Young Women's Christian Association Of Beaumont
Established in 1911 with ten members, the Beaumont Young Women's Christian Association was officially chartered three years alter. Meetings were held in the town Temperance Hall until a separate...
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Westminster Presbyterian Church of Beaumont
Presbyterian worship services were led in this area by traveling preachers until the Rev. S. F. Tenney and the Rev. W. C. Wallace organized the First Presbyterian Church of Beaumont on...
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Sanders House
Tennessee-born Robert Washington Sanders (1850-1916), a master wood carver, was drawn to Beaumont in 1878 by the newly-emerging lumber industry. He worked in several local lumber mills until 1902,...
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Travis Street Substation
When Gulf States Utilities Company built this Travis Street substation building in 1929, a new era of progress began in Beaumont and all of southeast Texas. Additional farms, homes, and industries...
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Enterprise-Journal
Near this spot on Nov. 6, 1880, the first Beaumont Enterprise came off the press. This newspaper, founded by John W. Leonard, is southeast Texas' oldest business institution. The Beaumont...
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First National Bank Building
Founded on April 9, 1889, the First National Bank of Beaumont enjoyed an economic revitalization in the 1930s after the area's second major oil boom. A special meeting of the bank's board of...
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Noah Tevis
Site of the home of Noah Tevis who came to Texas in 1826 and built his cabin on land not granted until 1835. On a portion of this known as Tevis Bluff, the town of Beaumont was laid out before his...
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The Old Confederate Military Road
The Old Confederate Military Road 1862-1865 in 1862, when the Federal troops captured New Orleans and blockaded the mouth of the Mississippi River. Taylor's army, then in Central...
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McMillan Building
Barnette's Landing
CAPTAIN E. T. BARNETTE, A PASSENGER ON THE RIVERBOAT LAVELLE YOUNG, DEBARKED NEAR THIS SITE ON AUGUST 26, 1901 AND ESTABLISHED A TRADING POST WHICH, IN 1902, BECAME KNOWN AS FAIRBANKS
Second Avenue Subway - 96th Street Station
Second Avenue Subway 96th Street Station December 31, 2016 Andrew M. Cuomo Governor, New York State Thomas F. Prendergast Chairman and CEO, MTA Dr. Michael Horodniceanu President, MTA...
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The Carnegie Hill Malls
The Carnegie Hill Malls are funded by the co-ops and condos on Park Avenue and friends of CARNEGIE HILL neighborsSubmitted by @lampbane
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Sarah Sze - Blueprint for a Landscape
Sarah Sze Blueprint for a Landscape 2017 Porcelain tile Fabricated by Sarah Sze Studio, Alcalagres and Estudio Cerámico Commissioned by MTA Arts & Design and New York City TransitSubmitted by @lampbane
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Local Waterfront Revitalization Program, Bush Terminal Park
NYS Environmental Protection Fund Local Waterfront Revitalization Program Bush Terminal Park New York City Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor Cesar A Perales, Secretary of State Bill de Blasio,...
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Newtown Creek Nature Walk, Morton Gneiss
The drinking fountain is made of this metaphoric stone that was formed 3.5 billion years ago in the Minnesota River Valley. Morton Gneiss is one of the earth's oldest rocks.Submitted by @lampbane
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South Ferry Terminal
MTA New York City TransitSouth Ferry Terminal2009 David A. PatersonGovernor, State of New YorkH. Dale HemmerdingerChairmanMetropolitan Transportation AuthorityElliot G. SanderExecutive Director...
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Frank Giorgini - Passage
Frank GiorginiPassage2000Handmade ceramic tile, mosaic, forged mild steel, bronze, and graniteFabricated by Frank Giorgini Handmade Tiles, Bobby HanssonLeaping Beaver Forge, and Peter Colombo...
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Henkle & Joyce Hardware Building 1887
Henkle & Joyce Hardware Building 1887 The Henkle& Joyce Hardware Building, built circa 1887, is one of the Haymarket's key early structures. With it's smaller scale and rich ornamentation, it...
Color Guard of the 8th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment
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H. P. Gleason
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