Victoria Hughes
Victoria Hughes 1897-1978 Who befriended and cared for prostitutes when she worked here as a lavatory attendant from 1929 to 1963 Submitted by @yokelbear
Peak District National Park Footpath to Open Country
PEAK DISTRICT NATIONAL PARK FOOTPATH TO OPEN COUNTRY PLEASE KEEP TO THE PATH UNTIL SIGN IS REACHED MARKING BOUNDARY OF OPEN COUNTRY PEAK PARK PLANNING BOARD D. G. GILMAN, ALDERN HOUSE, BAKEWELL,...
Drs Ian and Sheree Ahwah and Family
Earle Brown and the Brooklyn Farm
Submitted by @gkatz
The KIng's Daughter's Hospital
Organized by ten dedicated women in 1892 and chartered nationally as The King's Daughters and Sons Circle No. 2 in 1894, it has served the Delta from this site since 1905. The...
- mississippi
- hospital
- nursing school
- washington county
Sharkey County Courthouse
Sharkey County, formed in 1876, was named for Mississippi Gov. William L. Sharkey, who served in 1865. Designed by architect William Sharkey Hull, this three- story courthouse was built in 1902...
- mississippi
- courthouse
- sharkey county
Waltersville
First known Dayton's Cowpen, Waltersville is one of Warren County's oldest settlements. In 1798, a copy of "The Galley Slave,” the first printing in the Mississippi Territory, was printed in...
- mississippi
- settlement
- warren county
Kings School
In 1920-21, the Sandy Bottom School (the original name for Kings School) was built with funding assistance from the Rosenwald Foundation, a philanthropic organization dedicated to building schools...
- mississippi
- african-american
- education
- rosenwald school
Lakefront "Seawall"
In the 1930's the Orleans Levee Board completed a levee protection and land development project along Lake Pontchartrain's south shore. A stepped seawall was built and behind it 2000 acres of...
- louisiana
- new orleans
- waterway. fl...
The Point
Across from you is the end of a narrow peninsula that has been used for years as a popular fishing spot. It extends out from the West End Park. Called "The Point" it was created in the 1920's as a...
- louisiana
- new orleans
- waterway
- recreation
Lockheed T-33A
In 1954, Greenville AFB was designated a basic school for single engine jet pilots. The mission aircraft was the "T-Bird". The airframe on display is typical of those assigned to the 3505th...
- mississippi
- air force
- trainer
- aircraft
- greenville
- washington county
Greenville
Port City of the Delta. Named for Gen. Nathaneael Greene. Washington County seat since 1846. Destroyed in Civil War. Rebuilt on present site, 1865. Home of author Wm. A. Percy and publisher Hodding Carter.
- mississippi
- greenville
St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church
(organized 1858) This fine Gothic Revival Church, the second building of this parish, was erected in 1907. It was designed and financed by Father P. J. Korstenbroek, who served here for 33 years...
- mississippi
- church
- religion
Mello Residence
Manuel John Mello (1887-1961), cornetist and bandleader, lived here at 1025 Bartholomew Street from 1917 until 1961. He played with Weinmunson’s Band, Johnny Fischer’s Band, Fischer’s...
- louisiana
- new orleans
- music
- jazz
Hebrew Union Congregation
Organized 1880, succeeding a congregation formed 1871. Once the state's largest Jewish temple. Two of Greenville's early mayors, the first merchant, public officials, leaders in...
- mississippi
- church
- religion