Vicksburg, Mississippi.
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Let us hold in honored memory those who died for their country in the World War 1917-1918
(War, World I) Includes location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Let us hold in honored memory those who died for their country in the World War 1917-1918 (War, World I) Includes location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
{East side} To the Louisianians who died in defense of Vicksburg 1862 - 1863 {South side} In life the shock of battle: In death's sleep: Peace and endless fame. {North side} Dedicated June 11th 1887. Louisiana {West . . . 
El H. Ayuntamiento de Huimilpan, dentro de los festejos del Bicentenario de nuestra Independencia, rinde esta homenaje al cura Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, personaje ilustre, iniciador de la lucha de independencia, . . . 
Dedicated To The Recipients Of The Nation's Oldest Military Decoration "The Purple Heart" My stone is red for the blood they shed. The medal I bear is my country's way to show they care. If I could be seen by all mankind . . . 
This building was one of the smaller homes in Custer and was built using prefabricated "panels" for walls. It housed a small family and many a bachelor miner. One such miner was Francis Tully, who played his fiddle for many . . . 
First mention of a livery stable appeared in R.L. Polk's 1902 Business Directory, listing Kenneth McKenzie as owner. To keep a horse cost $1.50 per day. Feed bought in over the 24-mile "hay trail" from Stanley Basin . . . 
William and Margaret Dunn operated the hotel of many years, and Mrs. Dunn did all the cooking. On the first floor, a bar room extended across the front of the building, with a separate hallway that led back to a washroom, . . . 
The Miners' Union Hall served as a social center, as well as professional meeting hall. At its height, the Union boasted 200 members consisting of miners and businessmen. In many ways it was a fraternal organization not only . . . 
Almost anything and everything was purchased at the general store. In 1888 prices for groceries were listed as cabbage, 25¢ per pound; potatoes and bacon, each 20¢ per pound; ( the rest of the marker is not legible because . . . 
Bell came to Custer in 1879 as the new bride of George Thompson. They lived in a two-room log house behind their furniture and upholstery store that was connected by a walkway to the upper story of the family business. Belle . . . 
Custer boasted many different types of businesses including a brewery, carpenter shop, butcher shop, dentist, lawyer, barbershop, post office, general stores, hotels , boarding houses and saloons. The west end of town served . . . 
In 1861, at the beginning of the Civil War, seventeen followers of Traditional Judaism withdrew from the Beth El Society in Detroit to found the "Shaarey Zedek Society." In 1877 the membership constructed the first building . . . 
Assault, May 22, 1863. Killed 19, wounded 85, missing 26, total 130. 
Herbert O. Dickerson, son of Osborne and Mary Dickerson, was born at their home on Paul Lane near Brusly, Louisiana, and raised in that area throughout his life except for his time of military service. After being drafted . . . 
Legendary mule packer Jesus Urquides was a Boise pioneer and founder of a freighting business located on this site. Born January 18, 1833 in Sonora, Mexico, Urquides migrated to the California gold fields in 1850 where he . . . 
The Tradition of Friendship Continues Between Girl Scouts of Japan and Girl Scouts of America. 
The Warm Springs Avenue neighborhood began to emerge in the 1890’s, soon after Kelly Hot Springs, for which the street was named, was tapped to provide water for Boise’s fire hydrants. The prominent owners of the water line . . . 
The original design for this garden area was conceived as a Garden for the Senses, which included many features intended for blind visitors, including plants with notable fragrances and a water feature that ran the length of . . . 
Marking the trail -of- Anthony Wayne Cut Oct. 1793 - Erected 1912
The President of the United States in the name of the Congress takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Henry F. Frizzell. Rank: Private, Company B, 6th MO. Infantry. Place and date: Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863. . . . 
