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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

                      Egidio L. "Jio" Daccaglio Bocce Ball Courts

                        Carl J. Naegele

                        IN MEMORY OF CARL J. NAEGELE JAN. 1. 1939 AUG 11, 2005 A LONG-TIME COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER, CARL ESTABLISHED LUCAS VALLEY CABLE, INC. IN 2001, WHICH OFFERED, FOR THE FIRST TIME, HIGH SPEED INTERNET...

                        IN MEMORY OF CARL J. NAEGELE JAN. 1. 1939 AUG 11, 2005 A LONG-TIME COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER, CARL ESTABLISHED LUCAS VALLEY CABLE, INC. IN 2001, WHICH OFFERED, FOR THE FIRST TIME, HIGH SPEED INTERNET...

                        • improved tv ...
                        • visionary