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City of Governors

Submitted by @olathewildcat

Submitted by @olathewildcat

    Fort San Fernando De Las Barrancas(1795-97)

    Louisiana's lieutenant governor, Manuel Gayoso de Lemos, erected Fort San Fernando de las Barrancas near this site in May of 1795. He named the structure for Spain's crown prince and future king,...

    Louisiana's lieutenant governor, Manuel Gayoso de Lemos, erected Fort San Fernando de las Barrancas near this site in May of 1795. He named the structure for Spain's crown prince and future king,...

    • shelby county
    • tennessee

    RAILROAD BRIDGES OVER THE PECOS

    RAILROAD BRIDGES OVER THE PECOS A MAJOR TRIBUTARY OF THE RIO GRANDE, THE PECOS RIVER WAS LONG A BARRIER TO TRANSPORTATION, PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE DEEP GORGE THAT ONCE MARKED ITS JOINING WITH THE...

    RAILROAD BRIDGES OVER THE PECOS A MAJOR TRIBUTARY OF THE RIO GRANDE, THE PECOS RIVER WAS LONG A BARRIER TO TRANSPORTATION, PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE DEEP GORGE THAT ONCE MARKED ITS JOINING WITH...

      Elisha Mitchell

      Submitted by mia_partlow HERE LIES IN THE HOPE OF A BLESSED RESURRECTION THE BODY OF THE REV. ELISHA MITCHELL D.D. WHO AFTER BEING FOR THIRTY NINE YEARS A PROFESSOR IN THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH...

      Submitted by mia_partlow HERE LIES IN THE HOPE OF A BLESSED RESURRECTION THE BODY OF THE REV. ELISHA MITCHELL D.D. WHO AFTER BEING FOR THIRTY NINE YEARS A PROFESSOR IN THE UNIVERSITY OF...

        Hope Square

        Submitted by @lucindahawksley

        Submitted by @lucindahawksley

          First Medical Education Building

          Submitted by JustineBot

          Submitted by JustineBot

            Retro Woman Napa

            Submitted by friscolex

            Submitted by friscolex

              Bill Clinton McDonald's

              Both as governor and as a 1992 presidential candidate, Bill Clinton made regular stops at this downtown McDonald's during his morning runs from the Arkansas Governor's Mansion, These visits made...

              Both as governor and as a 1992 presidential candidate, Bill Clinton made regular stops at this downtown McDonald's during his morning runs from the Arkansas Governor's Mansion, These visits...

                Peralta Adobe

                Submitted by @Ritterton

                Submitted by @Ritterton

                  Carmel WWII Soldiers

                    Geelong Keys

                    IN 1847 THERE WERE FOUND ON THIS SITE IN LIMEBURNER BOURCHIER'S KILN FIFTEEN FEET BELOW THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND THE GEELONG KEYS REPORTED BY SUPERINTENDENT, LATER GOVERNOR C. J. LA TROBE A SOME...

                    IN 1847 THERE WERE FOUND ON THIS SITE IN LIMEBURNER BOURCHIER'S KILN FIFTEEN FEET BELOW THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND THE GEELONG KEYS REPORTED BY SUPERINTENDENT, LATER GOVERNOR C. J. LA TROBE A SOME...

                    • limeburner
                    • keys
                    • or what

                    Original Depot in Collierville

                    The first railroad depot in Collierville was located in this vicinity adjacent to the Memphis and Charleston Railroad. A letter was discovered in the Mississippi Library Department of Archives and...

                    The first railroad depot in Collierville was located in this vicinity adjacent to the Memphis and Charleston Railroad. A letter was discovered in the Mississippi Library Department of Archives and...

                    • shelby county
                    • tennessee

                    Cortona

                      Carleton Race Course

                      The first running of the Queen’s Plate was held in what is now the Junction. Submitted by @heritagetoronto

                      The first running of the Queen’s Plate was held in what is now the Junction. Submitted by @heritagetoronto

                        Congregation B'Nai Israel (Children of Israel)

                        First Permanent Jewish House of Worship in Tennessee Jews have been part of Tennessee's economic, social and political life since the early 19th century. Congregation Children of Israel, chartered...

                        First Permanent Jewish House of Worship in Tennessee Jews have been part of Tennessee's economic, social and political life since the early 19th century. Congregation Children of Israel, chartered...

                        • shelby county
                        • tennessee

                        Jefferson Davis

                        In a house which stood here, the only President of the Confederacy lived from 1875 to 1878, while president of a life insurance company. Born in Kentucky, 1808, educated at Transylvania and the...

                        In a house which stood here, the only President of the Confederacy lived from 1875 to 1878, while president of a life insurance company. Born in Kentucky, 1808, educated at Transylvania and...

                        • shelby county
                        • tennessee

                        Marble Lantern

                        Submitted by @Chinatown_YEG

                        Submitted by @Chinatown_YEG

                          Kent

                            The Cherokee-Phoenix

                            IN 1821, SEQUOYAH, A NATIVE CHEROKEE, INVENTED AN ALPHABET. THE FIRST NEWS- PAPER IN THE INDIAN LANGUAGE, "THE CHEROKEE-PHOENIX WAS PUBLISHED IN NEW ECHOTA BY ELIAS BOUDINOT, AN EDUCATED CHEROKEE,...

                            IN 1821, SEQUOYAH, A NATIVE CHEROKEE, INVENTED AN ALPHABET. THE FIRST NEWS- PAPER IN THE INDIAN LANGUAGE, "THE CHEROKEE-PHOENIX WAS PUBLISHED IN NEW ECHOTA BY ELIAS BOUDINOT, AN EDUCATED CHEROKEE,...

                              Grotski-Schuurmans Residence

                              1978 Grotski-Schuurmans Residence, Edmonton’s “youngest” designated Historic Resource. Up on Capilano Crescent, overlooking @YEGRiverValley . Douglas Cardinal Architect, David Murray Architect....

                              1978 Grotski-Schuurmans Residence, Edmonton’s “youngest” designated Historic Resource. Up on Capilano Crescent, overlooking @YEGRiverValley . Douglas Cardinal Architect, David Murray Architect....