FRONTIER IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY
FRONTIER IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY The Sturgis Treaty (also known as the Drum Creek Treaty) has been described as a “stupendous wrong,” a “brazen steal,” and a “thoroughly planned fraud.” Signed in...
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COUNCIL GROVE
COUNCIL GROVE Council Grove takes its name from a council of Osage Indians and representatives of the U.S. government that met here in 1825 and ended with a historic purchase. The U.S. paid...
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LA JORNADA POINT OF ROCKS
LA JORNADA POINT OF ROCKS The Cimarron Cutoff, or Dry Route, of the old Santa Fe Trail extended southwest from several Arkansas River crossings to the Cimarron River, a distance of 50 to 60...
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DRUM CREEK THE CIVIL WAR
DRUM CREEK THE CIVIL WAR During the Civil War, militias from both the Union and Confederate sides were stealing the Osages’ cattle, harassing their villages, and blaming the Indians for...
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Robert "Bob" Hicks Street
On Feb. 1, 1965, learning of a Ku Klux Klan plan to bomb his home, Robert Hicks & his family were told by police that they could not protect them. The Klan was furious that Hicks was housing...
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Old Choctaw Trail
Only official state road in Washington Parish until 1843. Choctaw Indians cut trail for trade with tribes in Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Biloxi, & Mobile. White man believed to have used trail...
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Veteran's Park Memorial
DEDICATED TO ALL VETERANS ON 29 MAY 2005 BY THE VETERAN'S MEMORIAL PARK COMMITTEE BYRON W. CORDES - TERRY M HAINES - EARL MacPHERSON ALEN R. MULLIS - JACOB O. SCHOCK - WILLIAM H. SEIBERT ...
Los Rios Street Historic District
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- 1946
Domke Plaza
Bogalusa's Birthplace
City was born here in 1906 just west of here on Bogue Lusa Creek bank when tents were set for 1st campsite of Great Southern Lumber Co. Portable sawmill was erected to cut lumber to build town and...
1st United Methodist Church
Oldest Methodist Assembly in Slidell. Founded in a brush arbor on Sept. 26, 1887 as Methodist Episcopal Church South. Joined the Louisiana Conference in 1894. Present site dedicated July 16, 1961.
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City of Slidell Centennial
Nov. 13, 1888 - Nov. 13, 1988 Named for diplomat and U.S. Senator John Slidell of Louisiana by son- in-law Baron Frederic Erlanger, one of the financiers of New Orleans and...
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Slidell Town Hall and Jail
Built in 1907, this building replaced the original wooden Jail and Mayor's Office. It was the Town Hall until 1954 and the Jail until 1963.The town's fire engine was located in the addition from...
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Robert "Bob" Hicks
(Feb. 20, 1929 - Apr. 12, 2010) Fueled by discriminatory practices & violent intimidation that permeated his community, threatened his family & friends, Mr. Hicks developed an unquenchable thirst...
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Kinder, Louisiana
Named for James A. Kinder, who received a homestead certificate for land in 1892. Kansas City, Watkins, and Gulf Railway arrived in 1890. Kinder was incorporated as a village in 1903. Patrick E....
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Herbert Osborn Dickerson
2/28/1907 - 12/4/1964 Herbert O. Dickerson, son of Osborne and Mary Dickerson, was born at their home on Paul Lane near Brusly, Louisiana, and raised in that area throughout his life except for...
Great Louisiana Maneuvers' Blue Army Headquarters
The United States Army GHQ (General Headquarters) Maneuvers of 1941 were held throughout western Louisiana. These important war games helped to prepare the Army for its future involvement in W. W....
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The Old Church
THE OLD CHURCH PORTLAND'S OLDEST CHURCH BUILDING ON ITS ORIGINAL SITE IS A FINE EXAMPLE OF CARPENTER GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE. IT WAS DESIGNED BY WARREN WILLIAMS AND BUILT IN 1882 BY...
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- 1882
Standish House
HERE STOOD THE HOUSE WHERE CAPTAIN MYLES STANDISH LIVED AND DIED Submitted by @RoadTripNE.
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- 1666
Fanny Craddock 1909-1994
Submitted by @Geograph_Bob © Copyright John Davies and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
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