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FDR Memorial

Added by John McDonald THE TEST OF OUR PROGRESS IS NOT WHETHER WE ADD MORE TO THE ABUNDANCE OF THOSE WHO HAVE MUCH; IT IS WHETHER WE PROVIDE ENOUGH FOR THOSE WHO HAVE TOO LITTLE.

Added by John McDonald THE TEST OF OUR PROGRESS IS NOT WHETHER WE ADD MORE TO THE ABUNDANCE OF THOSE WHO HAVE MUCH; IT IS WHETHER WE PROVIDE ENOUGH FOR THOSE WHO HAVE TOO LITTLE.

    Sunsweep

    An art installation called SunSweeep which is installed over three locations where the US-Canada border melds: Campobello Island, NB; Lake-of-the-Woods, MN & Pt. Roberts, WA. Submitted by @srcurran

    An art installation called SunSweeep which is installed over three locations where the US-Canada border melds: Campobello Island, NB; Lake-of-the- Woods, MN & Pt. Roberts, WA. Submitted by @srcurran

    • sunsweep

    Bogalusa to Baton Rouge March

    Despite the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the struggle for equality continued. On August 10, 1967, Bogalusa civil rights activist A.Z. Young, with Robert "Bob" Hicks and Gayle Jenkins, led...

    Despite the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the struggle for equality continued. On August 10, 1967, Bogalusa civil rights activist A.Z. Young, with Robert "Bob" Hicks and Gayle Jenkins, led...

    • louisiana
    • baton rouge
    • bogalusa
    • civil rights

    Wenatchee Civil War Cannon

    Submitted by @Ritterton.

    Submitted by @Ritterton.

      Wenatchee Civil War Cannon Enhancement

      Submitted by @Ritterton.

      Submitted by @Ritterton.

        Earle Little, Hermod Bakke Sr, Magnus Bakke

        'Another great plaque tucked into the corner of the crosswalk in #leavenworthwa\n\nYou always @readtheplaque https://t.co/a2a6YG7Wyf' Tweet Submitted by @Ritterton.

        'Another great plaque tucked into the corner of the crosswalk in #leavenworthwa\n\nYou always @readtheplaque https://t.co/a2a6YG7Wyf' Tweet Submitted by @Ritterton.

        • skiing in no...
        • ski
        • skiing

        Grand Army of the Republic, Wenatchee

        Tweet Submitted by @Ritterton.

        Tweet Submitted by @Ritterton.

          Spanish Town

          Established in1805  Founded in 1805, Spanish Town is Baton Rouge's oldest neighborhood having the oldest architectural history in the area. The surviving buildings represent popular styles from a...

          Established in1805  Founded in 1805, Spanish Town is Baton Rouge's oldest neighborhood having the oldest architectural history in the area. The surviving buildings represent popular styles from a...

          • louisiana
          • baton rouge
          • neighborhood

          Way's Bluff Bridge

          As one of only two bridges across the Big Black River, Way's Bluff Bridge, a 200-foot long railroad trestle, was the target of several Union raids during the Civil War. During the Vicksburg...

          As one of only two bridges across the Big Black River, Way's Bluff Bridge, a 200-foot long railroad trestle, was the target of several Union raids during the Civil War. During the...

          • mississippi
          • bridge
          • civil war

          Lucie E. Campbell

          Lucie Eddie Campbell (1885-1963) was born in Duck Hill. After her father was killed in a railroad accident, she moved with her family to Memphis at an early age. A graduate of Rust College, she...

          Lucie Eddie Campbell (1885-1963) was born in Duck Hill. After her father was killed in a railroad accident, she moved with her family to Memphis at an early age. A graduate of Rust College,...

          • mississippi
          • gospel music
          • women

          The Escape Proof Jail of West, MS

          In the early 1900s. misconduct such as fighting, drunkenness, and disturbing the peace landed you in the red brick jail house, known as the Calaboose, in West Station (now West), Mississippi. It...

          In the early 1900s. misconduct such as fighting, drunkenness, and disturbing the peace landed you in the red brick jail house, known as the Calaboose, in West Station (now West), Mississippi. It...

          • mississippi
          • jail
          • museum

          Shongalo Church

          E. 150 ft. Organized at Old Shongalo, 1mi. W., by Clinton Presbytery, Aug. 29, 1835. Rev. A.C. Dickerson was first minister. Present structure completed 1875. Upper story built and used by Masons.

          E. 150 ft. Organized at Old Shongalo, 1mi. W., by Clinton Presbytery, Aug. 29, 1835. Rev. A.C. Dickerson was first minister. Present structure completed 1875. Upper story built and used by Masons.

          • mississippi
          • church
          • religion

          A Growing State...A Shrinking County

          When established in 1789, New Madrid was one of a handful of settlements in the Spanish territory west of the Mississippi River. First as a district and later as a county, the New Madrid...

          When established in 1789, New Madrid was one of a handful of settlements in the Spanish territory west of the Mississippi River. First as a district and later as a county, the New Madrid...

          • missouri
          • new madrid county

          Mathias de Sousa, the first Black Marylander

          Mathias de Sousa was the first black Marylander. OfAfrican and Portuguese descent, he was one of nineindentured servants brought to Maryland by Jesuitmissionaries and was on the ARK when Lord...

          Mathias de Sousa was the first black Marylander. OfAfrican and Portuguese descent, he was one of nineindentured servants brought to Maryland by Jesuitmissionaries and was on the ARK when...

          • st mary's
          • mathias de sousa
          • black
          • marylander
          • maryland
          • imageryan

          Boston Subway

          Submitted by @erik_griswold

          Submitted by @erik_griswold