The Newtown Creek Nature Walk
THE NEWTOWN CREEK NATURE WALK The plants and trees along the Nature Walk are identified with plaques which describe their historical, industrial and medicinal uses. They were selected for...
- new york
- brooklyn
- newtown creek
- nature walk
Newtown Creek, DEP, DCA, NCMC, George Trakas
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection DEP manages the City's water supply, providing more than 1.1 billion gallons of water each day to more than 9 million residents throughout...
- brooklyn
- newtown creek
- dep
- greenpoint
- 1996
Built by William Waller
BUILT C.1835byWILLIAM WALLER,SADDLERFacade C.1870Submitted by @lampbane
- south carolina
- charleston
- william waller
- 1835
- 1870
The Oil Industry in Mississippi
In 1938, the Mississippi Geological Survey in cooperation with the W.P.A. undertook a geological survey in ten counties. Assistant state geologist Fredric F. Mellen supervised several...
- mississippi
- oil
- commerce
Glenmora Cemetery
Glenmora Cemetery ("Old Cemetery") is located in Glenmora, Rapides Parish, Louisiana. It is owned and maintained by Glenmora Cemetery Association, Inc., chartered in February 1950. Land was...
- louisiana
- cemetery
Camp Claiborne, LA Birthplace of the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions
Here at Camp Claiborne the 82nd Infantry Division, "All American" of WWI fame was reactivated on March 25, 1942, under the command of Major General Omar Bradley. On June 26, 1942, Major...
- louisiana
- military
- wwii
- world war ii
- airborne
Mike the Tiger - History
About our TigerOther mascots were proposed during the first 40 years of LSU's football team, but the tiger mascot stuck. From 1896 to 1924, students made paper-maché tigers that they took to...
- louisiana
- lsu
- mascot
- college
Mike VI and his habitat
About the AreaMike VI was born July 23, 2005, and came to LSU when he was two years old. At the time of his arrival at LSU, he weighed 320 pounds. He will eventually reach a weight of about...
- louisiana
- lsu
- tiger
Tigers in the Wild Conservation
An Endangered SpeciesMike, LSU's beloved mascot, is not only a symbol of the university's school spirit and pride, but also a key in the education of the public about the preservation of tigers...
- louisiana
- tiger
- lsu
Camp Claiborne
(Activated Oct. 1940 - Deactivated Dec. 1945)Camp Claiborne was named for William C. C. Claiborne, first governor of the state of Louisiana. The camp was part of the 8th Service Command. It was...
- louisiana
- military
- wwii
- world war ii
- airborne