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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.

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 at...

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

...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

    Submitted by @Ritterton

      Upper Waitaki Power Developement

      Submitted by @merxplat.

      Submitted by @merxplat.

        Benmore Hydro- Electric Power Scheme

        Submitted by @merxplat.

        Submitted by @merxplat.

          The Parrott Gun

          Submitted by @joestracci

          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 Schuyler...

            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...

              The Banana Spilt

              From alwaysreadtheplaque

              From alwaysreadtheplaque

                Rakaia Gorge Bridge

                Submitted by @merxplat.

                Submitted by @merxplat.

                  Benjamin Rush, M.D.

                  Submitted by Lisa Hiltbrand

                  Submitted by Lisa Hiltbrand

                    Mount Trumbull School

                      Birthplace of Naval Aviation

                      • coronado
                      • california
                      • aviation
                      • san diego

                      Mailbox Peak Trail

                        Schooner Stephen Taber

                        SCHOONER STEPHEN TABER LAUNCHED 1871 HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                        SCHOONER STEPHEN TABER LAUNCHED 1871 HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                          Fragiskos Sakellarides Field

                          ΑΤΛΗΤΙΚΟΣ ΣΥΛΛΟΓΟΣ ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝ ΒΩΛΑΔΟΣΕΤΟΣ ΙΔΡΣΗΣ: 1924ΓΗΠΕΔΟ: ΦΡΑΓΚΙΣΚΟΣ ΣΑΚΕΛΛΑΡΙΔHΣ• Ο ΣΥΛΛΟΓΟΣ ΒΩΛΑΔΙΩΤΩΝ ΑΜΕΡΙΚΗΣ ΑΓΙΟΙ ΑΝΑΡΓΗΡΟΙΧΡΗΜΑΤΟΔΟΤΗΣΕ ΤΗΝ ΚΑΤΑΣΚΕΥΗ ΤΟΥ ΚΟΙΝΟΤΙΚΟΥ ΓΗΠΕΔΟΥΗ ΚΟΙΝΟΤΗΤΑ...

                          ΑΤΛΗΤΙΚΟΣ ΣΥΛΛΟΓΟΣ ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝ ΒΩΛΑΔΟΣΕΤΟΣ ΙΔΡΣΗΣ: 1924ΓΗΠΕΔΟ: ΦΡΑΓΚΙΣΚΟΣ ΣΑΚΕΛΛΑΡΙΔHΣ• Ο ΣΥΛΛΟΓΟΣ ΒΩΛΑΔΙΩΤΩΝ ΑΜΕΡΙΚΗΣ ΑΓΙΟΙ ΑΝΑΡΓΗΡΟΙΧΡΗΜΑΤΟΔΟΤΗΣΕ ΤΗΝ ΚΑΤΑΣΚΕΥΗ ΤΟΥ ΚΟΙΝΟΤΙΚΟΥ ΓΗΠΕΔΟΥΗ...

                            Dolly Pentreath

                            HERE LIVED DOLLY PENTREATH ONE OF THE LAST SPEAKERS OF THE CORNISH LANGUAGE AS HER NATIVE TONGUE DIED DEC 1777 [location approximate] Submitted by @invertiert

                            HERE LIVED DOLLY PENTREATH ONE OF THE LAST SPEAKERS OF THE CORNISH LANGUAGE AS HER NATIVE TONGUE DIED DEC 1777 [location approximate] Submitted by @invertiert

                              Hartland Covered Bridge Details

                              Submitted by @bthubbard

                              Submitted by @bthubbard