Sky Parlor Hill
This area was originally Sky Parlor Hill. During the Civil War, locals entrapped by the Siege (1863), would gather here to watch the battles between Confederate and Union forces. This is depicted...
- mississippi
- vicksburg
Missing Angels
City HallIn 1903 Vicksburg was the largest city in Mississippi. James Riley Gordon, a famous architect, designed the booming town a new "City Hall" that was built for $50,000. Gordon also designed...
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- vicksburg
- disasters
If Walls Could Talk
Warren County Court HouseThe Reverend Newit Vick, Vicksburg's founder, originally planned to build his home on this site; however, after he and his wife both fell victim to yellow fever in August...
- mississippi
- vicksburg
- history
Growing and Changing
A Different Point of ViewVicksburg was pretty bare in the early days. The original townspeople cleared the land and used the trees to construct buildings and open space for farming. When Vicksburg...
- mississippi
- vicksburg
U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers Headquarters Mississippi River Co mmission/Mississippi Valley Division
The mission of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the Mississippi Valley is accomplished by two complementary programs. The Mississippi River Commission (MRC) is responsible for...
- mississippi
- corps of engineers
- mississippi river
Broadmoor Golf Course
Located at the golf club house of the renown Broadmoor resort in Colorado Springs. Donald J. Ross1872-1948Legendary Golf Course ArchitectDesigned The Broadmoor's FirstGolf Course in 1916submitted...
- golf
- broadmoor
- colorado springs
Road Of Remembrance WWI
This plaque is on one of the two pillars at "Nine Mile Corner", where Colorado highway 7 intersects U.S. highway 287 in Lafayette, Colorado. It's 9 miles from this corner to downtown Boulder. ...
- boulder
- lafayette
- colorado
- highway
- great war
- wwi
- lions club
- roads
Old Burying Ground St. Francisville
Established by 18th Century Capuchin Friars.
- louisiana
- cemetery
- st. francisville
LSU Campus Mounds - History of the Mounds
The mounds were created by the First Peoples of North America. Experts believe these hunter- gatherers considered the mounds to be sacred and met there for ceremonial activities and...
- louisiana
- lsu
- native american
- earthworks
LSU Campus Mounds - Recognition of Tribes
These two ancient earthen mounds at the heart of LSU's campus are believed to have been built by the First Peoples in North America. By preserving these mounds, LSU pays respect to the past...
- louisiana
- lsu
- native americans
- earthworks
LSU Campus Mounds - About the Name
The name used to refer to the mounds has been thoughtfully considered by an LSU committee that included representation from Louisiana's Native Tribes. "LSU Campus Mounds" was chosen because...
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- lsu
- native americans
- earthworks
LSU Campus Mounds - A Time for Action
The mounds are the oldest known human-made earthworks in the Americas. Recent studies now estimate that the mounds could be up to 11,300 years old, updating previous studies that estimated they...
- louisiana
- lsu
- native american
- earthworks
McKnight Marinoni Nolan House
Longtime tradition in the Marinoni-Nolan family holds that this rambling classic revival-style mansion is an early 20th century rebuilding of a mid-19th century center hall cottage. While...
- louisiana
- new orleans
- garden district
Ben McDonald
All-Time Alex Box Stadium TeamOmaha EraCollege Baseball Hall of FameGolden Spikes Award, 1989All- American, 1988-89
- lsu
- sports
- baseball
- louisiana
Lieutenant Colonel Francisco Bouligny
In the spring of 1779, Bouligny acting on order of Governor Bernardo de Galvez, led about 60 Spanish settlers to this site, marking the founding of New Iberia. To commemorate that event,...
- louisiana
- iberia parish
- new iberia