Major Murry L. Wortham
Shot down: December 30, 1967(Date of presumptive death January 18, 1977)Date of Birth: May 26, 1943F40 Phantom Jet480 Tactical Fighter Squadron ofthe 366 TacticalFighter WingDa Nang Air Base, Vietnam (RVN)
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Space Shuttle Columbia Memorial
San Augustine, TexasFebruary 1, 2003Space Shuttle ColumbiaForever in Our Hearts Ilan Ramon - Payload Specialist 1Laurel Clark - Mission Specialist 4Michael P. Anderson - Payload Commander...
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Early Texas Sawmill
One-fourth mile north to site ofEarly Texas SawmillTexas' first million-dollar industry - lumbering - was born to recorded history with the building of two sawmills in 1819. One, located...
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Mulholland Dam and Hollywood Reservoir
Hollywood ReservoirCapacity 2,500,000,000 Gals.Maximum Depth of Water 183 Ft.Mulholland DamWork started August 1923Dam completed December 1924172,000 cu. yds. of concreteElevation of roadway...
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Stephen A. Lewis PH. D.
Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
Begun in 1852 and completed in 1889, this is the fifth Catholic Church in Natchitoches. The first was associated with the French colonial Fort St. Jean Baptiste. Proclaimed a minor basilica...
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The Natchitoches Parish Old Courthouse
The first Natchitoches Parish Courthouse was built on this site about 1828. It was demolished in 1895 to allow for the present historic courthouse, which was built in 1896. The courthouse...
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Dennic McGee 1893-1989
Among first to record Cajun music, bridging old and new tunes, and dances influenced generations. Pomeroy Legends and Lores #87
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Remembering the Malbone Street Wreck
In memory of those who lost their lives near this location on November 1, 1918, when a wooden-bodied train carrying an estimated 650 passengers derailed and crashed under Malbone Street....
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- prospect park
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Gorsebrook park
Elijah Stroud Playground
ELIJAH STROUD PLAYGROUND 1.194 ACRES This playground and the adjacent school are named for Elijah J. Stroud (1923-1972), a New York Police Officer who was killed in the line of duty. Patrolman...
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Vacherie
Bayougoula Village, 1713. Settled by Canadians and French; later by Germans, Acadians, Spaniards. Here in 1730 Governor Perier organized expedition against Natchez Indians. Early cattle...
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R. W. Fair
R.W. FAIR (1886 - 1965) BORN IN NEARBY ARP, R.W. FAIR CAME TO TYLER IN 1923. A SUCCESSFUL FARMER, OILMAN, AND PHILANTHROPIST, MR. FAIR HAS CONTINUED TO IMPACT TYLER AND EAST TEXAS THROUGH THE...
Shirley Chisholm Circle, Brower Park
SHIRLEY CHISHOLM CIRCLE BROWER PARK This paved, circular terrace is named after Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm (1924-2005), educator, social rights advocate and celebrated politician known for...
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- bed-stuy
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Theodore Roosevelt Trees
TREES PLANTED AS A MEMORIAL TO THEODORE ROOSEVELT BY THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE PLANTING AND PRESERVATION OF CITY TREES APRIL 12, 1919 Submitted by @lampbane
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Shirley Chisholm Circle
SHIRLEY CHISHOLM CIRCLE SHIRLEY ANITA ST. HILL CHISHOLM 1924 - 2005 EDUCATOR, COMMUNITY ACTIVIST, N.Y. STATE ASSEMBLY MEMBER, U.S. CONGRESS MEMBER, 1972 U.S. PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE "WHEN I DIE,...
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New Orleans Slave Trade: The Cabildo
THE CABILDO SITE ACTIVE LATE 1790s–1811 Bankruptcy and probate cases were decided in the Cabildo's courtroom. When slaveholders failed to pay their debts or died without a will,...
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Essanay Studio Site
Submitted by @jqmcd
Rock Island Railroad History
Submitted by @matthew_goolsby
Rebecca Lee Crumpler
REBECCA LEE CRUMPLER 1831 1895 FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN TO EARN A MEDICAL DEGREE, 1864, FROM THE NEW ENGLAND FEMALE MEDICAL COLLEGE, SHE LIVED AT 67 JOY STREET IN 1869. AR Submitted by @factorygothic