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W. T. Stead

    Central Louisiana State Hospital Cemetery

    Authorized by Act 92 of the 1902 Louisiana Legislature, cemetery and morgue sites were selected in January 1906. There are 2,356 persons who are interred in the cemetery, the last occurring in...

    Authorized by Act 92 of the 1902 Louisiana Legislature, cemetery and morgue sites were selected in January 1906. There are 2,356 persons who are interred in the cemetery, the last occurring in...

    • louisiana
    • cemetery

    Oakland Hall

    In late February 1961, the LSU Board of Supervisors chose a name for the first new permanent building to be constructed on the campus, selecting Oakland Hall in honor of Oakland Plantation, the...

    In late February 1961, the LSU Board of Supervisors chose a name for the first new permanent building to be constructed on the campus, selecting Oakland Hall in honor of Oakland Plantation, the...

      Smith's Landing

      A trading post developed at this site on Bayou Boeuf in the early nineteenth century was known as White's Landing. The landing was well used, but the bayou was an unreliable means of...

      A trading post developed at this site on Bayou Boeuf in the early nineteenth century was known as White's Landing. The landing was well used, but the bayou was an unreliable means...

      • louisiana
      • railroad

      Town of Lecompte

      Lecompte began as a trading post on land claimed by Pascogoula Biloxi Indian Tribes living along Bayou Boeuf. Two area men, Fulton and Miller, traded extensively with the Indians who became...

      Lecompte began as a trading post on land claimed by Pascogoula Biloxi Indian Tribes living along Bayou Boeuf. Two area men, Fulton and Miller, traded extensively with the Indians who...

      • louisiana

      Edwin Epps House

      Completed in 1852 and owned by Edwin Epps, a former overseer of Oakland Plantation, the Edwin Epps House is located where LSU Alexandria stands today. This single story Creole cottage was...

      Completed in 1852 and owned by Edwin Epps, a former overseer of Oakland Plantation, the Edwin Epps House is located where LSU Alexandria stands today. This single story Creole cottage...

        Old Rapides Bank Building

        This structure was built on property that once belonged to Alexander Fulton. He had acquired it at the end of the 18th century from Marguerite Cecile Christophe Varrangue. Various persons occupied...

        This structure was built on property that once belonged to Alexander Fulton. He had acquired it at the end of the 18th century from Marguerite Cecile Christophe Varrangue. Various persons occupied...

        • louisiana

        Louisiana Maneuvers

        In 1940 Lt. Gen. Stanley D. Embrick of the U.S. Army Fourth Corps Area, Atlanta, Ga., selected central Louisiana as site of training maneuvers to prepare American forces for possible involvement...

        In 1940 Lt. Gen. Stanley D. Embrick of the U.S. Army Fourth Corps Area, Atlanta, Ga., selected central Louisiana as site of training maneuvers to prepare American forces for possible...

        • louisiana
        • wwii

        Central Louisiana Chamber of Commerce 100th Anniversary

        The Central Louisiana Chamber of Commerce was founded on March 30, 1914 at the Hotel Bentley by 250 business and professional leaders to foster unity and opportunity for the region.

        The Central Louisiana Chamber of Commerce was founded on March 30, 1914 at the Hotel Bentley by 250 business and professional leaders to foster unity and opportunity for the region.

        • louisiana

        Hotel Bentley

        The hotel was built in 1907-1908 by Joseph A. Bentley, prominent lumberman and businessman. Bentley came to Central Louisiana from Pennsylvania to engage in the sawmill business and the cutting of...

        The hotel was built in 1907-1908 by Joseph A. Bentley, prominent lumberman and businessman. Bentley came to Central Louisiana from Pennsylvania to engage in the sawmill business and the cutting of...

        • louisiana

        Kolin Czech Colony

        In 1908, the Bohemian Colonization Club was begun by J. Rosicky, publisher & editor of the Hospodář, to establish family centered Czech colonies. In 1912, Wesly Wosterchil, Frank Zumpfe, and J....

        In 1908, the Bohemian Colonization Club was begun by J. Rosicky, publisher & editor of the Hospodář, to establish family centered Czech colonies. In 1912, Wesly Wosterchil, Frank Zumpfe, and...

        • louisiana

        Killen Field

        Louisiana High School Hall of Famer, R.S. Killen, coached from 1924-1950. In 1944, this stadium was named Killen Field in his honor. The name was revoked in 1953 due to a state law barring naming...

        Louisiana High School Hall of Famer, R.S. Killen, coached from 1924-1950. In 1944, this stadium was named Killen Field in his honor. The name was revoked in 1953 due to a state law barring...

        • louisiana
        • sports

        Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown

        Well known for his expertise on the guitar and his multi-genre music, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown had a recording career that spanned more than 50 years. Born in Vinton, Louisiana, he and his...

        Well known for his expertise on the guitar and his multi-genre music, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown had a recording career that spanned more than 50 years. Born in Vinton, Louisiana, he and...

        • texas
        • entertainment
        • music

        The Keewatin Rockholes

        "The Keewatin Rockholes About 18,000 years ago an extensive sheet of thick continental glacial ice, referred to as the Laurentide Ice Sheet, covered 90 percent of Canada including Lake of the...

        "The Keewatin Rockholes About 18,000 years ago an extensive sheet of thick continental glacial ice, referred to as the Laurentide Ice Sheet, covered 90 percent of Canada including Lake of the...

        • keewatin
        • kenora
        • lake of the woods
        • rockholes
        • potholes

        Nine O'Clock Gun

        "NINE O'CLOCK GUN This gun is a naval type twelve pound muzzle-loader. Cast in 1816 at Woolwich, England, it was brought to Vancouver about 1894. The crests of King George III and of the Earl of...

        "NINE O'CLOCK GUN This gun is a naval type twelve pound muzzle-loader. Cast in 1816 at Woolwich, England, it was brought to Vancouver about 1894. The crests of King George III and of the Earl...

        • gun
        • sea wall
        • stanley park
        • vancouver

        History of the Carillon

        Netherlands Centennial Carillon "History of the Carillon In the Middle Ages, bells became part of Europe's religious soundscape. Travelling foundry workers cast huge bells on site for the great...

        Netherlands Centennial Carillon "History of the Carillon In the Middle Ages, bells became part of Europe's religious soundscape. Travelling foundry workers cast huge bells on site for the...

        • carillon
        • victoria
        • netherlands

        The State of Georgia Salutes

        Submitted by Gilda Spitz.

        Submitted by Gilda Spitz.

          Edith Wharton in Paris

          In this building lived from 1910 to 1920 Edith Wharton American novelist 1862-1937 She was the first novelist from the United States who emigrated to France, out of love for this country and its...

          In this building lived from 1910 to 1920 Edith Wharton American novelist 1862-1937 She was the first novelist from the United States who emigrated to France, out of love for this country and its...

          • wharton
          • edith
          • france
          • writer
          • association ...
          • paris
          • 1910s

          Pynelogs

          PYNELOGS HOME OF RANDOLPH BRUCE (1863 - 1942) BRUCE CAME TO CANADA IN 1885 FROM HIS NATIVE BANFFSHIRE, SCOTLAND. A CIVIL ENGINEER, HE WORKED 10 YEARS BUILDING RAILWAY AND BRIDGES FOR THE C.P.R....

          PYNELOGS HOME OF RANDOLPH BRUCE (1863 - 1942) BRUCE CAME TO CANADA IN 1885 FROM HIS NATIVE BANFFSHIRE, SCOTLAND. A CIVIL ENGINEER, HE WORKED 10 YEARS BUILDING RAILWAY AND BRIDGES FOR THE C.P.R....

            Dueling Berkeley Plaques, or 'Plaque and Anti-Plaque'

            One of these plaques is a very common Berkeley type: local architectural heritage enthusiasts have put up a marker celebrating what their plaque says was the long-time home of renowned architect...

            One of these plaques is a very common Berkeley type: local architectural heritage enthusiasts have put up a marker celebrating what their plaque says was the long-time home of renowned...

            • berkeley
            • architecture
            • bernard maybeck
            • dueling plaques