from twenty miles around to have their flour...
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A Tree Planted in this Park
THE VETERANS OF WORLD WAR I BARRACKS 540 AND AUXILIARY DEDICATE THIS MEMORIAL TO THE MEMORY OF THE JACKSON COUNTY MEN AND WOMEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN WORLD WAR I EACH ONE OF WHICH IS REPRESENTED...
William Lambert Homesite
William Lambert, a black leader in Michigan for almost fifty years, lived on this site. Born in New Jersey about 1817, he moved to Detroit as a young man and became active in the...
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Meyer Memorial Lake
MEYER MEMORIAL LAKE IN MEMORY OF OUR MOTHER CORA MEYER FATHER ALBERT, MEYER BROTHER YALE MEYER DEDICATED 1968 BY ALBERT MEYER JR - MALCOLM MEYER
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Maggie the Cat
From Luke in Elizabeth Bay via @littlebobbyplaqueson.
Cristobal Balenciaga
THE FAMOUS DRESSMAKER WAS BORN IN THIS HOUSESubmitted by @trufelman
Fort Michilimackinac / Michilimackinac State Park
This fort, built about 1715, put French soldiers at the Straits for the first time since 1701. French authority ceased in 1761 when British troops entered the fort. On June 2, 1763,...
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Cereal Bowl of America
This is Battle Creek, where the leading producers of ready-to-eat cereals are located. Early attempts to process grains into appetizing new foods for Sanitarium guests revolutionized the eating...
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Willie Brown
Flavor Chemistry Research
ACS Chemistry for Life National Historic Chemical Landmark Flavor Chemistry Research United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Western Regional Research Center...
Rock Hill Street Railway
ROCK HILL STREET RAILWAY (Continued from other side) From 1891 to 1918 a street rallway connected Rallroad Ave.. the depots, Main St., and Winthrop College. Nick- named "Rock Hill Electric...
Fishermen's Family
PLEASE RESPECT AND HONOR THE FISHERMEN'S FAMILY SCULPTURE. MANY FAMILIES HAVE STOOD IN THIS VERY SPOT, IN GOOD TIMES AND IN BAD, TO WATCH THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS HEAD OUT AND RETURN FROM THE SEA EACH...
Morro Rock
AN IMPORTANT MARINER'S LANDFALL FOR OVER 300 YEARS, CHRONICLED IN THE DIARIES OF PORTOLA, FR. CRESPI AND COSTANSO IN 1769 WHEN THEY CAMPED NEAR THIS AREA ON THEIR TREK TO FIND...