Aviation technical school
Object of cultural heritage of regional significance Building of aviation technical school Built in 1938-1940s. Architect D.P. Silvanov An example of Soviet architecture of the period...
- nizhny novgorod
- gorky
- soviet architecure
Grebenev Vasily Nikolaevich
In our school from 1961 to 1982, the commander of a partisan unit, Honored Teacher of the Russian Federation, Vasily Nikolaevich Grebenev (1918 - 1999) worked as director
- bor
St. Luke and Odd Fellows Hall
St. Luke and Odd Fellows Hall1905According to a previous plaque, which has since been removed, this is the church building for African Americans who lived in the town of Blacksburg, in...
- blackhistory
- blacksburg
- blacksburgva
Getting Around
The Quest: A Water Route to the Pacific Ocean
A briliant Russian mathematician Alexander Mikhailovich LYAPUNOV
Alexander Mikhailovich LYAPUNOV, a brilliant Russian mathematician and mechanic, the founder of the theory of steady motion, studied here at the Nizhny Novgorod provincial gymnasium from 1870 to 1876
- nizhny novgorod
- gorky
- minin university
Computer Graphics and Visualization Techniques
Stump Puller
Robert E. Bush
Russian mathematician professor Leonid Pavlovich Shilnikov
Leonid Pavlovich Shilnikov 1934-2011 prominent russian mathematician professor at the university of nizhny Novgorod
- nizhny novgorod
Eddy and Ann Knight
Eddy Knight opened Knight Specialties in 1972, originally using his vehicle as an office and his family's garage and backyard for inventory storage. Later, Eddy opened Knight's first official...
- louisiana
- ull
- oil
- industry
Amédé Ardoin / Dennis McGee
Amédé Ardoin 1898-1942Dennis McGee 1893-1989Proud of his singing, accordionist Amédé Ardoin always carried a lemon in his pocket to keep his voice strong, clear, and true. Among the first...
- louisiana
- lafayette
- ull
- cajun
- music
- zydeco
Original 1931 Baton Rouge Airport Beacon
This beacon identified Baton Rouge's first Municipal Airport located at Government St. and Lobdell Rd. It was used during the "Golden Age of Aviation" that followed Charles Lindbergh's...
- louisiana
- btr
- baton rouge
- air
- planes
- airport
Valsin Broussard (Oct 1825 - Mar. 1899)
Founder of the little town of Broussardville (December 13, 1856) and postmaster of Côte Gelée (June 1866-July 1867). On July 24, 1874, he was appointed first postmaster of Broussard, as Côte Gelée...
- louisiana
- early settler
- broussard
- lafayette parish
Julien Poydras
Born April 3, 1740 in Nantes, France Died June 23, 1824 in Pointe Coupee Parish, LA Statesman, Poet and Philanthropist
- louisiana
- colonial
- new roads
- pointe coupee parish