Myrtle Grove Cemetery

Circa 1837 Myrtle Grove Cemetery was once known as the "Protestant Cemetery." In April 1837, the City of Opelousas named a two man-committee to locate four arpents (an old French unit of ...

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cemetery
opelousas

Site of the World's First Radio Telescope

In 1937 Grote Reber, a 26 year old radio engineer, built the world's first radio telescope in the side yard of his home that stood here at 212 West Seminary Street, now Karlskoga Avenue. For ...

radio telescope
wheaton
illinois
grote reber

Georgetown Firehouse and Tower

ALPINE HOSE NO. 2 Firehouse and Tower 1875/1880 This building is the principal visual and historical symbol of Georgetown.It embodies the rich history of theGeorgetown Volunteer Fire Department,the ...

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colorado
fire department
museum
unbroken servic...
intact fabric
72 foot tower

GOEBEL TRIAL HERE

GOEBEL TRIAL HERE Scott County courthouse chosen by Judge J.E. Cantrill for trials of the 20 persons accused of being involved in the assassination of Governor William Goebel. Although the murder was ...