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    Daughters of the Republic of Texas

    On November 6, 1891, seventeen women met at the home of Mrs. Andrew Briscoe at this site to organize an auxiliary to the Texas Veterans Association. Mrs. Anson Jones was elected president of the...

    On November 6, 1891, seventeen women met at the home of Mrs. Andrew Briscoe at this site to organize an auxiliary to the Texas Veterans Association. Mrs. Anson Jones was elected president of the...

    • texas
    • houston
    • historic society
    • women

    Jack Petersen

    Cardiff born First Welshman to win British & Empire Heavyweight Boxing Championships Trained in this building Ganed yng Nghaerdydd, y Cymro cyntaf i ennill Pencampwriaethau Bocsio Pwysau Trwm...

    Cardiff born First Welshman to win British & Empire Heavyweight Boxing Championships Trained in this building Ganed yng Nghaerdydd, y Cymro cyntaf i ennill Pencampwriaethau Bocsio Pwysau...

    • united kingdom
    • wales
    • cardiff
    • sports
    • boxing

    Neath Freemasons

    Freemasons Have held meetings in Neath Since 1777 1717-2017

    Freemasons Have held meetings in Neath Since 1777 1717-2017

    • united kingdom
    • wales
    • neath
    • freemasons

    Jefferson Street Park

    Natchitoches is one of the many stops along the Jefferson Highway, one of the country's first intercontinental roadways. Today, a portion of the Jefferson runs through the Natchitoches Historic...

    Natchitoches is one of the many stops along the Jefferson Highway, one of the country's first intercontinental roadways. Today, a portion of the Jefferson runs through the Natchitoches...

    • louisiana
    • natchitoches
    • jefferson highway

    Jefferson Highway Tourist Camp

    The Natchitoches Tourist Park and Campground, situated west of what was the Normal College, was established in 1922 on the Jefferson Highway. One of the largest campgrounds on the highway,...

    The Natchitoches Tourist Park and Campground, situated west of what was the Normal College, was established in 1922 on the Jefferson Highway. One of the largest campgrounds on the...

    • louisiana
    • natchitoches
    • jefferson highway

    Steel Magnolias

    It was on this location that the movie Steel Magnolias filmed Shelby's (Julia Roberts) funeral. It was this scene that prompted the phrase "laughter through the tears" which was used to describe...

    It was on this location that the movie Steel Magnolias filmed Shelby's (Julia Roberts) funeral. It was this scene that prompted the phrase "laughter through the tears" which was used to describe...

    • louisiana
    • natchitoches
    • film location
    • movie
    • cemetery

    Early Spanish Missions

    Catholic mission church built at Las Cabezas on Bayou Scie about 1795. Succeeded by Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe (Our Lady of Guadalupe). In 1858 referred to as St. Michael (San Miguel). Zwolle's...

    Catholic mission church built at Las Cabezas on Bayou Scie about 1795. Succeeded by Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe (Our Lady of Guadalupe). In 1858 referred to as St. Michael (San Miguel)....

    • louisiana
    • spanish
    • church
    • religion

    Jefferson Highway Historic Route

    Named for U.S. President Thomas Jefferson, this highway was completed in 1926 and originally extended 2,194 miles from Winnipeg, Canada and onto New Orleans, Louisiana. Its route in central...

    Named for U.S. President Thomas Jefferson, this highway was completed in 1926 and originally extended 2,194 miles from Winnipeg, Canada and onto New Orleans, Louisiana. Its route in...

    • louisiana
    • pineville
    • rapides parish
    • jefferson highway

    Louisiana Logging Camp

    Established by the Louisiana Lumber Company of Glenmora. The company built a small town here in 1923 consisting of a hotel, commissary, oil and pump house, machine shop, and office building which...

    Established by the Louisiana Lumber Company of Glenmora. The company built a small town here in 1923 consisting of a hotel, commissary, oil and pump house, machine shop, and office building which...

    • louisiana
    • industry
    • logging

    Richard More

    This land was once owned by Richard More the only Mayflower passenger to move from Plymouth to Salem

    This land was once owned by Richard More the only Mayflower passenger to move from Plymouth to Salem

      William Stephens

        Allegheny West Historic District

        Allegheny West developed as a neighborhood of the wealthy and the substantial middle class between 1850 and 1910. North, Beech, Lincoln, and Western Avenues are streets of Italianate and...

        Allegheny West developed as a neighborhood of the wealthy and the substantial middle class between 1850 and 1910. North, Beech, Lincoln, and Western Avenues are streets of Italianate and...

        • pittsburgh
        • allegheny west
        • historic district
        • neighborhood
        • ccac

        Calvert United Methodist Church & Cemetery Washington County

        Calvert Methodist Episcopal Church South first organized in in a community building used for a school. In 1889, Francis A. and Edna Webb donated this property for a church, and the congregation...

        Calvert Methodist Episcopal Church South first organized in in a community building used for a school. In 1889, Francis A. and Edna Webb donated this property for a church, and the...

        • alabama
        • church
        • cemetery

        The Amédé Ardoin Lemon Tree

        Planted In Loving Memory Of Influential Louisiana Creole Singer, Songwriter and Accordionist Amédé Ardoin March 11, 1898-November 3, 1942 Born near Basile in Evangeline Parish Amédé Ardoin created...

        Planted In Loving Memory Of Influential Louisiana Creole Singer, Songwriter and Accordionist Amédé Ardoin March 11, 1898-November 3, 1942 Born near Basile in Evangeline Parish Amédé Ardoin...

        • louisiana
        • cajun music
        • music
        • entertainment
        • tree

        Art Alley

        In 2008, armed with vision and an entrepreneurial spirit, Brad Arender, Alan Brockman & Edmund Williamson, combined their resources and talents to create Monroe’s first Gallery Crawl on this very...

        In 2008, armed with vision and an entrepreneurial spirit, Brad Arender, Alan Brockman & Edmund Williamson, combined their resources and talents to create Monroe’s first Gallery Crawl on this very...

        • louisiana
        • art
        • monroe

        Washington

        Prosperous ante-bellum inland port and Western frontier gateway. Texas Stage and river packets interchanged passengers and mail. Passengers, freight were transferred to northbound craft.

        Prosperous ante-bellum inland port and Western frontier gateway. Texas Stage and river packets interchanged passengers and mail. Passengers, freight were transferred to northbound craft.

        • louisiana
        • town
        • st. landry parish

        The Savoy Ballroom

        Built in 1929 the Miller-Roy Building, a vibrant hub for Monroe's African American owned business community, was also home to the illustrious Savoy Ballroom, as a stop on the renowned "Chitlin...

        Built in 1929 the Miller-Roy Building, a vibrant hub for Monroe's African American owned business community, was also home to the illustrious Savoy Ballroom, as a stop on the renowned...

        • louisiana
        • music
        • monroe

        Enoch's Pub & Café

        A family owned & operated business founded on St. Patrick's Day 1980 by Enoch Doyle & Yvette Jeter. Known internationally for live music & comradery among patrons, Enoch's legacy lives on. A toast...

        A family owned & operated business founded on St. Patrick's Day 1980 by Enoch Doyle & Yvette Jeter. Known internationally for live music & comradery among patrons, Enoch's legacy lives on. A toast...

        • louisiana
        • monroe
        • music

        Bobby Bridger

        A celebrated singer-songwriter, poet, author, playwright, sculptor, painter, historian & Native American activist... Born Robert Durham in Columbia, LA., Bobby was part of the early music scene in...

        A celebrated singer-songwriter, poet, author, playwright, sculptor, painter, historian & Native American activist... Born Robert Durham in Columbia, LA., Bobby was part of the early music scene in...

        • louisiana
        • music
        • entertainment