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Grafton Park

    North Shore Beach & Yacht Club 1958

    Submitted by @jqmcd THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NORTH SHORE BEACH & YACHT CLUB 1958 DESIGNED BY...

    Submitted by @jqmcd THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NORTH SHORE BEACH & YACHT CLUB 1958 DESIGNED...

    • salton sea

    Temple Lodge #14

      Le Sorbonne

        Memorial Gazebo

        Submitted by @jqmcd

        Submitted by @jqmcd

          American Zoetrope

            SAN FRANCISCO'S HELLENIC HERITAGE

            SAN FRANCISCO'S HELLENIC HERITAGE AN AFFIRMATION OF THE PROMISE OF AMERICA IN TRIBUTE TO THE GREEK IMMIGRANTS WHO SETTLED IN THE VICINITY OF THIRD AND FOLSOM STREETS IN THE EARLY 1900s AND IN...

            SAN FRANCISCO'S HELLENIC HERITAGE AN AFFIRMATION OF THE PROMISE OF AMERICA IN TRIBUTE TO THE GREEK IMMIGRANTS WHO SETTLED IN THE VICINITY OF THIRD AND FOLSOM STREETS IN THE EARLY 1900s AND...

              Eddie L. Dorsey, MD; Ima Pierson, DDS; Howard C. Scoggins, MD; Luins Williams, MD

                May 17-18, 1944   Along with leaders of the newly formed NAACP chapter, Drs. Dorsey, Pierson, Scoggins, and Williams were violently expelled from Iberia Parish on May 17-18, 1944, because they...

                May 17-18, 1944   Along with leaders of the newly formed NAACP chapter, Drs. Dorsey, Pierson, Scoggins, and Williams were violently expelled from Iberia Parish on May 17-18, 1944, because they...

              • louisiana
              • african-american
              • civil rights

              In Memory of the First Barrow Stadium

              In Memory of the First Barrow Stadium   (1956-2011)     Architect: Henry G. Grimball     Originally known as the Pontchartrain Park Stadium of the New Orleans Recreation Department, the first...

              In Memory of the First Barrow Stadium   (1956-2011)     Architect: Henry G. Grimball     Originally known as the Pontchartrain Park Stadium of the New Orleans Recreation Department, the first...

              • louisiana
              • new orleans
              • sports
              • african american
              • negro leagues
              • baseball

              Site of Mount Carmel

              Site of Mount Carmel, the first organized community in the Eudora area. John Booth donated land for a Presbyterian Church and a seminary for girls. Rev. Benjamin Shaw was director and pastor....

              Site of Mount Carmel, the first organized community in the Eudora area. John Booth donated land for a Presbyterian Church and a seminary for girls. Rev. Benjamin Shaw was director and...

              • arkansas
              • settlements
              • cemetery

              Old Brad

              Named for company member, John O. Bradford, Old Brad, the first service horse in the Baton Rouge Fire Department, is buried in front of his beloved Washington No. 1  Firehouse. He served 28 years,...

              Named for company member, John O. Bradford, Old Brad, the first service horse in the Baton Rouge Fire Department, is buried in front of his beloved Washington No. 1  Firehouse. He served 28...

              • louisiana
              • baton rouge
              • fire department
              • horse
              • animal

              Cecil Morgan Magnolia Tree

              This Magnolia Tree was planted in loving memory of Cecil Morgan 1898-1999  On the grounds of the Morgan Ancestral Home by  his family  March 2000

              This Magnolia Tree was planted in loving memory of Cecil Morgan 1898-1999  On the grounds of the Morgan Ancestral Home by  his family  March 2000

              • louisiana
              • memorial
              • tree
              • baton rouge

              Agriculture Office

              Agriculture Office   Sponsored by Freeport- McMoRan   Freeport- McMoRan is one of the worlds largest natural resource companies and is involved in the exploration, development and mining of...

              Agriculture Office   Sponsored by Freeport- McMoRan   Freeport- McMoRan is one of the worlds largest natural resource companies and is involved in the exploration, development and mining...

              • louisiana
              • baton rouge
              • sponsorship
              • industry

              Land Office

              Land Office Sponsored by Georgia-Pacific Corporation  Founded in 1927, Georgia-Pacific first opened an office in Louisiana in the early 1950s. Georgia-Pacific has grown to be one of the world's...

              Land Office Sponsored by Georgia-Pacific Corporation  Founded in 1927, Georgia-Pacific first opened an office in Louisiana in the early 1950s. Georgia-Pacific has grown to be one of the world's...

              • louisiana
              • baton rouge
              • sponsorship
              • industry

              Governor's Suite

              Governor's Suite  Sponsored by Louisiana Public Facilities Authority  Board of Trustees  Victor Bussie, Chairman  Thomas A. Antoon, Vice-Chairman  C.C. Dabadie, Secretary-Treasurer  Owen E....

              Governor's Suite  Sponsored by Louisiana Public Facilities Authority  Board of Trustees  Victor Bussie, Chairman  Thomas A. Antoon, Vice- Chairman  C.C. Dabadie, Secretary-Treasurer  Owen E....

              • louisiana
              • baton rouge
              • sponsorship
              • public

              The deLaveaga Station

                Del Loper

                DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF DEL LOPER CHAIR, HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMITTEE (1997-2080) AND DEVOTED COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER

                DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF DEL LOPER CHAIR, HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMITTEE (1997-2080) AND DEVOTED COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER

                  DELAVEAGA TRAIN STATION

                  DELAVEAGA TRAIN STATION 1890 CALIFORNIA & NEVADA RAILROAD 1884-1903 HISTORIC LANDMARK DESIGNATED BY THE CITY OF ORINDA APRIL 4, 2000 ORDINANCE NUMBER 00-01

                  DELAVEAGA TRAIN STATION 1890 CALIFORNIA & NEVADA RAILROAD 1884-1903 HISTORIC LANDMARK DESIGNATED BY THE CITY OF ORINDA APRIL 4, 2000 ORDINANCE NUMBER 00-01

                    Acalanes Road Enhancement Donors

                      Lafayette Town Hall