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Herbert Stovall

IN MEMORY LIEUTENANT HERBERT B. STOVALL FOR TWENTY TWO YEARS OF DEVOTED SERVICE AND GIVNG HIS LIFE IN THE LINE OF DUTY AUGUST 16, 1995

IN MEMORY LIEUTENANT HERBERT B. STOVALL FOR TWENTY TWO YEARS OF DEVOTED SERVICE AND GIVNG HIS LIFE IN THE LINE OF DUTY AUGUST 16, 1995

    Auburn Started

    AUBURN STARTED WHEN CLAUDE CHANA FOUND GOLD NEAR HERE MAY 16. 1848 PLACER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

    AUBURN STARTED WHEN CLAUDE CHANA FOUND GOLD NEAR HERE MAY 16. 1848 PLACER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

      Claude Chana

      CLAUDE CHANA ADVENTURER AND FIRST FRUIT RANCHER IN PLACER COUNTY. IN 1848 HE FOUND GOLD IN THE AUBURN RAVINE, WHICH LED TO THE SETTLEMENT OF A MIN- ING CAMP THAT LATER BECAME AUBURN

      CLAUDE CHANA ADVENTURER AND FIRST FRUIT RANCHER IN PLACER COUNTY. IN 1848 HE FOUND GOLD IN THE AUBURN RAVINE, WHICH LED TO THE SETTLEMENT OF A MIN- ING CAMP THAT LATER BECAME AUBURN

      • gold
      • ecv
      • gold rush

      Historic Denham Springs

        This small “pocket” park was renovated by the Denham Springs Main Street organization and community partners. Members of the Denham Springs Fine Arts Association painted the mural using...

        This small “pocket” park was renovated by the Denham Springs Main Street organization and community partners. Members of the Denham Springs Fine Arts Association painted the mural...

      • louisiana
      • livingston parish

      Why was Fort Buhlow Built?

        Why was Fort Buhlow built? Fort Buhlow was built in response to rumors that the Union Army was going to attack the Red River in the spring of 1865. General Edmund Kirby Smith, commander of the...

        Why was Fort Buhlow built? Fort Buhlow was built in response to rumors that the Union Army was going to attack the Red River in the spring of 1865. General Edmund Kirby Smith, commander of...

      • louisiana
      • civil war
      • fortification

      California Stamp Mill

        Bob and Dorothy Laben

          Vernon Lust

            Russian Column

            Representing several elements of Russian architecture, including a transition from square to round with heavier elements at the bottom to lighter and more ornate above, and with the famous onion...

            Representing several elements of Russian architecture, including a transition from square to round with heavier elements at the bottom to lighter and more ornate above, and with the famous onion...

            • louisiana
            • new orleans
            • architecture

            Albany World War Veterans 1926

              Persian Column

              The unicorn has been used by many cultures and religions to express special qualities of strength and free spirit. Drinking from its horn was believed to cure a variety of diseases.

              The unicorn has been used by many cultures and religions to express special qualities of strength and free spirit. Drinking from its horn was believed to cure a variety of diseases.

              • louisiana
              • new orleans
              • architecture

              South Asian Column

              Designed to capture the essential flavor of Buddhist cultures, the curving metal swinging away from the column represents the cobra, a symbol of the importance of change and taking control of...

              Designed to capture the essential flavor of Buddhist cultures, the curving metal swinging away from the column represents the cobra, a symbol of the importance of change and taking control...

              • louisiana
              • new orleans
              • architecture

              Arabic Column

              Designed in the form of a minaret, this is a symbol of gathering people, ideas, and resources to carry out the act of healing.

              Designed in the form of a minaret, this is a symbol of gathering people, ideas, and resources to carry out the act of healing.

              • louisiana
              • new orleans
              • architecture

              Berkeley Rose Garden

                Brick Column

                This column expresses the dynamic quality of twisting motion and refers to the abundant use of brick in New Orleans. It points out that even the most dormant aspects of being can be transformed...

                This column expresses the dynamic quality of twisting motion and refers to the abundant use of brick in New Orleans. It points out that even the most dormant aspects of being can be...

                • louisiana
                • new orleans
                • architecture

                North American Column

                The totem pole, carved by Phillipe Klinefelter of Austin, TX, from a 1,000-year-old cedar log, expresses the belief that humans are an integral part of the web of nature, and depicts the strong...

                The totem pole, carved by Phillipe Klinefelter of Austin, TX, from a 1,000-year-old cedar log, expresses the belief that humans are an integral part of the web of nature, and depicts the...

                • louisiana
                • new orleans
                • native american

                Pre-Columbian Column

                Mythology and astrology are closely interwoven into the elements of this column signifying that rebirth is a fundamental idea behind any complete healing, requiting total psychological transformation.

                Mythology and astrology are closely interwoven into the elements of this column signifying that rebirth is a fundamental idea behind any complete healing, requiting total psychological transformation.

                • louisiana
                • new orleans
                • architecture

                Modern Column

                This column's vertical motion symbolizes hope, belief, and optimism. Healing takes place only if we truly believe it is possible. It also stresses the tremendous advances made in medical...

                This column's vertical motion symbolizes hope, belief, and optimism. Healing takes place only if we truly believe it is possible. It also stresses the tremendous advances made in medical...

                • louisiana
                • new orleans
                • architecture

                Saint Alban's Chapel and The Davis Sessums Memorial University Center

                Erected to the Glory of God, A.D. 1929.  By the Diocese of Louisiana of the Episcopal Church to serve the faculty and students of Louisiana State University. A testimony to the vision of the...

                Erected to the Glory of God, A.D. 1929.  By the Diocese of Louisiana of the Episcopal Church to serve the faculty and students of Louisiana State University. A testimony to the vision of...

                • louisiana
                • chapel
                • episcopal

                Doric Column

                The oldest of the Greek columns, the Doric ha fluted segments of stone stacked with no base. It is the symbol of strngth and simplicity, the two principal qualities of winners.

                The oldest of the Greek columns, the Doric ha fluted segments of stone stacked with no base. It is the symbol of strngth and simplicity, the two principal qualities of winners.

                • louisiana
                • new orleans.
                • architecture