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 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...
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...
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...
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 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,...
FrontVirgil Brawley, Blind Jim Brewer, Moses “Whispering” Smith and other Brookhaven musicians have spread the blues far and wide, across the country or overseas. Brawley (1948-2018) remained the...
Woodlawn High School was built at this site in 1950 and is historically significant at the national level for its association with the struggle to end racial segregation in public schools during...
Quabbin Park Cemetery was developed in 1931-32 to house 7,613 graves from the disincorporated towns of Greenwich, Dana, Prescott and Enfield, after a land taking (81,000 acres in total including...