Transcript:Hands Off Harrop Incorporated2007 - 2013This plaque commemorates the successful community campaign to protect the view towards First Church spire and preserve Harrop Street as...
One of two plaques near the mast of the USS Oakland.
One of two plaques near the mast of the USS Oakland.
Transcript:Historic BuildingPolice Station Designed by William Chrichton and built in 1895.It was sued as the Dunedin Police Stationuntil 1915 and was subsequently used by the...
Transcript:'Nemus for Bri'Wayne EversonCommissioned in 2000to mark the millennium.Dunedin City CouncilSubmitted by: Judith Swan
For over 80 years, upon this site stood the first permanent home in the Eagle Rock Valley. A wooden building with its high ceilings and red painted ship-lap siding, typical of rural...
The Royal Oak. This tree was planted by John Hyde Harris Esq. superintendent of the province of Otago to commemorate the marriage of the Prince and Princess of Wales on 10th March 1863.
Erected and presented to the citizens of Dunedin by Wolf Harris Esq.the fountain was original sited at “The Triangle”, later named Queen’s Gardens, near The Exchange. It was moved to the...
This last remaining original Edwardian tramway pole was part of the first electric tram route in Dunedin, opened to the public on 24 December 1903. Subsequent extensions gave the city...
Bell Hill: Selected in 1848 by Captain William Cargill and the Reverend Thomas Burns as the permanent site for the first Presbyterian church of Otago.First Church is a Category 1 Listed...
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This notable Greek Revival structure was completed in the late 1840's on land donated by Eli Robinson. The congregation was established 1828-1830 and the first church, built of logs, was located...
Jean Laffite was a French privateer, pirate and patriot. A hero with his band of baratarians at the Battle of New Orleans in 1815. Reputed to have had a warehouse on Contraband Bayou and to...
Grant Parish was formed in 1869 from parts of Winn and Rapides parishes by Act 82 of the Louisiana legislature and named for President U.S. Grant. Colfax, incorporated in 1878, was named for...
On this site stood the former Grant Parish Training School. Established in 1937, it served as the high school for the African-American population. In 1954 Grant Parish Training School became Mary...
Verda was named for the daughter of the town's first postmaster, Uriah E. DeWitt. Formerly known as College Hill, Verda's 19th century origins centered on the efforts of area farmers to establish...
At 6:00 PM on April 26, 1864, here, near the junction of Cane and Red Rivers the Confederates set up an artillery battery to intercept Federal gun boats. Two boats were captured. More than...
To honor the memory of Huey Pierce Long1893-1935Lawyer, Administrator, StatesmanWho served as Railroad CommissionerGovernor of LouisianaandUnited States SenatorThis plaque was placed hereNear the...
The first school in Pollock was established in 1893-1894. The Rev. Frank Brian, a minister and state senator was hired by the students' parents to serve as the first instructor. Located near...