Abolish Grade Crossings
The Depression and Elevation of this railroad to abolish grade crossings was authorized by the Legislature May 9th, 1903. A joint undertaking between the City Of New York and the Brooklyn Heights...
- subway
- brooklyn
Vietnam War
VIETNAM WAR 1965 - 1975 IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF OVER 58,000 AMERICANS KILLED IN ACTION FOR THE PEACE, FREEDOM. AND INDEPENDENCE OF SOUTH VIETNAM VIETNAMESE UNITY COUNCIL OF THE BAY AREA
Alameda Vietnam Veterans
Herbert Stovall
IN MEMORY LIEUTENANT HERBERT B. STOVALL FOR TWENTY TWO YEARS OF DEVOTED SERVICE AND GIVNG HIS LIFE IN THE LINE OF DUTY AUGUST 16, 1995
Auburn Started
AUBURN STARTED WHEN CLAUDE CHANA FOUND GOLD NEAR HERE MAY 16. 1848 PLACER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Claude Chana
CLAUDE CHANA ADVENTURER AND FIRST FRUIT RANCHER IN PLACER COUNTY. IN 1848 HE FOUND GOLD IN THE AUBURN RAVINE, WHICH LED TO THE SETTLEMENT OF A MIN- ING CAMP THAT LATER BECAME AUBURN
- gold
- ecv
- gold rush
Historic Denham Springs
This small “pocket” park was renovated by the Denham Springs Main Street organization and community partners. Members of the Denham Springs Fine Arts Association painted the mural...
- louisiana
- livingston parish
Why was Fort Buhlow Built?
Why was Fort Buhlow built? Fort Buhlow was built in response to rumors that the Union Army was going to attack the Red River in the spring of 1865. General Edmund Kirby Smith, commander of...
- louisiana
- civil war
- fortification
California Stamp Mill
Bob and Dorothy Laben
Vernon Lust
Russian Column
Representing several elements of Russian architecture, including a transition from square to round with heavier elements at the bottom to lighter and more ornate above, and with the famous onion...
- louisiana
- new orleans
- architecture
Albany World War Veterans 1926
Persian Column
The unicorn has been used by many cultures and religions to express special qualities of strength and free spirit. Drinking from its horn was believed to cure a variety of diseases.
- louisiana
- new orleans
- architecture
South Asian Column
Designed to capture the essential flavor of Buddhist cultures, the curving metal swinging away from the column represents the cobra, a symbol of the importance of change and taking control...
- louisiana
- new orleans
- architecture
Arabic Column
Designed in the form of a minaret, this is a symbol of gathering people, ideas, and resources to carry out the act of healing.
- louisiana
- new orleans
- architecture
Berkeley Rose Garden
Brick Column
This column expresses the dynamic quality of twisting motion and refers to the abundant use of brick in New Orleans. It points out that even the most dormant aspects of being can be...
- louisiana
- new orleans
- architecture
North American Column
The totem pole, carved by Phillipe Klinefelter of Austin, TX, from a 1,000-year-old cedar log, expresses the belief that humans are an integral part of the web of nature, and depicts the...
- louisiana
- new orleans
- native american
Pre-Columbian Column
Mythology and astrology are closely interwoven into the elements of this column signifying that rebirth is a fundamental idea behind any complete healing, requiting total psychological transformation.
- louisiana
- new orleans
- architecture