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Morgantown

Once known as Beardsville and Claude, Morgantown was settled ca. 1815 by Francis and William Lenoir, George Nixon, Robert Baylor, and Robert McGowan. The name was suggested by Lizzie Morgan as...

Once known as Beardsville and Claude, Morgantown was settled ca. 1815 by Francis and William Lenoir, George Nixon, Robert Baylor, and Robert McGowan. The name was suggested by Lizzie Morgan as...

  • mississippi
  • community

Morriston Post Office

Established here in what was then Perry County on February 8, 1887, with D. L. Carter as the first Postmaster. Discontinued on September 11, 1893, but reestablished on January 10, 1894, with J. S....

Established here in what was then Perry County on February 8, 1887, with D. L. Carter as the first Postmaster. Discontinued on September 11, 1893, but reestablished on January 10, 1894, with J....

  • mississippi
  • commerce
  • post office
  • community

Old Wheat Cemetery

John Wheat, an early settler and Revolutionary War soldier, is buried here, along with other members of the Wheat family, including sons John and William Wheat, who served in the War of 1812, and...

John Wheat, an early settler and Revolutionary War soldier, is buried here, along with other members of the Wheat family, including sons John and William Wheat, who served in the War of 1812,...

  • mississippi
  • cemetery
  • veterans

Baylis Chapel Methodist Church

Established in the late 1880s, Baylis ChapelMethodist Church is located on land donated byGeorge Baylis in 1882. The original woodenstructure, built in the late 1880s, was replaced bythe current...

Established in the late 1880s, Baylis ChapelMethodist Church is located on land donated byGeorge Baylis in 1882. The original woodenstructure, built in the late 1880s, was replaced bythe current...

  • mississippi
  • church
  • religion
  • methodist

Simmons Cemetery

Established 1864, the SimmonsCemetery is the burial place fordescendants of William F. andZuleika Simmons and is associatedwith the Keno community, foundedin 1855. In 1889, a post officewas...

Established 1864, the SimmonsCemetery is the burial place fordescendants of William F. andZuleika Simmons and is associatedwith the Keno community, foundedin 1855. In 1889, a post officewas...

  • mississippi
  • cemetery
  • mill

Brown Residence

    Marker Street Area

      The First Theater

      THE FIRST THEATER SITE OF ALLEN'S OPERA HOUSE A FRAME STRUCTURE, 100 FEET BY 60 FEET SEATING UP TO 1500 ABNER E. ALLEN, PROPRIETOR OPENED SEPTEMBER 3, 1874 DESTROYED BY FIRE JANUARY 21, 1881...

      THE FIRST THEATER SITE OF ALLEN'S OPERA HOUSE A FRAME STRUCTURE, 100 FEET BY 60 FEET SEATING UP TO 1500 ABNER E. ALLEN, PROPRIETOR OPENED SEPTEMBER 3, 1874 DESTROYED BY FIRE JANUARY 21, 1881...

        Revolutionary Soldiers Buried Here

          Denver Union Station Reimagined

            Larimer Street

              City Bakery, Blake Street, Denver Colorado

                The Regional Transportation District: East Rail Line

                  Clarence "Cal" W. Marsella

                    Denver Union Station Project Authority

                      Captain Elrey B. Jeppesen

                        Beef on Weck

                        • beef
                        • weck
                        • kummelweck
                        • buffalo
                        • horseradish

                        Magazine Street Beat

                        Mary Ann Caffery, ArtistAn aerial map of the Second District provided the initial inspirationfor this artwork. The linear patterns of the streets and the MississippiRiver were transformed into a...

                        Mary Ann Caffery, ArtistAn aerial map of the Second District provided the initial inspirationfor this artwork. The linear patterns of the streets and the MississippiRiver were transformed into a...

                        • louisiana
                        • new orleans
                        • art

                        St. Stephen Church

                        The Vincentian Fathers have administered this parish since its founding in 1849 by Fr. Angelo Gandolfo, C.M. Mass was celebrated in private homes of Faubourg Bouligny until a chapel was dedicated...

                        The Vincentian Fathers have administered this parish since its founding in 1849 by Fr. Angelo Gandolfo, C.M. Mass was celebrated in private homes of Faubourg Bouligny until a chapel was dedicated...

                        • louisiana
                        • catholic
                        • church
                        • religion
                        • new orleans

                        Saint Henry Church

                        The Vincentian Fathers of the parent parish of St. Stephen initiated St. Henry's to meet the spiritual needs of the growing German population of the city of Jefferson. During reconstruction days,...

                        The Vincentian Fathers of the parent parish of St. Stephen initiated St. Henry's to meet the spiritual needs of the growing German population of the city of Jefferson. During reconstruction days,...

                        • louisiana
                        • church
                        • religion
                        • catholic