Old Rodney Presbyterian Church, dedicated in 1832, is located north on Commerce Street at Church Street intersection. Also on Commerce Street at the south edge of town is Sacred Heart...
Incorporated in 1828, Rodney was noted for its high level of culture, county fairs and business activity. Rodney once contained two banks, two newspapers, 500 people and 35 stores....
Old early nineteenth century road was one of two connecting the old town of Rodney with Claiborne County settlements. Composed of loess soil, the roadbed and roadside bluffs remain today much...
TO THE MEMORY OF ELIZABETH MORRIS FOUNDER AND FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE MORRIS ANIMAL REFUGE FOR HOMELESS AND SUFFERING ANIMALS 1874-1907 THE FIRST INSTITUTION FOR RECEIVING HOMELESS...
ST. TYSILIO Built this Church630, A.D. © Copyright Robin Drayton and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence. Submitted by @Geograph_Bob
Henry Watkins Allen was born in Farmville, Virginia on April 29, 1820. He was the son of a physician and planter. He attended public schools most of his life and became an attorney after being...
William Charles Cole Claiborne served as territorial governor and as the first elected governor of Louisiana. Claiborne was born near Richmond, Virginia, in 1775, and attended the Richmond Academy...
René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle was born on November 22, 1643, in Rouen, France. His Father, Jean Cavelier , owned a large piece of land called La Salle, and René-Robert became known as...
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Named for Samuel Ingham, secretary of the treasury under Andrew Jackson, Ingham County was organized in 1838. In 1840 Mason became the county seat. The town’s wide public square had been designed...
Artist Jules Guerin used the Abundance of Earth theme in his classic oil murals towering either side of the State Capitol's Memorial Hallway. The Goddess of Abundance is the central figure in...