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Ford Chapel and Cemetery

The family of John H. and Margaret Ford came to Texas prior to 1880. Establishing farms and homes, the family helped settle this area of Newton County. A community cemetery was begun on the land...

The family of John H. and Margaret Ford came to Texas prior to 1880. Establishing farms and homes, the family helped settle this area of Newton County. A community cemetery was begun on the...

  • texas
  • cemetery
  • church

The Old Confederate Military Road 1862-1865

In 1862 when federal troops captured New Orleans and blockaded the mouth of the Mississippi River, Confederate forces under Maj. Gen. Richard Taylor established headquarters in Central Louisiana,...

In 1862 when federal troops captured New Orleans and blockaded the mouth of the Mississippi River, Confederate forces under Maj. Gen. Richard Taylor established headquarters in Central...

  • louisiana. civil war

Stephen Williams (May 9 1760 - ca. 1839)

Stephen Williams was born in North Carolina and was the fourth child of blacksmith Richard Williams, Jr. In 1778, he enlisted for the first of what would be many times in the armed forces....

Stephen Williams was born in North Carolina and was the fourth child of blacksmith Richard Williams, Jr. In 1778, he enlisted for the first of what would be many times in the armed...

  • texas
  • revolutionary war

Stephen Williams, Sr.

Born in North Carolina 1764. Fought at Camden, Brier Creek and Eutaw Springs in the Revolutionary War and the capture of San Antonio, 1835 in the Texas Revolution. Erected by the State of Texas 1936

Born in North Carolina 1764. Fought at Camden, Brier Creek and Eutaw Springs in the Revolutionary War and the capture of San Antonio, 1835 in the Texas Revolution. Erected by the State of Texas 1936

  • texas
  • revolutionary war

Site of the Coushatta Indian Village

In the early 1800s members of the Coushatta Indian tribe, led by their chief, Red Shoes, settled in and around the present town of Merryville, where Indian mounds shards and arrow heads have been...

In the early 1800s members of the Coushatta Indian tribe, led by their chief, Red Shoes, settled in and around the present town of Merryville, where Indian mounds shards and arrow heads have...

  • louisiana
  • native americans

Newton County

Newton CountyFormed from Jasper County Created April 22, 1846Organized July 13, 1846Named in honor of Sergeant John Newton1752-1807Hero of the American RevolutionCounty seat, Newton,...

Newton CountyFormed from Jasper County Created April 22, 1846Organized July 13, 1846Named in honor of Sergeant John Newton1752-1807Hero of the American RevolutionCounty seat,...

  • texas
  • county

Formerly W.H. Ford Male & Female College (1889-1906)

Named for Secretary of the Southwest College Company. President Joseph Syler and his wife were the teachers.   High-school level, as were many early Texas "colleges"; founded for the public good,...

Named for Secretary of the Southwest College Company. President Joseph Syler and his wife were the teachers.   High-school level, as were many early Texas "colleges"; founded for the public good,...

  • texas
  • education

John F. Shelley

    George Washington Farewell Address SF City Hall

      Gettysburg Address, SF City Hall

        George Christopher

          Charlotte Mailliard Shultz Staircase

            Harvey Bernard Milk

              Aegis The Phelan Building

                Swallow Printing Company 1907 - 1989

                  Church Alley

                  Frédéric Henri Duperier originally donated Church Alley to the City of New lberia. The Duperier family lived across the Bayou Teche in the mansion that was to become Mt. Carmel Academy. In 1837,...

                  Frédéric Henri Duperier originally donated Church Alley to the City of New lberia. The Duperier family lived across the Bayou Teche in the mansion that was to become Mt. Carmel Academy. In...

                  • louisiana
                  • church

                  Louisiana's First Black Female Physician

                  Louisiana's First Black Female Physician Dr. Emma Wakefield~Paillet (November 21,1868-August 26, 1946)In 1897, Dr. Emma Wakefield became the first Black woman to earn a medical degree in Louisiana....

                  Louisiana's First Black Female Physician Dr. Emma Wakefield~Paillet (November 21,1868-August 26, 1946)In 1897, Dr. Emma Wakefield became the first Black woman to earn a medical degree in...

                  • louisiana
                  • african american

                  Pont Breaux, Louisiane

                  Named for the  Firmin Breaux Family Settled by Acadians ca. 1766, Founded 1829, Incorporated 1859.  

                  Named for the  Firmin Breaux Family Settled by Acadians ca. 1766, Founded 1829, Incorporated 1859.

                  • louisiana

                  The Pellerin-Chauffe House 1896

                  This Queen Anne Revival cottage was built in 1896 by Edmond Pellerin. The carpenter, Emile Bergeron, built the entire house of local cypress and the house remains the finest example of rural farm...

                  This Queen Anne Revival cottage was built in 1896 by Edmond Pellerin. The carpenter, Emile Bergeron, built the entire house of local cypress and the house remains the finest example of rural...

                  • louisiana

                  The Valery Thibodeaux House CA. 1853

                  This beautiful Acadian home and grounds was the site chosen by Maj. A. Gallway, 173rd N.Y. Volunteers for the encampment of his Union Troops, April 21, 1863. This house has been continuously...

                  This beautiful Acadian home and grounds was the site chosen by Maj. A. Gallway, 173rd N.Y. Volunteers for the encampment of his Union Troops, April 21, 1863. This house has been...

                  • louisiana