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Pouppeville (French)

Fondée dans les années 1850, la ville reçut le nom du négociant Jules Poupeville. Ancien relai de poste, elle fut démontée, transportée 1 mile jusqu'à la ligne de chemin de fer et, en 1881,...

Fondée dans les années 1850, la ville reçut le nom du négociant Jules Poupeville. Ancien relai de poste, elle fut démontée, transportée 1 mile jusqu'à la ligne de chemin de fer et, en...

    Pouppeville (English)

    Named for the merchant Jules Pouppeville and dating back to the 1850s, Pouppeville was once a stagecoach stop. The town was disassembled, carried north by oxen one mile to meet the railroad, and...

    Named for the merchant Jules Pouppeville and dating back to the 1850s, Pouppeville was once a stagecoach stop. The town was disassembled, carried north by oxen one mile to meet the railroad, and...

      Yosemite National Park

        Le Conte Conservation Center

          Brewster Apartments

          Chicago Landmark   Brewster Apartments Enoch H. Turnock, architect 1893   The principles of skeleton-frame construction that made possible tall commercial buildings were used here for an early...

          Chicago Landmark   Brewster Apartments Enoch H. Turnock, architect 1893   The principles of skeleton-frame construction that made possible tall commercial buildings were used here for an early...

          • chicago
          • skeleton-frame
          • masonry
          • bridges
          • glass blocks
          • skylight

          Grand Opera House - Orpheum Theater

          On this corner the Grand Opera House was dedicated on September 22, 1890. "The Grand" was destroyed by fire October 17, 1923 The New Orpheum Theatre was rebuilt and opened November 19, 1928 For...

          On this corner the Grand Opera House was dedicated on September 22, 1890. "The Grand" was destroyed by fire October 17, 1923 The New Orpheum Theatre was rebuilt and opened November 19, 1928 For...

          • shelby county
          • tennessee

          Morris-Jumel Mansion

          MORRIS-JUMEL MANSION   This Georgian country seat was built by Colonel Roger Morris in 1765. Colonel Morris, a Loyalist, left the house when he returned to England at the outbreak of the American...

          MORRIS-JUMEL MANSION   This Georgian country seat was built by Colonel Roger Morris in 1765. Colonel Morris, a Loyalist, left the house when he returned to England at the outbreak of the American...

          • 1765
          • georgian
          • mansion
          • new york
          • burr
          • george washington
          • jumel

          East Point Lighthouse, Saturna Island

          Submitted by @JesseRoberts0n

          Submitted by @JesseRoberts0n

          • lighthouse
          • saturna

          Kiama Blow Hole

          Submitted by @BigMTours

          Submitted by @BigMTours

          • basalt
          • blow hole
          • dyke
          • latite
          • kiama

          BOYHOOD HOME OF GENERAL FUNSTON

          BOYHOOD HOME OF GENERAL FUNSTON Frederick Funston, five feet four and slightly built, went from this farm to a life of amazing adventure. Youthful exploring expeditions in this country were...

          BOYHOOD HOME OF GENERAL FUNSTON Frederick Funston, five feet four and slightly built, went from this farm to a life of amazing adventure. Youthful exploring expeditions in this country...

          • kshs
          • kansas

          HISTORIC FORT LEAVENWORTH

          HISTORIC FORT LEAVENWORTH Long before white men settled Kansas, traffic over the Santa Fe trail was so heavy that troops were detailed to protect it from the Indians. Fort Leavenworth, established...

          HISTORIC FORT LEAVENWORTH Long before white men settled Kansas, traffic over the Santa Fe trail was so heavy that troops were detailed to protect it from the Indians. Fort Leavenworth,...

          • kshs
          • kansas

          ATCHISON

          ATCHISON On July 4, 1804, Lewis and Clark exploring the new Louisiana Purchase, camped near this site. Fifty years later the town was founded by Proslavery men and named for Sen. D. R. Atchison....

          ATCHISON On July 4, 1804, Lewis and Clark exploring the new Louisiana Purchase, camped near this site. Fifty years later the town was founded by Proslavery men and named for Sen. D. R. Atchison....

          • kshs
          • kansas

          MORMON GROVE THE CITY THAT DISAPPEARED

          MORMON GROVE THE CITY THAT DISAPPEARED Near here, located in a grove of young hickory trees, was an important rallying point in 1855 and 1856 for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of...

          MORMON GROVE THE CITY THAT DISAPPEARED Near here, located in a grove of young hickory trees, was an important rallying point in 1855 and 1856 for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of...

          • kshs
          • kansas

          MEDICINE LODGE PEACE TREATIES

          MEDICINE LODGE PEACE TREATIES At Medicine Lodge Creek in 1867, as many as 15,000 Apaches, Kiowas, Comanches, Arapahos, and Cheyennes gathered with a seven-member peace commission escorted by U.S....

          MEDICINE LODGE PEACE TREATIES At Medicine Lodge Creek in 1867, as many as 15,000 Apaches, Kiowas, Comanches, Arapahos, and Cheyennes gathered with a seven-member peace commission escorted by...

          • kshs
          • kansas

          FORT ZARAH

          FORT ZARAH To protect commerce on the Santa Fe Trail, the U.S. government established a line of forts from Fort Leavenworth to Fort Dodge. Fort Zarah, built here along Walnut Creek in 1863, was...

          FORT ZARAH To protect commerce on the Santa Fe Trail, the U.S. government established a line of forts from Fort Leavenworth to Fort Dodge. Fort Zarah, built here along Walnut Creek in 1863,...

          • kshs
          • kansas

          PAWNEE ROCK

          PAWNEE ROCK We first rode nearly north about a mile to a remarkable Rocky Point . . .We rode upon the top which is probably 50 feet above the plain below, and from whence there is a charming view...

          PAWNEE ROCK We first rode nearly north about a mile to a remarkable Rocky Point . . .We rode upon the top which is probably 50 feet above the plain below, and from whence there is a charming view...

          • kshs
          • kansas

          FORT SCOTT

          FORT SCOTT This western outpost, named for General Winfield Scott, was established by U. S. Dragoons in 1842. The fort was located on the military road that marked the 'permanent Indian frontier'...

          FORT SCOTT This western outpost, named for General Winfield Scott, was established by U. S. Dragoons in 1842. The fort was located on the military road that marked the 'permanent Indian...

          • kshs
          • kansas

          FIRST REA PROJECT IN KANSAS

          FIRST REA PROJECT IN KANSAS At this site the first power pole for the Brown-Atchison Electric Cooperative was dedicated in special ceremony on November 10, 1937. Brown-Atchison was the first rural...

          FIRST REA PROJECT IN KANSAS At this site the first power pole for the Brown-Atchison Electric Cooperative was dedicated in special ceremony on November 10, 1937. Brown-Atchison was the first rural...

          • kshs
          • kansas

          BLUESTEM PASTURE REGION

          BLUESTEM PASTURE REGION This is one of the largest parcels of native grassland in Kansas. It is known popularly as the Flint Hills or the Bluestem prairies. For many centuries it belonged to the...

          BLUESTEM PASTURE REGION This is one of the largest parcels of native grassland in Kansas. It is known popularly as the Flint Hills or the Bluestem prairies. For many centuries it belonged to...

          • kshs
          • kansas

          TOWANDA - LAND OF MANY WATERS

          TOWANDA - LAND OF MANY WATERS The town and township lie tucked in the pleasant valley of the Whitewater River, and take their name from the Osage Indian term 'many waters.' First settler was C. L....

          TOWANDA - LAND OF MANY WATERS The town and township lie tucked in the pleasant valley of the Whitewater River, and take their name from the Osage Indian term 'many waters.' First settler was C. L....

          • kshs
          • kansas