Glenmore st. Bus stop
On the way back from Karori, the 2nd largest suburb in the southern hemisphere, towards wellington city is a bus stopass with some history.
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In Honor of Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi
IN HONOR OF CONGRESSWOMAN NANCY PELOSI WHO WORKED TIRELESSLY ON BEHALF OF PEOPLE WITH AIDS, WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN SECURING NATIONAL STATUS FOR THE AIDS MEMORIAL GROVE IN 1996, AND HAS...
- san francisco
- aids memorial grove
- aids
- pelosi
The arrival of 191 Irish Orphan Girls
Erected by public subscription and unveiled on 6 December 1998 by His Excellency, Richard O'Brien, Ambassador of Ireland, in the presence Councillor Brad Matheson, Mayor, on the 150th anniversary...
- williamstown
- australia
- victoria
- irish
- famine
- orphans
Memory of One Million People Who Died in Ireland
Plaque on a large bluestone rock: 'In memory of one million people who died in Ireland during the Great Hunger of 1845-52. In praise of tens of thousands of dispossessed Irish who sailed...
- williamstown
- australia
- victoria
- irish
- famine
Louis Hebert
Approximately 100 yards to the West is the probable resting place of General Louis Hebert, C.S.A. Born in Iberville Parish in 1820, Hebert was graduated from West Point in 1845 third in his class....
- louisiana
- civil war
St. Bernard's Catholic Church
Breaux Bridge's first Catholic chapel was built in 1841. In 1847, St. Bernard's Parish was established and our first substantial church was erected in 1857.This church, built in 1933-34 by local...
- louisiana
- church
Italian Mutual Benevolent Society Tomb
This architectural masterpiece is the most notable of the many multi-vaulted society tombs in the cemetery. Designed by Pietro Gualdi it was fabricated in Italy and erected in 1857 at a cost of...
- louisiana
- cemetery
St. Louis Cemetery No. 1
The oldest extant cemetery in New Orleans. Established by Royal Spanish land grant August 14, 1789. Originally outside city limits and double its present size this sacred ground reflects the early...
- louisiana
- cemetery
Marie Laveau
This Greek revival tomb is reputed burial place of this notorious "Voodoo Queen". A mystic cult, Voodooism, of African origin, was brought to this city from Santo Domingo and flourished in...
- louisiana
- cemetery
Murphy James Foster (1849-1921)
Home of Murphy James Foster, prominent St. Mary Parish plantation owner and lawyer of the reconstruction period who served the people of Louisiana with honor and distinction as:Louisiana State...
- louisiana
- politics
Franklin
Named for Benjamin Franklin in 1800 by founder Alexander 'Guinea' Lewis, town became St. Mary Parish seat in 1811, was incorporated in 1830, served as Teche Country’s port of entry and...
- louisiana
German Prisoner of War Camp
Located 1 mile west is the site of a W.W. II prisoner-of-war camp. Formerly a 1930s Civilian Conservation Corps camp, the low-security P.O.W. camp opened October 14, 1943. It held captured German...
- louisiana
- world war ii
The Gunboat Diana
Embedded in the banks of Bayou Teche to the east of this site and visible from here are the boilers of the gunboat Diana. Originally a Federal vessel operating on the lower Teche, it was captured...
- louisiana
- civil war
Battle of Irish Bend
April 14, 1863 Also called by the Confederates the battle of Nerson's Woods or Franklin. In the Teche campaign the Federals followed the retreating Confederates from Bisland. Units of the...
- louisiana
- civil war
Franklin's Historic Lampposts
he original lampposts and neutral ground project began in 1915 under Mayor Charles Lauve. A 1916 ordinance prohibited chickens from walking on the boulevards, and "Do Not Hitch" appears on...
- louisiana
Hwy 40 Scenic Bypass -- Soda Springs Hotel
St. Joseph Cemetery
This cemetery was established in circa 1817 on the site of the original St. Joseph Church, a mission of Assumption. The Calvary - Grotto Shrine to Our Lady of Lourdes, erected in 1883 still stands...
- louisiana
- cemetery
Battle of Bisland
April 12-13, 1863. General Nathaniel P. Bank’s Union army attacked Gen. Dick Taylor’s Confederate forces entrenched at Fort Bisland. Confederates repulsed each attack, but post evacuated...
- louisiana
- civil war
Donelson Caffery
(1835-1906) Site of home of Donelson Caffery, courageous soldier of the Confederacy; distinguished lawyer and sugar planter of St. Mary Parish; able and uncompromising member of United States...
- louisiana
Donner Summit Bridge
DONNER SVMMIT BRIDGE DEDICATED TO THE PIONEERS WHO BLAZED THE OVERLAND TRAIL THROUGH THESE MOUNTAINS BVILT BY THE U.S. BVREAV OF PVBLIC ROADS AND THE 1926 CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY COMMISSION...
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