Slidell Town Hall and Jail
Built in 1907, this building replaced the original wooden Jail and Mayor's Office. It was the Town Hall until 1954 and the Jail until 1963.The town's fire engine was located in the addition from...
- louisiana
Robert "Bob" Hicks
(Feb. 20, 1929 - Apr. 12, 2010) Fueled by discriminatory practices & violent intimidation that permeated his community, threatened his family & friends, Mr. Hicks developed an unquenchable thirst...
- louisiana
- civil rights
- african american
Kinder, Louisiana
Named for James A. Kinder, who received a homestead certificate for land in 1892. Kansas City, Watkins, and Gulf Railway arrived in 1890. Kinder was incorporated as a village in 1903. Patrick E....
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Herbert Osborn Dickerson
2/28/1907 - 12/4/1964 Herbert O. Dickerson, son of Osborne and Mary Dickerson, was born at their home on Paul Lane near Brusly, Louisiana, and raised in that area throughout his life except for...
Great Louisiana Maneuvers' Blue Army Headquarters
The United States Army GHQ (General Headquarters) Maneuvers of 1941 were held throughout western Louisiana. These important war games helped to prepare the Army for its future involvement in W. W....
- louisiana
- wwii
The Old Church
THE OLD CHURCH PORTLAND'S OLDEST CHURCH BUILDING ON ITS ORIGINAL SITE IS A FINE EXAMPLE OF CARPENTER GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE. IT WAS DESIGNED BY WARREN WILLIAMS AND BUILT IN 1882 BY...
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- portland
- chuch
- 1882
Standish House
HERE STOOD THE HOUSE WHERE CAPTAIN MYLES STANDISH LIVED AND DIED Submitted by @RoadTripNE.
- standish
- massachusetts
- 1666
Fanny Craddock 1909-1994
Submitted by @Geograph_Bob © Copyright John Davies and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
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- pechey
- craddock
- apthorp
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
Services since 1830. Firmly organized in 1846 under leadership of Rev. Saml. Geo. Litton. Admitted into union with Diocese of LA. 1847. Rectory built 1855, the first rectory in the Diocese....
Cannes Brûlées (Burnt Canes)
Zone between les Chapitoulas and the Demeuves Concession. 5 leagues above New Orleans along the Mississippi River. From 1708–1819, this name was in use under French, Spanish, and American...
St. Joseph Gretna
Father T. Anwander, C.SS.R., with agroup of laymen, organized the motherchurch of West Jefferson in 1857.Previously Redemptorists crossingthe Mississippi from the city ofLafayette had served the...
- louisiana
- church
Restoration of the castle
plaque reads: 'Di questo castello antico possesso dei conti della gherardesca intraprese i restauri il conte Guido Alberto verso la metà del secolo presente Alberto gherardesca conte di...
- italy tuscany castle
Manresa House of Retreats
Since 1931 The Society of Jesus (Jesuits) have operated a retreat house here for the spiritual development of the laity. The grounds and several of the buildings were the site and home...
- louisiana
The Hill Fort of Populonia
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In Memory of the Sailors
Piazza Fratelli Serini Alla memoria del marinai Otto Serini nato a San Vincenzo il 12-9-1920 Imbarcato sul sommergibile "Fluutto", Disperso il 6 Agosto 1943 'Ernesto Serini nato a...
Golden Grove Plantation
On this site from 1817 to 1880 the Shepherd and Hooke families operated a large sugar plantation, part of which became Gramercy, LA, in 1895. The Greek Revival plantation house was lost to...
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- plantation
Convent
Settled in 1722-1739 as BaronNow parish seat St. James ParishSt. Michael's Church 1809Site of St. Michael's ConventOrder of the Sacred Heart1825-1932Site of Jefferson College1831-1931
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Colonial Sugars Refinery
Founded in 1895 by group of financiers from Gramercy Park, New York on a site called "Faubourg Lapin". First operated as a sugar mill to process sugar cane from Golden Grove Plantation. A refinery...
Gramercy
Incorporated November, 1947, located partly on Indian-French settlement & trading post site. In 1739 much of this area was sold to Joseph Delille Dupart, a Commissioner of Indian Nations...
“Vacherie de Grande Pointe”
This area, a ridge, extends from Convent through Gramercy and ends at Grande Pointe in the rear. On this ridge, the world’s supply of a unique crop, Perique tobacco, is grown, processed and...