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Portsmouth Memorial Park

PORTSMOUTH MEMORIAL PARK DEDICATED NOVEMBER 2013 DISPLAYED AT THE CENTER OF THIS MEMORIAL, ARE THE GRANITE FOUNDATION ABUTMENTS THAT SUPPORTED THE MEMORIAL BRIDGE FOR EIGHTY-EIGHT YEARS....

PORTSMOUTH MEMORIAL PARK DEDICATED NOVEMBER 2013 DISPLAYED AT THE CENTER OF THIS MEMORIAL, ARE THE GRANITE FOUNDATION ABUTMENTS THAT SUPPORTED THE MEMORIAL BRIDGE FOR EIGHTY-EIGHT...

    Mount Washington: The Grand View

    Submitted by @KegofM.

    Submitted by @KegofM.

      Elwha Dam Constructed

      1910 Elwha Dam Constructed First dam on the Elwha River constructed in 1910. This dam blew out in 1912 and was replaced with a stronger structure by 1913. Thereafter the river was no longer...

      1910 Elwha Dam Constructed First dam on the Elwha River constructed in 1910. This dam blew out in 1912 and was replaced with a stronger structure by 1913. Thereafter the river was no longer...

        Francis Barraud

        Submitted by @Ritterton.

        Submitted by @Ritterton.

        • nipper
        • his master's voice

        Porters Rest

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        Submitted by @Ritterton.

          Royal Artillery Memorial Statue

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          Submitted by @Ritterton.

            Royal Artillery Memorial

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            Submitted by @Ritterton.

              The Wild Table of Love

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                Gillie and Marc

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                Submitted by @Ritterton.

                  Paternoster

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                  Submitted by @Ritterton.

                    Henry Austen's Townhouse

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                    Submitted by @Ritterton.

                      In Memory of William B. Duryee

                      In Memory of William B. Duryee*First agricultural teacher, 1913-1914*First agricultural agent, 1914-1917*Sec. of Agriculture, State of New Jersey, 1925-1937*Member of Monmouth County Planning...

                      In Memory of William B. Duryee*First agricultural teacher, 1913-1914*First agricultural agent, 1914-1917*Sec. of Agriculture, State of New Jersey, 1925-1937*Member of Monmouth County Planning...

                      • new jersey
                      • monmouth county
                      • holmdel township
                      • holmdel county park

                      Destrehan Plantation - 1811 Slave Revolt

                      Destrehan Plantation is located on the 1811 Slave Revolt Trail approximately midway between the start at the 1811 Kid Ory Historic House and the ending points of the revolutionary march near...

                      Destrehan Plantation is located on the 1811 Slave Revolt Trail approximately midway between the start at the 1811 Kid Ory Historic House and the ending points of the revolutionary march...

                      • louisiana
                      • st. charles parish
                      • 1811 slave revolt
                      • civil rights

                      1811 Kid Ory Historic House - 1811 Slave Revolt

                      The first bloodshed in the 1811 Slave Revolt Occurred within the walls of 1811 Kid Ory Historic House. The room where the initial unrest likely happened is furnished as it would have looked in...

                      The first bloodshed in the 1811 Slave Revolt Occurred within the walls of 1811 Kid Ory Historic House. The room where the initial unrest likely happened is furnished as it would have looked...

                      • louisiana
                      • st. john the...
                      • laplace
                      • civil rights
                      • 1811 slave revolt

                      Historic Riverlands - 1811 Slave Revolt

                      Historic Riverlands Church is located in Reserve, a few miles upriver from where the Slave Revolt began in 1811. In 2005, this site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places because...

                      Historic Riverlands Church is located in Reserve, a few miles upriver from where the Slave Revolt began in 1811. In 2005, this site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places...

                      • louisiana
                      • reserve
                      • st. john the...
                      • civil rights
                      • 1811 slave revolt

                      Natchez in the Center of Slavery - Forks of the Road

                      Slavery is central to American history. The labor of enslaved African Americans built much of the nation’s wealth and enabled it to gain its economic independence. The enslavement of people also...

                      Slavery is central to American history. The labor of enslaved African Americans built much of the nation’s wealth and enabled it to gain its economic independence. The enslavement of people also...

                      • mississippi
                      • slavery
                      • civil rights

                      The Business of Slavery - Forks of the Road

                      Fueled by the closing of the interstate slave trade into Louisiana from 1831 through 1834, traders began flooding Natchez with their human cargo. With the increasing trader activity, Natchez...

                      Fueled by the closing of the interstate slave trade into Louisiana from 1831 through 1834, traders began flooding Natchez with their human cargo. With the increasing trader activity, Natchez...

                      • mississippi
                      • slavery
                      • civil rights

                      The Forced Migration - Forks of the Road

                      The Forks of the Road market served as a nexus of the largest forced migration of labor in American history.Between 1800 and 1860 more than 750,000 enslaved African-Americans were moved from the...

                      The Forks of the Road market served as a nexus of the largest forced migration of labor in American history.Between 1800 and 1860 more than 750,000 enslaved African-Americans were moved from...

                      • mississippi
                      • slavery
                      • civil rights

                      The Collapse of the Trade - Forks of the Road

                      The Forks of the Road was a bustling depot trading in human flesh when Mississippi, in 1837, enforced its ban on the out-of-state slaves, curtailing the markets for a period. When the law was...

                      The Forks of the Road was a bustling depot trading in human flesh when Mississippi, in 1837, enforced its ban on the out-of-state slaves, curtailing the markets for a period. When the law was...

                      • mississippi
                      • slavery
                      • civil rights

                      Howard High School