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Sidney A. Murray, Jr., Hydroelectric Station 1990

In 1990, construction of the largest prefabricated power plant in the world, the Sidney A. Murray, Jr., Hydroelectric Station, was completed 40 miles south of Vidalia. It was the vision of Mayor...

In 1990, construction of the largest prefabricated power plant in the world, the Sidney A. Murray, Jr., Hydroelectric Station, was completed 40 miles south of Vidalia. It was the vision of...

  • louisiana
  • hydroelectric
  • power
  • electricity

We Lived & Died Here

"Let's teach (our children) that even in a life Such as this, our hearts do not despair, that, although wwe left behind many material things, we did not leave our courage, our fortitude, and our...

"Let's teach (our children) that even in a life Such as this, our hearts do not despair, that, although wwe left behind many material things, we did not leave our courage, our fortitude, and...

  • arkansas. wo...
  • japanese-american
  • concentration camps

Arkansas State Flag History

In 1912, Secretary of State Earle Hodges (1911-1917) and the Pine Bluff chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution sponsored a competition to produce a design for Arkansas’s first state...

In 1912, Secretary of State Earle Hodges (1911-1917) and the Pine Bluff chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution sponsored a competition to produce a design for Arkansas’s first state...

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  • flag
  • dar

Matt Biondi Olympiad XXIV Town of Moraga

    Arthur Amos

      Marjorie Amos

        Crossroads Mini Park

          Crossroads Mini Park

            Ann's Fountain

              Orinda Post Office

                From These Classrooms

                DA QUESTE AULE NUMERATI RINCHIUSI IN VAGONI BESTIAME CENTINAIA DI DETENUTI POLITICI PARTIRONO PER LA GERMANIA NEL MARZO 1944 CONSEGNATI ALLA BARBARIE NAZISTA AVVIATI AL MARTIRIO AUSCHWITZ...

                DA QUESTE AULE NUMERATI RINCHIUSI IN VAGONI BESTIAME CENTINAIA DI DETENUTI POLITICI PARTIRONO PER LA GERMANIA NEL MARZO 1944 CONSEGNATI ALLA BARBARIE NAZISTA AVVIATI AL MARTIRIO...

                  The Scars On This Stone

                  THE SCARS ON THIS STONE WERE CAUSED IN THE GERMAN AIR RAIDS OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR. DESPITE SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE BUILDING. THE BELFAST TELEGRAPH WAS PUBLISHED WITHOUT INTERRUPTION Submitted by @jucopel

                  THE SCARS ON THIS STONE WERE CAUSED IN THE GERMAN AIR RAIDS OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR. DESPITE SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE BUILDING. THE BELFAST TELEGRAPH WAS PUBLISHED WITHOUT INTERRUPTION Submitted by @jucopel

                    First Methodist Church of Port Neches

                    Before 1881 Methodists in Port Neches, then known as Grigsby's Bluff, were served by occasional circuit Riders who preached in private homes. On Sept. 6, 1881, the Rev. W. H. Crawford conducted a...

                    Before 1881 Methodists in Port Neches, then known as Grigsby's Bluff, were served by occasional circuit Riders who preached in private homes. On Sept. 6, 1881, the Rev. W. H. Crawford conducted...

                    • texas
                    • church
                    • religion

                    First Baptist Church of Port Neches

                    This Baptist church, the first in Port Neches, organized in October of 1910. Twelve charter members held Baptist services in a one-room schoolhouse. These church founders were Mr. & Mrs. John...

                    This Baptist church, the first in Port Neches, organized in October of 1910. Twelve charter members held Baptist services in a one-room schoolhouse. These church founders were Mr. & Mrs. John...

                    • texas
                    • church
                    • religion

                    Southeast Texas Regional Airport

                    Originally named Jefferson County Airport, this facility has served area residents since the World War II era. Jefferson County commissioners purchased land to build the airport in 1841, and its...

                    Originally named Jefferson County Airport, this facility has served area residents since the World War II era. Jefferson County commissioners purchased land to build the airport in 1841, and its...

                    • texas
                    • airport
                    • wwii
                    • commerce