Paternoster
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Henry Austen's Townhouse
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In Memory of William B. Duryee
In Memory of William B. Duryee*First agricultural teacher, 1913-1914*First agricultural agent, 1914-1917*Sec. of Agriculture, State of New Jersey, 1925-1937*Member of Monmouth County Planning...
- new jersey
- monmouth county
- holmdel township
- holmdel county park
Destrehan Plantation - 1811 Slave Revolt
Destrehan Plantation is located on the 1811 Slave Revolt Trail approximately midway between the start at the 1811 Kid Ory Historic House and the ending points of the revolutionary march...
- louisiana
- st. charles parish
- 1811 slave revolt
- civil rights
1811 Kid Ory Historic House - 1811 Slave Revolt
The first bloodshed in the 1811 Slave Revolt Occurred within the walls of 1811 Kid Ory Historic House. The room where the initial unrest likely happened is furnished as it would have looked...
- louisiana
- st. john the...
- laplace
- civil rights
- 1811 slave revolt
Historic Riverlands - 1811 Slave Revolt
Historic Riverlands Church is located in Reserve, a few miles upriver from where the Slave Revolt began in 1811. In 2005, this site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places...
- louisiana
- reserve
- st. john the...
- civil rights
- 1811 slave revolt
Natchez in the Center of Slavery - Forks of the Road
Slavery is central to American history. The labor of enslaved African Americans built much of the nation’s wealth and enabled it to gain its economic independence. The enslavement of people also...
- mississippi
- slavery
- civil rights
The Business of Slavery - Forks of the Road
Fueled by the closing of the interstate slave trade into Louisiana from 1831 through 1834, traders began flooding Natchez with their human cargo. With the increasing trader activity, Natchez...
- mississippi
- slavery
- civil rights
The Forced Migration - Forks of the Road
The Forks of the Road market served as a nexus of the largest forced migration of labor in American history.Between 1800 and 1860 more than 750,000 enslaved African-Americans were moved from...
- mississippi
- slavery
- civil rights
The Collapse of the Trade - Forks of the Road
The Forks of the Road was a bustling depot trading in human flesh when Mississippi, in 1837, enforced its ban on the out-of-state slaves, curtailing the markets for a period. When the law was...
- mississippi
- slavery
- civil rights
Howard High School
Clifford Brown
Old Mill Stone
Isaac Ben Greggs
Isaac Ben Greggs 1929-2014 Band Director Southern University, Baton Rouge 1969-2005 Louisiana Black History Hall of Fame, 2013"The most important thing is not teaching the music, teaching...
- louisiana
- baton rouge
- southern university
- the human jukebox
Saint Pierre's Episcopal Church
Saint Pierre's Episcopal Church was organized in 1921 by Bishop Theodore DuBose Bratton, the third Bishop of Mississippi. In 1992 the congregation constructed a new sanctuary at this location...
- mississippi
- gautier
- church
- religion
Jimmy Buffett
James William Buffett, known to the entertainment world as Jimmy Buffett, was born in Pascagoula on December 25, 1946. He and his family lived at his location on Roosevelt Street. Jimmy spent...
- mississippi
- jackson county
- jimmy buffett
- parrothead
Waypoint: George A. Wyman, 1st Across America
The plaque text speaks for itself. We happened across this spot, along Interstate 80 west of California's Donner Summit, at the beginning of a road trip to see the August 2017 solar eclipse (our...
- george a. wyman
- road trips
- motor vehicles
- motorcycles
Florence E. Turek Memorial Garden
Florence E. TurekMemorial GardenDedicated 1995Christian, Wife, Mother, FriendScientist, Teacher, Gardener.1919-1992Submitted by: Shane McDonald
Mitakuye Oyasin (We Are All Related)
Mitakuye Oyasin (We Are All Related) This sculpture represents hope for reconciliation, dignity, and respect for all the human race. The earth itself is in the shape of a hoop or circle of life....
Patsy Ann: her statue
Patsy Ann: her statueFifty years after her death, this bronze statue was installed on the docks and Patsy Ann once again became the Official Greeter of Juneau, Alaska.Fifty years after Patsy Ann...