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The Domestic Slave Trade

 Beginning in the seventeenth century, millions of African people were kidnapped, sold into slavery, and shipped to the Americas as part of the Transatlantic Slave Trade. in 1808, the United...

 Beginning in the seventeenth century, millions of African people were kidnapped, sold into slavery, and shipped to the Americas as part of the Transatlantic Slave Trade. in 1808, the...

  • montgomery
  • slavery
  • slave traders
  • eji
  • mississippi
  • alabama

Neshoba County Fairgrounds

NESHOBA COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS  5 mi. S.W., an institution famed since 1890 for its exhibits of farm products and livestock horseshows and races, political oratory, an social get-togethers. Submitted...

NESHOBA COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS  5 mi. S.W., an institution famed since 1890 for its exhibits of farm products and livestock horseshows and races, political oratory, an social get-togethers. Submitted...

  • hwy 15 and hwy 21
  • mississipi

Slave Transportation to Montgomery

SLAVE TRANSPORTATION TO MONTGOMERY In order to meet  the high demand for slaves in Alabama in the early 1800s, slave traders chained African Americans together in coffles and forced them to march...

SLAVE TRANSPORTATION TO MONTGOMERY In order to meet  the high demand for slaves in Alabama in the early 1800s, slave traders chained African Americans together in coffles and forced them to march...

  • montgomery
  • slavery
  • slave traders
  • eji
  • mississippi
  • alabama

Richard and Patricia Lawson Computer Science Building

RICHARD AND PATRICIA LAWSON COMPUTER SCIENCE BUILDING Dedicated September 15, 2006 H. Richard Lawson earned the MS in computer science from Purdue in 1968. With his brother and a third partner,...

RICHARD AND PATRICIA LAWSON COMPUTER SCIENCE BUILDING Dedicated September 15, 2006 H. Richard Lawson earned the MS in computer science from Purdue in 1968. With his brother and a third partner,...

  • richard and ...
  • computer science
  • purdue university
  • west lafayette
  • indiana
  • donation

The Europe Garden at Seven Sisters Country Park

This rather sad looking plaque sits alongside an equally sad looking garden built to celebrate Great Britain's involvement in the European Commnunity. Coincidentally, I discovered the plaque and...

This rather sad looking plaque sits alongside an equally sad looking garden built to celebrate Great Britain's involvement in the European Commnunity. Coincidentally, I discovered the plaque and...

  • eu
  • europe
  • garden

Little Ben

"LITTLE BEN" FIRST ERECTED IN 1892. TAKED NOW IN 1964. RESTORED AND RE-ERECTED ON THE 15TH DECEMBER 1981 BY THE WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL. WITH THE HELP OF ELF AQUITAINE UK. OFFERED AS A GESTURE OF...

"LITTLE BEN" FIRST ERECTED IN 1892. TAKED NOW IN 1964. RESTORED AND RE-ERECTED ON THE 15TH DECEMBER 1981 BY THE WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL. WITH THE HELP OF ELF AQUITAINE UK. OFFERED AS A GESTURE...

  • london
  • england
  • clock
  • ben
  • little ben
  • big ben

Montgomery's Slave Depots

MONTGOMERY'S SLAVE DEPOTS  Montgomery slave traders operated depots where enslaved men, women, and children were confined. The slave depots functioned as active trading sites and as detention...

MONTGOMERY'S SLAVE DEPOTS  Montgomery slave traders operated depots where enslaved men, women, and children were confined. The slave depots functioned as active trading sites and as detention...

  • montgomery
  • slavery
  • slave traders
  • eji
  • mississippi
  • alabama

Cricketers at war

BRIGHTON, HOVE & DISTRICT CLUB CRICKET ASSOCIATION IN MEMORY OF THOSE CRICKETERS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES DURING WORLD WARD II .. 1939-1945      

BRIGHTON, HOVE & DISTRICT CLUB CRICKET ASSOCIATION IN MEMORY OF THOSE CRICKETERS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES DURING WORLD WARD II .. 1939-1945    

  • war
  • cricket
  • brighton
  • worldwar2
  • hove
  • sport

GHOST TRAIN

To inform about the installation by Jon Mills that sits on the bridge at Brighton Greenway (a disused railway line).

To inform about the installation by Jon Mills that sits on the bridge at Brighton Greenway (a disused railway line).

  • train
  • art
  • brighton
  • sculpture
  • metal
  • ghost
  • railway

Professor E. C. (Steve) Stevenson Memorial

Dedicated to the memory of  Professor E.C. (Steve) Stevenson Head of the  Department of Horticulture, 1958-1967. Teacher, researcher, mentor, and visionary leader. Dr. Stevenson made pivotal and...

Dedicated to the memory of  Professor E.C. (Steve) Stevenson Head of the  Department of Horticulture, 1958-1967. Teacher, researcher, mentor, and visionary leader. Dr. Stevenson made pivotal...

  • horticulture
  • landscape ar...
  • purdue university
  • west lafayette
  • indiana
  • professor e....

Paradise Valley

Formerly the intersection of Adams Avenue and St. Antoine Street, this site was once part of Paradise Valley, Detroit's African American business and entertainment district. From the 1930s into...

Formerly the intersection of Adams Avenue and St. Antoine Street, this site was once part of Paradise Valley, Detroit's African American business and entertainment district. From the 1930s into...

  • michigan
  • african american
  • duke ellington
  • dinah washington
  • freeways

Took Possession of These Lands on Behalf of His Catholic Majesty

In homage to the Spanish expedition composed of the ships SAN SALVADOR, VICTORIA, AND SAN MIGUEL that arrived at San Diego on 28th September 1542 under the command of JUAN RODRIGUEZ CABRILLO who...

In homage to the Spanish expedition composed of the ships SAN SALVADOR, VICTORIA, AND SAN MIGUEL that arrived at San Diego on 28th September 1542 under the command of JUAN RODRIGUEZ CABRILLO who...

  • san diego
  • california
  • spain
  • 1542
  • cabrillo

Western Headquarters of the Pony Express

  • pony express
  • san francisco
  • california
  • finney
  • leavenworth

For Whom Montgomery Street Was Named

ON JULY 9, 1846, IN THE EARLY MORNING IN "THE DAYS WHEN THE WATER CAME UP TO MONTGOMERY STREET,"  COMMANDER JOHN B. MONTGOMERY - FOR WHOM MONTGOMERY STREET WAS NAMED - LANDED NEAR THIS SPOT FROM...

ON JULY 9, 1846, IN THE EARLY MORNING IN "THE DAYS WHEN THE WATER CAME UP TO MONTGOMERY STREET,"  COMMANDER JOHN B. MONTGOMERY - FOR WHOM MONTGOMERY STREET WAS NAMED - LANDED NEAR THIS SPOT FROM...

  • san francisco
  • bay area
  • california
  • montgomery
  • portsmouth
  • sloop-of-war

The San Rafael Reef

    Crossing the river

      Spotted Wolf Canyon

        Easternmost Point in North America

        Submitted by Helen Zaltzman

        Submitted by Helen Zaltzman

        • canada
        • north american
        • easterly

        First public school in California

        THIS MARKS THE SITE OF THE FIRST PUBLIC SCHOOL IN CALIFORNIA ERECTED IN 1847    OPENED APRIL 3, 1848 THIS COMMEMORATIVE MARKER WAS ERECTED IN 1957 BY THE GRAND LODGE OF FREE AND ACCEPTED MASON OF...

        THIS MARKS THE SITE OF THE FIRST PUBLIC SCHOOL IN CALIFORNIA ERECTED IN 1847    OPENED APRIL 3, 1848 THIS COMMEMORATIVE MARKER WAS ERECTED IN 1957 BY THE GRAND LODGE OF FREE AND ACCEPTED MASON...

        • san francisco
        • bay area
        • california
        • school
        • 1847

        Edmonton House

        Submitted by @YuEuG .

        Submitted by @YuEuG .

        • edmonton
        • walter
        • canada