Wife of Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard1831-March 1864As Madame Beauregard lay dying in New Orleans, she yearned to see her husband once more, but his duties in the Confederate Army made his...
Erected 1875forthe St. Charles AvenueMethodist Church SouthCharles L. Hillger, ArchitectJames Cox, BuilderRobert Walker Raynepurchased the siteand made a major contributionto the cost of its...
THE LAPIDOS HOUSE Circa 1888 Built by developer C. More Hare in 1888, this house was one of four constructed on McHutchison Creek, now Jersey Street. In 122 years it has had but eight owners The...
THE SNICKERSVILLE ACADEMY Across the road, the path leads to the Snickersville Academy, Bluemont's first school and church. In 1825 Amos and Elizabeth Clayton sold, for a "consideration" of $1,...
BACON FORT In April 1756, amidst the perilous French and Indian War, Col. George Washington wrote Virginia Gov. Dinwiddie: "Desolation and murder still increase. The Blue Ridge is now...
A monument erected in Sochi dedicated to Gambusia affinis, a fish that eats malaria mosquito larvae. The city used to be a malaria hotspot, but 30 years after the fish’s introduction there were...
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HISTORIC DEDICATION OF THE LAGUNITAS ROAD BRIDGE CORTE MADERA CREEK ROSS, CALIFORNIA MARCH 20, 2011 This structure replaces Bridge No. 27C0071, a contributing element to the Ross Historic...