Baseball came to Memphis in 1885, but didn't last long because city law prevented games from being played on Sundays. Scores were transmitted to local cigar stores and hotel lobbies by...
This plaque recognizes the large oak trees that have stood on the site since before the Oakway Center shopping center was built.
Photo submitted by U2. Plaque created by Ernie Navarre. Articles about the plaque are here, here, and here.
Volunteers Make a Difference The Cook Family Dan & Nedra Mike & Jeneil Kenny & Jess
SPENGER'S FISH GROTTO CENTENARY PLAQUE 1890 - 1990 1865 JOHANN BUILDS HIS HOME, ONE ROOM COUNTRY STORE AND FISH MARKET AT THIS SITE. 1930'S FRANK, HIS WIFE MARCELLA AND SON FRANK (BUD) EXPAND...
On Christmas Eve 1949, parishioner John Maher buried a statue of the Infant Jesus of Prague on this site and hopeful Catholics from the area began fund-raising efforts to build the first Catholic...
Exterior statuary at the Shelby County Courthouse includes, most prominently, six seated figures carved from single blocks of Tennessee marble, representing Wisdom, Justice, Liberty,...
Gabriel's Crossing Gabriel Dumont operated a ferry on the South Saskatchewan River near this site from the early 1870's to 1883. According to his 1876 licence, the ferry was a scow measuring 7.6...
A Confederate officer cited for gallantry, he held the office of attorney-general for Shelby County. Wright also served as the first governor-general of the Philippines and as the first official...
DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF REV. J.A. CORNWALL AND FAMILY THEY BUILD THE FIRST IMMIGRANT CABIN IN DOUGLAS COUNTY NEAR THIS SITE HENCE THE NAME CABIN CREEK THE FAMILY WINTERED HERE IN 1846...
HONORING VIOLET NORTHERN PIONEER GARDEN CLUB MEMBER
FEW MEMORIAL HALL OF RECORDS THIS BUILDING IS DEDICATED TO THE CITY OF MONTEREY BY CHARLES R. FEW AND AGATHA M. FEW 1934