A Well Organized Society
Emerald Mound was the product of a complex society organized to serve and sustain the welfare of its people beginning eight centuries ago. Life revolved around family relationships and...
- mississippi
- native american
- mound
Still Sacred
Emerald Mound's size is impressive. Scholar James Barnett Jr. called it the region's "crowning mound-building achievement" of the Mississippian era (1,150 to 300 years ago). only a complex society...
- mississippi
- native american
- mound
A Remarkable Feat
Around 800 years ago, native peoples in this region began to transform a natural hill into what we call Emerald Mound They followed a visionary plan and built this flat-topped sacred mound...
- mississippi
- native american
- mound
N/TSW-7C Air Traffic Control Center - United States - 1979-2001
Type: Mobile Air Traffic Control TowerManufacturer: Craig Systems Corp. Helicop-Hut DivisionEquipment:HF/UHF/VHF communications, NAVAIDS and environmental monitoring, landlines, light guns,...
- louisiana
- military
- air traffic
Beech AT-11 "Kansan" - 1941-1945
Type: Twin Engine TrainerWeight: 9,300 lbsArmament: Two - .30 caliber machine guns used as gunnery trainerEngine: Two Pratt and Whitney R985 Radials, 450 hp eachMax Speed: 215 mphRange: 745...
- louisiana
- military
- air
- plane
Crown Metal Products Narrow Gauge Locomotive #2 "Sequoyah"
This locomotive represents the pinnacle of success for Crown Metal Products, one of America's largest producers of amusement park trains from the 1960s to the 1990s. The company was founded by...
- louisiana
- railroad
- train
- engine
Denver, South Park & Pacific Railway Company
The Denver, South Park & Pacific Railway Company was organized on October 1, 1872. In late June 1874, the cry went up "on to the Pacific" from those ancestors of the men and women of Lakewood and...
- railroads
- trains
- history
- narrow-gauge
Reynolds Park
-- REYNOLDS PARK --This 1,100 acre open space park was acquired by the Jefferson County Open Space Program on May 28, 1975, from Mrs. Eva Dell Reynolds. Mrs. Reynolds gave a substantial portion of...
- park
- ranch
- open space
Emerald Mound
Before you is the second largest temple mound in the United States. Only Monks Mound in Cahokia, Illinois, is larger. This eight acre mound, constructed from a natural hill, was built and used...
- mound
- nps
- mississippi
Stuttgart Centennial 1880-1980
The citzens at this time paused and reflected on those pioneers who with sweat and tears gave this community its heritage and traditions. This memorial recognizes the dedication and efforts of all...
- arkansas
- stuttgart
- memorial
Rohwer Relocation Center Memorial Cemetery
Rohwer Relocation Center Memorial CemeteryHas Been Designated ANational Historic LandmarkThis Site Possesses National SignificanceIn Commemorating The History Of TheUnited States...
- arkansas
- japanese american
- world war ii
- internment
- civil rights
- concentration camps
Franklin Mine, L.S.
Franklin Mine, L.S. Nov. 18. 1884 604 lbs. Taken from large mass 2,000 feet from surface.
- louisiana
- lsu
- geology
OAKLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT ENGINE NUMBER 6
ERECTED THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF OAKLAND CITIZENS 1959 FIREHOUSE BOND CONSTRUCTION OAKLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT ENGINE NUMBER 6 JOHN C. HOULIHAN, MAYOR FELIX F. CHIALVO, VICE MAYOR GLENN E,...
Fireman Tracy Toomby
Kate Berenson
KATE BERENSON 8/13/1956 - 1/15/2020 KNEW THIS NEIGHBORHOOD IS A SPECIAL PLACE AND LOVED IT. SHE LIVED JOYFULLY WITH HER SINGING DOGS AT 65 NORTHGATE AVE. 2005 - 2020
Galloway Place Mound
Galloway Place, also known as Hodgkins Place, is a well-preserved conical mound on the eastern edge of Macon Ridge. It is 10 feet tall and 80 feet in diameter. Soil studied and artifacts...
- louisiana
- native american
- mound
- archeology
Miss Willie K. Hocker
Miss Willie Kavanaugh Hocker of Wabbaseka was the designer of the Arkansas state flag. Miss Hocker, a member of the Pine Bluff Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, submitted her...
- arkansas
- state flag
- women
- flag
- banner
Camp Mitchell
In August and September, 1862, General Mosby M. Parsons and 800 men of the Missouri State Guard encamped here, after a perilous crossing of the Mississippi River into Desha County. This...
- arkansas
- civil war
- stuttgart
The Britsch Grocery
The Britsch Grocery Built on this site circa 1882-1883 Was the first store in downtown Stuttgart.
- arkansas
- stuttgart
- commerce
- settlers
In Honor....
In Honor of those men and women who served in all foreign wars. Placed by Tallulah Chapter, D.A.R.
- louisiana
- veterans
- memorial