Nova Scotia, Cape Breton Regional Municipality, near Louisbourg
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Two panels make up this marker
Slavery / Esclavage
English:
Marie Marguerite Rose was the name given to a young woman captured in Guinea, Africa, sold to French traders and brought to Louisbourg in 1736 as a slave for officier Louis Loppinot and his family.
Marie Rose, portrayed below, worked in the Loppinot household for 19 years, preparing the meals and helping to raise their 12 children as well as her own child. The Loppinot house was located across the block in front of you.
French:
«Marie Marguerite Rose», c’est le nom attribué à une jeune femme capturée en Guinée, en Afrique, pour être vendue à des commerçants français et emmenée à Louisbourg en 1736 come esclave pour l’officier Louis Loppinot et sa famille.
Marie Rose, dont on voit le portrait ci-dessus, travailla chez les Loppinot pendant 19 ans, à préparer les repas et à élever les 12 enfants Loppinot ainsi que le sien. La maison des Loppinot se trouvait de l’autre côté de l’îlot en face de vous.
Freedom / Liberté
English:
Upon being freed from slavery in 1755, Marie Rose married Jean Baptiste Laurent, a Mi’kmaq. Together they opened a tavern which was located directly in front of you. Marie was skilled in managing the tavern but she was also a cook and seamstress who could knit, dye and iron clothes, as well as make her own soap and preserves. The vegetables she grew in her garden were the most valuable item in her estate. A competent and dedicated woman, she was respected by her friends and patrons.
French:
Une fois affranchie en 1755, Marie Rose épousa Jean-Baptiste Laurent, un Mi’kmaq. Le couple ouvrit in taverne, alors située en face. Marie Rose avait des talents pour mener la taverne mais en plus, elle savait faire la cuisine, coudre, tricoter, teindre, et repasser les vêtements, et faire du savon ainsi que des confitures. Les légumes de son potager étaient sa plus grande richesse. Compétente et dévouée, elle s’était gagné le respect ses amis et de sa clientèle.
(African Americans) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Two panels make up this marker Slavery / Esclavage
English:
Marie Marguerite Rose was the name given to a young woman captured in Guinea, Africa, sold to French traders and brought to Louisbourg in 1736 as a slave for officier Louis Loppinot and his family.
Marie Rose, portrayed below, worked in the Loppinot household for 19 years, preparing the meals and helping to raise their 12 children as well as her own child. The Loppinot house was located across the block in front of you.
French:
«Marie Marguerite Rose», c’est le nom attribué à une jeune femme capturée en Guinée, en Afrique, pour être vendue à des commerçants français et emmenée à Louisbourg en 1736 come esclave pour l’officier Louis Loppinot et sa famille.
Marie Rose, dont on voit le portrait ci-dessus, travailla chez les Loppinot pendant 19 ans, à préparer les repas et à élever les 12 enfants Loppinot ainsi que le sien. La maison des Loppinot se trouvait de l’autre côté de l’îlot en face de vous.
Freedom / Liberté
English:
Upon being freed from slavery in 1755, Marie Rose married Jean Baptiste Laurent, a Mi’kmaq. Together they opened a tavern which was located directly in front of you. Marie was skilled in managing the tavern but she was also a cook and seamstress who could knit, dye and iron clothes, as well as make her own soap and preserves. The vegetables she grew in her garden were the most valuable item in her estate. A competent and dedicated woman, she was respected by her friends and patrons.
French:
Une fois affranchie en 1755, Marie Rose épousa Jean-Baptiste Laurent, un Mi’kmaq. Le couple ouvrit in taverne, alors située en face. Marie Rose avait des talents pour mener la taverne mais en plus, elle savait faire la cuisine, coudre, tricoter, teindre, et repasser les vêtements, et faire du savon ainsi que des confitures. Les légumes de son potager étaient sa plus grande richesse. Compétente et dévouée, elle s’était gagné le respect ses amis et de sa clientèle.
(African Americans) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
English: 
Rock quarries, visible from several points near this location, were used beginning in 1849 to supply stone and lime for construction projects at Fort Laramie, about 15 miles east. Workers in the quarries were protected by soldiers stationed in fortified rifle pits dug in the crest of the low hill to the northeast. Five such rifle pits, eighteen to twenty four inches deep, form a well arranged defense perimeter. 
James Bridger’s Ferry, 
From this point, the Bozeman Trail wound a long, twisting northwesterly route to the Montana goldfields. This view points out a portion of that difficult and dangerous road. The map shows the locations of forts, rivers and mountains along the trail. 
From this location, where the water reservoir once stood, one can see several interesting points. The sighting device points out the location of the pump used during the later years to supply the fort with water. Prior to installation of the pump the water detail was usually a punishment duty, water having been dipped from the river and hauled in a wooden tank wagon to the fort. There were never any wells on the grounds of the post.
English: 
English: 
Above is an artist’s conception of the interior of the Fort Fetterman version of a “Hog Ranch,” a common frontier term used to describe certain off-post facilities which catered to the lonely soldier’s desire for wine, women and song. A cluster of cabins, the “ranch” was typical of similar establishments located outside the bounds of many western military reservations. This one was among the most notorious in the history of the west. The device on the right shows its former location. 
English: 
This plateau above LaPrele Creek and the North Platte River was chosen as an Army post by Major Dye who described it as “…being neither so low as to be seriously affected by the rains or snow; nor so high and unprotected as to suffer from the winter winds.” This optimistic view did not stand up during the winter months. 
Two panels are mounted on the same stand. 
Architect; Carl Werner 
Original tower removed in phases after the 1906 earthquake. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Architect: Percy & Hamilton.
Founded 1858, as Methodist womans college. Traditional successor to Elizabeth Academy, Washington, Miss. Served as Confederate Hospital, 1861-5. Founded by Milton J. Whitworth, pioneer planter & lay minister.
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The legendary bluesman Robert Johnson was born on the northern outskirts of Hazlehurst to Julia Majors and Noah Johnson, on May 8, 1911 (or possibly 1912). Johnson lived in Tunica County and in Memphis as a child, but in the early 1930s he returned for a stay in the Hazlehurst area, where he honed his skills playing with local blues guitarist Ike Zinnerman.
The California financier and philanthropist, donor of the Lick Observatory, was born in Fredericksburg, Aug. 21, 1796. The Lick family monuments may be seen in the local cemetery.
