Harrison County
Formed from Shelby County Created January 28, 1839 Organized June 12, 1842 Named in honor of Jonas Harrison A pioneer statesman of New Jersey who came to Texas in 1820 A member of the...
- texas
- county
Site of an Early Bell Foundry
Site of an Early Bell Foundry From a log blacksmith shop in 1854 grew a bell foundry owned by G. A. Kelly which manufactured cowbells widely used by pioneer ox-team freighters. Later the Kelly...
- texas
- commerce
Historic Roadside Park
The picnic area on US 80 in Harrison County is an early roadside park developed by the Texas Highway Department -- now Texas Department of Transportation. Constructed in the early 1940's, this...
- texas
- park
Jefferson
Home to the Caddo Indians for centuries, this area of Texas attracted Anglo-American colonists to settle here in the early 1800s. Founded in 1839, Jefferson developed along a double-grid...
- texas
Kellyville
Named for George Addison Kelly - Died 1909 - Proprietor of an early foundry which cast cow bells widely used bu ox-team freighters. After 1860 his factory turned out the first modern plows used in Texas
- texas
- towns
Indian Village
In 1699 Bienville visited the Colapissa Indians who lived in this area. The Indians called the Pearl River "Taleatcha" ("rock river") because of pearls found in shells from its waters. The...
- louisiana
- native american
Parish Courthouse
Barn 100 feet east marks site of first justice seat for Washington Parish. It served as Courthouse from March 1820, until removed to present site in 1823, with Col. Thomas C. Warner as presiding judge.
- louisiana
Bayou Boruf Elementary
On March 27th.. 2004. the Bayou Boeuf Elementary "Little Red School House" celebrated its 100th year of service and was named the "Denise C. Borne Memorial School House" in honor of Mrs....
- louisiana
- education
Arthur Chevrolet
Arthur Chevrolet 1884-1946 Two-Time Veteran of the Indianapolis 500 In these hallowed grounds, The exact location unknown, Rests Arthur Chevrolet
- louisiana
- sports
Beth Israel Cemetery
Jewish community flourished in Woodville 1820-1920. Est. cemetery 1848. Synagouge built on Natchez St. 1878, rebuilt 1896, burned 1930’s. Jewish community enriched Town’s economic/artistic life.
- mississippi
- religion
USS Essex (ex. New Era)
Built: 1856 Acquired: 1861 Commissioned: 15 October 1861 Tonnage: 355 tons Dimensions: 1862: 198.5' x 58' x 6.8' Machinery: Center wheel, (2) engines, (4) boilers; Speed: 5.5 knots...
- louisiana
- civil war
Port Hudson National Cemetery
Fall of Port Hudson In May 1863, Union Gen. Nathaniel Banks landed 30,000 soldiers at Bayou Sara north of Port Hudson. A force of 7,500 men commanded by Confederate Gen. Franklin Gardner held the...
- louisiana
- cemetery
Joseph R. Biden, Jr Station
Wilmington Station
The C E Hudspeth Redwood
- 1922
- no redwood
Bateau
The motor-powered boat that replaced the skiff in the basin was the bateau. It was also commonly called a "gas-boat," " joe-boat," and a " john- boat." It is a long, heavy, flat-bottomed...
- louisiana
Cardiff Castle
Cardiff Castle's history began with the first Roman fortress built in the 1st C. The Norman Conquest in the 11th C. brought impressive fortifications. In the 19th C. the apartments were extended...
- wales
- castle
Lawrence Taylor Busch
Wixom-Wire House
This house was built in the early 1850s by Lucy Wixom, widow of Ahijah Wixom, one of the town’s founders. Its first residents were the Reverend and Mrs. Samuel Wire. He was the pastor of the Free...
- michigan
- michigan his...
John Almon Starr / Saginaw Trail
John Almon Starr (1828-1895) and his wife, Nancy Quick (1831-1895), built this house in 1868 from bricks fired in Almon’s tile factory. Almon and his parents had emigrated to Michigan...
- michigan
- michigan his...