Hiawatha Asylum for Insane Indians
HIAWATHA ASYLUM FOR INSANE INDIANS Receiving Congressional appropriations in 1899. the Hiawatha Asylum for Insane Indians was the second federal mental hospital and the first dedicated...
5 November 2009 Ft. Hood Memorial - Killeen, Texas
5 November 2009 Ft. Hood Memorial - Killeen, Texas At 13:20 on a sunny Thursday afternoon on the 5th of November, 2009, Soldiers at the Fort Hood Soldier Readiness Processing Center...
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The Tower Liberty
Submitted by @stuherrm.
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Where are the Falls of the St. Croix?
Submitted by @jack_daniel.
Nolan Ryan
A Texas legend and one of baseball's most intimidating figures on the pitching mound across four decades, his overpowering fastball and unparalleled longevity produced 324 victories and a host of...
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Texas State Capitol Statue of Liberty
WITH THE FAITH AND COURAGE OF THEIR FOREFATHERS WHO MADE POSSIBLE THE FREEDOM OF THESE UNITED STATES THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA DEDICATE THIS COPY OF THE STATUE OF LIBERTY AS A PLEDGE...
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Julius Whittier
"He Came Betore Us. He Left a Legacy" Julius Whittier (Texas Football: 1969-72) became a historically significant figure as the first African American to receive a four-year tooiball scholarship,...
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Elite Cafe
THE FIRST ELITE CAFE OPENED IN DOWNTOWN WACO IN 1919 AND WAS ACQUIRED BY THE GREEK IMMIGRANT COLIAS FAMILY IN 1920. THE COLIAS BROTHERS OPENED THIS ELITE CAFE IN 1941 ON "THE CIRCLE,”...
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The Archive War
THE ARCHIVE WAR IN 1839 AUSTIN BECAME THE CAPITAL OF THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS. THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES- STATE PAPERS AND LAND TITLES-WERE HOUSED ON CONGRESS AVENUE. IN 1842 AFTER MEXICAN ARMIES SEIZED...
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The Dolphin Swimming and Boating Club
The Dolphin Swimming and Boating Club Submitted by @jqmcd.
Roedde House
Submitted by @kmbmarshall.
Balmae School
BALMAE School District #2740 S.W.2 - 38 - 11 - W3RD. 1910-1957 LAND DONATED BY FRED STRATE Submitted by: @Saskajanet
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George Paschal Scotlan
Ray Grelecki
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Orchard Lane
Panoramic Hill
Birthplace of Norman Rockwell
Birthplace of American illustrator Norman Rockwell1894 - 1977
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Meta V. W. Fuller
Photo Credit: Nick-philly, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
George Freeth First Surfer in the United States
Submitted by @JonathanBourne.
The Liberation of Jane Johnson
THE LIBERATION OF JANE JOHNSON In 1855, an enslaved woman and her two sons found freedom, aided by abolitionists William Still, Passmore Williamson, and other Underground Railroad activists. They...