St. Stephen Church
The Vincentian Fathers have administered this parish since its founding in 1849 by Fr. Angelo Gandolfo, C.M. Mass was celebrated in private homes of Faubourg Bouligny until a chapel was dedicated...
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- catholic
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- new orleans
Saint Henry Church
The Vincentian Fathers of the parent parish of St. Stephen initiated St. Henry's to meet the spiritual needs of the growing German population of the city of Jefferson. During reconstruction days,...
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- church
- religion
- catholic
Brookhaven Blues: A Tribute
FrontVirgil Brawley, Blind Jim Brewer, Moses “Whispering” Smith and other Brookhaven musicians have spread the blues far and wide, across the country or overseas. Brawley (1948-2018) remained the...
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- blues trail
- music
- blues
Woodlawn High School and the Struggle for Racial Equality
Woodlawn High School was built at this site in 1950 and is historically significant at the national level for its association with the struggle to end racial segregation in public schools during...
- louisiana
- education
Quabbin Park Cemetery
Quabbin Park Cemetery was developed in 1931-32 to house 7,613 graves from the disincorporated towns of Greenwich, Dana, Prescott and Enfield, after a land taking (81,000 acres in total including...
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- greenwich ma
- dana ma
- prescott ma
- enfield ma
Julian Szmidt
Stan Lee
We dedicate Avengers Campus to the incomparable STAN LEE "That person who helps others simply because it should or must be done, and because it is the right thing to do, is indeed without a doubt...
Yountville Napa Valley Railroad Depot
Kaibab Trail Suspension Bridge
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University Of Colorado in Boulder
IN MEMORY OF MARINUS GILBERT SMITH GEORGE ASA ANDREWS AND ANTHONY ARNETT CITIZENS OF BOULDER WHO IN 1872, WHEN THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO WAS STILL A DREAM, DONATED THE LAND UPON WHICH IT WAS...
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- colorado
- varsity lake
- university o...
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Dubreuil Canal
In 1736, Claude Dubreuil initiated a canal at this site, from the Mississippi River to Bayou Barataria. One hundred years BEFORE the Harvey Canal, it was the FIRST man-made waterway accessing New...
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- harvey
- new orleans
- westbank
- waterway
- canal
Fremont Pass
FREMONT PASS ON CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BETWEEN ARKANSAS AND BLUE RIVER DRAINAGES ALTITUDE 11,316 FEET WESTERN BOUNDARY OF THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE OF 1803. NAMED IN HONOR OF JOHN C. FREMONT...
- colorado
- leadville
- climax
- mountain pass
- fremont
- continental divide
Fort St. Leon
Designed by De Verges and garrisoned in 1754, but abandoned in 1792, because of strategic value it was rebuilt by Latour in 1808 and garrisoned to defend New Orleans; Destroyed by Adm....
- louisiana
- fort
- war of 1812
- civil war
- french-indian wars
- us revolutionary war
Eads' Jetties
About 18 miles below Ft. Jackson at Head of Passes, the Mississippi River branches into Southwest Pass, South Pass and Pass A Lutre before emptying into the Gulf of Mexico. As early as 1723 French...
- louisiana
- civil engine...
- plaquemines parish
Mary Plantation
This property was first recorded on a 1723 French colonial map of Louisiana. Louis Brognier de Clouet, a prominent Frenchman and critical figure in the development of New Orleans acquired...
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- plaquemines parish
- plantation