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Santa Fe Depot

SANTA FE DEPOT The Santa Fe, completed in 1887. was the only railway into Oklahoma Territory and the only direct connection with the "outside" world during the hectic days of 1889. The first depot...

SANTA FE DEPOT The Santa Fe, completed in 1887. was the only railway into Oklahoma Territory and the only direct connection with the "outside" world during the hectic days of 1889. The first depot...

    Clayton Museum Educational Garden

      Farming & Ranching in Clayton

      FARMING & RANCHING IN CLAYTON PIONEERS, MINERS & COWBOYS ALONG WITH RANCHING AND FARMING HAVE ALL BEEN IMPORTANT PARTS OF CLAYTON'S HISTORY. FOUNDED BY JOEL CLAYTON IN 1857, HE LAID OUT THE...

      FARMING & RANCHING IN CLAYTON PIONEERS, MINERS & COWBOYS ALONG WITH RANCHING AND FARMING HAVE ALL BEEN IMPORTANT PARTS OF CLAYTON'S HISTORY. FOUNDED BY JOEL CLAYTON IN 1857, HE LAID OUT THE...

      • ecv

      HOLYWELL PRIORY

      LONDON BOURUGH OF HACKNEY This area formed part of HOLYWELL PRIORY Founded 1152/8, dissolved 1539 Named after a holy well. Bounded by Curtain Road, Holywell Lane, Bateman Row & Shoreditch High...

      LONDON BOURUGH OF HACKNEY This area formed part of HOLYWELL PRIORY Founded 1152/8, dissolved 1539 Named after a holy well. Bounded by Curtain Road, Holywell Lane, Bateman Row & Shoreditch...

        Scott Moller Campbell

        • peaches
        • pooh bear
        • butterfly

        Jennifer Ann Moore

          Eva Marie Strock

            Addie Herbert

              Molly Lynne Corlett

                Novato Pioneer Memorial Cemetery

                  Novato Cemetery

                    Rhythm Club Fire Memorial

                    This tablet was erected in memory of those who lost their lives in theRhythm Club FireApril 23, 1940Inez Adams• St. Elmo Adams• Marjorie Alexander• Susie Alexander• Juanita Avery• Bessie Lee Mont....

                    This tablet was erected in memory of those who lost their lives in theRhythm Club FireApril 23, 1940Inez Adams• St. Elmo Adams• Marjorie Alexander• Susie Alexander• Juanita Avery• Bessie Lee Mont....

                    • mississippi
                    • natchez
                    • disaster

                    Pvt. Joe Fluker C.S.A. Died Here

                    In 1864, where the main road once entered town, the 17yr. old Confederate soldier was killed by pursuing Yankee cavalry as he carried a secret dispatch. While attempting. to gallop across broken...

                    In 1864, where the main road once entered town, the 17yr. old Confederate soldier was killed by pursuing Yankee cavalry as he carried a secret dispatch. While attempting. to gallop across broken...

                    • louisiana
                    • civil war

                    Petrified Log State Rock of Mississippi

                    Made up of siliceous minerals, the 11-million-year-old southern miss petrified log was found intact rather than in fragments. According to Dr. Bobby Irby, then chairperson of the USM Science...

                    Made up of siliceous minerals, the 11-million- year-old southern miss petrified log was found intact rather than in fragments. According to Dr. Bobby Irby, then chairperson of the USM...

                    • mississippi
                    • usm
                    • university o...

                    A Remarkable Woman and a Legacy Beyond Compare

                    "When I leave this world, I can't carry nothing away from here. Whatever I have, it's going to be left right here for somebody. Some child can get their education, to help them along, because you...

                    "When I leave this world, I can't carry nothing away from here. Whatever I have, it's going to be left right here for somebody. Some child can get their education, to help them along, because...

                    • mississippi
                    • scholarship
                    • university o...
                    • usm

                    The Birthplace of CSPIRE

                    In 1959, Wade H. Creekmore, Sr. founded severalrural telephone companies in Mississippi, includingDelta Telephone in Louise and the Franklin TelephoneCompany in Meadville. From these rural...

                    In 1959, Wade H. Creekmore, Sr. founded severalrural telephone companies in Mississippi, includingDelta Telephone in Louise and the Franklin TelephoneCompany in Meadville. From these rural...

                    • mississippi
                    • wireless
                    • technology
                    • telephone

                    Robert "Bob" Hicks House

                    The Robert "Bob" Hicks House served as a base of operations for the Bogalusa Civil Rights Movement. It was a safe place for civil rights workers and an emergency medical triage station. The...

                    The Robert "Bob" Hicks House served as a base of operations for the Bogalusa Civil Rights Movement. It was a safe place for civil rights workers and an emergency medical triage station. The...

                    • louisiana
                    • civil rights

                    Jonathan Gold

                    PLACED BY ADMIRERS OF JONATHAN GOLD July 28, 1960 - July 21, 2018"The huge number of multiple cultures that live in this city... and the fault lines between them are where you find the most...

                    PLACED BY ADMIRERS OF JONATHAN GOLD July 28, 1960 - July 21, 2018"The huge number of multiple cultures that live in this city... and the fault lines between them are where you find the...

                      St. Vibiana's Cathedral

                      ST VIBIANA'S CATHEDRAL1876DECLAREDHISTORIC CULTURAL MONUMENT NO.17BY THECULTURAL HERITAGE BOARDMUNICIPAL ART DEPARTMENTCITY OF LOS ANGELESSubmitted by: Alex K.

                      ST VIBIANA'S CATHEDRAL1876DECLAREDHISTORIC CULTURAL MONUMENT NO.17BY THECULTURAL HERITAGE BOARDMUNICIPAL ART DEPARTMENTCITY OF LOS ANGELESSubmitted by: Alex K.

                        J. Humbert Baer