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Marin Indian Warrior

    Colonel H. Weir Cook

      Tree of Life

      TREE OF LIFE IN MEMORY OF ALL OUR FRIENDS WHO HAVE DIED HOMELESS IN MARIN

      TREE OF LIFE IN MEMORY OF ALL OUR FRIENDS WHO HAVE DIED HOMELESS IN MARIN

        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