Community Retirement Home
In 1944, a group of citizens discussed establishment of a retirement home in Port Arthur. Federated Mission Society members from several churches served on the board of directors. Incorporated as...
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Ascension Parish Negro Fairgrounds/As cension Parish Negro Fair Association, Inc.
The Ascension Parish Negro Fair Association, Inc.The APNFA, Inc. was established September 22, 1950 by concerned citizens in the Prairieville area. The Association assisted and encouraged...
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- african americans
- entertainment
Babe Didrikson Zaharias (June 26, 1911 - September 27, 1956)
Birthplace ofBabe Didrikson Zaharias(June 26, 1911 - September 27, 1956) One of seven children, Mildred Ella "Babe" Didrikson was the daughter of Norwegian immigrants Hannah Marie (d. 1945)...
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August 26, 1814
AUGUST 26, 1814IN THIS VILLAGE PRESIDENT MADISONAND MEMBERS OF HIS OFFICIAL FAMILYFOUND REFUGE IN THE HOME OF CALEBBENTLEY, FIRST POSTMASTER OF BROOKEVILLE, FOLLOWING THE BURNINGOF THE CAPITOL AND...
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Halifax Explosion
On December 6, 1917, the explosives-laden SS Mont- Blanc and SS Imo collided in Halifax Harbour, causing a massive explosion, a tidal wave, and fires. Some 2,000 people died and thousands...
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Battle of Tourond's Coulee / Fish Creek National Historic Site of Canada
BATTLE OF TOUROND'S COULEE - FISH CREEKOn the morning of April 24, 1885, Major-General F.D. Middleton and some 800 Canadian troops were moving north along both banks of the South Saskatchewan to...
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Angel Juarbe, Jr.
This statue was built in 2001 for Fox Television's filming of its reality mini-series, Murder in Small Town X. Restored in 2005 with donated funds and services, the statue is now a tribute to...
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- fireman
- murder in sm...
- reality mini-series
The Corner Stone
C & H Sugar Factory
August G. Hemenez
To Remember George Morrison Rolph
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Juan Bautista de Anza
Audrey Lassen
In Memory of George H. Blume
Blume House Historical Museum
Arbor Day Tree 2007 - 2008 Eleanor Olds
Pinole Valley Park
City of Pinole Fire Station 74
Alexander Hamilton Death Site
82 Jane Street Site of the William Bayard house Where Alexander Hamilton, first Secretary of The treasury, died after his duel with Aaron Burr July 12, 1804
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Jamison-Brown House
JAMISON-BROWN HOUSE THE JAMISON-BROWN HOUSE IS SIGNIFICANT DUE TO ITS ARCHITECTURE AND HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONS WITH TWO WELL KNOWN SANTA CLARA FAMILIES. THE ARCHITECTURE IS IMPORTANT SINCE...