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Dalmeny Estate Wildlife

Submitted by @TweetsBennett

Submitted by @TweetsBennett

    The French River

    Submitted by Eric Boelling.

    Submitted by Eric Boelling.

      Helen Crandall

      IN LOVING MEMORY OF HELEN CRANDALL A VOLUNTEER NURSE WHO DIED IN BERKELEY, CALIF AT HER POST OF DUTY DURING THE INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC OF 1918 "GREATER LOVE HATH NO NAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN...

      IN LOVING MEMORY OF HELEN CRANDALL A VOLUNTEER NURSE WHO DIED IN BERKELEY, CALIF AT HER POST OF DUTY DURING THE INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC OF 1918 "GREATER LOVE HATH NO NAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN...

      • pandemic
      • influenza
      • 1918

      Winfree Baptist Church

      The Winfree community originated in 1831 as a ranch of the early Texas settler Abraham Winfree. By 1914, the area had grown in population and the scattered rural churches were not adequate for the...

      The Winfree community originated in 1831 as a ranch of the early Texas settler Abraham Winfree. By 1914, the area had grown in population and the scattered rural churches were not adequate for...

      • texas
      • church

      Rainbow Bridge

      The rapid growth of the petrochemical industry in Jefferson and Orange counties in the early 20th century led to increased population in this area. In order to serve escalating transportation...

      The rapid growth of the petrochemical industry in Jefferson and Orange counties in the early 20th century led to increased population in this area. In order to serve escalating transportation...

      • texas
      • bridge
      • wpa

      Janis Lyn Joplin

      (January 19, 1943 - October 4, 1970) A native of Port Arthur, famed blues and rock and roll singer Janis Joplin lived here with her family. She graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1960...

      (January 19, 1943 - October 4, 1970) A native of Port Arthur, famed blues and rock and roll singer Janis Joplin lived here with her family. She graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1960...

      • texas
      • music
      • rock and roll
      • 1960's
      • women

      The Woodworth House (Rose Hill)

      J.H. Baxter of the Griffing Lumber Company built this residence in 1906 for R.H. Woodworth (d.1923). Wide verandas extend beyond the impressive columned portico of the Classic Revival structure....

      J.H. Baxter of the Griffing Lumber Company built this residence in 1906 for R.H. Woodworth (d.1923). Wide verandas extend beyond the impressive columned portico of the Classic Revival structure....

      • texas
      • architecture
      • historic place

      The Four Chaplains

      On February 3rd, 1943 as the American troopship Dorchester neared its destination, Greenland, it was torpedoed at 12:55 A.M. by a German submarine. The old ship immediately began to sink. As the...

      On February 3rd, 1943 as the American troopship Dorchester neared its destination, Greenland, it was torpedoed at 12:55 A.M. by a German submarine. The old ship immediately began to sink. As the...

      • wwii
      • texas
      • hereos

      Filhiol Mound

      Filhiol Mound is a 7-foot-tall platform mound that measures 98 by 98 feet at the base. It was built in two episodes. The first episode was completed around AD 700. An Indian village extended from...

      Filhiol Mound is a 7-foot-tall platform mound that measures 98 by 98 feet at the base. It was built in two episodes. The first episode was completed around AD 700. An Indian village extended from...

      • louisiana
      • native american
      • indian mound

      Captain John O'Donnell

      CAPTAIN JOHN O'DONNELL, THE FOUNDER OFTHE CANTON COMMUNITY, WAS A MAN OF GREATVISION AND ACCOMPLISHMENT. HE INITIATEDTRADE BETWEEN CANTON, CHINA AND BALTIMOREIN 1785 OPERATING HIS OWN...

      CAPTAIN JOHN O'DONNELL, THE FOUNDER OFTHE CANTON COMMUNITY, WAS A MAN OF GREATVISION AND ACCOMPLISHMENT. HE INITIATEDTRADE BETWEEN CANTON, CHINA AND BALTIMOREIN 1785 OPERATING HIS...

      • imageryan
      • canton
      • baltimore

      THE "INNOCENT" RAILWAY

      Submitted by @TweetsBennett[Location approximate]

      Submitted by @TweetsBennett[Location approximate]

        John Muir Birthplace

        JOHN MUIR 1838 - 1914 NATURE'S APOSTLE FATHER OF AMERICA'S NATIONAL PARKS, CHAMPION OF WORLD CONSERVATION & FOREVER A SCOT Submitted by @TweetsBennett

        JOHN MUIR 1838 - 1914 NATURE'S APOSTLE FATHER OF AMERICA'S NATIONAL PARKS, CHAMPION OF WORLD CONSERVATION & FOREVER A SCOT Submitted by @TweetsBennett

          Torness Lime Kiln

          There is also a history of humans using the limestone, as in the abandoned kilns described in this plaque.  Even now the limestone continues to be quarried out and there is a cement works nearby...

          There is also a history of humans using the limestone, as in the abandoned kilns described in this plaque.  Even now the limestone continues to be quarried out and there is a cement works...

            Widewater Wabash and Erie Canal

            WIDEWATER WABASH AND ERIE CANAL A natural basin bordering the east side of North Ninth Street, formerly Canal Road, was incorporated into the Wabash and Erie Canal, circa 1840, and became known as...

            WIDEWATER WABASH AND ERIE CANAL A natural basin bordering the east side of North Ninth Street, formerly Canal Road, was incorporated into the Wabash and Erie Canal, circa 1840, and became known as...

              Andre Malraux

                FROM PLYMOUTH ROCK TO ALKI POINT

                FROM PLYMOUTH ROCK TO ALKI POINT. HONORING PIONEERS ON THE AMERICAN SHORES OF THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC OCEANS, THE ABOVE STONE WAS BROUGHT FROM PLYMOUTH ROCK BY THE FIRST TRANSCONTINENTAL...

                FROM PLYMOUTH ROCK TO ALKI POINT. HONORING PIONEERS ON THE AMERICAN SHORES OF THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC OCEANS, THE ABOVE STONE WAS BROUGHT FROM PLYMOUTH ROCK BY THE FIRST...

                  Judy's Hole

                  This area once an open claypit is known as JUDY'S HOLE named after a wise woman who lived in the nearby squatters cottages.

                  This area once an open claypit is known as JUDY'S HOLE named after a wise woman who lived in the nearby squatters cottages.

                    Shorty Smith

                      Bea & Kevin Olsen

                        ROBERT HALE MERRIMAN RESIDENCE