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Dave Ostang

    World War II DeRidder Army Air Base Memorial

     Erected in memory of United States Army Air Force personnel who lost their lives in training accidents at the DeRidder Army Airport and Gunnery Range, 1942-45.

     Erected in memory of United States Army Air Force personnel who lost their lives in training accidents at the DeRidder Army Airport and Gunnery Range, 1942-45.

    • louisiana

    Grabow Riot

    At this site, on July 7, 1912, a violent confrontation occurred between the Galloway Lumber Company and the Brotherhood of Timber Workers. The riot left 4 men dead and an estimated 50 men wounded....

    At this site, on July 7, 1912, a violent confrontation occurred between the Galloway Lumber Company and the Brotherhood of Timber Workers. The riot left 4 men dead and an estimated 50 men wounded....

    • louisiana

    Rosepine, Louisiana

    Incorporated December 24, 1902 by proclamation of Governor William Wright Heard. Town established on Sections 3 and 4 of Township 25, Range 9W. During the Vernon Parish lumber boom, Rosepine...

    Incorporated December 24, 1902 by proclamation of Governor William Wright Heard. Town established on Sections 3 and 4 of Township 25, Range 9W. During the Vernon Parish lumber boom, Rosepine...

    • louisiana

    Civilian Conservation Corps

     CCC planted these slash pine in 1939 in Kisatchie National Forest. CCC reforestation and construction of dams, roads, fire towers and recreation areas (1933-42) contributed to a rebirth in Vernon...

     CCC planted these slash pine in 1939 in Kisatchie National Forest. CCC reforestation and construction of dams, roads, fire towers and recreation areas (1933-42) contributed to a rebirth in Vernon...

    • louisiana

    Old Confederate Military Road

    In 1862, when Federal troops captured New Orleans and blockaded the mouth of the Mississippi River, Confederate forces under Maj. Gen. Richard Taylor established headquarters in central Louisiana...

    In 1862, when Federal troops captured New Orleans and blockaded the mouth of the Mississippi River, Confederate forces under Maj. Gen. Richard Taylor established headquarters in central...

    • louisiana
    • civil war

    SSG Timothy Bruce Cole, Jr. - Bronze Star with Valor

    On March 5, 2007, three months prior to his death while conducting a dismounted patrol SSG Cole's element came under heavy enemy machine gun fire from the north and west. One of SSG Cole's section...

    On March 5, 2007, three months prior to his death while conducting a dismounted patrol SSG Cole's element came under heavy enemy machine gun fire from the north and west. One of SSG Cole's...

    • louisiana
    • iraq war

    To Commemorate the Destruction of Newtown, Cardif

    This plaque contains part of a poem written by a former resident of the Newtown district of central Cardiff, reflecting on its demolition.  A working class neighbourhood close to the docks and...

    This plaque contains part of a poem written by a former resident of the Newtown district of central Cardiff, reflecting on its demolition.  A working class neighbourhood close to the docks and...

    • urban renewal
    • homogenising...

    A Gift of the Class of 1940

    • water fountain
    • drinking fountain

    Morris "Mo" Bernstein

    DEDICATED TO MORRIS "MO" BERNSTEIN PRESIDENT OF THE SAN FRANCISCO AIRPORT COMMISSIONFOR THE LEADERSHIP HE PROVIDED TO SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, HIS COMMITMENT TO ESTABLISHING SFO AS THE...

    DEDICATED TO MORRIS "MO" BERNSTEIN PRESIDENT OF THE SAN FRANCISCO AIRPORT COMMISSIONFOR THE LEADERSHIP HE PROVIDED TO SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, HIS COMMITMENT TO ESTABLISHING SFO AS THE...

    • sfo
    • airport commission
    • travelling public
    • humanizing t...

    Arsenal Museum

    This building, erected c. 1835 as a powder magazine for a U.S. Army Post and Arsenal which used this area from 1810-1885, except in 1861-1862 when held by the Confederacy. In 1962 this building...

    This building, erected c. 1835 as a powder magazine for a U.S. Army Post and Arsenal which used this area from 1810-1885, except in 1861-1862 when held by the Confederacy. In 1962 this building...

    • louisiana
    • military

    Pentagon Buildings

     Constructed 1819-1822 to house U.S. troops. Used as a garrison from 1822-1877 except from 1861-1862 when held by Confederates. From 1886-1925 these buildings and grounds were the site of...

     Constructed 1819-1822 to house U.S. troops. Used as a garrison from 1822-1877 except from 1861-1862 when held by Confederates. From 1886-1925 these buildings and grounds were the site of...

    • louisiana

    Louisiana Strikes Oil!

    The first oil strike in the State of Louisiana was made on September 21, 1901 on the farm of Jules Clement in the community of Evangeline. The well was known as both Jules Clement No. 1 and...

    The first oil strike in the State of Louisiana was made on September 21, 1901 on the farm of Jules Clement in the community of Evangeline. The well was known as both Jules Clement No. 1 and...

    • louisiana

    Miller Stadium

    Built in 1948 Miller Stadium served as the home of the Crowley Millers who played in South Louisiana's semi-pro Teche League and the professional Gulf coast and Evangeline Leagues from 1948 to...

    Built in 1948 Miller Stadium served as the home of the Crowley Millers who played in South Louisiana's semi-pro Teche League and the professional Gulf coast and Evangeline Leagues from 1948 to...

    • louisiana
    • sports

    Oaks of Ile Copal

    These centurion live oak trees shaded Ile Copal, the plantation home of Alexandre Mouton. Mouton was governor of Louisiana from 1843-46 and son of the founder of Vermilionville. Here marks the...

    These centurion live oak trees shaded Ile Copal, the plantation home of Alexandre Mouton. Mouton was governor of Louisiana from 1843-46 and son of the founder of Vermilionville. Here marks...

    • louisiana
    • trees

    Notre Dame de Perpetuel Secours Church

    This parish was one of the sites proposed by Bishop Jules B. Jeanmard, Bishop of the Diocese of Lafayette, to afford a place of work for African-American priests ordained in the United States in...

    This parish was one of the sites proposed by Bishop Jules B. Jeanmard, Bishop of the Diocese of Lafayette, to afford a place of work for African- American priests ordained in the United States...

    • louisiana
    • church

    Richard T. Greener

    Submitted by @CulturedModesty

    Submitted by @CulturedModesty

    • harvard
    • african american
    • 1844
    • washington st
    • russo-japanese war
    • niagara movement

    Crescent Furniture Building 1928

    HISTORIC WINNIPEGCrescent Furniture Building(Sterling Building)1928These terra cotta panels are from the Crescent Furniture Company building which was located on the north-east corner of Portage...

    HISTORIC WINNIPEGCrescent Furniture Building(Sterling Building)1928These terra cotta panels are from the Crescent Furniture Company building which was located on the north-east corner of Portage...

    • terra cotta
    • architecture
    • winnipeg
    • manitoba

    Montanez Adobe

      Stephen Carter Memorial

      In Memory of Stephen Carter Eagle Scout Troop 441 2000-2017This plaque was placed on a bench flanked by two trees in memorial of Stephen Carter, a Boy Scout in Troop 441 in Sugar Land, Texas who...

      In Memory of Stephen Carter Eagle Scout Troop 441 2000-2017This plaque was placed on a bench flanked by two trees in memorial of Stephen Carter, a Boy Scout in Troop 441 in Sugar Land, Texas who...