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Back Bay/South End Station

    Ruins of St. Paul's

    VIRGINI MAGNÆ MATRI CIVITAS MACAENSIS LIBENS POSVIT·AN·1602 "To the great virgin mother, dedicated with great joy by the city of Macao. Year 1602"

    VIRGINI MAGNÆ MATRI CIVITAS MACAENSIS LIBENS POSVIT·AN·1602 "To the great virgin mother, dedicated with great joy by the city of Macao. Year 1602"

      Francis Benjamin Johnston House

      This Greek Revival house was erected for Mme. Julie Duralde, widow of John Clay, Henry Clay’s brother who purchased the property in 1835 and owned it until her death in 1861.From 1940 until 1952...

      This Greek Revival house was erected for Mme. Julie Duralde, widow of John Clay, Henry Clay’s brother who purchased the property in 1835 and owned it until her death in 1861.From 1940 until 1952...

      • louisiana
      • new orleans
      • art

      Thomas Hinds

      Home 4 mi. W. His cavalry "pride" of one army & "admiration" of other at N. Orleans, 1815. Militia head, 1815-19; comr. in negotiating Choctaw cession, 1820 & selecting site of capital at Jackson,...

      Home 4 mi. W. His cavalry "pride" of one army & "admiration" of other at N. Orleans, 1815. Militia head, 1815-19; comr. in negotiating Choctaw cession, 1820 & selecting site of capital at Jackson,...

      • mississippi

      Salem Academy

      Salem Academy Bardstown’s first school, 1788, formed by Va. act. James Priestley, noted educator, in charge. One class of Kentuckians later noted in life consisted of John Rowan, Judge and US...

      Salem Academy Bardstown’s first school, 1788, formed by Va. act. James Priestley, noted educator, in charge. One class of Kentuckians later noted in life consisted of John Rowan, Judge and US...

        Kresge Korner

        Woodward Avenue Cultural Heritage Tour Kresge Korner   Sebastian S. Kresge established the S.S. Kresge Company on Woodward Avenue in 1899.  Ten years later he moved his store to the corner of...

        Woodward Avenue Cultural Heritage Tour Kresge Korner   Sebastian S. Kresge established the S.S. Kresge Company on Woodward Avenue in 1899.  Ten years later he moved his store to the corner...

          Washington

          Territorial capital 1802-17. Statehood constitutional convention held here in 1817. Legislature met here until 1820. During its great days, it was known as the "Versailles" of the territory.

          Territorial capital 1802-17. Statehood constitutional convention held here in 1817. Legislature met here until 1820. During its great days, it was known as the "Versailles" of the territory.

          • mississippi

          Salem Church - Cole's Creek

          S. 4 mi. First Baptist church in Miss. Set up, 1791, in home of Margaret Stampley, with Richard Curtis, of S.C., as pastor. Here, 1806, first Miss. Baptist Assn. formed.

          S. 4 mi. First Baptist church in Miss. Set up, 1791, in home of Margaret Stampley, with Richard Curtis, of S.C., as pastor. Here, 1806, first Miss. Baptist Assn. formed.

          • mississippi
          • church

          Andrew Jackson at Washington

          Here, on April 22, 1815, over 200 citizens of the Old Natchez District entertained General Andrew Jackson on his return from the victory over the British at the Battle of New Orleans, January 8, 1815.

          Here, on April 22, 1815, over 200 citizens of the Old Natchez District entertained General Andrew Jackson on his return from the victory over the British at the Battle of New Orleans, January 8, 1815.

          • mississippi
          • war of 1812

          Dr. John W. Monette

          Scientist-historian (1803-51). Lived ¼ mi. S.E. Research on yellow fever brought first quarantine in Old S.W. at Natchez, 1844. Author of scholarly book on the discovery and settlement of...

          Scientist-historian (1803-51). Lived ¼ mi. S.E. Research on yellow fever brought first quarantine in Old S.W. at Natchez, 1844. Author of scholarly book on the discovery and settlement...

          • mississippi
          • science

          Rose Hill Missionary Baptist Church

          Rose Hill is the oldest black baptist congregation in the state, with origins dating to 1837. This 1908 building replaces the first wooden church and contains a 1912 Moller pipe organ. Randle...

          Rose Hill is the oldest black baptist congregation in the state, with origins dating to 1837. This 1908 building replaces the first wooden church and contains a 1912 Moller pipe organ. Randle...

          • mississippi
          • african american
          • church

          "Soldiers Retreat"

          "Soldiers Retreat," located here, was the home of Ferdinand Leigh and Magdaline Claiborne. F.L. Claiborne (1772-1815) moved to the Mississippi Territory from Virginia in 1807 and served as Brig....

          "Soldiers Retreat," located here, was the home of Ferdinand Leigh and Magdaline Claiborne. F.L. Claiborne (1772-1815) moved to the Mississippi Territory from Virginia in 1807 and served as Brig....

          • mississippi

          Jefferson Military College

          N. 200 yd. Founded 1802. Mississippi's oldest school. Received the first charter to be conferred for any purpose by legislature of Mississippi Territory.

          N. 200 yd. Founded 1802. Mississippi's oldest school. Received the first charter to be conferred for any purpose by legislature of Mississippi Territory.

          • mississippi
          • education

          The First Presbyterian Church

            Congregation organized in 1817. The Sanctuary was built in 1828-29 and enlarged in 1851. The Romanesque Revival rear addition was built in 1900 in honor of Joseph Stratton, Pastor, 1843-1903....

            Congregation organized in 1817. The Sanctuary was built in 1828-29 and enlarged in 1851. The Romanesque Revival rear addition was built in 1900 in honor of Joseph Stratton, Pastor,...

          • mississippi
          • church

          Wharlest Jackson, Sr. - 1937-1967

          Wharlest Jackson was a Natchez Civil Rights activist who lost his struggle for racial equality on February 27, 1967. The explosion of a bomb implanted under his truck took his life. Members of the...

          Wharlest Jackson was a Natchez Civil Rights activist who lost his struggle for racial equality on February 27, 1967. The explosion of a bomb implanted under his truck took his life. Members of the...

          • mississippi
          • civil rights
          • african american

          St. Catherine Creek Italian Colony

          On January 21, 1905, a number of families from struggling farming communities near Bologna, Italy, left Genoa bound for New York aboard the S.S. Montevideo. Many of these families ventured south,...

          On January 21, 1905, a number of families from struggling farming communities near Bologna, Italy, left Genoa bound for New York aboard the S.S. Montevideo. Many of these families ventured south,...

          • mississippi
          • immigrants

          Shot Clock

          The 24-second "Shot Clock"  1954 Syracuse, New York  This clock honors the rule that changed basketball and saved the  National Basketball Association. The 24-second shot dock, which put  an end...

          The 24-second "Shot Clock"  1954 Syracuse, New York  This clock honors the rule that changed basketball and saved the  National Basketball Association. The 24-second shot dock, which put  an end...

            The Pina Colada

            LA CASA DONDE NACIO  LA PINA COLADA EN EL ANO 1963 POR DON RAMON PORTAS MINGOT  THE HOUSE WHERE  IN 1963  THE PINA COLADA  WAS CREATED  BY DON RAMON  PORTAS MINGOT    Submitted by @enf

            LA CASA DONDE NACIO  LA PINA COLADA EN EL ANO 1963 POR DON RAMON PORTAS MINGOT  THE HOUSE WHERE  IN 1963  THE PINA COLADA  WAS CREATED  BY DON RAMON  PORTAS MINGOT    Submitted by @enf

              BATTERY B

              BATTERY BFIRST N.Y. LIGHT ARTILLERY DRILLEDNEAR THIS POINT UNDER THEIRORGANIZER, CAPT. RUFUS D. PETTIT,IN THE SUMMER OF 1861.STATE EDUCATIONDEPARTMENT 1939

              BATTERY BFIRST N.Y. LIGHT ARTILLERY DRILLEDNEAR THIS POINT UNDER THEIRORGANIZER, CAPT. RUFUS D. PETTIT,IN THE SUMMER OF 1861.STATE EDUCATIONDEPARTMENT 1939

                Mazzuca Building

                MAZZUCA BUILDING Agostino Mazzuca and his son Gabriel (Bill) opened a variety store on York Street in 1924. Bill moved the business into a new building at the same location in 1959. From late...

                MAZZUCA BUILDING Agostino Mazzuca and his son Gabriel (Bill) opened a variety store on York Street in 1924. Bill moved the business into a new building at the same location in 1959. From...