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Myrtle Grove Cemetery

Circa 1837  Myrtle Grove Cemetery was once known as the "Protestant Cemetery." In April 1837, the City of Opelousas named a two man-committee to locate four arpents (an old French unit of land...

Circa 1837  Myrtle Grove Cemetery was once known as the "Protestant Cemetery." In April 1837, the City of Opelousas named a two man-committee to locate four arpents (an old French unit of...

  • louisiana
  • cemetery
  • opelousas

Don Diego

    La Bufadora

    El nombre de "La Bufadora", con el que se conoce este sitio turístico, se escogió en alusión al maravilloso fenómeno natural que aquí sucede, y que solo se puede aprecia en pocos lugares del...

    El nombre de "La Bufadora", con el que se conoce este sitio turístico, se escogió en alusión al maravilloso fenómeno natural que aquí sucede, y que solo se puede aprecia en pocos lugares...

      Kimberlin on the Brazos Ranch

      Kimberlin on the Brazos Ranch Established 1855 by Oliver Loving, Dean of Texas Trail Drivers and Pioneer Cattleman   Settled this Loving’s or Big Valley Ranch in 1855 and was granted a Homestead...

      Kimberlin on the Brazos Ranch Established 1855 by Oliver Loving, Dean of Texas Trail Drivers and Pioneer Cattleman   Settled this Loving’s or Big Valley Ranch in 1855 and was granted a...

      • texas
      • cattle drives
      • oliver loving
      • charles goodnight
      • larry mcmurtry
      • lonesome dove

      Kenny Rothbart, A World of Rules

      *Location is approximate* -- definitely in Boonton but I do not recall exactly where. It was in a park near a body of water but may not have been Grace Lord Park. This plaque was on a park bench....

      *Location is approximate* -- definitely in Boonton but I do not recall exactly where. It was in a park near a body of water but may not have been Grace Lord Park. This plaque was on a park...

        I. J. (John) Sundseth

          The CBJ Natural History Project

            Hokey Pokey

              Statue of Liberty Plaza

                Will Rogers Highway

                Will Rogers Highway, Dedicated 1952. to Will Rogers, Humorist, World Traveler, Good Neighbor. The main street of America, Highway 66 was the first road he traveled in a career that led him...

                Will Rogers Highway, Dedicated 1952. to Will Rogers, Humorist, World Traveler, Good Neighbor. The main street of America, Highway 66 was the first road he traveled in a career that led...

                • highway 66
                • western movie stars
                • will rogers

                La Maison du 15e Siecle

                  To Commemorate the Raising of the Bear Flag

                    MCNAMARA - MCMAHON BUILDING

                    MCNAMARA - MCMAHON BUILDING 1905 BUILT TO REPLACE BUILDINGS DESTROYED IN DEVASTATING FIRE OF 1904 WHICH DESTROYED ENTIRE BLOCK 701- MCMAHON GROCERY 707- ALHAMBRA MEAT MARKET HISTORIC MARKER NO. XI...

                    MCNAMARA - MCMAHON BUILDING 1905 BUILT TO REPLACE BUILDINGS DESTROYED IN DEVASTATING FIRE OF 1904 WHICH DESTROYED ENTIRE BLOCK 701- MCMAHON GROCERY 707- ALHAMBRA MEAT MARKET HISTORIC MARKER NO....

                      Cape Spenser

                        THE NETHERBOW WELLHEAD

                        THE NETHERBOW WELLHEAD THIS WELLHEAD OR CISTERN, IS THE OLDEST OF TEE SURVIVING CISTERNS, DESIGNED BY SIR WILLIAM BRUCE SURVEYOR OF THE ROYAL WORKS AND FIRST BUILT BY ROBERT MYLNE, KING'S MASTER...

                        THE NETHERBOW WELLHEAD THIS WELLHEAD OR CISTERN, IS THE OLDEST OF TEE SURVIVING CISTERNS, DESIGNED BY SIR WILLIAM BRUCE SURVEYOR OF THE ROYAL WORKS AND FIRST BUILT BY ROBERT MYLNE, KING'S...

                          Emmanuel Episcopal Church of Orcas Island

                          • 1885
                          • orcas

                          Over the Fence

                            Expulsion of the French of Metz

                            In 1940-41, in order to erase all traces of French culture, the German authorities brutally assembled ten thousands of Francophile inhabitants of the Mosel region not far from here at the old...

                            In 1940-41, in order to erase all traces of French culture, the German authorities brutally assembled ten thousands of Francophile inhabitants of the Mosel region not far from here at the old...

                            • metz
                            • france
                            • mosel; germa...

                            Stephen R. Not Dead He Just Loves Plaques

                            • not dead
                            • just likes plaques
                            • just loves plaques

                            Ken Clark Insurance / Shasta Insurance