Hancock Park La Brea Pits
HANCOCK PARK LA BREA PITS PRESENTED TO THE CITIZENS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY IN DECEMBER 1916 BY CAPTAIN ALLAN HANCOCK WE A REQUEST THAT THE SCIENTIFIC FEATURES BE PRESERVED RECORDED IN THE DIARY OF...
Rancho La Brea
Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History George C. Page Museum
Jerry Bucklin Park
Minerva Hamilton Hoyt
MINERVA HAMILTON HOYT "APOSTLE OF THE CACTI" HER TIRELESS EFFORTS TO ESTABLISH JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL MONUMENT CONTRIBUTED TO A HEIGHTENED APPRECIATION, NOT ONLY OF THE JOSHUA TREE, BUT OF THE...
Stephen Tyng Mather -- Joshua Tree
Joshua Tree
Johnny Ambeau
In memory of Johnny Ambeau In assuming responsibility in keeping the spirit. In being an example of loyality. In loving the Spartans. He had no equal. 1948-1997
- louisiana
- east ascensi...
- gonzales
Salt Marsh Restoration at Soundview Park
Salt marshes play a vital role in our coastal waters. These ecosystems protect the shoreline from erosion, filter pollutants from the water, and provide a rich wildlife habitat. In the past 400...
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- soundview
- soundview park
- salt marsh
- park
Soundview Point
CITY OF NEW YORKSOUNDVIEW POINT2009MICHAEL R. BLOOMBERG, MAYORRUBEN DIAZ JR., BOROUGH PRESIDENTANNABEL PALMA, COUNCIL MEMBERADRIAN BENEPE, COMMISSIONERSPRINGHOUSE BRONX TEAM, DESIGNERS PARKS &...
- bronx
- soundview
- soundview park
- park
- michael bloomberg
- ruben diaz
- annabel palma
- adrian benepe
- 2009
Bronx River Greenway
Bronx River Greenway Muskrat Cove From the river's banks, you can sometimes glimpse the muskrat for which this park is named. Woodland paths bring you close to the river in this secluded...
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- soundview
- soundview park
- park
- bronx river
- bronx river greenway
Home of Elizabeth Ann Seton
THIS CHAPEL IS BUILT ON THE SITE OF THE HOME OF ELIZABETH ANN SETON. HER DAUGHTER, REBECCA WAS BORN HERE, THE SETONS LIVED HERE FROM 1801-1803 MRS. SETON, WIFE, MOTHER, EDUCATOR AND FOUNDRESS OF...
- manhattan
- downtown manhattan
- state street
- elizabeth ann seton
- 1801
- 1975
- 1977
Wood Rats
Leather Britches
Alias of Charles Smith.Sharpshooting outlaw who fought in 1912 Grabow Labor Riot. Killed during ambush.Buried face down.
- louisiana
- legends and lore
- outlaw
- pomeroy
Sam Houston Jones
Birthplace July 15, 1897LA Governor (1940-1944)He defeated Louisiana's "Long Machine" and delivered an honest administration. He restored respect for Louisiana.
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- governor
- politics
Brookeland United Methodist Church
Present Brookeland is located in an area served by pioneer Methodist preachers beginning in the 1840s. During that era, circuit riding preachers conducted worship services in local homes....
- texas
- church
- religion
Pineland
Like many Sabine County communities, Pineland was established as a result of the arrival of the logging industry to the east Texas pine forests. A lumber camp was first recorded at this site...
- texas
- community
San Augustine
An early eastern gate to Texas, in area claimed in 1600's by both France and Spain. To back her claim, Spain in 1691 chartered from Mexico past this site El Camino Real (The King's Highway)...
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- town
- county
Lewis Hotel
Following emancipation, African Americans struggled for equality, as public facilities, private businesses and neighborhoods were often segregated. When African Americans did find...
- texas
- african americans
- commerce
Old Hollis Building
Built 1889 by I.H. Hollis. Succeeded the imposing home ("Yellow House") of John P. Border, merchant.Also on site was office of K.L. Anderson, last vice president of Republic.This structure escaped...
- texas
- commerce