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William C.C. Claiborne 1775-1817

William Charles Cole Claiborne served as territorial governor and as the first elected governor of Louisiana. Claiborne was born near Richmond, Virginia, in 1775, and attended the Richmond Academy...

William Charles Cole Claiborne served as territorial governor and as the first elected governor of Louisiana. Claiborne was born near Richmond, Virginia, in 1775, and attended the Richmond Academy...

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Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo

    René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle

     René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle was born on November 22, 1643, in Rouen, France. His Father, Jean Cavelier , owned a large piece of land called La Salle, and René-Robert became known as...

     René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle was born on November 22, 1643, in Rouen, France. His Father, Jean Cavelier , owned a large piece of land called La Salle, and René-Robert became known as...

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    Dockery Plantation

    Submitted by @alwaysreadtheplaque

    Submitted by @alwaysreadtheplaque

      Saint Thomas Church

        Ingham County Courthouse

        Named for Samuel Ingham, secretary of the treasury under Andrew Jackson, Ingham County was organized in 1838. In 1840 Mason became the county seat. The town’s wide public square had been designed...

        Named for Samuel Ingham, secretary of the treasury under Andrew Jackson, Ingham County was organized in 1838. In 1840 Mason became the county seat. The town’s wide public square had been designed...

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        Recreation: Past to Present

          Ghego House

            The Goddess of Abundance by Jules Guerin

            Artist Jules Guerin used the Abundance of Earth theme in his classic oil murals towering either side of the State Capitol's Memorial Hallway. The Goddess of Abundance is the central figure in this...

            Artist Jules Guerin used the Abundance of Earth theme in his classic oil murals towering either side of the State Capitol's Memorial Hallway. The Goddess of Abundance is the central figure in...

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            Kings Chapel

            KING'S CHAPEL HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A REGISTERED NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE HISTORIC SITES ACT OF AUGUST 21, 1935 THIS SITE POSSESSES EXCEPTIONAL VALUE IN COMMEMORATING...

            KING'S CHAPEL HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A REGISTERED NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE HISTORIC SITES ACT OF AUGUST 21, 1935 THIS SITE POSSESSES EXCEPTIONAL VALUE IN...

              The Sonoma Cheese Factory

                Founders of Benicia

                  Mission San Francisco Solano

                    Fire Chief Dean Turbeville

                      Asst. Chief Gene (Si) Saini

                        Costco

                        This window and section of wall are from the original Costco Wholesale location, which stood adjacent to this site from 1983 to 2005. Costco President and CEO Jim Sinegal and Chairman of the Board...

                        This window and section of wall are from the original Costco Wholesale location, which stood adjacent to this site from 1983 to 2005. Costco President and CEO Jim Sinegal and Chairman of the Board...

                          Jean Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville Colonial Governor 1701-1713 1716-1717 1718-1725 1733-174

                           Jean Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville served as the French Colonial Governor oldie Louisiana Territory, which extended from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada. In 1698, Bienville and his brother,...

                           Jean Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville served as the French Colonial Governor oldie Louisiana Territory, which extended from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada. In 1698, Bienville and his...

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                          Antioch Armed Forces Memorial

                            Malcolm X Homesite / Malcolm X Homesite

                            Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1925, lived on this site in the 1930s. His early life was marked by the violent death of his father, the Reverend Earl Little, on the Michigan...

                            Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1925, lived on this site in the 1930s. His early life was marked by the violent death of his father, the Reverend Earl Little, on the...

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                            Womens Westside Improvement Club

                            WOMEN'S WESTSIDE  IMPROVEMENT CLUB  ESTABLISHED JULY 7, 1908, FOR THE PURPOSE  OF IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN POINT  RICHMOND, THE WOMENS WESTSIDE IMPROVEMENT  CLUB IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE...

                            WOMEN'S WESTSIDE  IMPROVEMENT CLUB  ESTABLISHED JULY 7, 1908, FOR THE PURPOSE  OF IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN POINT  RICHMOND, THE WOMENS WESTSIDE IMPROVEMENT  CLUB IS RESPONSIBLE FOR...