Bangor, Maine.
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This 1800 pound bell was cast by the Clinton H. Meneely Bell Co., Troy, New York for installation in the Hersey Memorial Building (Old Bangor City Hall) where it was dedicated on July 4, 1894. At the dedication each . . .
(Communications • Man-Made Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
This 1800 pound bell was cast by the Clinton H. Meneely Bell Co., Troy, New York for installation in the Hersey Memorial Building (Old Bangor City Hall) where it was dedicated on July 4, 1894. At the dedication each . . . (Communications • Man-Made Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Second school in the county. Established in 1904 as Graham Chapel School; named for local settler Newt Graham. A school was built on land given by Joe McMahon. Early trustees: McMahon, J. F. Maxey, and J. I. Wilbourn. Second . . . 
This low rainfall area, limited usually to grazing, was colonized in 1907 by C. W. Post, creator of Post Foods, and a philanthropist. By introducing new agricultural techniques, he was able to make farming profitable for . . . 
Organized 1915. Pastor, the Rev. T. C. Willett, rode bicycle from Tahoka to preach here. Church met for two years in Graham School building, then in Gossett School building, which it bought in 1930. Moved here, structure has . . . 
County's first hand-dug rock-walled well. Dug 1883 by Llano Ranch workmen. Well is 5 feet square, 40 feet deep and lined with sandstones placed without the use of mortar. Original wood curb was destroyed by fire, 1937. . . . 
The Llano Ranch containing 192 sections of land was established in 1880. Known as the Curry Comb from their cattle brand, two bars over the letter T. The first dwelling was a half dugout covered with buffalo hides. The first . . . 
A victim of frontier privations. Died in Feb. 1884 on day of birth -- attended only by her young cowboy father.
In the shallow water flat of Ka'upulehu Beach a special fishing technique was used by Hawaiians during rough water conditions. Stone piles (imu) were constructed as shelters to attract fish. These piles were then dismantled . . . 
Approximately 500 feet (150 meters) offshore of this location is a ko'a moi. Moi is Hawaiian for Treadfin (Polydactlus sexfilis), and ko'a is a fishing ground. This fishing spot was prized for its abundance of moi, which . . . 
Niumalu Beach Once a hub for canoeing, water gathering and some shipping, the fancy beach at Niumalu (lit. shade of the coconut tree), commonly known as Kanuha Beach, is sheltered by a sea wall that has protected beach-goers . . . 
Speaker - of - Maine - House Member - of - Congress United - States - Senator Governor - of - Maine Vice President with Lincoln Minister - to - Spain Erected 1927 by Public Contribution
The Alexandria National Cemetery, Pineville, was authorized by an Act of Congress on February 22, 1867, and the United States, through the Secretary of War, took possession April 1871 of this property from the Succession of . . . 
The cemetery was purchased in 1858 by St. James Episcopal Church, Alexandria. It is the second oldest cemetery in Rapides Parish and has always served as a community burial ground. The earliest marker is 1824. Mount Olivet . . . 
This gun was in one of Commodore Saltonstall's Sloops-of-War blown up in Bangor Harbor August 1779. Recovered August 1876. Bangor Historical Society
Assault May 22 1863 (Afternoon position) Casualties Killed 2 wounded 16 total 18
In 1722 Diron d'Artaguette, Inspector of Troops in Louisiana, recommended the establishment of a fortified post on Red River to prevent Indian attacks on those portaging the rapids. Although it is probably that some type of . . . 
Oldest Structure in Pineville. It was completed in 1857. At one time during the Civil War, it served as barracks for the Federals. Mount Olivet now serves as a chapel of the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana.
LONG BEFORE THE ARRIVAL OF the first settlers, this area of the Kenduskeag served as a travel route and encampment site for Native Americans, hunters, trappers and explorers, and the young village of Condeskeag grew in the . . . 
Assault May 22, 1863 Afternoon position Killed 5, wounded 5, total 10 Col. George B. Boomer, commanding brigade, killed
