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Fannie C Williams Pioneer in Public Education

As one of New Orleans' premier educators in the first half of the twentieth century, Fannie C. Williams steered this school through decades of challenge and change. An active civic leader, she was...

As one of New Orleans' premier educators in the first half of the twentieth century, Fannie C. Williams steered this school through decades of challenge and change. An active civic leader, she was...

  • louisiana
  • new orleans

Uncle Jim's Cabin

UNCLE JIM'S CABIN IN 1853 JAMES OTTERSON BUILT A HOTEL NEAR THIS CORNER IT WAS THE FIRST BUILDING IN WHAT WAS TO BECOME MAYFIELD, LATER A PART OF PALO ALTO. TRAVELERS BETWEEN SAN FRANCISCO AND SAN...

UNCLE JIM'S CABIN IN 1853 JAMES OTTERSON BUILT A HOTEL NEAR THIS CORNER IT WAS THE FIRST BUILDING IN WHAT WAS TO BECOME MAYFIELD, LATER A PART OF PALO ALTO. TRAVELERS BETWEEN SAN FRANCISCO AND...

    SP Depot

    SP Depot Five years after the University Farm opened in 1908, this Mis- sion Revival station was built by Southern Pacific to replace the original Davisville depot, which had served passengers...

    SP Depot Five years after the University Farm opened in 1908, this Mis- sion Revival station was built by Southern Pacific to replace the original Davisville depot, which had served...

      Delfina Mariques de Olivares

        Mackinac Island

        In 1670 a Jesuit priest, Father Claude Dablon, wintered here. The British in 1781 made it a center of their military and fur-trade activity. The island was occupied by the Americans in 1796. Held...

        In 1670 a Jesuit priest, Father Claude Dablon, wintered here. The British in 1781 made it a center of their military and fur-trade activity. The island was occupied by the Americans in 1796. Held...

        • michigan
        • michigan his...

        Pine Grove

        This was the home of Moses Wisner and his wife, Angeolina Hascall. From 1859 to 1861 Wisner served Michigan as governor. He was born in New York, came to Michigan in 1837, and shortly established...

        This was the home of Moses Wisner and his wife, Angeolina Hascall. From 1859 to 1861 Wisner served Michigan as governor. He was born in New York, came to Michigan in 1837, and shortly...

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        The Courthouse / Oakland County

        The first Oakland County courthouse, built about 1824, was located on the corner of Saginaw and Huron Streets on land given by the Pontiac Company. The log first story housed the jail, while the...

        The first Oakland County courthouse, built about 1824, was located on the corner of Saginaw and Huron Streets on land given by the Pontiac Company. The log first story housed the jail, while the...

        • michigan
        • michigan his...

        Maine

        SPANISH BRONZE CANNON CAST AT SEVILLE, FEBRUARY 9, 1787 DISMOUNTED ROM FORT TORO, GUANTANAMO BAY CUBA, IN BOMBARDMENT BY U.S. NAVY, JUNE 1ST, 1898 RECOVERED JUNE 7TH 1899, BY LIEUT. COMMANDER...

        SPANISH BRONZE CANNON CAST AT SEVILLE, FEBRUARY 9, 1787 DISMOUNTED ROM FORT TORO, GUANTANAMO BAY CUBA, IN BOMBARDMENT BY U.S. NAVY, JUNE 1ST, 1898 RECOVERED JUNE 7TH 1899, BY LIEUT. COMMANDER...

          William Henry Stark

          A native of San Augustine County, William Henry Stark (1851-1936) lived in Burkeville and Newton before moving to Orange in 1870. Here he worked in the early area sawmills and became acquainted...

          A native of San Augustine County, William Henry Stark (1851-1936) lived in Burkeville and Newton before moving to Orange in 1870. Here he worked in the early area sawmills and became acquainted...

          • texas

          The Great Fire of Algiers, 1895

          In the early morning hours of October 20th, 1895, on the 300 block of Morgan St., near the corner of Bermuda St., a fire started that would eventually destroy about 200 homes and businesses in ten...

          In the early morning hours of October 20th, 1895, on the 300 block of Morgan St., near the corner of Bermuda St., a fire started that would eventually destroy about 200 homes and businesses in...

          • louisiana
          • disaster

          Duverjé Plantation

          Algiers Point evolved from the plantation of Barthelemy Duverjé. The Duverjé home was built c. 1812-16, and served as the Algiers Courthouse from 1866. It was destroyed by the Great Fire of...

          Algiers Point evolved from the plantation of Barthelemy Duverjé. The Duverjé home was built c. 1812-16, and served as the Algiers Courthouse from 1866. It was destroyed by the Great Fire...

          • louisiana

          Enslaved Africans

          In the 1720s, at a spot of land now eroded by the river, stood the barracks where enslaved Africans from the Senegal-Gambia region, were held before being ferried across the river to the slave...

          In the 1720s, at a spot of land now eroded by the river, stood the barracks where enslaved Africans from the Senegal-Gambia region, were held before being ferried across the river to the...

          • louisiana

          Riverside Addition: World War II Housing in Orange

          The second World War catapulted Orange into a period of unparalleled industrial growth. In 1940, as the nation prepared for possible entry into the war, the U.S. Navy Office of Shipbuilding placed...

          The second World War catapulted Orange into a period of unparalleled industrial growth. In 1940, as the nation prepared for possible entry into the war, the U.S. Navy Office of Shipbuilding...

          • texas

          U.S.S. Aulick

          On September 9, 1940, a federal contract worth $82 million was issued to the Consolidated Steel Company to construct 12 Fletcher class naval destroyers here in Orange, Texas. This and other...

          On September 9, 1940, a federal contract worth $82 million was issued to the Consolidated Steel Company to construct 12 Fletcher class naval destroyers here in Orange, Texas. This and...

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          Levingston Shipbuilding Company

          In 1859, three brothers, Samuel, David and John Levingston, arrived in Orange from Ireland and purchased an existing shipyard, where they built wooden ships for more than thirty years. The some of...

          In 1859, three brothers, Samuel, David and John Levingston, arrived in Orange from Ireland and purchased an existing shipyard, where they built wooden ships for more than thirty years. The some of...

          • texas

          Office of the Supervisor of Shipbuilding and Consolidated Steel Corporation

          Orange's location at a bend in the Sabine River, adjacent to the immense virgin pine forests of southeast Texas, made it an ideal site for shipbuilding. However, by 1930 all of the easily...

          Orange's location at a bend in the Sabine River, adjacent to the immense virgin pine forests of southeast Texas, made it an ideal site for shipbuilding. However, by 1930 all of the...

          • texas

          Lagrange High School

          In 1903, Mesard LaGrange donated an acre for a one-room schoolhouse at this site, and in 1913 offered to donate 9 more acres for an expansion of the school. The School Board at the time offered...

          In 1903, Mesard LaGrange donated an acre for a one-room schoolhouse at this site, and in 1913 offered to donate 9 more acres for an expansion of the school. The School Board at the time...

          • louisiana

          St. Charles Academy

          The original site of St. Charles Academy was the northeast corner of Ryan and Kirby, part of the Roman Catholic complex of church, convent and school destroyed in the Great Fire of 1910. Opening...

          The original site of St. Charles Academy was the northeast corner of Ryan and Kirby, part of the Roman Catholic complex of church, convent and school destroyed in the Great Fire of 1910. Opening...

          • louisiana

          Louisiana Baptist Orphanage

          Area congregations constructed a two-story orphanage in 1899 that housed up to 150 children at a time. This location was selected for the wholesome, rural character of the setting. The landmark...

          Area congregations constructed a two-story orphanage in 1899 that housed up to 150 children at a time. This location was selected for the wholesome, rural character of the setting. The landmark...

          • louisiana
          • church

          The Arcade Theatre and Miller Building, the Paramount and the Weber Building

          Four important landmarks once stood here, part of an unbroken line of buildings from Railroad Avenue to Clarence Street. The Weber Building housed professional offices and was the center of...

          Four important landmarks once stood here, part of an unbroken line of buildings from Railroad Avenue to Clarence Street. The Weber Building housed professional offices and was the center of...

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