Submitted by @alenards.
IN MEMORY OF MARINUS GILBERT SMITH GEORGE ASA ANDREWS AND ANTHONY ARNETT CITIZENS OF BOULDER WHO IN 1872, WHEN THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO WAS STILL A DREAM, DONATED THE LAND UPON WHICH IT WAS...
In 1736, Claude Dubreuil initiated a canal at this site, from the Mississippi River to Bayou Barataria. One hundred years BEFORE the Harvey Canal, it was the FIRST man-made waterway accessing New...
FREMONT PASS ON CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BETWEEN ARKANSAS AND BLUE RIVER DRAINAGES ALTITUDE 11,316 FEET WESTERN BOUNDARY OF THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE OF 1803. NAMED IN HONOR OF JOHN C. FREMONT...
Designed by De Verges and garrisoned in 1754, but abandoned in 1792, because of strategic value it was rebuilt by Latour in 1808 and garrisoned to defend New Orleans; Destroyed by Adm....
About 18 miles below Ft. Jackson at Head of Passes, the Mississippi River branches into Southwest Pass, South Pass and Pass A Lutre before emptying into the Gulf of Mexico. As early as 1723 French...
This property was first recorded on a 1723 French colonial map of Louisiana. Louis Brognier de Clouet, a prominent Frenchman and critical figure in the development of New Orleans acquired...
Father Jean Martin, Missionary, on Feb. 25, 1854, recorded baptisms he performed in Pointe-à-la- Hache. For more than 10 years afterwards St. Thomas Church continued to share the services...
His Majesty Rex, King of the Carnival and Monarch of Merriment hereby honors the occasion of the 300th anniversary of the first celebration of Mardi Gras in Louisiana.
Cavelier de la Salle 1640-1687
Philip Roth March 19, 1933 to May 22, 2018 Philip Roth was among the greatest American writers of any generation. He published thirty-one books of fiction, memoir, and essays. More than half...
After God had carried us safe to New England and wee had builded our houses provided necessaries for our liveli hood reard convenient places for Gods worships and settled the civill government one...
State of New York, Legislative Resolution Honoring Alberto Arroyo for 50 years of jogging in Central Park
Submitted by @krebzo.