Soda Works Building

Sleeping Widow

Submitted by @jqmcd.

COMMERATION OF THE TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY IN THE BAHAMAS

ThIS PLAQUE IS IN COMMERATION OF THE TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY IN THE BAHAMAS THE FOLLOWING PERSONS WERE THE FIRST MEMBERS ROM HARBOUR ISLAND TO SERVE IN THE...

Ipswich was Settled in March 1633

IPSWICH WAS SETTLED IN MARCH 1633 ON THIS HILL-TOP THE FIRST MEETING-HOUSE WAS BUILT AND SURROUNDED WITH A STONE FORT. THE PRESENT EDIFICE IS THE FIFTH WHICH HAS OCCUPIED THIS SPOT...

Hiawatha Asylum for Insane Indians

HIAWATHA ASYLUM FOR INSANE INDIANS Receiving Congressional appropriations in 1899. the Hiawatha Asylum for Insane Indians was the second federal mental hospital and the first dedicated...

5 November 2009 Ft. Hood Memorial - Killeen, Texas

5 November 2009 Ft. Hood Memorial - Killeen, Texas At 13:20 on a sunny Thursday afternoon on the 5th of November, 2009, Soldiers at the Fort Hood Soldier Readiness Processing Center...

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The Tower Liberty

Submitted by @stuherrm.

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Where are the Falls of the St. Croix?

Submitted by @jack_daniel.

Nolan Ryan

A Texas legend and one of baseball's most intimidating figures on the pitching mound across four decades, his overpowering fastball and unparalleled longevity produced 324 victories and a host of...

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Texas State Capitol Statue of Liberty

WITH THE FAITH AND COURAGE OF THEIR FOREFATHERS WHO MADE POSSIBLE THE FREEDOM OF THESE UNITED STATES THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA DEDICATE THIS COPY OF THE STATUE OF LIBERTY AS A PLEDGE...

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Julius Whittier

"He Came Betore Us. He Left a Legacy" Julius Whittier (Texas Football: 1969-72) became a historically significant figure as the first African American to receive a four-year tooiball scholarship,...

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Elite Cafe

THE FIRST ELITE CAFE OPENED IN DOWNTOWN WACO IN 1919 AND WAS ACQUIRED BY THE GREEK IMMIGRANT COLIAS FAMILY IN 1920. THE COLIAS BROTHERS OPENED THIS ELITE CAFE IN 1941 ON "THE CIRCLE,”...

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The Archive War

THE ARCHIVE WAR IN 1839 AUSTIN BECAME THE CAPITAL OF THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS. THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES- STATE PAPERS AND LAND TITLES-WERE HOUSED ON CONGRESS AVENUE. IN 1842 AFTER MEXICAN ARMIES SEIZED...