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Savannah in the American Revolution

    Ernest V. Cowell Memorial Hospital

    SITE OF THE ERNEST V COWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 1930-1993 BUILT FOR THE STUDENT HEALTH SERVICE ORIGINAL LOCATION OF THE PHYSICALLY DISABLED STUDENTS RESIDENCE PROGRAM 1962-1975

    SITE OF THE ERNEST V COWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 1930-1993 BUILT FOR THE STUDENT HEALTH SERVICE ORIGINAL LOCATION OF THE PHYSICALLY DISABLED STUDENTS RESIDENCE PROGRAM 1962-1975

    • physically d...

    Lafayette's Tour

    On April 18, 1825, General Lafayette visited Natchez, spoke on the Bluff, dined at The Steamboat Hotel & attended a ball at Traveller's Lodge.

    On April 18, 1825, General Lafayette visited Natchez, spoke on the Bluff, dined at The Steamboat Hotel & attended a ball at Traveller's Lodge.

    • mississippi
    • natchez
    • adams county
    • general lafayette

    Fred Carter, Jr.

    A virtuoso guitarist, songwriter, producer, recording artist & rock and roll pioneer.Fred worked with the Louisiana Hayride, The Band, Conway Twitty, Bob Dylan, Johnny & June Carter Cash, Roy...

    A virtuoso guitarist, songwriter, producer, recording artist & rock and roll pioneer.Fred worked with the Louisiana Hayride, The Band, Conway Twitty, Bob Dylan, Johnny & June Carter Cash, Roy...

    • louisiana
    • franklin parish
    • music
    • musician
    • rock and roll
    • country and western

    The Parsonage

    Built 1852 on land donated by Peter Little to the Methodist Church because of his young wife Eliza's deep religious devotion.

    Built 1852 on land donated by Peter Little to the Methodist Church because of his young wife Eliza's deep religious devotion.

    • mississippi
    • religion
    • natchez

    Donahue Ferry Road

    In the early 1800s, area residents developed what became one of the oldest named roads in Rapides Parish. Crossing the Little River at Donahue Ferry in Bob, LA, the road linked Central Louisiana...

    In the early 1800s, area residents developed what became one of the oldest named roads in Rapides Parish. Crossing the Little River at Donahue Ferry in Bob, LA, the road linked Central Louisiana...

    • louisiana
    • pineville
    • ferry
    • road
    • rapides parish

    Richard Wright

    Richard Nathaniel Wright was born in Roxie, near Natchez, in 1908. In his youth, he suffered poverty, racism, and being shuffled between an orphanage and the homes of relatives. In Jackson, he was...

    Richard Nathaniel Wright was born in Roxie, near Natchez, in 1908. In his youth, he suffered poverty, racism, and being shuffled between an orphanage and the homes of relatives. In Jackson, he was...

    • mississippi
    • writer
    • novelist
    • african american

    Intersection of South Broadway and Washington streets

    Edelweiss is a Swiss Chalet-style building which dates to 1883. The house offered both a great view of the Mississippi River and a convenient location for the family of its first owner, Joseph...

    Edelweiss is a Swiss Chalet-style building which dates to 1883. The house offered both a great view of the Mississippi River and a convenient location for the family of its first owner, Joseph...

    • mississippi
    • natchez
    • adams county
    • streets
    • architecture

    Most Holy Redeemer

    MOST HOLY REDEEMER ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH PARISH ESTABLISHED NOVEMBER 24, 1900 BUILDING ERECTED 1901 AND FIRST DEDICATED JANUARY 12, 1902 MOST REV, PATRICK W. RIORDAN SECOND ARCHBISHOP OF SAN...

    MOST HOLY REDEEMER ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH PARISH ESTABLISHED NOVEMBER 24, 1900 BUILDING ERECTED 1901 AND FIRST DEDICATED JANUARY 12, 1902 MOST REV, PATRICK W. RIORDAN SECOND ARCHBISHOP OF...

      Brisbane Community Pool

      BRISBANE COMMUNITY POOL Dedicated to the people of Brisbane this 5th Day of August 2000

      BRISBANE COMMUNITY POOL Dedicated to the people of Brisbane this 5th Day of August 2000

        Scarboro Hill

        Submitted by @Paulsfenton.

        Submitted by @Paulsfenton.

          Eddie Van Halen

          Submitted by @BLABBERMOUTHNET.

          Submitted by @BLABBERMOUTHNET.

          • van halen
          • guitar
          • netherlands

          Pinacate

            Ludford Corner

            LUDFORD CORNER This is the world-famous type locality for the Ludlow Bone Bed in which the fragmented remains of primitive fish are abundant. It marks the beginning of a change in this region...

            LUDFORD CORNER This is the world-famous type locality for the Ludlow Bone Bed in which the fragmented remains of primitive fish are abundant. It marks the beginning of a change in this...

            • world-famous...

            Pioneer in the Work of Hybridizing, Selecting, and Improving the Potato

            TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF ROBERT FENN V.M.H. ONE OF THOSE UNASSUMING WORKERS BY WHOM THE WHOLE WORLD BENEFITS. HE WAS THE PIONEER IN THE WORK OF HYBRIDIZING, SELECTING AND IMPROV- ING...

            TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF ROBERT FENN V.M.H. ONE OF THOSE UNASSUMING WORKERS BY WHOM THE WHOLE WORLD BENEFITS. HE WAS THE PIONEER IN THE WORK OF HYBRIDIZING, SELECTING AND IMPROV- ING...

              Birthplace of Frank Sinatra

              Francis Albert Sinatra The voice Born here at 415 Monroe Street December 12th 1915

              Francis Albert Sinatra The voice Born here at 415 Monroe Street December 12th 1915

                Bobsled

                BOBSLED (CIRCA 1936) AWARDED TO 11 YEAR OLD BOB KISTLER FOR TOP MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTION SALES DONATED IN 2015 BY THE KISTLER FAMILY HOLIMONT MEMBERS SINCE 1968

                BOBSLED (CIRCA 1936) AWARDED TO 11 YEAR OLD BOB KISTLER FOR TOP MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTION SALES DONATED IN 2015 BY THE KISTLER FAMILY HOLIMONT MEMBERS SINCE 1968

                  Maria Callas

                  Maria Callas was born in this hospital on December 2, 1923. These halls heard for the first time the musical notes of her voice. A voice which has conquered the world. To this great interpreter of...

                  Maria Callas was born in this hospital on December 2, 1923. These halls heard for the first time the musical notes of her voice. A voice which has conquered the world. To this great interpreter...

                    Welcome to Wonderland

                      Japanese Attack, Goleta

                      Submitted by @oranv  

                      Submitted by @oranv