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Site Familial des Bourgeois

Parmi les premiers Acadiens exilés en Louisiane arrivèrent ici en 1765 onze familles Bourgeois. Site de terrains accordés en 1803 à la Veuve Jean Bourgeois et fils dont des descendants y vivent encore.

Parmi les premiers Acadiens exilés en Louisiane arrivèrent ici en 1765 onze familles Bourgeois. Site de terrains accordés en 1803 à la Veuve Jean Bourgeois et fils dont des descendants y vivent encore.

  • louisiana

Bourgeois Homeplace

Among the first Acadian exiles to Louisiana, eleven Bourgeois families settled this area in 1765. Site of lands granted 1803 to Widow Jean Bourgeois and sons. Bourgeois descendants still live on-site.

Among the first Acadian exiles to Louisiana, eleven Bourgeois families settled this area in 1765. Site of lands granted 1803 to Widow Jean Bourgeois and sons. Bourgeois descendants still live on-site.

  • louisiana

Leopoldo The Second slept here

Plaque reads: Le A.A. L.L.  I.I. E  R.R. L' Arciduca  Gran Duca Leopoldo secondo ed Il di lui figlio Arciduca Ferdinando Principe ereditario della Toscana  onorarono dinloro R. presenza la sera ...

Plaque reads: Le A.A. L.L.  I.I. E  R.R. L' Arciduca  Gran Duca Leopoldo secondo ed Il di lui figlio Arciduca Ferdinando Principe ereditario della Toscana  onorarono dinloro R. presenza la sera ...

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Livermore Town Hall Jail and Firehouse

LIVERMORE TOWN HALL JAIL AND FIREHOUSE BUILT 1875, THIS BUILDING WAS FIRST A HOTEL THEN THE LIVERMORE VALLEY BANK. IT WAS THE LIVERMORE TOWN HALL FROM 1905 TO 1957. THE JAIL WAS IN THE REAR, AND...

LIVERMORE TOWN HALL JAIL AND FIREHOUSE BUILT 1875, THIS BUILDING WAS FIRST A HOTEL THEN THE LIVERMORE VALLEY BANK. IT WAS THE LIVERMORE TOWN HALL FROM 1905 TO 1957. THE JAIL WAS IN THE REAR, AND...

  • livermore
  • light bulb
  • ecv
  • jail
  • firehouse
  • 1875

Cathedral-Carmel School

Established in 1846. A combination of Mount Carmel Academy and Cathedral School. Operated by The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist Parish in the Diocese of Lafayette. Affiliated with the...

Established in 1846. A combination of Mount Carmel Academy and Cathedral School. Operated by The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist Parish in the Diocese of Lafayette. Affiliated with the...

    Battle of Georgia Landing

    October 27, 1862 First major battle fought along Bayou Lafourche during the War Between the States. Marching from Donaldsonville Union forces under General Weitzel (8th NH, 12th & 13th CT)...

    October 27, 1862 First major battle fought along Bayou Lafourche during the War Between the States. Marching from Donaldsonville Union forces under General Weitzel (8th NH, 12th & 13th CT)...

    • louisiana
    • u.s. civil war

    Israel Baptist School (1872-1942)

    In 1872, Reverend Osborne Dickerson and the First Israel B. C. congregation organized the Baptist Church School on this site to provide formal education for African American children. In 1877,...

    In 1872, Reverend Osborne Dickerson and the First Israel B. C. congregation organized the Baptist Church School on this site to provide formal education for African American children. In...

    • louisiana
    • african americans
    • education

    St. Mary's Chapel

    Built in 1875 by the Marist Fathers. Reestablished from original St. Marie du Fleuve located on White Hall Plantation. Statues transferred from rectory at Ancient Domain Plantation during...

    Built in 1875 by the Marist Fathers. Reestablished from original St. Marie du Fleuve located on White Hall Plantation. Statues transferred from rectory at Ancient Domain Plantation during...

      Manuel Garcia Adobe

      MANUEL GARCIA ADOBE  Built in the 1840's by Manuel Garcia, a Portuguese merchant, this is the only surviving Monterey style adobe in Orange County. Owned by the Oyharzabal family since 1880,...

      MANUEL GARCIA ADOBE  Built in the 1840's by Manuel Garcia, a Portuguese merchant, this is the only surviving Monterey style adobe in Orange County. Owned by the Oyharzabal family since...

        C.C. Bryant

        Elected president of the Pike County branch of the NAACP in 1954, Curtis Conway Bryant (1917-2001) played a major role in early civil rights activism of southwest Mississippi. He campaigned to...

        Elected president of the Pike County branch of the NAACP in 1954, Curtis Conway Bryant (1917-2001) played a major role in early civil rights activism of southwest Mississippi. He campaigned to...

        • mississippi
        • civil rights
        • african american

        Plaisance School

        Plaisance School was built in 1921 at a total cost of $4,500.00. Funds for construction were donated by Julius Rosenwald Fund - $1,200.00; the Plaisance black community - $3,100.00; and the St....

        Plaisance School was built in 1921 at a total cost of $4,500.00. Funds for construction were donated by Julius Rosenwald Fund - $1,200.00; the Plaisance black community - $3,100.00; and the...

        • african american
        • education

        McComb

        Chartered 1872. Named for Col. H.S. McComb, I.C. Ry. president who established shops here. J.J.White Lumber Co. set-up 1893. McComb Female Inst., est. 1894, now Belhaven College.

        Chartered 1872. Named for Col. H.S. McComb, I.C. Ry. president who established shops here. J.J.White Lumber Co. set-up 1893. McComb Female Inst., est. 1894, now Belhaven College.

        • mississippi

        Libuse Czech Colony

        In 1908, the Bohemian Colonization Club was begun by J. Rosicky, publisher & editor of the Hospodář, to establish family centered Czech colonies. In 1912, Wesly Wosterchil, Frank Zumpfe, and J....

        In 1908, the Bohemian Colonization Club was begun by J. Rosicky, publisher & editor of the Hospodář, to establish family centered Czech colonies. In 1912, Wesly Wosterchil, Frank Zumpfe, and J....

        • louisiana
        • czech

        Presentation Academy

        Site of first Catholic school in Avoyelles Parish - 1855. Founded by Daughters of the Cross of Treguier, France, under Mother Mary Hyacinth Le Conniat on request of Bishop Martin. Battle of...

        Site of first Catholic school in Avoyelles Parish - 1855. Founded by Daughters of the Cross of Treguier, France, under Mother Mary Hyacinth Le Conniat on request of Bishop Martin. Battle...

        • louisiana
        • education

        Louisiana College

        The roots of Louisiana College extend to schools at Mount Lebanon (Bienville Parish) and Keachie (DeSoto Parish), founded in the 1850's by north Louisiana Baptists. By the end of the nineteenth...

        The roots of Louisiana College extend to schools at Mount Lebanon (Bienville Parish) and Keachie (DeSoto Parish), founded in the 1850's by north Louisiana Baptists. By the end of the...

        • louisiana
        • education

        Seven Brothers Oak

        On April 4, 1809, Louisiana cotton planter Jean Henri Lastrapes became the proud father of a new baby boy. Because this was his seventh son, he immediately sent workers out to gather seven small...

        On April 4, 1809, Louisiana cotton planter Jean Henri Lastrapes became the proud father of a new baby boy. Because this was his seventh son, he immediately sent workers out to gather seven...

          Our Lady of the Rosary Rectory

          About 1834, Évariste Blanc had this Greek Revival mansion built on his Bayou St. John estate. His widow, Marie Fannie Labatut Blanc, planned to give the property to the Archdiocese of New Orleans...

          About 1834, Évariste Blanc had this Greek Revival mansion built on his Bayou St. John estate. His widow, Marie Fannie Labatut Blanc, planned to give the property to the Archdiocese of New Orleans...

            Saint Augustine Church

            In 1841, this parish was established for the inhabitants of Faubourg Tremé. The joint beneficence of Bishop Antoine Blanc and the Ursuline nuns made possible acquisition of property and erection...

            In 1841, this parish was established for the inhabitants of Faubourg Tremé. The joint beneficence of Bishop Antoine Blanc and the Ursuline nuns made possible acquisition of property and erection...

              Chinese Temple

              Chinese Temple Dedicated in the spring of 1863, this building served as a temple of worship for 10,000 Chinese then living here. Funds for its erection and furnishings were provided by the emperor...

              Chinese Temple Dedicated in the spring of 1863, this building served as a temple of worship for 10,000 Chinese then living here. Funds for its erection and furnishings were provided by the emperor...

              • chinese
              • caifornia
              • oroville
              • butte county

              Publius Rutilius Rufus Pray

              Born in Maine, 1793, Hancock Co. judge. Served in Miss. House of Representatives, 1827 - 29. Pres. of St. Const. Conven., 1832. Elected judge of High Court of Errors and Appeals, 1837. Died 1840.

              Born in Maine, 1793, Hancock Co. judge. Served in Miss. House of Representatives, 1827 - 29. Pres. of St. Const. Conven., 1832. Elected judge of High Court of Errors and Appeals, 1837. Died 1840.