Begun in 1852 and completed in 1889, this is the fifth Catholic Church in Natchitoches. The first was associated with the French colonial Fort St. Jean Baptiste. Proclaimed a minor basilica...
The first Natchitoches Parish Courthouse was built on this site about 1828. It was demolished in 1895 to allow for the present historic courthouse, which was built in 1896. The courthouse...
Among first to record Cajun music, bridging old and new tunes, and dances influenced generations. Pomeroy Legends and Lores #87
In memory of those who lost their lives near this location on November 1, 1918, when a wooden-bodied train carrying an estimated 650 passengers derailed and crashed under Malbone Street....
ELIJAH STROUD PLAYGROUND 1.194 ACRES This playground and the adjacent school are named for Elijah J. Stroud (1923-1972), a New York Police Officer who was killed in the line of duty. Patrolman...
Bayougoula Village, 1713. Settled by Canadians and French; later by Germans, Acadians, Spaniards. Here in 1730 Governor Perier organized expedition against Natchez Indians. Early cattle...
R.W. FAIR (1886 - 1965) BORN IN NEARBY ARP, R.W. FAIR CAME TO TYLER IN 1923. A SUCCESSFUL FARMER, OILMAN, AND PHILANTHROPIST, MR. FAIR HAS CONTINUED TO IMPACT TYLER AND EAST TEXAS THROUGH THE...
SHIRLEY CHISHOLM CIRCLE BROWER PARK This paved, circular terrace is named after Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm (1924-2005), educator, social rights advocate and celebrated politician known for...
TREES PLANTED AS A MEMORIAL TO THEODORE ROOSEVELT BY THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE PLANTING AND PRESERVATION OF CITY TREES APRIL 12, 1919 Submitted by @lampbane
SHIRLEY CHISHOLM CIRCLE SHIRLEY ANITA ST. HILL CHISHOLM 1924 - 2005 EDUCATOR, COMMUNITY ACTIVIST, N.Y. STATE ASSEMBLY MEMBER, U.S. CONGRESS MEMBER, 1972 U.S. PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE "WHEN I DIE,...
THE CABILDO SITE ACTIVE LATE 1790s–1811 Bankruptcy and probate cases were decided in the Cabildo's courtroom. When slaveholders failed to pay their debts or died without a will,...
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REBECCA LEE CRUMPLER 1831 1895 FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN TO EARN A MEDICAL DEGREE, 1864, FROM THE NEW ENGLAND FEMALE MEDICAL COLLEGE, SHE LIVED AT 67 JOY STREET IN 1869. AR Submitted by @factorygothic
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BAS-RELIEF ABOVE OUR ENTRANCE THIS PICTURESQUE BAS-RELIEF IS A TRIBUTE TO THE THOUSANDS OF MOTHERS WHO, THROUGHOUT THE HISTORY OF THIS COMMUNITY HAVE TAUGHT THEIR CHILDREN THE HABIT OF THRIFT....
The Myrtle Groves Huie Dellmon House is listed on the National Register of Historic Places by the U.S. Park Service in recognition of Mrs. Dellmon's significant contributions to her community in...