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MARGARET STRATFORD

IN MEMORY OF MARGARET STRATFORD

IN MEMORY OF MARGARET STRATFORD

    May This Tree

    MAY THIS TREE, DEDICATED [IN? TO?] THE MEMORY OF A HAPPY CHILDHOOD SPENT IN SAN RAFAEL, INSPIRE FUTURE [GENERATI?] ONS TO CHERISH [?]T ALL TREES

    MAY THIS TREE, DEDICATED [IN? TO?] THE MEMORY OF A HAPPY CHILDHOOD SPENT IN SAN RAFAEL, INSPIRE FUTURE [GENERATI?] ONS TO CHERISH [?]T ALL TREES

      Sidney A. Murray, Jr., Hydroelectric Station 1990

      In 1990, construction of the largest prefabricated power plant in the world, the Sidney A. Murray, Jr., Hydroelectric Station, was completed 40 miles south of Vidalia. It was the vision of Mayor...

      In 1990, construction of the largest prefabricated power plant in the world, the Sidney A. Murray, Jr., Hydroelectric Station, was completed 40 miles south of Vidalia. It was the vision of...

      • louisiana
      • hydroelectric
      • power
      • electricity

      We Lived & Died Here

      "Let's teach (our children) that even in a life Such as this, our hearts do not despair, that, although wwe left behind many material things, we did not leave our courage, our fortitude, and our...

      "Let's teach (our children) that even in a life Such as this, our hearts do not despair, that, although wwe left behind many material things, we did not leave our courage, our fortitude, and...

      • arkansas. wo...
      • japanese-american
      • concentration camps

      Arkansas State Flag History

      In 1912, Secretary of State Earle Hodges (1911-1917) and the Pine Bluff chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution sponsored a competition to produce a design for Arkansas’s first state...

      In 1912, Secretary of State Earle Hodges (1911-1917) and the Pine Bluff chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution sponsored a competition to produce a design for Arkansas’s first state...

      • arkansas
      • flag
      • dar

      Matt Biondi Olympiad XXIV Town of Moraga

        Arthur Amos

          Marjorie Amos

            Crossroads Mini Park

              Crossroads Mini Park

                Ann's Fountain

                  Orinda Post Office

                    From These Classrooms

                    DA QUESTE AULE NUMERATI RINCHIUSI IN VAGONI BESTIAME CENTINAIA DI DETENUTI POLITICI PARTIRONO PER LA GERMANIA NEL MARZO 1944 CONSEGNATI ALLA BARBARIE NAZISTA AVVIATI AL MARTIRIO AUSCHWITZ...

                    DA QUESTE AULE NUMERATI RINCHIUSI IN VAGONI BESTIAME CENTINAIA DI DETENUTI POLITICI PARTIRONO PER LA GERMANIA NEL MARZO 1944 CONSEGNATI ALLA BARBARIE NAZISTA AVVIATI AL MARTIRIO...

                      The Scars On This Stone

                      THE SCARS ON THIS STONE WERE CAUSED IN THE GERMAN AIR RAIDS OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR. DESPITE SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE BUILDING. THE BELFAST TELEGRAPH WAS PUBLISHED WITHOUT INTERRUPTION Submitted by @jucopel

                      THE SCARS ON THIS STONE WERE CAUSED IN THE GERMAN AIR RAIDS OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR. DESPITE SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE BUILDING. THE BELFAST TELEGRAPH WAS PUBLISHED WITHOUT INTERRUPTION Submitted by @jucopel

                        First Methodist Church of Port Neches

                        Before 1881 Methodists in Port Neches, then known as Grigsby's Bluff, were served by occasional circuit Riders who preached in private homes. On Sept. 6, 1881, the Rev. W. H. Crawford conducted a...

                        Before 1881 Methodists in Port Neches, then known as Grigsby's Bluff, were served by occasional circuit Riders who preached in private homes. On Sept. 6, 1881, the Rev. W. H. Crawford conducted...

                        • texas
                        • church
                        • religion

                        First Baptist Church of Port Neches

                        This Baptist church, the first in Port Neches, organized in October of 1910. Twelve charter members held Baptist services in a one-room schoolhouse. These church founders were Mr. & Mrs. John...

                        This Baptist church, the first in Port Neches, organized in October of 1910. Twelve charter members held Baptist services in a one-room schoolhouse. These church founders were Mr. & Mrs. John...

                        • texas
                        • church
                        • religion

                        Southeast Texas Regional Airport

                        Originally named Jefferson County Airport, this facility has served area residents since the World War II era. Jefferson County commissioners purchased land to build the airport in 1841, and its...

                        Originally named Jefferson County Airport, this facility has served area residents since the World War II era. Jefferson County commissioners purchased land to build the airport in 1841, and its...

                        • texas
                        • airport
                        • wwii
                        • commerce

                        City of Nederland

                        Settled by Dutch immigrants in 1897; named for their native Netherlands, which in the 1890s suffered overcrowding, worn-out soil, and scant hope for prosperity. Thus when the Port Arthur Land...

                        Settled by Dutch immigrants in 1897; named for their native Netherlands, which in the 1890s suffered overcrowding, worn-out soil, and scant hope for prosperity. Thus when the Port Arthur Land...

                        • texas
                        • city
                        • immigrants

                        First Baptist Church of Nederland

                        This congregation grew out of a revival held by a Baptist minister in the local Dutch Reformed Church. Seven charter members met in March 1907 to organize the First Baptist Church in Nederland,...

                        This congregation grew out of a revival held by a Baptist minister in the local Dutch Reformed Church. Seven charter members met in March 1907 to organize the First Baptist Church in...

                        • texas
                        • church
                        • religion

                        Arthur Edward Stilwell

                        Son of Charles H. and Mary Stilwell, was born on October 21, 1859, in Rochester, New York. Young Arthur was greatly influenced by his grandfather, railroad builder Hamlin Stilwell, and according...

                        Son of Charles H. and Mary Stilwell, was born on October 21, 1859, in Rochester, New York. Young Arthur was greatly influenced by his grandfather, railroad builder Hamlin Stilwell, and according...

                        • texas
                        • railroad