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Emily Carr House

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    The Site of Tyburn Tree

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    Submitted by @Ritterton.

      This Deck Built in Memory of Bill Norton Nu '60

        Paul Boüet Laffitte (1746-circa 1815)

        The progenitor of the Laffitte family in northwest Louisiana was born in Pouyroquelaure, Gascony, France on March 4, 1746 to Francois Jean Boüet and Marie de Laffitte. He immigrated to Louisiana...

        The progenitor of the Laffitte family in northwest Louisiana was born in Pouyroquelaure, Gascony, France on March 4, 1746 to Francois Jean Boüet and Marie de Laffitte. He immigrated to Louisiana...

        • louisiana
        • settler

        Church of the Holy Apostles

        Built on this site in 1856 for the Bayou Pierre community by Fr. Jean Pierre, a native of Lanloup, France, who died a martyr to his charity in the 1873 Yellow Fever Epidemic in Shreveport.

        Built on this site in 1856 for the Bayou Pierre community by Fr. Jean Pierre, a native of Lanloup, France, who died a martyr to his charity in the 1873 Yellow Fever Epidemic in Shreveport.

        • louisiana
        • church
        • catholic

        Rock Chapel

        Built in 1891 by the Carmelite Order. 2007 by Susan Constant Chapter National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century.

        Built in 1891 by the Carmelite Order. 2007 by Susan Constant Chapter National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century.

        • louisiana
        • chapel
        • nscdxvii

        Pine Crest Cemetery

        Located on the highest elevation of Atlanta, the first two acres of this site were formally deeded to the city for cemetery use by Preston Rose Scott in 1887. The earliest marked grave, that of...

        Located on the highest elevation of Atlanta, the first two acres of this site were formally deeded to the city for cemetery use by Preston Rose Scott in 1887. The earliest marked grave, that of...

        • texas
        • cemetery
        • cass county

        Methodist Episcopal Church of Douglassville

        Area Methodists established a church on this site in 1856, shortly after the founding of Douglassville. It replaced arbors and campgrounds as the center of worship, and was first served by circuit...

        Area Methodists established a church on this site in 1856, shortly after the founding of Douglassville. It replaced arbors and campgrounds as the center of worship, and was first served by circuit...

        • texas
        • church
        • cass county

        Douglassville Baptist Church

        This church was organized in 1869 by 14 charter members and two elders. Services of all faiths were generally held in a school building in that era. The congregation erected its first church...

        This church was organized in 1869 by 14 charter members and two elders. Services of all faiths were generally held in a school building in that era. The congregation erected its first...

        • texas
        • church
        • cass county
        • baptist

        Douglassville Baptist Church

        This church was organized in 1869 by 14 charter members and two elders. Services of all faiths were generally held in a school building in that era. The congregation erected its first church...

        This church was organized in 1869 by 14 charter members and two elders. Services of all faiths were generally held in a school building in that era. The congregation erected its first...

        • texas
        • church
        • cass county
        • baptist

        Douglassville Cemetery

        Williamson Petty (1820-1867),Sulphur River ferryman, donated land for this cemetery from a claim which he settled in 1850. Col. John C. Douglass (1818-63), from Georgia, bought in 1855 all of the...

        Williamson Petty (1820-1867),Sulphur River ferryman, donated land for this cemetery from a claim which he settled in 1850. Col. John C. Douglass (1818-63), from Georgia, bought in 1855 all of the...

        • texas
        • cemetery
        • cass county

        Miss Rose's Bar

        Miss Rose's Bar, designed and sculpted by local artist Al Lavergne, was displayed at the 1984 World's Fair held in New Orleans, Louisiana. Miss Rose's Bar is a symbolic representation and tribute...

        Miss Rose's Bar, designed and sculpted by local artist Al Lavergne, was displayed at the 1984 World's Fair held in New Orleans, Louisiana. Miss Rose's Bar is a symbolic representation and tribute...

        • louisiana
        • lafayette
        • art
        • sculpture. metalwork

        Site of Epperson's Ferry

        At this crossing, constructed by nature and used by Caddo Indians, early French and Spanish explorers and travelers over Trammel's Trace, 1815, 1830, Mark Epperson before 1837 established ferry...

        At this crossing, constructed by nature and used by Caddo Indians, early French and Spanish explorers and travelers over Trammel's Trace, 1815, 1830, Mark Epperson before 1837 established ferry...

        • texas
        • historic site
        • 1936

        Maud United Methodist Church

        Organized as a mission by the Rev. Thomas Jefferson Milam of Old Boston, on farm of Jesse M. Ball, Three Springs community, Aug. 10, 1874. Original meetinghouse was built immediately on Ball's...

        Organized as a mission by the Rev. Thomas Jefferson Milam of Old Boston, on farm of Jesse M. Ball, Three Springs community, Aug. 10, 1874. Original meetinghouse was built immediately on Ball's...

        • texas
        • church
        • bowie county

        Redwater

        The first community in this area was Mooresville (2. mi. E. ), settled in 1840 by the Charles Moores (1776-1852) family. It had disappeared before this town grew up near the Daniels and Spence...

        The first community in this area was Mooresville (2. mi. E. ), settled in 1840 by the Charles Moores (1776-1852) family. It had disappeared before this town grew up near the Daniels and Spence...

        • texas
        • community
        • bowie county

        Old Harrison Chapel

        Cemetery for Old Harrison Chapel Founded 1840 by Republic of Texas Pioneers Charles Moores (1776-1852) and wife, Mary Harrison. Extinct all-faiths chapel, where circuit riders served, named for...

        Cemetery for Old Harrison Chapel Founded 1840 by Republic of Texas Pioneers Charles Moores (1776-1852) and wife, Mary Harrison. Extinct all- faiths chapel, where circuit riders served, named for...

        • texas
        • cemetery
        • bowie county
        • settlement

        Isaac C. Perkins

        1787-1851 Isaac C. Perkins was the founder of the city of Nashville and the Mine Creek Baptist Church which later became the First Baptist Church of Nashville. He was the first president of the...

        1787-1851 Isaac C. Perkins was the founder of the city of Nashville and the Mine Creek Baptist Church which later became the First Baptist Church of Nashville. He was the first president of...

        • arkansas
        • settlement
        • church
        • howard county

        Howard County, Arkansas

        Howard County was created on April 17, 1873, from parts of Hempstead, Pike, Polk, and Sevier counties. The first county seat was Centre Point. After the completion of a railroad to Nashville in...

        Howard County was created on April 17, 1873, from parts of Hempstead, Pike, Polk, and Sevier counties. The first county seat was Centre Point. After the completion of a railroad to Nashville...

        • arkansas
        • settlement
        • howard county

        Greek Ampitheater

        Constructed in 1925 to seat 3,500 people, the Greek Theater was once the site of academic convocations, rallies, pageants, and commencement exercises. The area behind the stage, which students...

        Constructed in 1925 to seat 3,500 people, the Greek Theater was once the site of academic convocations, rallies, pageants, and commencement exercises. The area behind the stage, which students...

        • louisiana
        • lsu
        • education

        Dooky Chase's Restaurant History

        Opened in 1941 by Emily and Edgar "Dooky" Chase, Sr. Dooky Chase's Restaurant became known as the meeting place for advancement of the Civil Rights movement in New Orleans. After the marriage of...

        Opened in 1941 by Emily and Edgar "Dooky" Chase, Sr. Dooky Chase's Restaurant became known as the meeting place for advancement of the Civil Rights movement in New Orleans. After the marriage...

        • louisiana
        • civil rights