Established in 1896 by Rev. Joseph Lewis Bryant, a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives (1908-1912). Bryant also served as the cogregation's first pastor. The first sanctuary was...
1)The Huey P. Long Bridge (U.S.190), completed in 1940, allowed both rail and automobile traffic to cross the Mississippi River at Baton Rouge. Approximately 17,000 vehicles use the bridge daily....
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EUREKA DYE COMPANY 1915 COMMERCIAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTED FOR OWNERS CHARLES DOUGLAS MEYERS (1868-1926), MANAGER OF EU- REKA DYE WORKS; AND SISTER, CAROLINE KELLOCH MEYERS (1866-1956). IN 1922,...
This athletic field was created through a cooperative project between the City of Beverly, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts PARC grant program, and the generous contributions of private donors. 2012
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DENNY CREEK HERE JOHN C. FREMONT CAMPED ON HIS JOURNEY OF EXPLORATION IN MAY OF 1846 WAS ATTACKED BY INDIANS AND LOST THREE MEN FOR ONE OF WHOM HE NAMED THE STREAM Submitted by @pdxhistorian
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A moment of silence at March 27, 7:06pm Amsterdam to salute those who in the risked their lives or died to prevent centralized data and identity records from being used against those who...
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FIRST STEAM FOG HORN In 1854, Robert Foulis of St. John, N.B., first advocated the use of a steam horn or whistle to give warning to vessels in foggy weather. An apparatus devised by him...
Story of how this plaque was added
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IN MEMORY OF COLONEL JOHN B. O'DOWD COMMANDER, NEW YORK DISTRICT U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (2001-2004) WHOSE VISION AND LEADERSHIP WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN RESTORING THIS TIDAL MARSH...
The Excavation of the Stadt Huys Block Governor Lovelace's Tavern The Stadt Huys An Eighteenth Century Well Submitted by @lampbane
IN THE SUMMER OF 1774 THE REVEREND NEVIL MASKELYNE FRS, ASTRONOMER ROYAL, SET UP OBSERVATORIES ON EITHER SIDE OF SCHIEHALLION TO MEASURE BY HOW MUCH PLUMBLINES WOULD BE PULLED OUT OF THE VERTICAL...
9-11-01 IN DEDICATION TO OUR FIRE DEPARTMENTS FALLEN HEROS - AND - THOSE WHO HAVE SAVED SO MANY LIVES GOD BLESS YOU ALL Submitted by @lampbane