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Norwalk, Conneticut

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    JFK Remarks at Amherst College

      Twelve Oaks

      Built ca. 1896 by Henry Gautier (1848-1921) for his second wife, Laura Canty. Henry Gautier was the eldest son of Fernando Gautier. The house is located in the Helen Moro Spanish land grant claim...

      Built ca. 1896 by Henry Gautier (1848-1921) for his second wife, Laura Canty. Henry Gautier was the eldest son of Fernando Gautier. The house is located in the Helen Moro Spanish land grant...

      • mississippi
      • settlers

      Jennie Orrell House

      Built ca. 1907 of long leaf yellow pine by Eugenie Orrell (1850-1932), daughter of Alfred and Ann Lewis, owners of Oldfields Plantation. The old Louisville and Nashville Railroad depot was moved...

      Built ca. 1907 of long leaf yellow pine by Eugenie Orrell (1850-1932), daughter of Alfred and Ann Lewis, owners of Oldfields Plantation. The old Louisville and Nashville Railroad depot was...

      • mississippi
      • rail depot
      • private home

      St. Peter Missionary Baptist Church

      Organized in 1819 by Dudley Brooks, a freed slave, this congregation was originally known as First Free Mission Baptist Church and is among the state's oldest continuous African American...

      Organized in 1819 by Dudley Brooks, a freed slave, this congregation was originally known as First Free Mission Baptist Church and is among the state's oldest continuous African...

      • mississippi
      • church

      Carter~Calloway House

      Built in 1906-07 by African American William Louis Carter, this vernacular Queen Anne style house features an unusual exterior shape. It is popularly known as the "Steamboat House” because its...

      Built in 1906-07 by African American William Louis Carter, this vernacular Queen Anne style house features an unusual exterior shape. It is popularly known as the "Steamboat House” because its...

      • mississippi
      • steamboat house
      • architecture
      • national reg...
      • nrhp

      The Stapp Sisters

      Emilie and Marie Stapp were natives of Iowa, where Emilie (1876-1962) began writing children's books and Marie (1880-1960) worked for a newspaper. After living in Boston, they moved to Wiggins due...

      Emilie and Marie Stapp were natives of Iowa, where Emilie (1876-1962) began writing children's books and Marie (1880-1960) worked for a newspaper. After living in Boston, they moved to Wiggins...

      • mississippi
      • writer
      • dolls
      • letters

      H.O.M.E. Consolidated School

      In 1912, four rural schools, located in the Hope, Odom, Marion, and Ena communities, were consolidated to form the H.O.M.E. school. The next year, 173 students in ten grades relocated to the...

      In 1912, four rural schools, located in the Hope, Odom, Marion, and Ena communities, were consolidated to form the H.O.M.E. school. The next year, 173 students in ten grades relocated to...

      • mississippi
      • school

      Concord Fight

        Projects Dribble and Miracle Play

        United States Department of Defense Advance Research Projects AgencyThe Department of Defense and the Atomic Energy Commission were conducted below this spot at a depth of 2700 and 2715 feet in...

        United States Department of Defense Advance Research Projects AgencyThe Department of Defense and the Atomic Energy Commission were conducted below this spot at a depth of 2700 and 2715 feet in...

        • mississippi
        • nuclear test
        • cold war
        • science

        Hart Station

        Erected by his friends and the Escambia County Bar Association in memory of James Edward Hart, Jr. (1942 – 1992), who contributed much to his community, his church and his profession. He loved...

        Erected by his friends and the Escambia County Bar Association in memory of James Edward Hart, Jr. (1942 – 1992), who contributed much to his community, his church and his profession. He...

        • alabama
        • trains
        • rail
        • escambia county

        Charles Dickens in Toronto

        May 4-6, 1842 - Charles Dickens visited TO, staying at the North American Hotel, 33 Yonge St. While "full of life and motion, bustle, business and improvement", he noted "The wild and rabid...

        May 4-6, 1842 - Charles Dickens visited TO, staying at the North American Hotel, 33 Yonge St. While "full of life and motion, bustle, business and improvement", he noted "The wild and...

          Napoleon

          The town of Napoleon was first settled here in 1767 as a 640-acre British land grant to John Claudius Favre. In 1861 it was sold to Simon Favre, who built his home and businesses here. Residents...

          The town of Napoleon was first settled here in 1767 as a 640-acre British land grant to John Claudius Favre. In 1861 it was sold to Simon Favre, who built his home and businesses here. Residents...

          • mississippi
          • early settlement
          • space

          Protected Tract of Cook Forest

          THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED IN 1951 BY FRIENDS IN HONOR OF MR. AND MRS. ARTHUR E. BRAUN WHO PURCHASED THIS TRACT OF 268 ACRES AND 92 RODS TO PREVENT ITS IMMINENT DESTRUCTION BY LUMBERING, AND...

          THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED IN 1951 BY FRIENDS IN HONOR OF MR. AND MRS. ARTHUR E. BRAUN WHO PURCHASED THIS TRACT OF 268 ACRES AND 92 RODS TO PREVENT ITS IMMINENT DESTRUCTION BY LUMBERING,...

            Ken Hunter

            In loving memory of Ken Hunter He embodied the best of our community: Kind, Caring and Always Willing to go the Extra Mile for Kids Rest in Peace Good Friend You will always be in our hearts

            In loving memory of Ken Hunter He embodied the best of our community: Kind, Caring and Always Willing to go the Extra Mile for Kids Rest in Peace Good Friend You will always be in our hearts

              DAMBUSTERS - 1943

              Submitted by Rob Sweeney

              Submitted by Rob Sweeney

                John Wesley Fairley

                1840-1918   Born a slave, John Wesley "Wes” Fairley served with the 74th U.S. Colored Troops during the Civil War. While guarding Confederate prisoners on Ship Island, Fairley recognized Lorenzo...

                1840-1918   Born a slave, John Wesley "Wes” Fairley served with the 74th U.S. Colored Troops during the Civil War. While guarding Confederate prisoners on Ship Island, Fairley recognized Lorenzo...

                • mississippi
                • civil war

                Flint Creek Post Office

                The Flint Creek Post Office was established in the early 1840s and was the only post office in the Piney Woods between Augusta and the Gulf Coast before the Civil War. First located on Flint Creek...

                The Flint Creek Post Office was established in the early 1840s and was the only post office in the Piney Woods between Augusta and the Gulf Coast before the Civil War. First located on Flint...

                • mississippi
                • post office

                Site of Bank of Mississippi

                Chartered in 1809 as the only bank in Mississippi Territory and given a monopoly as the official state bank in 1818. It occupied this site in 1826 but was supplanted by Planters' Bank in 1831....

                Chartered in 1809 as the only bank in Mississippi Territory and given a monopoly as the official state bank in 1818. It occupied this site in 1826 but was supplanted by Planters' Bank in...

                • mississippi
                • bank

                "The Harvey Battle"

                In 1848, James Harvey killed two members of the Copeland Gang in a dispute over the deed to his property on Red Creek. Seeking revenge, James Copeland and three of his men waited in ambush inside...

                In 1848, James Harvey killed two members of the Copeland Gang in a dispute over the deed to his property on Red Creek. Seeking revenge, James Copeland and three of his men waited in ambush inside...

                • mississippi
                • land battle
                • fued