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Old LaCombe Hotel Site c. 1790-1926

Operating under several different names, a hotel once occupied this spot; an inn and tavern is recorded being here in the late 1700s. Most notably was the Eagle Hotel where the legislature...

Operating under several different names, a hotel once occupied this spot; an inn and tavern is recorded being here in the late 1700s. Most notably was the Eagle Hotel where the...

  • louisiana
  • opelousas

Manon's Corner

Named for Manon Baldwin, a Free Woman of Color and one of the first known businesswomen in Opelousas. The businesses she owned included a tavern and boarding house that were operated on this...

Named for Manon Baldwin, a Free Woman of Color and one of the first known businesswomen in Opelousas. The businesses she owned included a tavern and boarding house that were operated on this...

  • louisiana
  • women
  • african american
  • opelousas

St. Vincent De Paul Church

In 1838, Bishop Antoine Blanc established the first parish for the Creole Faubourgs or suburbs comprising the Third Municipal District of New Orleans. He named the new parish after the secondary...

In 1838, Bishop Antoine Blanc established the first parish for the Creole Faubourgs or suburbs comprising the Third Municipal District of New Orleans. He named the new parish after the secondary...

  • louisiana
  • new orleans
  • catholic
  • church

Landscaping This Diverter

April 2003 Russell Street Neighbors generously đonated to a fund for landscaping this diverter and the diverter at Russell & Claremont, working in cooperation with the City of Berkeley. Dedicated...

April 2003 Russell Street Neighbors generously đonated to a fund for landscaping this diverter and the diverter at Russell & Claremont, working in cooperation with the City of Berkeley. Dedicated...

    Jennings Trail Lower Burial Ground

      Jennings Trail Nash House

        Klockars Blacksmith Shop

        KLOCKARS' BLACKSMITH SHOP BEGINNING IN THE 1860S, FOUNDRIES SOUTH OF MARKET STREET FABRICATED MINING MACHINERY, RAILROAD CARS. AND SHIPS. THIS 1912 MACHINE SHOP IS THE LAST. FRED V. WILBERT FORGED...

        KLOCKARS' BLACKSMITH SHOP BEGINNING IN THE 1860S, FOUNDRIES SOUTH OF MARKET STREET FABRICATED MINING MACHINERY, RAILROAD CARS. AND SHIPS. THIS 1912 MACHINE SHOP IS THE LAST. FRED V. WILBERT...

        • ecv
        • emperor norton
        • sf
        • blacksmith

        Cordelia

          Submitted by @jqmcd

          Submitted by @jqmcd

          Montessori Family School

          • 1981

          FOR THE ADORNMENT AND BENEFIT OF BOSTON

            Battle of Port Gibson

            When the Union Navy was repulsed by General Bowen at Grand Gulf, Grant's army was forced to land in Louisiana and march down river. Conducting the largest amphibious landing prior to World War II,...

            When the Union Navy was repulsed by General Bowen at Grand Gulf, Grant's army was forced to land in Louisiana and march down river. Conducting the largest amphibious landing prior to World War...

            • mississippi
            • civil war

            Silver Street and Natchez Under-the- Hill

            The Spanish built Silver Street about 1790 to connect the town to the riverfront below. In the 1800s, Natchez Under-the-Hill was a major port on the Mississippi River. Natchez exported and...

            The Spanish built Silver Street about 1790 to connect the town to the riverfront below. In the 1800s, Natchez Under-the-Hill was a major port on the Mississippi River. Natchez exported...

            • mississippi
            • natchez

            Natchez Under-the- Hill - Life on the Riverfront

            On May 8, 1840, one of the deadliest tornadoes in American history struck Natchez and killed about 300 people. Most of the dead were boatmen and passengers on steamboats docked at the waterfront....

            On May 8, 1840, one of the deadliest tornadoes in American history struck Natchez and killed about 300 people. Most of the dead were boatmen and passengers on steamboats docked at the...

            • mississippi
            • natchez

            Natchez Under-the- Hill and the Steamboat Era

            For most of the 1800s, the prime mover of commerce and passengers on the Mississippi River was the steamboat, which was invented by Robert Fulton in 1807. The combination of the steamboat, the...

            For most of the 1800s, the prime mover of commerce and passengers on the Mississippi River was the steamboat, which was invented by Robert Fulton in 1807. The combination of the steamboat, the...

            • mississippi
            • natchez

            Wilkinson County Museum

            c. 1834  Originally office and banking house of the West Feliciana Railroad. Today headquarters of Woodville Civic Club.

            c. 1834  Originally office and banking house of the West Feliciana Railroad. Today headquarters of Woodville Civic Club.

            • mississippi
            • woodville
            • railroad