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Novato Pioneer Memorial Cemetery

    Novato Cemetery

      Rhythm Club Fire Memorial

      This tablet was erected in memory of those who lost their lives in theRhythm Club FireApril 23, 1940Inez Adams• St. Elmo Adams• Marjorie Alexander• Susie Alexander• Juanita Avery• Bessie Lee Mont....

      This tablet was erected in memory of those who lost their lives in theRhythm Club FireApril 23, 1940Inez Adams• St. Elmo Adams• Marjorie Alexander• Susie Alexander• Juanita Avery• Bessie Lee Mont....

      • mississippi
      • natchez
      • disaster

      Pvt. Joe Fluker C.S.A. Died Here

      In 1864, where the main road once entered town, the 17yr. old Confederate soldier was killed by pursuing Yankee cavalry as he carried a secret dispatch. While attempting. to gallop across broken...

      In 1864, where the main road once entered town, the 17yr. old Confederate soldier was killed by pursuing Yankee cavalry as he carried a secret dispatch. While attempting. to gallop across broken...

      • louisiana
      • civil war

      Petrified Log State Rock of Mississippi

      Made up of siliceous minerals, the 11-million-year-old southern miss petrified log was found intact rather than in fragments. According to Dr. Bobby Irby, then chairperson of the USM Science...

      Made up of siliceous minerals, the 11-million- year-old southern miss petrified log was found intact rather than in fragments. According to Dr. Bobby Irby, then chairperson of the USM...

      • mississippi
      • usm
      • university o...

      A Remarkable Woman and a Legacy Beyond Compare

      "When I leave this world, I can't carry nothing away from here. Whatever I have, it's going to be left right here for somebody. Some child can get their education, to help them along, because you...

      "When I leave this world, I can't carry nothing away from here. Whatever I have, it's going to be left right here for somebody. Some child can get their education, to help them along, because...

      • mississippi
      • scholarship
      • university o...
      • usm

      The Birthplace of CSPIRE

      In 1959, Wade H. Creekmore, Sr. founded severalrural telephone companies in Mississippi, includingDelta Telephone in Louise and the Franklin TelephoneCompany in Meadville. From these rural...

      In 1959, Wade H. Creekmore, Sr. founded severalrural telephone companies in Mississippi, includingDelta Telephone in Louise and the Franklin TelephoneCompany in Meadville. From these rural...

      • mississippi
      • wireless
      • technology
      • telephone

      Robert "Bob" Hicks House

      The Robert "Bob" Hicks House served as a base of operations for the Bogalusa Civil Rights Movement. It was a safe place for civil rights workers and an emergency medical triage station. The...

      The Robert "Bob" Hicks House served as a base of operations for the Bogalusa Civil Rights Movement. It was a safe place for civil rights workers and an emergency medical triage station. The...

      • louisiana
      • civil rights

      Jonathan Gold

      PLACED BY ADMIRERS OF JONATHAN GOLD July 28, 1960 - July 21, 2018"The huge number of multiple cultures that live in this city... and the fault lines between them are where you find the most...

      PLACED BY ADMIRERS OF JONATHAN GOLD July 28, 1960 - July 21, 2018"The huge number of multiple cultures that live in this city... and the fault lines between them are where you find the...

        St. Vibiana's Cathedral

        ST VIBIANA'S CATHEDRAL1876DECLAREDHISTORIC CULTURAL MONUMENT NO.17BY THECULTURAL HERITAGE BOARDMUNICIPAL ART DEPARTMENTCITY OF LOS ANGELESSubmitted by: Alex K.

        ST VIBIANA'S CATHEDRAL1876DECLAREDHISTORIC CULTURAL MONUMENT NO.17BY THECULTURAL HERITAGE BOARDMUNICIPAL ART DEPARTMENTCITY OF LOS ANGELESSubmitted by: Alex K.

          J. Humbert Baer

            Egidio L. "Jio" Daccaglio Bocce Ball Courts

              Carl J. Naegele

              IN MEMORY OF CARL J. NAEGELE JAN. 1. 1939 AUG 11, 2005 A LONG-TIME COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER, CARL ESTABLISHED LUCAS VALLEY CABLE, INC. IN 2001, WHICH OFFERED, FOR THE FIRST TIME, HIGH SPEED INTERNET...

              IN MEMORY OF CARL J. NAEGELE JAN. 1. 1939 AUG 11, 2005 A LONG-TIME COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER, CARL ESTABLISHED LUCAS VALLEY CABLE, INC. IN 2001, WHICH OFFERED, FOR THE FIRST TIME, HIGH SPEED INTERNET...

              • improved tv ...
              • visionary

              Clayton Museum Garden

                Clayton

                CLAYTON MIWOK INDIANS INHABITED THIS VALLEY AT THE BASE OF MT DIABLO WHEN SPANISH EXPLORERS CAME IN THE 1770's. SCOUTS, TRAPPERS, PROSPECTORS AND SETTLERS FOLLOWED IN 1857 CLAYTON WAS FOUNDED BY...

                CLAYTON MIWOK INDIANS INHABITED THIS VALLEY AT THE BASE OF MT DIABLO WHEN SPANISH EXPLORERS CAME IN THE 1770's. SCOUTS, TRAPPERS, PROSPECTORS AND SETTLERS FOLLOWED IN 1857 CLAYTON WAS FOUNDED...