Bogalusa to Baton Rouge March
Despite the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the struggle for equality continued. On August 10, 1967, Bogalusa civil rights activist A.Z. Young, with Robert "Bob" Hicks and Gayle Jenkins, led...
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Wenatchee Civil War Cannon
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Wenatchee Civil War Cannon Enhancement
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Earle Little, Hermod Bakke Sr, Magnus Bakke
'Another great plaque tucked into the corner of the crosswalk in #leavenworthwa\n\nYou always @readtheplaque https://t.co/a2a6YG7Wyf' Tweet Submitted by @Ritterton.
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Grand Army of the Republic, Wenatchee
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Spanish Town
Established in1805 Founded in 1805, Spanish Town is Baton Rouge's oldest neighborhood having the oldest architectural history in the area. The surviving buildings represent popular styles from a...
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Way's Bluff Bridge
As one of only two bridges across the Big Black River, Way's Bluff Bridge, a 200-foot long railroad trestle, was the target of several Union raids during the Civil War. During the...
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Lucie E. Campbell
Lucie Eddie Campbell (1885-1963) was born in Duck Hill. After her father was killed in a railroad accident, she moved with her family to Memphis at an early age. A graduate of Rust College,...
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The Escape Proof Jail of West, MS
In the early 1900s. misconduct such as fighting, drunkenness, and disturbing the peace landed you in the red brick jail house, known as the Calaboose, in West Station (now West), Mississippi. It...
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Shongalo Church
E. 150 ft. Organized at Old Shongalo, 1mi. W., by Clinton Presbytery, Aug. 29, 1835. Rev. A.C. Dickerson was first minister. Present structure completed 1875. Upper story built and used by Masons.
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A Growing State...A Shrinking County
When established in 1789, New Madrid was one of a handful of settlements in the Spanish territory west of the Mississippi River. First as a district and later as a county, the New Madrid...
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Mathias de Sousa, the first Black Marylander
Mathias de Sousa was the first black Marylander. OfAfrican and Portuguese descent, he was one of nineindentured servants brought to Maryland by Jesuitmissionaries and was on the ARK when...
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Boston Subway
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The Upper Storey of this Building
The upper storey of this building was the meeting place of York Methodists from 1753 to 759. John Wesley. Charles Wesley and George Whitefield preached here on several occasions during that time....
William J. Craig
Anton Chekhov Stayed in this Room in 1901
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David Godbolt
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DeKalb County Public History
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L'Hotel Tadoussac
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