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Alameda Vietnam Veterans

    Herbert Stovall

    IN MEMORY LIEUTENANT HERBERT B. STOVALL FOR TWENTY TWO YEARS OF DEVOTED SERVICE AND GIVNG HIS LIFE IN THE LINE OF DUTY AUGUST 16, 1995

    IN MEMORY LIEUTENANT HERBERT B. STOVALL FOR TWENTY TWO YEARS OF DEVOTED SERVICE AND GIVNG HIS LIFE IN THE LINE OF DUTY AUGUST 16, 1995

      Auburn Started

      AUBURN STARTED WHEN CLAUDE CHANA FOUND GOLD NEAR HERE MAY 16. 1848 PLACER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

      AUBURN STARTED WHEN CLAUDE CHANA FOUND GOLD NEAR HERE MAY 16. 1848 PLACER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

        Claude Chana

        CLAUDE CHANA ADVENTURER AND FIRST FRUIT RANCHER IN PLACER COUNTY. IN 1848 HE FOUND GOLD IN THE AUBURN RAVINE, WHICH LED TO THE SETTLEMENT OF A MIN- ING CAMP THAT LATER BECAME AUBURN

        CLAUDE CHANA ADVENTURER AND FIRST FRUIT RANCHER IN PLACER COUNTY. IN 1848 HE FOUND GOLD IN THE AUBURN RAVINE, WHICH LED TO THE SETTLEMENT OF A MIN- ING CAMP THAT LATER BECAME AUBURN

        • gold
        • ecv
        • gold rush

        Historic Denham Springs

          This small “pocket” park was renovated by the Denham Springs Main Street organization and community partners. Members of the Denham Springs Fine Arts Association painted the mural using...

          This small “pocket” park was renovated by the Denham Springs Main Street organization and community partners. Members of the Denham Springs Fine Arts Association painted the mural...

        • louisiana
        • livingston parish

        Why was Fort Buhlow Built?

          Why was Fort Buhlow built? Fort Buhlow was built in response to rumors that the Union Army was going to attack the Red River in the spring of 1865. General Edmund Kirby Smith, commander of the...

          Why was Fort Buhlow built? Fort Buhlow was built in response to rumors that the Union Army was going to attack the Red River in the spring of 1865. General Edmund Kirby Smith, commander of...

        • louisiana
        • civil war
        • fortification

        California Stamp Mill

          Bob and Dorothy Laben

            Vernon Lust

              Russian Column

              Representing several elements of Russian architecture, including a transition from square to round with heavier elements at the bottom to lighter and more ornate above, and with the famous onion...

              Representing several elements of Russian architecture, including a transition from square to round with heavier elements at the bottom to lighter and more ornate above, and with the famous onion...

              • louisiana
              • new orleans
              • architecture

              Albany World War Veterans 1926

                Persian Column

                The unicorn has been used by many cultures and religions to express special qualities of strength and free spirit. Drinking from its horn was believed to cure a variety of diseases.

                The unicorn has been used by many cultures and religions to express special qualities of strength and free spirit. Drinking from its horn was believed to cure a variety of diseases.

                • louisiana
                • new orleans
                • architecture

                South Asian Column

                Designed to capture the essential flavor of Buddhist cultures, the curving metal swinging away from the column represents the cobra, a symbol of the importance of change and taking control of...

                Designed to capture the essential flavor of Buddhist cultures, the curving metal swinging away from the column represents the cobra, a symbol of the importance of change and taking control...

                • louisiana
                • new orleans
                • architecture

                Arabic Column

                Designed in the form of a minaret, this is a symbol of gathering people, ideas, and resources to carry out the act of healing.

                Designed in the form of a minaret, this is a symbol of gathering people, ideas, and resources to carry out the act of healing.

                • louisiana
                • new orleans
                • architecture

                Berkeley Rose Garden

                  Brick Column

                  This column expresses the dynamic quality of twisting motion and refers to the abundant use of brick in New Orleans. It points out that even the most dormant aspects of being can be transformed...

                  This column expresses the dynamic quality of twisting motion and refers to the abundant use of brick in New Orleans. It points out that even the most dormant aspects of being can be...

                  • louisiana
                  • new orleans
                  • architecture

                  North American Column

                  The totem pole, carved by Phillipe Klinefelter of Austin, TX, from a 1,000-year-old cedar log, expresses the belief that humans are an integral part of the web of nature, and depicts the strong...

                  The totem pole, carved by Phillipe Klinefelter of Austin, TX, from a 1,000-year-old cedar log, expresses the belief that humans are an integral part of the web of nature, and depicts the...

                  • louisiana
                  • new orleans
                  • native american

                  Pre-Columbian Column

                  Mythology and astrology are closely interwoven into the elements of this column signifying that rebirth is a fundamental idea behind any complete healing, requiting total psychological transformation.

                  Mythology and astrology are closely interwoven into the elements of this column signifying that rebirth is a fundamental idea behind any complete healing, requiting total psychological transformation.

                  • louisiana
                  • new orleans
                  • architecture

                  Modern Column

                  This column's vertical motion symbolizes hope, belief, and optimism. Healing takes place only if we truly believe it is possible. It also stresses the tremendous advances made in medical...

                  This column's vertical motion symbolizes hope, belief, and optimism. Healing takes place only if we truly believe it is possible. It also stresses the tremendous advances made in medical...

                  • louisiana
                  • new orleans
                  • architecture

                  Saint Alban's Chapel and The Davis Sessums Memorial University Center

                  Erected to the Glory of God, A.D. 1929.  By the Diocese of Louisiana of the Episcopal Church to serve the faculty and students of Louisiana State University. A testimony to the vision of the...

                  Erected to the Glory of God, A.D. 1929.  By the Diocese of Louisiana of the Episcopal Church to serve the faculty and students of Louisiana State University. A testimony to the vision of...

                  • louisiana
                  • chapel
                  • episcopal