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Water's Edge, Year's Round

    Artic Brotherhood Camp Skagway No 1

      Historic Moore Homestead -- Mooresville

        Jennings Trail

        JENNINGS TRAIL MINUTEMAN THE WORK OF WESTPORT ARTIST DANIEL L. WEBSTER DEDICATED IN 1910. STATUE IS A COMPOSITE. PORTRAIT OF LOCAL PEOPLE DESCENDED FROM COLONIAL PATRIOTS. WESTPORT HISTORICAL...

        JENNINGS TRAIL MINUTEMAN THE WORK OF WESTPORT ARTIST DANIEL L. WEBSTER DEDICATED IN 1910. STATUE IS A COMPOSITE. PORTRAIT OF LOCAL PEOPLE DESCENDED FROM COLONIAL PATRIOTS. WESTPORT...

          Oregon Dune Mushers

            Alsea Bay Bridge

              Newport Oregon

                Newport Centennial

                NEWPORT CENTENNIAL OCTOBER 23.1982 THIS PLAQUE DEDICATES THE FIRST 100 YEARS O THE CITY OF NEWPORT AND IS PLACED HERE BY THOSE WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR INSPIRATION, LOVE AND ENERGIES TO THAT GROWTH...

                NEWPORT CENTENNIAL OCTOBER 23.1982 THIS PLAQUE DEDICATES THE FIRST 100 YEARS O THE CITY OF NEWPORT AND IS PLACED HERE BY THOSE WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR INSPIRATION, LOVE AND ENERGIES TO THAT GROWTH...

                  Point Arena Lighthouse

                  POINT ARENA LIGHTHOUSE THIS SITE AND NATURAL LANDMARK HAS BEEN A WELCOME GUIDE TO SAFE NAVIGATION FOR SHIPS ALONG THE RUGGED MENDOCINO COAST SINCE 1870, DESTROYED BY 1906 EARTHQUAKE, TWO YEARS...

                  POINT ARENA LIGHTHOUSE THIS SITE AND NATURAL LANDMARK HAS BEEN A WELCOME GUIDE TO SAFE NAVIGATION FOR SHIPS ALONG THE RUGGED MENDOCINO COAST SINCE 1870, DESTROYED BY 1906 EARTHQUAKE, TWO YEARS...

                    Here Lived Joe Specs Uncommercial Traveller

                    Here Lived Joe Specs Uncommercial Traveller Submitted by @curious_kent

                    Here Lived Joe Specs Uncommercial Traveller Submitted by @curious_kent

                      Ebenezer Baptist Church

                        On May 9, 1806, eleven individuals met together with Rev. Richard Curtis, Jr. and Rev. Thomas Mercer to organize Ebenezer Baptist Church in Amite County. Services have continued there for over...

                        On May 9, 1806, eleven individuals met together with Rev. Richard Curtis, Jr. and Rev. Thomas Mercer to organize Ebenezer Baptist Church in Amite County. Services have continued there for over...

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                      Baptist Churches Constituted After Territory Acquired By U.S.A.

                      Until 1798, The Mississippi Territory was under Spanish rule. Threatened with banishment to the silver mines of Mexico because of preaching, Richard Curtis, Jr. returned to South Carolina until...

                      Until 1798, The Mississippi Territory was under Spanish rule. Threatened with banishment to the silver mines of Mexico because of preaching, Richard Curtis, Jr. returned to South Carolina until...

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                      Mississippi- Fertile Ground for Leadership Development

                        Mississippi has proven over the years to be fertile ground for seeds of faith planted by the state's early Baptists. From those seeds have sprung numerous state, national and international...

                        Mississippi has proven over the years to be fertile ground for seeds of faith planted by the state's early Baptists. From those seeds have sprung numerous state, national and...

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                      Woodville Baptist Church

                        On the first Saturday of October 1798, William Thompson, Richard Curtis, Jr. and Joseph Willis met with families on Bayou Sara Creek, four miles southwest of Woodville, and organized a church...

                        On the first Saturday of October 1798, William Thompson, Richard Curtis, Jr. and Joseph Willis met with families on Bayou Sara Creek, four miles southwest of Woodville, and organized a...

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                      Mississippi College

                       - A Christian University -  Mississippi College, in Clinton, MS, was established as Hampstead Academy in 1826. The name was changed to Mississippi College in 1830. MC became the oldest university...

                       - A Christian University -  Mississippi College, in Clinton, MS, was established as Hampstead Academy in 1826. The name was changed to Mississippi College in 1830. MC became the oldest university...

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                      Blue Mountain College

                        Blue Mountain College was founded in 1873 as a Christian liberal arts college for women. Significant events at the College since its founding include affiliation with the Mississippi Baptist...

                        Blue Mountain College was founded in 1873 as a Christian liberal arts college for women. Significant events at the College since its founding include affiliation with the Mississippi Baptist...

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                      Baptist Building

                         As the twentieth century's second decade was drawing to a close, explosive growth in the churches and the work of the Mississippi Baptist Convention Board led to the 1919 purchase of the...

                         As the twentieth century's second decade was drawing to a close, explosive growth in the churches and the work of the Mississippi Baptist Convention Board led to the 1919 purchase of...

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                      The Baptist Record

                        One of the many privately-owned Baptist newspapers circulating in Mississippi in the mid-to late-nineteenth century, the Mississippi Baptist Record was founded in 1877 in the Clinton residence...

                        One of the many privately-owned Baptist newspapers circulating in Mississippi in the mid- to late-nineteenth century, the Mississippi Baptist Record was founded in 1877 in the Clinton residence...

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                      Richard Curtis, Jr.

                        May 28, 1755 - October 28, 1811    Mississippi's First Baptist Preacher  Curtis migrated to Cole's Creek in Natchez District from South Carolina in 1780 and encountered Indian attacks, disease...

                        May 28, 1755 - October 28, 1811    Mississippi's First Baptist Preacher  Curtis migrated to Cole's Creek in Natchez District from South Carolina in 1780 and encountered Indian attacks, disease...

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                      William Carey University

                        In 1906, William Carey University began in Hattiesburg as South Mississippi College. Noted educator W.I. Thames served as president. A devastating fire destroyed the college in 1910. W.S.F....

                        In 1906, William Carey University began in Hattiesburg as South Mississippi College. Noted educator W.I. Thames served as president. A devastating fire destroyed the college in 1910. W.S.F....

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