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Natchez Trace

  Deep cut here is part of famed Indian trail taken over by U.S., 1803. Until the coming of steamboats, it was post route, & chief artery of travel between Natchez & Nashville.

  Deep cut here is part of famed Indian trail taken over by U.S., 1803. Until the coming of steamboats, it was post route, & chief artery of travel between Natchez & Nashville.

  • mississippi
  • native american

Jesse Owens, 1913-1980

In Oak Woods Cemetery on Chicago's South Side:    Jesse Owens Olympic Champion 1936     Athlete and humanitarian. A master of the spirit as well as the mechanics of sports. A winner who knew that...

In Oak Woods Cemetery on Chicago's South Side:    Jesse Owens Olympic Champion 1936     Athlete and humanitarian. A master of the spirit as well as the mechanics of sports. A winner who knew...

  • jesse owens
  • chicago
  • olympics
  • 1936 olympics
  • cemeteries

Tom Mix, 1880-1940

"Thru you posterity shall glimpse the glory of the West that was."   Seen on a walking tour of the Fox movie lot in Century City, Los Angeles. Here's a bit more on the life and death of Tom Mix,...

"Thru you posterity shall glimpse the glory of the West that was."   Seen on a walking tour of the Fox movie lot in Century City, Los Angeles. Here's a bit more on the life and death of Tom Mix,...

  • hollywood
  • movie stars
  • movie studios
  • westerns
  • tom mix

Tetrapod

TETRAPODThese giant jacks are used to protect harbors fromdamaging currents. As waves hit the tetrapods, the forceof the water is dissipated by the curve of the legs. Thereare 1630 tetrapods on...

TETRAPODThese giant jacks are used to protect harbors fromdamaging currents. As waves hit the tetrapods, the forceof the water is dissipated by the curve of the legs. Thereare 1630 tetrapods...

    Celebrate Migration

    Submitted by Darren Platt

    Submitted by Darren Platt

      IN MEMORY OF F.T.C. CAPLE

      IN MEMORY OF F.T.C. CAPLE SECRETARY OF MONKEY TOWN REGATTA (BAYARDS COVE) AND AMY LOUISE HIS WIFE This plaque is originally from OpenBenches and is imported with their permission The image and...

      IN MEMORY OF F.T.C. CAPLE SECRETARY OF MONKEY TOWN REGATTA (BAYARDS COVE) AND AMY LOUISE HIS WIFE This plaque is originally from OpenBenches and is imported with their permission The image and...

      • openbenches.org

      1996

      1996 IN MEMORY OF NORMAN BRUNT FROM NORTHWICH CHESHIRE WHO LOVED THIS PLACE This plaque is originally from OpenBenches and is imported with their permission The image and text is licensed CC BY-SA...

      1996 IN MEMORY OF NORMAN BRUNT FROM NORTHWICH CHESHIRE WHO LOVED THIS PLACE This plaque is originally from OpenBenches and is imported with their permission The image and text is licensed CC BY-SA...

      • openbenches.org

      IN MEMORY OF P.A. STANDING MSC MCSP DIPT

      IN MEMORY OF P.A. STANDING MSC MCSP DIPT DIED 2-1-1993 AGED 42 LOVED AND REMEMBERED BY SO MANY This plaque is originally from OpenBenches and is imported with their permission The image and text...

      IN MEMORY OF P.A. STANDING MSC MCSP DIPT DIED 2-1-1993 AGED 42 LOVED AND REMEMBERED BY SO MANY This plaque is originally from OpenBenches and is imported with their permission The image and...

      • openbenches.org

      IN MEMORY OF FRAN & DAN

      IN MEMORY OF FRAN & DAN WHO LOVED THIS PLACE This plaque is originally from OpenBenches and is imported with their permission The image and text is licensed CC BY-SA 4.0Uploaded by gasmanic

      IN MEMORY OF FRAN & DAN WHO LOVED THIS PLACE This plaque is originally from OpenBenches and is imported with their permission The image and text is licensed CC BY-SA 4.0Uploaded by gasmanic

      • openbenches.org

      IN MEMORY OF PAUL AND JAMES

      IN MEMORY OF PAUL AND JAMES OF DOVERIDGE DERBYSHIRE BELOVED SONS OF MARION AND TREVOR ROE OF DARTMOUTH This plaque is originally from OpenBenches and is imported with their permission The image...

      IN MEMORY OF PAUL AND JAMES OF DOVERIDGE DERBYSHIRE BELOVED SONS OF MARION AND TREVOR ROE OF DARTMOUTH This plaque is originally from OpenBenches and is imported with their permission The image...

      • openbenches.org

      Tom Sweeney Legendary Doorman

      Tom SweeneyLegendary Doorman- Over 30 years of magical momentsSir Francis Drake Submitted by @Ritterton.

      Tom SweeneyLegendary Doorman- Over 30 years of magical momentsSir Francis Drake Submitted by @Ritterton.

      • hotel
      • san francisco
      • honor

      Birthplace of Jackson State University

        Jackson State University was founded here in 1877 in the former U.S. Marine Hospital. Known as the Natchez Seminary, the school was founded by the American Baptist Home Mission Society and the...

        Jackson State University was founded here in 1877 in the former U.S. Marine Hospital. Known as the Natchez Seminary, the school was founded by the American Baptist Home Mission Society and...

      • mississippi
      • education
      • african-american

      Van Dorn House

        Ca. 1830 Federal. Built by Peter A. Van Dorn, New Jersey native who purchased this land in 1826. In 1817 Van Dorn was first clerk of the State House of Representatives. Boyhood home of Van...

        Ca. 1830 Federal. Built by Peter A. Van Dorn, New Jersey native who purchased this land in 1826. In 1817 Van Dorn was first clerk of the State House of Representatives. Boyhood home of...

      • mississippi

      Lil Green

        Lil Green was known as the Queen of the Blues in the early 1940s when her distinctive, seductive voice was highlighted on “Romance in the Dark,” “Why Don’t You Do Right?” and other blues and pop...

        Lil Green was known as the Queen of the Blues in the early 1940s when her distinctive, seductive voice was highlighted on “Romance in the Dark,” “Why Don’t You Do Right?” and other blues and...

      • mississippi
      • blues
      • african american
      • women

      Woodville Blues

        Musicians from Woodville demonstrate the breadth of the blues’s influence on American music. Composer William Grant Still incorporated the blues into his “Afro-American Symphony,” while the...

        Musicians from Woodville demonstrate the breadth of the blues’s influence on American music. Composer William Grant Still incorporated the blues into his “Afro-American Symphony,” while...

      • mississippi
      • blues
      • music
      • african-american