Nashville's first pablic school, Hume School, opened here Feb. 26, 1855. A three story brick building, the school employed 12 teachers and served all grades. In 1874 high school classes were moved...
RANDALL JARRELL (1914-1965) A graduate of Hume- Fogg and Vanderbilt University, Randall Jarrell was a distinguished poet, critic, novelist, essayist, and teacher. Jarrell Joined the U.S. Army Air...
Plaque describes what may be possibly the oldest Sassafras tree on the planet.
In memory of the 23 brave men of the Confederate Ram Arkansas who were killed in action or died of wounds received in battle with the Union fleet above Vicksburg July 15-22 1862.These Army,...
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...
Brig·General C·S· ArmyCommanding Cav. DivisionJohnston's Army______Cadet U.S. Military Academy 18522nd. Lt. U.S. Army Dec. 30, 1856Resigned May 16, 18611st Lt. Cav C.S. Army Mar. 16, 1861Capt....
Brig. General C.S. ArmyCommanding 2nd BrigadeCav. Div. Johnston's Army-------------------------Major Texas Battalion Nov. 12, 1861Col. 1st Texas Legion April 2, 1862Brig. Gen. C.S. Army May 9, 1863
This plaque is at the Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site in Grantwood Village, MO, a close-by suburb of St. Louis. It honors the homestead that is still intact that President Grant lived...
Submitted by Ed Brimer
Plaque accompanying the statue of Saint Louis outside of the St. Louis Art Museum. submitted by: Sam Davis
"When I leave this world, I can't carry nothing away from here. Whatever I have, it's going to be left right here for somebody. Some child can get their education, to help them along, because...
Made up of siliceous minerals, the 11-million- year-old southern miss petrified log was found intact rather than in fragments. According to Dr. Bobby Irby, then chairperson of the USM...
In 1959, Wade H. Creekmore, Sr. founded severalrural telephone companies in Mississippi, includingDelta Telephone in Louise and the Franklin TelephoneCompany in Meadville. From these rural...
ID 45 FIRST INTEGRATED PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE SOUTHEAST The Atomic Energy Commission directed Oak Ridge Schools to desegregate. On September 6. 1955, a total of 85 Black American...
This tablet was erected in memory of those who lost their lives in theRhythm Club FireApril 23, 1940Inez Adams• St. Elmo Adams• Marjorie Alexander• Susie Alexander• Juanita Avery• Bessie Lee Mont....
THE BRICK IN THIS PANEL IS FROM ATLANTA'S HISTORIC LOEW'S GRAND THEATRE, SITE OF 1939 PREMIERE OF "GONE WITH THE WIND" BUILT 1893 DESTROYED BY FIRE 1978
THE BRICK IN THIS PANEL IS FROM ATLANTA'S HISTORIC LOEW'S GRAND THEATRE, SITE OF 1939 PREMIERE OF "GONE WITH THE WIND BUILT 1893 DESTROYED BY FIRE 1978