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Moon Tree - Planted in April 1976

This "Moon Tree” is a Loblolly Pine grown from a seed that, in January 1971 was carried to the Moon and brought back to Earth by Major Stuart Roosa, command module pilot for Apollo XIV and a...

This "Moon Tree” is a Loblolly Pine grown from a seed that, in January 1971 was carried to the Moon and brought back to Earth by Major Stuart Roosa, command module pilot for Apollo XIV and a...

  • louisiana
  • moon tree
  • 1971
  • moon
  • apollo
  • loblolly pine

Christian Science Historical Marker

Christian Science was discovered by Mary Baker Eddy in 1866. This church is one of the many world wide branches of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston,...

Christian Science was discovered by Mary Baker Eddy in 1866. This church is one of the many world wide branches of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in...

  • religion
  • louisiana

Cavanaugh Hall of Science

The Cavanaugh Hall of Science bears the name of Charles J. Cavanaugh, whose teaching career spanned 1945 to 1977 as professor of biology at his alma mater, Louisiana College. Prof Cavanaugh, as he...

The Cavanaugh Hall of Science bears the name of Charles J. Cavanaugh, whose teaching career spanned 1945 to 1977 as professor of biology at his alma mater, Louisiana College. Prof Cavanaugh, as he...

  • louisiana
  • science

Alexandria National Cemetery

Civil War AlexandriaAlexandria, Louisiana, served briefly of the Confederate Department of the Trans-Mississippi, as the headquarters a vast area encompassing states and territories west of the...

Civil War AlexandriaAlexandria, Louisiana, served briefly of the Confederate Department of the Trans-Mississippi, as the headquarters a vast area encompassing states and territories west of...

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  • cemetery

Wallace J. Thibodaux

*Born in Lafourche Parish on the estate of his father, Henry J. Thibodaux, on December 18, 1880 at Bayou Blue.*Inherited his father's estate who was a descendant of Henry Schyler Thibodaux, the...

*Born in Lafourche Parish on the estate of his father, Henry J. Thibodaux, on December 18, 1880 at Bayou Blue.*Inherited his father's estate who was a descendant of Henry Schyler Thibodaux,...

  • louisiana

Port Barre

Port actif à l'époque du bateau à vapeur. Appelé d'après le nom de la famille Barré. En 1765 Charles Barré acheta 8800 arpents de terre à Jacques Guillaume Courtableau, le premier Commandant du...

Port actif à l'époque du bateau à vapeur. Appelé d'après le nom de la famille Barré. En 1765 Charles Barré acheta 8800 arpents de terre à Jacques Guillaume Courtableau, le premier Commandant du...

  • louisiana

Village of Georgetown

Area once settled by the Choctaw Nation. Anglo-Americans settled here near the crossroads of the Harrisonburg and Three Notch Roads which connected the region to the Natchez Trace & the El Camino...

Area once settled by the Choctaw Nation. Anglo- Americans settled here near the crossroads of the Harrisonburg and Three Notch Roads which connected the region to the Natchez Trace & the El...

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The Famous Burning Well of Colfax

Visitors to this spot were once greeted with a curious sight, a burning well. In 1899 a driller named L. B. Hart completed an artesian well at 1,103 feet. The water was salty, and it bubbled with...

Visitors to this spot were once greeted with a curious sight, a burning well. In 1899 a driller named L. B. Hart completed an artesian well at 1,103 feet. The water was salty, and it bubbled with...

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Montgomery, Louisiana

One of the oldest towns in the state, it began in 1719 as Bon Dieu Falls, a French trading post. In 1840 General Thomas Woodward bought the land and named it Creola Bluff. In 1860 it was renamed...

One of the oldest towns in the state, it began in 1719 as Bon Dieu Falls, a French trading post. In 1840 General Thomas Woodward bought the land and named it Creola Bluff. In 1860 it was...

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  • towns

Waggoner-Scarborough Home

Salesman J. T. Waggoner, Jr. (1860-1942) and his wife Sadie (Scarborough) (1870-1955) built this residence in 1927. It is closely associated with Mrs. Waggoner, a civic leader and longtime Jasper...

Salesman J. T. Waggoner, Jr. (1860-1942) and his wife Sadie (Scarborough) (1870-1955) built this residence in 1927. It is closely associated with Mrs. Waggoner, a civic leader and longtime...

  • texas

Long Home Site

Home OfHuey Pierce Long, Sr. and Caledonia Tison Long Birthplace of:United States Senator Huey Pierce LongCongressman George Shannon LongGovernor Earl Kemp Long

Home OfHuey Pierce Long, Sr. and Caledonia Tison Long Birthplace of:United States Senator Huey Pierce LongCongressman George Shannon LongGovernor Earl Kemp Long

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  • politics

Berkeley's First Pocket Park

So, someone's having a little fun in North Berkeley (and perhaps beyond), posting a series of what I'd call parody or guerrilla plaquelets. This one is outside the Peet's on Solano Avenue and...

So, someone's having a little fun in North Berkeley (and perhaps beyond), posting a series of what I'd call parody or guerrilla plaquelets. This one is outside the Peet's on Solano Avenue...

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  • california
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  • guerrilla plaques

Berkeley's 'Shortest Road'

A North Berkeley "guerrilla plaquelet." (Other examples here: on Solano Avenue and outside the North Berkeley branch library.) The Shortest Road North St.   On this spot, thus begins the shortest...

A North Berkeley "guerrilla plaquelet." (Other examples here: on Solano Avenue and outside the North Berkeley branch library.) The Shortest Road North St.   On this spot, thus begins the...

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  • north berkeley
  • guerrilla plaques

North Berkeley (Redacted) Guerrilla Plaque

One of a series of parody mini-plaques that have appeared in North Berkeley neighborhoods in the spring of 2019 (I hadn't noticed them before that, anyway). Other examples on Solano Avenue and at...

One of a series of parody mini-plaques that have appeared in North Berkeley neighborhoods in the spring of 2019 (I hadn't noticed them before that, anyway). Other examples on Solano Avenue and...

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  • north berkeley
  • guerrilla plaques

James H. Anthony Reflecting Pool

Plaque installed at the landmark reflecting pool around the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power headquarters building on Hill Street in downtown L.A. I don't know anything about James H....

Plaque installed at the landmark reflecting pool around the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power headquarters building on Hill Street in downtown L.A. I don't know anything about James...

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  • southern california

John Muir’s Pine Cabin near Yosemite Falls

CLIMB THE MOUNTAINS AND GET THEIR GOOD TIDINGS NATURE’S PEACE WILL FLOW INTO YOU AS SUNSHINE FLOWS INTO TREES THE WINDS WILL BLOW THEIR OWN FRESHNESS INTO YOU AND THE STORMS THEIR ENERGY WHILE...

CLIMB THE MOUNTAINS AND GET THEIR GOOD TIDINGS NATURE’S PEACE WILL FLOW INTO YOU AS SUNSHINE FLOWS INTO TREES THE WINDS WILL BLOW THEIR OWN FRESHNESS INTO YOU AND THE STORMS THEIR ENERGY WHILE...

  • california
  • yosemite
  • waterfalls

George C. Hammer Amphitheatre

Named for George C. Hammer, Oakland Parks and Recreation, who died unexpectedly at age 32.See:https://oaklandwiki.org/George_C._Hammer_Amphitheatrehttps://oaklandwiki.org/George_C._Hammer

Named for George C. Hammer, Oakland Parks and Recreation, who died unexpectedly at age 32.See:ht tps://oaklandwiki.org/George_C._Hammer_Amphitheatr ehttps://oaklandwiki.org/George_C._Hammer

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Makkeweks

    Ky Ebright Boathouse

    See: https://oaklandwiki.org/Ky_Ebright_Boathouse

    See: https://oaklandwiki.org/Ky_Ebright_Boathouse

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    Luso-Brasilian Garden

    See: https://oaklandwiki.org/Luso-Brasilian_Garden

    See: https://oaklandwiki.org/Luso-Brasilian_Garden

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