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Pack Animal Memorial, Skagway

THE DEAD ARE SPEAKING  IN MEMORY OF US THREE THOUSAND PACK  ANIMALS THAT LAID OUR BONES ON THESE  AWFUL HILLS DURING THE GOLD RUSH  OF 1897 - 1898 WE NOW THANK THOSE  LISTENING SOULS THAT HEARD...

THE DEAD ARE SPEAKING  IN MEMORY OF US THREE THOUSAND PACK  ANIMALS THAT LAID OUR BONES ON THESE  AWFUL HILLS DURING THE GOLD RUSH  OF 1897 - 1898 WE NOW THANK THOSE  LISTENING SOULS THAT HEARD...

    Perceptions and Misperceptions

      Princess Sophia

        First Southern Pine Fourdrinier Kraft Linerboard in United States

        First Southern Pine Fourdrinier Kraft Linerboard in United Stateswas made here in 1925 by Brown Paper Mill Co.Original paper machine installed in 1924

        First Southern Pine Fourdrinier Kraft Linerboard in United Stateswas made here in 1925 by Brown Paper Mill Co.Original paper machine installed in 1924

        • louisiana
        • industry

        To the Memory of John Marshall Wells

        • lone gold mining
        • only as a stimulant
        • kairn

        Dunedin North Post Office

        This building served as the North Dunedin Post Office from 1 July 1879 to 4 August 1970. This is a Heritage New Zealand Category 2 Historic...

        This building served as the North Dunedin Post Office from 1 July 1879 to 4 August 1970. This is a Heritage New Zealand Category 2...

        • post office
        • dunedin
        • aotearoa
        • new zealand

        In memory of Rob Daly

        In memory of Rob Daly Born 22 October 1969Died here 29 January 2005Rob was a technician in the Department of Botany at the University of...

        In memory of Rob Daly Born 22 October 1969Died here 29 January 2005Rob was a technician in the Department of Botany at the University of...

        • memorial
        • university of otago
        • dunedin
        • aotearoa
        • new zealand

        White Pass and Yukon Railway

          Inspector Charles Constantine and Staff Sergeant Charles Brown

            McCabe Building

              Necessary Evil

                Skagway Remembers

                  Bank of Alaska

                    Bank of Slaughter

                    Organized May 27, 1905 and opened for business Sept. 12, 1905. The initial capitalization was $15,000. It continued in operation until the Banking Panics of the Great Depression when it failed...

                    Organized May 27, 1905 and opened for business Sept. 12, 1905. The initial capitalization was $15,000. It continued in operation until the Banking Panics of the Great Depression when it failed...

                    • louisiana
                    • commerce

                    We-Will Jr. #17

                    Built for the 1930 All-American Flying Derby at Detroit, the We-Will Jr. became the first Wedell-Williams plane designed for a specific competition. The plane was a twenty percent smaller version...

                    Built for the 1930 All-American Flying Derby at Detroit, the We-Will Jr. became the first Wedell- Williams plane designed for a specific competition. The plane was a twenty percent smaller version...

                    • louisiana
                    • aviation

                    Rapides Cemetery

                    1792-19641711 Catholic Mission site.Franciscan Monks1723 Post Du Rapide1763 Post El RapidoOldest Cemetery in Rapides ParishHeroes of all U.S. Wars lie here.Marked by Loyalty Chapter Daughters of...

                    1792-19641711 Catholic Mission site.Franciscan Monks1723 Post Du Rapide1763 Post El RapidoOldest Cemetery in Rapides ParishHeroes of all U.S. Wars lie here.Marked by Loyalty Chapter Daughters...

                    • louisiana
                    • cemetery

                    Southdown High School

                    Southdown High School served as an African-American high school from 1953 to 1969. The school served as a source of pride and as an institution of learning for all African-American students. Many...

                    Southdown High School served as an African- American high school from 1953 to 1969. The school served as a source of pride and as an institution of learning for all African-American students. Many...

                    • louisiana
                    • african-american
                    • education

                    Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church and Cemetery

                    Local tradition and Baptist church records indicate that the Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church was organized in 1852 with the Rev. John Bean as first pastor. The first church building on this...

                    Local tradition and Baptist church records indicate that the Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church was organized in 1852 with the Rev. John Bean as first pastor. The first church building on this...

                    • texas
                    • church

                    Lowland and Upland Architecture

                    Many sugar cane plantation houses in the Gulf Coast region have a distinct Creole design. They are defined by large galleries. a hipped roof, asymmetrical rooms, double doors, and lack of hall...

                    Many sugar cane plantation houses in the Gulf Coast region have a distinct Creole design. They are defined by large galleries. a hipped roof, asymmetrical rooms, double doors, and lack of...

                    • louisiana
                    • architecture

                    Purple Heart Ship

                    On December 07, 2018, the Honorable Sharon Weston Broome, Mayor-President of the City-Parish of East Baton Rouge, in cooperation with the Louisiana Naval War Memorial Commission and the Military...

                    On December 07, 2018, the Honorable Sharon Weston Broome, Mayor-President of the City-Parish of East Baton Rouge, in cooperation with the Louisiana Naval War Memorial Commission and the...

                    • louisiana
                    • world war ii