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Denis de La Ronde Site

First recorded colonial property owner was the Sieur Saubugne, succeeded by Adrien de Pauger in the 1720s who laid out the original town of New Orleans in 1721, today the New Orleans'...

  • louisiana
  • war of 1812

The Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club, Inc.

In 1909, a group of laborers went to the Pythian Temple Theatre to see a musical comedy by the Smart Set. A skit portraying a Zulu Tribe had as its title, "There Never Was and Never Will Be a King...

  • new orleans
  • mardi gras
  • louisiana
  • african american
  • zulu

Near This Spot On July 3, 1776, George Washington Took Command of the American Army

Submitted by @shoelaces3

    Honor Award - Landscape Architecture

      St. Malo

      St. Malo was the first permanent Filipino settlement in the United States.  In the first half of the 19th century, Filipino sailors established a village on the southern shore of Lake Borgne on a...

      • louisiana
      • settlers

      Pops Park

      DEDICATED TO RICHARD "POPS" STROMAN 1932 — 1995 Pops was a lifelong motorcyclist and champion of motorcycle education and rights. In 1981 he founded the Louisiana chapter of ABATE, American Bikers...

      • louisiana
      • park
      • motorcycle

      Halfway Station location

      This block was home to the halfway station of the New Orleans & Carrollton Railroad Company chartered February 9, 1833. Mules were changed over at the stables located here on the long journey from...

      • louisiana
      • new orleans
      • railroad
      • streetcars

      L. B. Youngs

      L. B. YOUNGS SUPERINTENDENT OF THE SEATTLE WATER DEPARTMENT FROM 1895 TO 1925 UNDER HIS ADMINISTRATION THE CEDAR RIVER WATER SYSTEM WAS PLANNED AND INSTALLED. THIS MEMORIAL DEDICATED IN 1950

        Stark's Knob

        A Natural History Site of The New York State Museum Stark's Knob A Quarry in Volcanic Pillow Basalt Donated by Jenny A. Hammond, Carrie B. Mercier and Caroline E., Orville D. and Elizabeth M....

        • stark
        • saratoga
        • bennington
        • reno
        • war of independance
        • schuylerville
        • quarry

        In memory of George Quincy Clifford

        In memory of George Quincy Clifford (1871-1912).  Stoughton citizen who was employed here as President of the George E. Belcher Last Co. who perished during the sinking of the R.M.S. TITANIC -...