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Vincent D. McDonnell Building

VINCENT D. MCDONNELL BUILDING DEDICATED SINCERE APPRECIATION OF HIS UNSELFISH AND TIRELESS EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF THE N.Y.C. DETECTIVES: ENDOWMENT ASSOC., INC. AUGUST 1, 1996Submitted by @lampbane

VINCENT D. MCDONNELL BUILDING DEDICATED SINCERE APPRECIATION OF HIS UNSELFISH AND TIRELESS EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF THE N.Y.C. DETECTIVES: ENDOWMENT ASSOC., INC. AUGUST 1, 1996Submitted by @lampbane

  • new york
  • manhattan
  • tribeca
  • nypd
  • 1996

The Battle of Cloutierville

Though far from the fighting for most of the Civil War, the Red River Campaign in the spring of 1864 brought the war and its destruction to Magnolia Plantation. Retreating Confederates contributed...

Though far from the fighting for most of the Civil War, the Red River Campaign in the spring of 1864 brought the war and its destruction to Magnolia Plantation. Retreating Confederates contributed...

  • louisiana
  • civil war
  • national park

Oakland Plantation

 Oakland Plantation was founded on a 1785 Spanish-era land grant by Jean Pierre Emanuel Prud'homme. A small enslaved work force grew tobacco and indigo. From domestic and agricultural workers to...

 Oakland Plantation was founded on a 1785 Spanish- era land grant by Jean Pierre Emanuel Prud'homme. A small enslaved work force grew tobacco and indigo. From domestic and agricultural workers...

  • louisiana
  • plantation
  • national park

Magnolia Plantation

Rarely do you encounter original outbuildings where generations of the same families of workers and owners lived and worked. Here people produced the wealth that supported Magnolia for more than...

Rarely do you encounter original outbuildings where generations of the same families of workers and owners lived and worked. Here people produced the wealth that supported Magnolia for more...

  • louisiana
  • plantation
  • national park

Meeker Sugar Mill Gear

These solid iron gears were moved here from the old sugar refinery at Meeker, LA during the mid-1980s. The old sugar mill was built in 1912 and closed in 1981. It was a cooperative enterprise with...

These solid iron gears were moved here from the old sugar refinery at Meeker, LA during the mid-1980s. The old sugar mill was built in 1912 and closed in 1981. It was a cooperative enterprise with...

  • louisiana
  • sugar
  • industry
  • rapides parish

Dr. Whitehead's Medical Office

Dr. Charles Poston Whitehead was born on January 1, 1848 in Winchester County, Kentucky. He graduated from medical school at the University of New York in 1870 and interned at Bellevue Hospital in...

Dr. Charles Poston Whitehead was born on January 1, 1848 in Winchester County, Kentucky. He graduated from medical school at the University of New York in 1870 and interned at Bellevue Hospital in...

  • louisiana
  • medicine
  • rapides parish

Potter's Grocery

This little one room store belonged to Mr. Isaac "Ike" Potter, a life-long resident of Lecompte. He was born in July 1895 and died in October 1972. He opened the store in the early 1950s after he...

This little one room store belonged to Mr. Isaac "Ike" Potter, a life-long resident of Lecompte. He was born in July 1895 and died in October 1972. He opened the store in the early 1950s after...

  • louisiana
  • business
  • rapides parish

Captain Jefferson Hunt, Soldier, Pioneer, Churchman

Very sad this plaque has several bullet holes. Erected by Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association and his descendants October 2 1950Transcription: Captain Jefferson Hunt, Soldier, Pioneer,...

Very sad this plaque has several bullet holes. Erected by Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association and his descendants October 2 1950Transcription: Captain Jefferson Hunt, Soldier, Pioneer,...

    Titanic Memorial Lighthouse

    TITANIC MEMORIAL LIGHTHOUSE THIS LIGHTHOUSE IS A MEMORIAL TO THE PASSENGERS, OFFICERS AND GREW WHO DIED AS HEROES WHEN THE STEAMSHIP TITANIC SANK AFTER COLLISION WITH AN ICEBERG LATITUDE 41° 46'...

    TITANIC MEMORIAL LIGHTHOUSE THIS LIGHTHOUSE IS A MEMORIAL TO THE PASSENGERS, OFFICERS AND GREW WHO DIED AS HEROES WHEN THE STEAMSHIP TITANIC SANK AFTER COLLISION WITH AN ICEBERG LATITUDE 41°...

    • new york
    • manhattan
    • south street seaport
    • fulton street
    • titanic
    • rms titanic
    • lighthouse
    • 1912
    • 1915
    • 1967
    • 1968

    The Buttonwood Agreement

    THE BUTTONWOOD AGREEMENT IN 1792, RIGHT WHERE YOU'RE STANDING, THE BUTTONWOOD AGREEMENT WAS OFFICIALLY SIGNED AND EXECUTED, ESTABLISHING THE FIRST EVER NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE. AT THE TIME, THE...

    THE BUTTONWOOD AGREEMENT IN 1792, RIGHT WHERE YOU'RE STANDING, THE BUTTONWOOD AGREEMENT WAS OFFICIALLY SIGNED AND EXECUTED, ESTABLISHING THE FIRST EVER NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE. AT THE TIME, THE...

    • new york
    • manhattan
    • wall street
    • nyse
    • 1792

    Corner of Confusion

    In an effort to honor the sudden stress countless visitors experience in the burden of choice upon arriving at this junction in Ærøskøbing on the island of Ærø, Denmark, I have created this...

    In an effort to honor the sudden stress countless visitors experience in the burden of choice upon arriving at this junction in Ærøskøbing on the island of Ærø, Denmark, I have created this...

    • corner
    • confusion
    • danmark
    • denmark
    • ærø

    Nicasio St. Mary's

      Saint Bernard Church

        Abri de Cro-Magnon

        ABRI DE CRO-MAGNON ICI FURENT DE COUVERTS EN 1868 LES HOMMES, DE CRO-MAGNON PAR FRANÇOIS BERTHOUMEYROU

        ABRI DE CRO-MAGNON ICI FURENT DE COUVERTS EN 1868 LES HOMMES, DE CRO-MAGNON PAR FRANÇOIS BERTHOUMEYROU

          New Mexico Historic Women Marker Initiative