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Monroe Residential District

This excellent example of an early twentieth century neighborhood, consisting of over six hundred structures in a variety of architectural styles including Colonial/Georgian Revival, Spanish...

This excellent example of an early twentieth century neighborhood, consisting of over six hundred structures in a variety of architectural styles including Colonial/Georgian Revival, Spanish...

  • louisiana
  • historic district
  • park
  • monroe
  • ouachita parish

Hurricane Rita

While miraculously no one in Cameron Parish was killed, 38 of it's 40 cemeteries were breached and over 340 caskets and their remains were torn from the ground and scattered into marshes, tree...

While miraculously no one in Cameron Parish was killed, 38 of it's 40 cemeteries were breached and over 340 caskets and their remains were torn from the ground and scattered into marshes, tree...

  • louisiana
  • disaster
  • cameron parish
  • hurricane rita

This is Enough For Me

"ONE DOESN'T ASK OF ONE WHO SUFFERS: WHAT IS YOUR COUNTRY AND WHAT IS YOUR RELIGION? ONE MERELY SAYS, YOU SUFFER, THIS IS ENOUGH FOR ME, YOU BELONG TO ME AND I SHALL HELP YOU" LOUIS PASTEUR...

"ONE DOESN'T ASK OF ONE WHO SUFFERS: WHAT IS YOUR COUNTRY AND WHAT IS YOUR RELIGION? ONE MERELY SAYS, YOU SUFFER, THIS IS ENOUGH FOR ME, YOU BELONG TO ME AND I SHALL HELP YOU" LOUIS...

    Dalmeny Estate Wildlife

    Submitted by @TweetsBennett

    Submitted by @TweetsBennett

      The French River

      Submitted by Eric Boelling.

      Submitted by Eric Boelling.

        Helen Crandall

        IN LOVING MEMORY OF HELEN CRANDALL A VOLUNTEER NURSE WHO DIED IN BERKELEY, CALIF AT HER POST OF DUTY DURING THE INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC OF 1918 "GREATER LOVE HATH NO NAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN...

        IN LOVING MEMORY OF HELEN CRANDALL A VOLUNTEER NURSE WHO DIED IN BERKELEY, CALIF AT HER POST OF DUTY DURING THE INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC OF 1918 "GREATER LOVE HATH NO NAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN...

        • pandemic
        • influenza
        • 1918

        Winfree Baptist Church

        The Winfree community originated in 1831 as a ranch of the early Texas settler Abraham Winfree. By 1914, the area had grown in population and the scattered rural churches were not adequate for the...

        The Winfree community originated in 1831 as a ranch of the early Texas settler Abraham Winfree. By 1914, the area had grown in population and the scattered rural churches were not adequate for...

        • texas
        • church

        Rainbow Bridge

        The rapid growth of the petrochemical industry in Jefferson and Orange counties in the early 20th century led to increased population in this area. In order to serve escalating transportation...

        The rapid growth of the petrochemical industry in Jefferson and Orange counties in the early 20th century led to increased population in this area. In order to serve escalating transportation...

        • texas
        • bridge
        • wpa

        Janis Lyn Joplin

        (January 19, 1943 - October 4, 1970) A native of Port Arthur, famed blues and rock and roll singer Janis Joplin lived here with her family. She graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1960...

        (January 19, 1943 - October 4, 1970) A native of Port Arthur, famed blues and rock and roll singer Janis Joplin lived here with her family. She graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1960...

        • texas
        • music
        • rock and roll
        • 1960's
        • women

        The Woodworth House (Rose Hill)

        J.H. Baxter of the Griffing Lumber Company built this residence in 1906 for R.H. Woodworth (d.1923). Wide verandas extend beyond the impressive columned portico of the Classic Revival structure....

        J.H. Baxter of the Griffing Lumber Company built this residence in 1906 for R.H. Woodworth (d.1923). Wide verandas extend beyond the impressive columned portico of the Classic Revival structure....

        • texas
        • architecture
        • historic place

        The Four Chaplains

        On February 3rd, 1943 as the American troopship Dorchester neared its destination, Greenland, it was torpedoed at 12:55 A.M. by a German submarine. The old ship immediately began to sink. As the...

        On February 3rd, 1943 as the American troopship Dorchester neared its destination, Greenland, it was torpedoed at 12:55 A.M. by a German submarine. The old ship immediately began to sink. As the...

        • wwii
        • texas
        • hereos

        Filhiol Mound

        Filhiol Mound is a 7-foot-tall platform mound that measures 98 by 98 feet at the base. It was built in two episodes. The first episode was completed around AD 700. An Indian village extended from...

        Filhiol Mound is a 7-foot-tall platform mound that measures 98 by 98 feet at the base. It was built in two episodes. The first episode was completed around AD 700. An Indian village extended from...

        • louisiana
        • native american
        • indian mound

        Captain John O'Donnell

        CAPTAIN JOHN O'DONNELL, THE FOUNDER OFTHE CANTON COMMUNITY, WAS A MAN OF GREATVISION AND ACCOMPLISHMENT. HE INITIATEDTRADE BETWEEN CANTON, CHINA AND BALTIMOREIN 1785 OPERATING HIS OWN...

        CAPTAIN JOHN O'DONNELL, THE FOUNDER OFTHE CANTON COMMUNITY, WAS A MAN OF GREATVISION AND ACCOMPLISHMENT. HE INITIATEDTRADE BETWEEN CANTON, CHINA AND BALTIMOREIN 1785 OPERATING HIS...

        • imageryan
        • canton
        • baltimore

        THE "INNOCENT" RAILWAY

        Submitted by @TweetsBennett[Location approximate]

        Submitted by @TweetsBennett[Location approximate]

          John Muir Birthplace

          JOHN MUIR 1838 - 1914 NATURE'S APOSTLE FATHER OF AMERICA'S NATIONAL PARKS, CHAMPION OF WORLD CONSERVATION & FOREVER A SCOT Submitted by @TweetsBennett

          JOHN MUIR 1838 - 1914 NATURE'S APOSTLE FATHER OF AMERICA'S NATIONAL PARKS, CHAMPION OF WORLD CONSERVATION & FOREVER A SCOT Submitted by @TweetsBennett