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In Memory of the Founders of Mission San Rafael Arcangel

    Marin Indian Warrior

      Colonel H. Weir Cook

        Tree of Life

        TREE OF LIFE IN MEMORY OF ALL OUR FRIENDS WHO HAVE DIED HOMELESS IN MARIN

        TREE OF LIFE IN MEMORY OF ALL OUR FRIENDS WHO HAVE DIED HOMELESS IN MARIN

          MARGARET STRATFORD

          IN MEMORY OF MARGARET STRATFORD

          IN MEMORY OF MARGARET STRATFORD

            May This Tree

            MAY THIS TREE, DEDICATED [IN? TO?] THE MEMORY OF A HAPPY CHILDHOOD SPENT IN SAN RAFAEL, INSPIRE FUTURE [GENERATI?] ONS TO CHERISH [?]T ALL TREES

            MAY THIS TREE, DEDICATED [IN? TO?] THE MEMORY OF A HAPPY CHILDHOOD SPENT IN SAN RAFAEL, INSPIRE FUTURE [GENERATI?] ONS TO CHERISH [?]T ALL TREES

              Sidney A. Murray, Jr., Hydroelectric Station 1990

              In 1990, construction of the largest prefabricated power plant in the world, the Sidney A. Murray, Jr., Hydroelectric Station, was completed 40 miles south of Vidalia. It was the vision of Mayor...

              In 1990, construction of the largest prefabricated power plant in the world, the Sidney A. Murray, Jr., Hydroelectric Station, was completed 40 miles south of Vidalia. It was the vision of...

              • louisiana
              • hydroelectric
              • power
              • electricity

              We Lived & Died Here

              "Let's teach (our children) that even in a life Such as this, our hearts do not despair, that, although wwe left behind many material things, we did not leave our courage, our fortitude, and our...

              "Let's teach (our children) that even in a life Such as this, our hearts do not despair, that, although wwe left behind many material things, we did not leave our courage, our fortitude, and...

              • arkansas. wo...
              • japanese-american
              • concentration camps

              Arkansas State Flag History

              In 1912, Secretary of State Earle Hodges (1911-1917) and the Pine Bluff chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution sponsored a competition to produce a design for Arkansas’s first state...

              In 1912, Secretary of State Earle Hodges (1911-1917) and the Pine Bluff chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution sponsored a competition to produce a design for Arkansas’s first state...

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              • flag
              • dar

              Matt Biondi Olympiad XXIV Town of Moraga

                Arthur Amos

                  Marjorie Amos

                    Crossroads Mini Park

                      Crossroads Mini Park

                        Ann's Fountain

                          Orinda Post Office

                            From These Classrooms

                            DA QUESTE AULE NUMERATI RINCHIUSI IN VAGONI BESTIAME CENTINAIA DI DETENUTI POLITICI PARTIRONO PER LA GERMANIA NEL MARZO 1944 CONSEGNATI ALLA BARBARIE NAZISTA AVVIATI AL MARTIRIO AUSCHWITZ...

                            DA QUESTE AULE NUMERATI RINCHIUSI IN VAGONI BESTIAME CENTINAIA DI DETENUTI POLITICI PARTIRONO PER LA GERMANIA NEL MARZO 1944 CONSEGNATI ALLA BARBARIE NAZISTA AVVIATI AL MARTIRIO...

                              The Scars On This Stone

                              THE SCARS ON THIS STONE WERE CAUSED IN THE GERMAN AIR RAIDS OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR. DESPITE SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE BUILDING. THE BELFAST TELEGRAPH WAS PUBLISHED WITHOUT INTERRUPTION Submitted by @jucopel

                              THE SCARS ON THIS STONE WERE CAUSED IN THE GERMAN AIR RAIDS OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR. DESPITE SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE BUILDING. THE BELFAST TELEGRAPH WAS PUBLISHED WITHOUT INTERRUPTION Submitted by @jucopel

                                First Methodist Church of Port Neches

                                Before 1881 Methodists in Port Neches, then known as Grigsby's Bluff, were served by occasional circuit Riders who preached in private homes. On Sept. 6, 1881, the Rev. W. H. Crawford conducted a...

                                Before 1881 Methodists in Port Neches, then known as Grigsby's Bluff, were served by occasional circuit Riders who preached in private homes. On Sept. 6, 1881, the Rev. W. H. Crawford conducted...

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                                • church
                                • religion

                                First Baptist Church of Port Neches

                                This Baptist church, the first in Port Neches, organized in October of 1910. Twelve charter members held Baptist services in a one-room schoolhouse. These church founders were Mr. & Mrs. John...

                                This Baptist church, the first in Port Neches, organized in October of 1910. Twelve charter members held Baptist services in a one-room schoolhouse. These church founders were Mr. & Mrs. John...

                                • texas
                                • church
                                • religion