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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

                      Greer Hill

                      IN 1939-40 A FORD CAR AND ITS WHEELS HELPED GIVE BIRTH TO' SKIING ON GREER HILL, THE ROPE TOW THAT WAS INSTALLED PAVED THE WAY FOR ELLICOTTVILLE AS A SKI DESTINATION. THIS WHEEL SAT IN THE WOODS...

                      IN 1939-40 A FORD CAR AND ITS WHEELS HELPED GIVE BIRTH TO' SKIING ON GREER HILL, THE ROPE TOW THAT WAS INSTALLED PAVED THE WAY FOR ELLICOTTVILLE AS A SKI DESTINATION. THIS WHEEL SAT IN THE WOODS...

                        City of Navato Amphitheater Park

                        Submitted by @jqmcd.

                        Submitted by @jqmcd.

                          Newton's Apple Tree Monash University

                          NEWTON'S APPLE Newton's Apple tree, the Flower of Kent variety, was planted in 1975 and is a cutting from the original tree from which Sir Isaac Newton reportedly observed an apple fall, prompting...

                          NEWTON'S APPLE Newton's Apple tree, the Flower of Kent variety, was planted in 1975 and is a cutting from the original tree from which Sir Isaac Newton reportedly observed an apple fall, prompting...