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Open Spaces and Wild Places

    Ollie Mayer's Lasting Legacy

      Community Support Saves Our Coast

        Conserving California's Coastal Treasures

          Portola

            Colma K-6 School

              Warren House

                Sinnott House

                  Morgantown

                  Once known as Beardsville and Claude, Morgantown was settled ca. 1815 by Francis and William Lenoir, George Nixon, Robert Baylor, and Robert McGowan. The name was suggested by Lizzie Morgan as...

                  Once known as Beardsville and Claude, Morgantown was settled ca. 1815 by Francis and William Lenoir, George Nixon, Robert Baylor, and Robert McGowan. The name was suggested by Lizzie Morgan as...

                  • mississippi
                  • community

                  Morriston Post Office

                  Established here in what was then Perry County on February 8, 1887, with D. L. Carter as the first Postmaster. Discontinued on September 11, 1893, but reestablished on January 10, 1894, with J. S....

                  Established here in what was then Perry County on February 8, 1887, with D. L. Carter as the first Postmaster. Discontinued on September 11, 1893, but reestablished on January 10, 1894, with J....

                  • mississippi
                  • commerce
                  • post office
                  • community

                  Old Wheat Cemetery

                  John Wheat, an early settler and Revolutionary War soldier, is buried here, along with other members of the Wheat family, including sons John and William Wheat, who served in the War of 1812, and...

                  John Wheat, an early settler and Revolutionary War soldier, is buried here, along with other members of the Wheat family, including sons John and William Wheat, who served in the War of 1812,...

                  • mississippi
                  • cemetery
                  • veterans

                  Baylis Chapel Methodist Church

                  Established in the late 1880s, Baylis ChapelMethodist Church is located on land donated byGeorge Baylis in 1882. The original woodenstructure, built in the late 1880s, was replaced bythe current...

                  Established in the late 1880s, Baylis ChapelMethodist Church is located on land donated byGeorge Baylis in 1882. The original woodenstructure, built in the late 1880s, was replaced bythe current...

                  • mississippi
                  • church
                  • religion
                  • methodist

                  Simmons Cemetery

                  Established 1864, the SimmonsCemetery is the burial place fordescendants of William F. andZuleika Simmons and is associatedwith the Keno community, foundedin 1855. In 1889, a post officewas...

                  Established 1864, the SimmonsCemetery is the burial place fordescendants of William F. andZuleika Simmons and is associatedwith the Keno community, foundedin 1855. In 1889, a post officewas...

                  • mississippi
                  • cemetery
                  • mill

                  Brown Residence

                    Marker Street Area

                      The First Theater

                      THE FIRST THEATER SITE OF ALLEN'S OPERA HOUSE A FRAME STRUCTURE, 100 FEET BY 60 FEET SEATING UP TO 1500 ABNER E. ALLEN, PROPRIETOR OPENED SEPTEMBER 3, 1874 DESTROYED BY FIRE JANUARY 21, 1881...

                      THE FIRST THEATER SITE OF ALLEN'S OPERA HOUSE A FRAME STRUCTURE, 100 FEET BY 60 FEET SEATING UP TO 1500 ABNER E. ALLEN, PROPRIETOR OPENED SEPTEMBER 3, 1874 DESTROYED BY FIRE JANUARY 21, 1881...

                        Revolutionary Soldiers Buried Here

                          Denver Union Station Reimagined

                            Larimer Street

                              City Bakery, Blake Street, Denver Colorado