Newburyport, Massachusetts.
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This historic building, built as a Markethouse and Lyceum by the citizens of Newburyport in 1822, served as the Central Fire Station from the mid-1800s until 1980. A cooperative effort by the public and private sectors has . . .
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This historic building, built as a Markethouse and Lyceum by the citizens of Newburyport in 1822, served as the Central Fire Station from the mid-1800s until 1980. A cooperative effort by the public and private sectors has . . . (Architecture • Charity & Public Work • Man-Made Features • Notable Buildings) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
African Americans formed the Rock of Ages Colored Methodist Episcopal congregation c. 1907. The congregation moved into a new church in 1956, when it became the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church (CME). The name change . . . 
The Dwelling House or "Bell House" contained a kitchen, large community dining rooms, and retiring rooms (bedrooms). At the height of this community, 100 Shakers lived in the main building and the 'T' shaped wing. On its . . . 
Kimpton is best known for her monumental word sculptures, which she has been bringing to Burning Man since 2009. Kimpton often covers these works with laser-cut birds, a motif she uses to represent freedom from the weight of . . . 
Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson met on a dance floor at Burning Man in 2008 and fell in love. Though she lived in Canada and he in the U.S., they began a long-distance romance and artistic collaboration, inspired by the DIY, can-do . . . 
This brick building was used by the ministry elders. Each member of the ministry had to perform daily manual labor such as shoe making or tailoring. Elder Chauncey Copeley a cabinet maker, worked in a wing added to the . . . 
Assault, May 22 Marks farthest advance
The Brethren's Shop was used by the men and boys for various crafts including shoe making and tinsmithing. The porches and dormers were added in 1930 and the building is now used by Albany County as offices. A date stone in . . . 
Has been designated a National Historic Landmark This monument represents the labor movements struggle for workers rights and possesses National significance in commemoration the history of The United States of America 1997 . . . 
The line from the right of the 7th Mississippi Infantry Battalion to near Glass’ Bayou was held, May 19 and May 22, 1863, and the assaults of the Union force repulsed, by the 37th and 38th Mississippi. The casualties in the . . . 
Captain Schuyler Lowe; Lieut. Thomas B. Catron. One section under Sergt. William A. Fisher, served one six pounder gun in this lunette from about May 23, to the end of the defense, July 4, 1863. Casualties in battery . . . 
This Meeting House, or Church, was built in 1848 to replace an earlier (1791) and much smaller Meeting House. It demonstrates many typical characteristics of Shaker architecture; double doors, one for men and one for women; . . . 
By 1920, automobiles had become both necessary and fashionable. The Shakers never hesitated to adopt new technology that would make life easier and more efficient. They built this concrete garage for their Packard automobilies [sic].
This redan and the line immediately to its right were held the afternoon of May 19, 1863, and the assaults of the Union force repulsed, by the 7th Mississippi Infantry Battalion. Its casualtiescannot be accurately stated. . . . 
Shaker Creek provided water for both the canning and laundry operations. The first laundry, done on December 12, 1859, used a steam powered washing machine. Albany County used the building for laundry until the mid 1980s. . . . 
Historia de la casa de la Sociedad Dominicana de Bibliófilos El inmueble que ocupa la Sociedad Dominicana de Bibliófilos es una antigua casa de piedra construida en los albores del siglo XVI, ubicada en la calle Las Damas, . . . 
Calle de las Damas, primera trazada en esta antigua ciudad de Santo Domingo, Primada de América, por el año de 1502. Fue llamada así, según la tradición, por haber residido en ella las damas del cortejo de la virreina doña . . . 
Raised Creole cottage constructed circa 1815 using boussillage, pegged cypress beams and bricks hand made by slaved using clay from Bayou Teche.
O'Neal Moore (1931-1965) and his partner, David “Creed” Rogers were the first black deputies of the Washington Parish Sheriff's Office. June 2, 1965, the deputies were ambushed by alleged members of the Ku Klux Klan in a . . . 
Numerous towns, villages and cities border Bayou Teche and serve as reminders of the waterway's importance as an early transportation corridor. Central to the ecology, economy and spirit of Louisiana is the network of . . . 
