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Pearl River County - Area Confederate Companies

Pearl River County was formed after the Civil War from portions of Hancock and Marion Counties. The following Confederate military units were formed in those two parent counties of Pearl River...

Pearl River County was formed after the Civil War from portions of Hancock and Marion Counties. The following Confederate military units were formed in those two parent counties of Pearl...

  • mississippi
  • civil war

Oak Square 1850-1906

1207 Church Street. Port Gibson's largest mansion. This neoclassic house exemplifies the grandeur of antebellum days. The house with gardens and dependencies originally occupied the entire block....

1207 Church Street. Port Gibson's largest mansion. This neoclassic house exemplifies the grandeur of antebellum days. The house with gardens and dependencies originally occupied the entire...

  • mississippi
  • plantation

Closing of New Orleans Navigation Canal

In AppreciationTo the members of the New Orleans Terminal Railroad Board and City and State officials, we gratefully acknowledge your efforts in the closing of the New Orleans Navigation Canal --...

In AppreciationTo the members of the New Orleans Terminal Railroad Board and City and State officials, we gratefully acknowledge your efforts in the closing of the New Orleans Navigation Canal --...

  • louisiana
  • business

Sculpture of Monsieur Jacques

Sculpture of Monsieur Jacques, was created for display in August, 2006. For various reasons, the sculpture was left unpainted, or "skinless". In this form, unity (of humanity) is represented by...

Sculpture of Monsieur Jacques, was created for display in August, 2006. For various reasons, the sculpture was left unpainted, or "skinless". In this form, unity (of humanity) is represented...

  • louisiana
  • sculpture
  • frog

Idlewild

  Ca. 1833 Greek Revival. Idlewild's interior is noted for its twelve foot doors and windows. Henry Clay made a speech from the front porch during his presidential campaign in the 1840's.

  Ca. 1833 Greek Revival. Idlewild's interior is noted for its twelve foot doors and windows. Henry Clay made a speech from the front porch during his presidential campaign in the 1840's.

  • mississippi
  • plantation

Roman Catholic Cemetery

  700 Coffee. 1850's. Resin Bowie and his wife are buried here. According to tradition, Resin invented the "Bowie" knife with which his brother Jim Bowie fought the duel and became well known in history.

  700 Coffee. 1850's. Resin Bowie and his wife are buried here. According to tradition, Resin invented the "Bowie" knife with which his brother Jim Bowie fought the duel and became well known in history.

  • mississippi
  • cemetery

St. Peter A.M.E. Church

409 Church. Ca. 1885 High Victorian Gothic. This church was founded in 1870. The building is a simplified version of the High Victorian Gothic style popular in the United States in the latter half...

409 Church. Ca. 1885 High Victorian Gothic. This church was founded in 1870. The building is a simplified version of the High Victorian Gothic style popular in the United States in the latter half...

  • mississippi
  • church

Administration Building, U.S. Public Health Service Hospital, Carville

  Indian Camp Plantation, Henry Howard, Architect, Built 1859, Wood, Masonry & Steel, Sq.Ft. 17,042 Facing River Road in a prominent position at the entrance to the grounds is Indian Camp...

  Indian Camp Plantation, Henry Howard, Architect, Built 1859, Wood, Masonry & Steel, Sq.Ft. 17,042 Facing River Road in a prominent position at the entrance to the grounds is Indian Camp...

  • louisiana
  • plantation
  • public service
  • hospital
  • military

Blackwater Conservation Area

  In the 1970's much of the park you are about to enter was mined as part of a commercial sand and gravel operation. Through this process the area was logged and stripped of its nutritious...

  In the 1970's much of the park you are about to enter was mined as part of a commercial sand and gravel operation. Through this process the area was logged and stripped of its nutritious...

  • louisiana
  • environment
  • nature

Comite River - Blackwater Conservation Area

  Parent soil material along the Comite includes quartz and sand crystals, which differ significantly from the alluvial mud that characterizes the Mississippi River Basin. The Comite River begins...

  Parent soil material along the Comite includes quartz and sand crystals, which differ significantly from the alluvial mud that characterizes the Mississippi River Basin. The Comite River begins...

  • louisiana
  • environment
  • nature

Eyeswell, Eccleshall, Staffordshire

Eccleshall is a small market town (but more like a village) outside of Stafford, Staffordshire. This plaque marks the small path that runs parallel with the high street, where market sellers and...

Eccleshall is a small market town (but more like a village) outside of Stafford, Staffordshire. This plaque marks the small path that runs parallel with the high street, where market sellers...

  • market
  • town
  • high street
  • uk
  • village

Gooderham "Flatiron" Buidling

Submitted by @heritagetoronto

Submitted by @heritagetoronto

    ATK Baseball Field

    ATK BASEBALL FIELD1916 1938 ALAMEDA TAIIKU KAI (ALAMEDA ATHLETIC CLUB) DURING THE YEARS 1916-1938 THIS WAS THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF HOME PLATE OF THE ALAMEDA JAPANESE AMERICAN ATK...

    ATK BASEBALL FIELD1916 1938 ALAMEDA TAIIKU KAI (ALAMEDA ATHLETIC CLUB) DURING THE YEARS 1916-1938 THIS WAS THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF HOME PLATE OF THE ALAMEDA JAPANESE AMERICAN...

    • japanese american
    • basecall
    • wwii
    • concentration camps
    • internment
    • taiiku kai

    First Mass in Alameda County

    A.D. 1772 NEAR THIS SPOT ON THE 27TH DAY OF MARCH 1772 FATHER PRIOR JUAN CREST[?] O. F. M. CELEBRATED THE FIRST HOLY MASS WITHIN THE PRESENT CONFINES OF THE COUNTY OF ALAMEDA, IN THE PRESENCE OF...

    A.D. 1772 NEAR THIS SPOT ON THE 27TH DAY OF MARCH 1772 FATHER PRIOR JUAN CREST[?] O. F. M. CELEBRATED THE FIRST HOLY MASS WITHIN THE PRESENT CONFINES OF THE COUNTY OF ALAMEDA, IN THE PRESENCE OF...

      John Julian McKeithen

        "I wasn't born to material wealth, nor do I have claim to an aristocratic name. But if I am elected governor, it will prove any mother's son can aspire to the highest political office of the...

        "I wasn't born to material wealth, nor do I have claim to an aristocratic name. But if I am elected governor, it will prove any mother's son can aspire to the highest political office of...

      • louisina
      • governor

      What Is the Sarto Bridge?

        The Sarto Old Iron Bridge was built in response to flood problems in northeast Avoyelles Parish during the early part of the twentieth century. Frequent flooding between Bayou des Glaises and...

        The Sarto Old Iron Bridge was built in response to flood problems in northeast Avoyelles Parish during the early part of the twentieth century. Frequent flooding between Bayou des Glaises...

      • louisiana
      • bridge

      Sarto Old Iron Bridge

        The Sarto Old Iron Bridge, built in 1916, is a steel truss bridge traversing Bayou des Glaises in the rural community of Big Bend. The Sarto Bridge is a pedestrian and vehicular bridge, one lane...

        The Sarto Old Iron Bridge, built in 1916, is a steel truss bridge traversing Bayou des Glaises in the rural community of Big Bend. The Sarto Bridge is a pedestrian and vehicular bridge, one...

      • louisiana
      • bridge

      Rebirth

        On Monday, September 25, 2006, Steve Gleason was responsible for one of the most dramatic moments in New Orleans Saints history. He blocked a punt in the first quarter of the team's return to...

        On Monday, September 25, 2006, Steve Gleason was responsible for one of the most dramatic moments in New Orleans Saints history. He blocked a punt in the first quarter of the team's return to...

      • louisiana
      • sports
      • football

      Immaculate Conception Church (Jesuits')

      1700Fr. Paul Du Ru, S.J., MissionaryReconnoiters Future Cityof New Orleans1722Fr. Pierre F.X. De Charlevoix,S.J.,inspects region for French Crown1723Fr. Joseph François De Kereben, S.J.,First...

      1700Fr. Paul Du Ru, S.J., MissionaryReconnoiters Future Cityof New Orleans1722Fr. Pierre F.X. De Charlevoix,S.J.,inspects region for French Crown1723Fr. Joseph François De Kereben, S.J.,First...

      • louisiana
      • church

      Tom Benson

      • louisiana