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Bayougoula Indians

The Bayougoula Indians were some of the first Native Americans the French met in Louisiana. As Iberville and Bienville made their way up the Mississippi River, they came to a Bayougoula village...

The Bayougoula Indians were some of the first Native Americans the French met in Louisiana. As Iberville and Bienville made their way up the Mississippi River, they came to a Bayougoula village...

  • louisiana
  • native american

Burgess

    Sir Allen Lane

    Sir  Allen Lane  1902 - 1970  Publisher  was inspired to create  Penguin Books at this  station in 1934  Submitted by @Katherine_McDon

    Sir  Allen Lane  1902 - 1970  Publisher  was inspired to create  Penguin Books at this  station in 1934  Submitted by @Katherine_McDon

      Luke Howard, Namer of Clouds

      Submitted by @urbigenous

      Submitted by @urbigenous

      • luke howard
      • namer of clouds
      • bruce grove
      • tottenham

      James Ward Public School

      Chicago Landmark  James Ward Public School  Johnston and Edelmann (1874-75);  Normand S. Patton (1897)  John C. Christensen (1924), architects  1874-75, additions 1897 and 1924  The earliest...

      Chicago Landmark  James Ward Public School  Johnston and Edelmann (1874-75);  Normand S. Patton (1897)  John C. Christensen (1924), architects  1874-75, additions 1897 and 1924  The earliest...

      • chicago
      • fire
      • school
      • lintels
      • semicolon

      Benicia Fire Department Headquarters Station

        Michael L. Clevenger

          Hotel Oakland

            Oakland Memorial Park

            • earthquake
            • oakland
            • loma prieta
            • 1987

            Oakland Fire Department Loma Prieta Earthquake

            • earthquake
            • oakland
            • loma prieta
            • 1987

            Reneta & Stefano Brunetto

              Bernardo de Galvez Spanish Governor of Louisiana 1776-1783

              GALVEZ, WITH THE AID OF MILITIA AND VOLUNTEERS FROM LOUISIANA,WON VICTORIES AT BATON ROUGE, MOBILE, AND PENSACOLA DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. BY HIS DARING LEADERSHIP HE DROVE THE BRITISH FROM...

              GALVEZ, WITH THE AID OF MILITIA AND VOLUNTEERS FROM LOUISIANA,WON VICTORIES AT BATON ROUGE, MOBILE, AND PENSACOLA DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. BY HIS DARING LEADERSHIP HE DROVE THE BRITISH FROM...

              • louisiana

              Eunice Jensen Park

                Benicia's Quest to Become a Tree City

                  Colluseum

                  From https://www.instagram.com/p/BWCeRs9jTaF/ https://twitter.com/IanThorp/status/881441340369850369

                  From https://www.instagram.com/p/BWCeRs9jTaF/ http s://twitter.com/IanThorp/status/881441340369850369

                    Garibaldi

                      Fort St. Joseph

                      The French fort built here in 1691 controlled southern Michigan’s principal Indian trade routes. Missionaries and fur traders were here already. The fort became a British outpost in 1761. Two...

                      The French fort built here in 1691 controlled southern Michigan’s principal Indian trade routes. Missionaries and fur traders were here already. The fort became a British outpost in 1761....

                      • michigan
                      • michigan his...

                      Calata Gente di Mare

                        Church of the Heavenly Rest

                          Grand River Trail

                          The old Grand River Indian Trail, now US-16, became a plank road in 1848. A toll gate and Red Bridge Post Office were located here. Nearby were homes of John Mullett, pioneer surveyor, and John...

                          The old Grand River Indian Trail, now US-16, became a plank road in 1848. A toll gate and Red Bridge Post Office were located here. Nearby were homes of John Mullett, pioneer surveyor, and...

                          • michigan
                          • michigan his...