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Battle of Mansura/Bataille de Mansura

  English:Confederate forces under General Dick Taylor here formed battle line May 16, 1864, barring passage of General Banks' retreating Union Army. The Battle of Mansura ended in withdrawal of...

  English:Confederate forces under General Dick Taylor here formed battle line May 16, 1864, barring passage of General Banks' retreating Union Army. The Battle of Mansura ended in withdrawal...

  • louisiana
  • civil war
  • avoyelles parish

George the Duck

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    Prairie Overlook Plaque

    There is a mysterious something About the native grasses—A power, a spirit, A mystique—That both stirs the soul and quiets it Jim and Alice Wilson In memory of Timon Primm III 1914-1988 Member of...

    There is a mysterious something About the native grasses—A power, a spirit, A mystique—That both stirs the soul and quiets it Jim and Alice Wilson In memory of Timon Primm III 1914-1988 Member...

    • shaw nature reserve
    • prairies
    • overlook

    Julie Dewey

    In honor of Julie Dewey by James & Adele Crawford and Zydeco Barbara Anderson, George & Sally Krepš Mary E. MacDonald, Karen Marker Ross Jackson & Gary Barg 

    In honor of Julie Dewey by James & Adele Crawford and Zydeco Barbara Anderson, George & Sally Krepš Mary E. MacDonald, Karen Marker Ross Jackson & Gary Barg 

      First Soybeans Planted in Illinois, 1851

      FIRST SOYBEANS  PLANTED IN ILLINOIS, 1851  BITTEN BY GOLD RUSH FEVER IN 1849, DR. BENJAMIN F. EDWARDS,  BROTHER TO FORMER ILLINOIS GOVERNOR NINIAN EDWARDS AND THE  HONORABLE CYRUS EDWARDS, LEFT...

      FIRST SOYBEANS  PLANTED IN ILLINOIS, 1851  BITTEN BY GOLD RUSH FEVER IN 1849, DR. BENJAMIN F. EDWARDS,  BROTHER TO FORMER ILLINOIS GOVERNOR NINIAN EDWARDS AND THE  HONORABLE CYRUS EDWARDS, LEFT...

        James Root House

        James Root House 1860 Once surrounded by beehives and pear orchards, this Victorian-Queen Anne Cottage was built by Joel Haden Boone, descendant of Daniel Boone. Joel married Sophie, daughter of...

        James Root House 1860 Once surrounded by beehives and pear orchards, this Victorian-Queen Anne Cottage was built by Joel Haden Boone, descendant of Daniel Boone. Joel married Sophie, daughter of...

          Sonny Bono

          IN MEMORY OF THE HONORABLE SONNY BONO BORN: FEBRUARY 16, 1935 DIED: JANUARY 5, 1998 DEDICATED: OCTOBER 22, 2002 Submitted by @jqmcd

          IN MEMORY OF THE HONORABLE SONNY BONO BORN: FEBRUARY 16, 1935 DIED: JANUARY 5, 1998 DEDICATED: OCTOBER 22, 2002 Submitted by @jqmcd

            Site of World's first hospital for diseases of the throat

            Sir Morell Mackenzie 1837-1892 founded the world's first hospital for diseases of the throat in a building on this site in 1865Submitted by Madelaine Kirke

            Sir Morell Mackenzie 1837-1892 founded the world's first hospital for diseases of the throat in a building on this site in 1865Submitted by Madelaine Kirke

            • medicine

            Former Portuguese Embassy Golden Square London

            These two houses were the Portguese Embassy 1724-1747. the Marquess of Pombal, Portuguese Statesman Ambassador 1739-1744 lived heresubmitted by Madelaine Kirke

            These two houses were the Portguese Embassy 1724-1747. the Marquess of Pombal, Portuguese Statesman Ambassador 1739-1744 lived heresubmitted by Madelaine Kirke

              ODonnabain Rosa

                Seventh Street

                  Stornoway Herring Girl

                    IN MEMORY OF JOHN C. GREENWOOD

                    IN MEMORY OF JOHN C. GREENWOOD 

                    IN MEMORY OF JOHN C. GREENWOOD 

                      Alaska Office Building

                        George F. Baker

                        A TRIBUTE TO GEORGE F.BAKER PHILANTHROPIST BENEFACTOR OF AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES DONOR OF BAKER FIELD TO COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY ERECTED IN GRATEFUL APPRECIATION BY THE COLUMBIA VARSITY CLUB  JUNE 1928. 

                        A TRIBUTE TO GEORGE F.BAKER PHILANTHROPIST BENEFACTOR OF AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES DONOR OF BAKER FIELD TO COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY ERECTED IN GRATEFUL APPRECIATION BY THE COLUMBIA VARSITY CLUB  JUNE 1928. 

                          Beaded Sky Curtain

                          "Beaded Sky Curtain"Jeanne Leffingwell, artist

                          "Beaded Sky Curtain"Jeanne Leffingwell, artist

                            The Panoramic Berkeley

                              Elvis Country

                              COUNTRY MUSIC TRAIL ELVIS COUNTRY Raised on country here in Tupelo, first introduced as "The Hillbilly Cat," then by RCA Victor as "the hottest new name in country music," Elvis Presley's...

                              COUNTRY MUSIC TRAIL ELVIS COUNTRY Raised on country here in Tupelo, first introduced as "The Hillbilly Cat," then by RCA Victor as "the hottest new name in country music," Elvis...

                                La Loma Steps

                                CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1995 LA LOMA STEPS Circa 1910-1916 When the La Loma Park subdivision was created in 1900, the streets were laid out in harmony with the natural contours of...

                                CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1995 LA LOMA STEPS Circa 1910-1916 When the La Loma Park subdivision was created in 1900, the streets were laid out in harmony with the natural contours...

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