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    Captain Brady Tonth, Jr.

    A graduate of Mississippi Valley State University, Brady Tonth, Jr. was the first MVSU Air Force ROTC graduate to become a pilot after completing training in Columbus, Mississippi. In 1979, he...

    A graduate of Mississippi Valley State University, Brady Tonth, Jr. was the first MVSU Air Force ROTC graduate to become a pilot after completing training in Columbus, Mississippi. In 1979,...

    • mississippi
    • usaf
    • pilot
    • african american

    Alpha Kappa Alpha National Presidents

      Both former residents of Vicksburg, B. Beatrix Scott and Ida L. Jackson served as the fifth and eighth national presidents of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, 1925-1927 and 1933-1936,...

      Both former residents of Vicksburg, B. Beatrix Scott and Ida L. Jackson served as the fifth and eighth national presidents of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, 1925-1927 and...

    • mississippi
    • vicksburg
    • sororities
    • women

    Ralph Ellison

    Inscription 1: RALPH ELLISON / 1914-1994 / AMERICAN WRITER / LONGTIME RESIDENT OF 730 RIVERSIDE DRIVE / HIS PIONEERING NOVEL, INVISIBLE MAN (1952), / DETAILS THE STRUGGLES OF A YOUNG /...

    Inscription 1: RALPH ELLISON / 1914-1994 / AMERICAN WRITER / LONGTIME RESIDENT OF 730 RIVERSIDE DRIVE / HIS PIONEERING NOVEL, INVISIBLE MAN (1952), / DETAILS THE STRUGGLES OF A YOUNG...

      Lest We Forget, Vicksburg

      These headstones represent soldiers from Louisiana and Mississippi who died at the hospitals located at Mississippi Springs and Coopers Wells. These soldiers from the Army of Mississippi died from...

      These headstones represent soldiers from Louisiana and Mississippi who died at the hospitals located at Mississippi Springs and Coopers Wells. These soldiers from the Army of Mississippi died...

      • mississippi
      • vicksburg
      • cemetery
      • us civil war

      Frank Crump, Jr.

      Navy veteran and Alcorn College graduate Frank Crump, Jr. taught at Rosa A. Temple High School (1960-1970) and was Vo-Tech Dean at Utica Junior College. During Freedom Summer in 1964, he...

      Navy veteran and Alcorn College graduate Frank Crump, Jr. taught at Rosa A. Temple High School (1960-1970) and was Vo-Tech Dean at Utica Junior College. During Freedom Summer in 1964,...

      • mississippi
      • civil rights

      Lum Home (Grants Headquarters)

      Site of Lum Mansion, Hq. of Gen. U.S. Grant, family & staff, after siege of Vicksburg, 1863. The 26 room house, built about 1820, was later destroyed by order of Capt. Cyrus B. Comstock to build...

      Site of Lum Mansion, Hq. of Gen. U.S. Grant, family & staff, after siege of Vicksburg, 1863. The 26 room house, built about 1820, was later destroyed by order of Capt. Cyrus B. Comstock to build...

      • mississippi
      • vicksburg
      • us civil war

      Sky Parlor Hill

      This area was originally Sky Parlor Hill. During the Civil War, locals entrapped by the Siege (1863), would gather here to watch the battles between Confederate and Union forces. This is depicted...

      This area was originally Sky Parlor Hill. During the Civil War, locals entrapped by the Siege (1863), would gather here to watch the battles between Confederate and Union forces. This is depicted...

      • mississippi
      • vicksburg

      Missing Angels

      City HallIn 1903 Vicksburg was the largest city in Mississippi. James Riley Gordon, a famous architect, designed the booming town a new "City Hall" that was built for $50,000. Gordon also designed...

      City HallIn 1903 Vicksburg was the largest city in Mississippi. James Riley Gordon, a famous architect, designed the booming town a new "City Hall" that was built for $50,000. Gordon also designed...

      • mississippi
      • vicksburg
      • disasters

      If Walls Could Talk

      Warren County Court HouseThe Reverend Newit Vick, Vicksburg's founder, originally planned to build his home on this site; however, after he and his wife both fell victim to yellow fever in August...

      Warren County Court HouseThe Reverend Newit Vick, Vicksburg's founder, originally planned to build his home on this site; however, after he and his wife both fell victim to yellow fever in August...

      • mississippi
      • vicksburg
      • history

      Growing and Changing

      A Different Point of ViewVicksburg was pretty bare in the early days. The original townspeople cleared the land and used the trees to construct buildings and open space for farming. When Vicksburg...

      A Different Point of ViewVicksburg was pretty bare in the early days. The original townspeople cleared the land and used the trees to construct buildings and open space for farming. When Vicksburg...

      • mississippi
      • vicksburg

      U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers Headquarters Mississippi River Co mmission/Mississippi Valley Division

      The mission of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the Mississippi Valley is accomplished by two complementary programs. The Mississippi River Commission (MRC) is responsible for evaluating...

      The mission of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the Mississippi Valley is accomplished by two complementary programs. The Mississippi River Commission (MRC) is responsible for...

      • mississippi
      • corps of engineers
      • mississippi river

      Broadmoor Golf Course

      Located at the golf club house of the renown Broadmoor resort in Colorado Springs.  Donald J. Ross1872-1948Legendary Golf Course ArchitectDesigned The Broadmoor's FirstGolf Course in 1916submitted...

      Located at the golf club house of the renown Broadmoor resort in Colorado Springs.  Donald J. Ross1872-1948Legendary Golf Course ArchitectDesigned The Broadmoor's FirstGolf Course in 1916submitted...

      • golf
      • broadmoor
      • colorado springs

      Road Of Remembrance WWI

      This plaque is on one of the two pillars at "Nine Mile Corner", where Colorado highway 7 intersects U.S. highway 287 in Lafayette, Colorado. It's 9 miles from this corner to downtown Boulder.  ...

      This plaque is on one of the two pillars at "Nine Mile Corner", where Colorado highway 7 intersects U.S. highway 287 in Lafayette, Colorado. It's 9 miles from this corner to downtown Boulder.  ...

      • boulder
      • lafayette
      • colorado
      • highway
      • great war
      • wwi
      • lions club
      • roads

      Old Burying Ground St. Francisville

      Established by 18th Century Capuchin Friars.

      Established by 18th Century Capuchin Friars.

      • louisiana
      • cemetery
      • st. francisville

      LSU Campus Mounds - History of the Mounds

      The mounds were created by the First Peoples of North America. Experts believe these hunter-gatherers considered the mounds to be sacred and met there for ceremonial activities and secular events....

      The mounds were created by the First Peoples of North America. Experts believe these hunter- gatherers considered the mounds to be sacred and met there for ceremonial activities and...

      • louisiana
      • lsu
      • native american
      • earthworks

      LSU Campus Mounds - Recognition of Tribes

      These two ancient earthen mounds at the heart of LSU's campus are believed to have been built by the First Peoples in North America. By preserving these mounds, LSU pays respect to the past and...

      These two ancient earthen mounds at the heart of LSU's campus are believed to have been built by the First Peoples in North America. By preserving these mounds, LSU pays respect to the past...

      • louisiana
      • lsu
      • native americans
      • earthworks

      LSU Campus Mounds - About the Name

      The name used to refer to the mounds has been thoughtfully considered by an LSU committee that included representation from Louisiana's Native Tribes. "LSU Campus Mounds" was chosen because the...

      The name used to refer to the mounds has been thoughtfully considered by an LSU committee that included representation from Louisiana's Native Tribes. "LSU Campus Mounds" was chosen because...

      • louisiana
      • lsu
      • native americans
      • earthworks

      LSU Campus Mounds - A Time for Action

      The mounds are the oldest known human-made earthworks in the Americas. Recent studies now estimate that the mounds could be up to 11,300 years old, updating previous studies that estimated they...

      The mounds are the oldest known human-made earthworks in the Americas. Recent studies now estimate that the mounds could be up to 11,300 years old, updating previous studies that estimated they...

      • louisiana
      • lsu
      • native american
      • earthworks

      McKnight Marinoni Nolan House

      Longtime tradition in the Marinoni-Nolan family holds that this rambling classic revival-style mansion is an early 20th century rebuilding of a mid-19th century center hall cottage. While the...

      Longtime tradition in the Marinoni-Nolan family holds that this rambling classic revival-style mansion is an early 20th century rebuilding of a mid-19th century center hall cottage. While...

      • louisiana
      • new orleans
      • garden district