Tommy Johnson
Tommy Johnson (1896-1956) was one of the most influential blues artists in Mississippi in the 1920s and 1930s. He grew up in the Crystal Springs area, where he often performed with his...
- mississippi
- blues
- music
- blues trail
Caruthersville
The capital of historic Pemiscot County and center for a cotton, grain, timber, and industrial area, Caruthersville was laid out, 1857, by George W. Bushey and J. Hardeman Walker (1794-1860), on...
- missouri
- town
- pemiscot county seat
Hugh Lincoln Cooper
The Illinois, Iowa, Missouri area centered in Keokuk owes much to Hugh Lincoln Cooper engineer, backed by area businessmen, he built, in three years, 1910-1913, the dam and powerhouse now operated...
- iowa
- engineering
- dam
- industry
Mark Twain - Site of the Clemens Brothers' Print Shop
Samuel L. Clemens (Mark Twain) walked the streets of Keokuk in the years 1855 and 1856. He worked for his brother, Orion, who owned a printing business "The Ben Franklin Book and Job...
- iowa
- mark twain
Lt. Col. John B. England
Born Jan. 15, 1923Caruthersville, MissouriDied Nov. 17, 1954Toul, FranceColonel England participated in 108 combat missions during World War II. He destroyed 19 German aircraft and on one mission...
- missouri
- ace pilot
- hero
General John M. Riggs
This memorial site was dedicated on November 11, 2000 to the honored veterans of all wars by Lieutenant General John M. Riggs, United States Army. LTG Riggs and his wife, Cathy, are natives of...
- missouri
- military
- memorial
First United Methodist Church, Dyersburg
Robert M. Tarrant held a courthouse revival in 1840. The first church in Dyer Co., First Methodist, grew out of this meeting. A frame church, built 1844, deteriorated from disuse during the Civil...
- tennessee
- church. religion
Crystal Springs
Old town 3 miles to west. Moved to railroad in 1858. In 1870's became first tomato - shipping point in U. S. and has since won fame as the "vegetable capital of Mississippi".
- mississippi
- town
P.T.A. Birthplace
Here in Oct., 1909, at Lake Chautauqua tabernacle, Miss. Congress of Parents and Teachers was organized by delegates from 5 cities. Founder & first president was Mrs. R. B. Stapleton, of Hattiesburg.
- mississippi
- education
- parent teachers
Fortenberry-Parkman Farm
This typical family farmstead was in operation from 1860 to 1960. The buildings were moved from Jefferson Davis Co. in 1981 and restored through the generosity of the family, friends and...
- mississippi
- museum of ag...
- farm
Choctaw Line
Boundary between Choctaw cessions of 1820 (Doak's Stand), and 1830 (Dancing Rabbit Creek), going from S.E. corner Simpson Co. northward into Holmes & thence through Bolivar Co.
- mississippi
- native americans
Cornerstone of the old Estes House
Cornerstone of the old Estes House Fifth and Main - Keokuk Iowa Site of Army Hospital Apt. 17, 1862-Oct. 1, 1865.Erected in memory of the soldiers who died in the Old General Hospital...
- iowa
- keokuk
- keokuk natio...
- civil war
The Estes House
...used as a hospitalfor Soldiers of the Civil WarApr. 17, 1862 – Oct. 1, 1865Occupied this site
- iowa
- civil war
- keokuk
Livestock and Pasture Management
- mississippi
- agriculture
In honor of the patriots from Everett, Ma
From Hamilton's Home to a National Memorial
Submitted by @Ritterton
Upper Waitaki Power Developement
Submitted by @merxplat.
Benmore Hydro- Electric Power Scheme
Submitted by @merxplat.
The Parrott Gun
Submitted by @joestracci
City of Thibodaux
CITY OF THIBODAUX Incorporated as a town on March 10, 1838. Early records show settlement existed in late 1790's as an important trading post for the Lafourche country. Named for Henri...