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Texas Christian University and Fort Worth's partnership dates to 1910 although the connection began in 1869 when Ida Addison, and Randolph Clark established TCU's forerunner academy in the area known as Hell's Half Acre. The . . .
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Texas Christian University and Fort Worth's partnership dates to 1910 although the connection began in 1869 when Ida Addison, and Randolph Clark established TCU's forerunner academy in the area known as Hell's Half Acre. The . . . (Education) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Historic Decatur Originally called St. Clairsville and platted in 1801, Decatur was named for early 19th century naval hero Stephen Decatur. It is among the oldest villages in Brown County, which before 1817 was a part of . . . 
Steamboats, with their capability to travel against the current, revolutionized river transportation and opened grand economic and social doors for Henderson. They lowered transportation costs, carried enormous loads of . . . 
In 1810, John James Audubon, the famed ornithologist and painter, his wife Lucy and infant son Victor arrived in Henderson floating on a skiff downriver from Louisville, Kentucky. Audubon loved the frontier spirit of . . . 
During the 1940's a thriving nightclub and gambling industry developed in Henderson County, patronized not only by local citizens but also by workers from Evansville's war factories and soldiers from nearby Camp . . . 
Grayson’s Tavern, circa 1785, was owned and operated by Benjamin Grayson as the first tavern in Danville. The political club of Danville, formed in 1786, met here frequently to discuss issues which formed the framework of the Kentucky Constitution.
The original log meeting house, erected on this site in 1784 under the direction of reverend David Rice, housed the newly formed Concord Presbyterian Congregation, the first Presbyterians in Kentucky. This replica was erected in 1942.
Said to date from the late 1860s, this historic log cabin is Lewiston's oldest surviving residence and once sat on 19th Street between Main and G Streets. The first documented owner was Samuel C. Thompson (1820-1898), who . . . 
The south section, which for many years housed City Hall, was built in 1909. The north section, once the city fire station, was built between 1918 and 1928. This simple commercial style is suggestive of Renaissance Revival. . . . 
A two-story commercial building built of concrete with massive timber framing with orange and buff brick veneer. In its classical entryway and its use of classical symmetry and balance the building is suggestive of . . . 
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In this vicinity was the first deeded land in Lewiston 1861 First homes, post office, courthouse, jail, mill, Masonic Hall, opera house: and first classes in State Normal School. 1896. 
H.C. Kettenbach, Lewiston businessman, built this block in about 1907, probably to replace an earlier Kettenbach building which had housed a pioneer Lewiston newspaper, the Lewiston Teller. Lewiston City Officies occupied . . . 
When automobile traffic made steep old wagon roads obsolete, a remarkable new highway grade was built down this hill in 1917. With a series of sharp curves that let cars go 20 or 30 miles an hour -- a good speed for that . . . 
Started May 13, 1861, as a steamboat landing, Lewiston immediately became a primary commercial center for Idaho miners during their hectic gold rush to Pierce that spring. Steamboats continued to dock there until 1940, . . . 
Im Früjahr 1848 kam es in ganz Deutschland zu heftigen Protesten der Bürger gegen den Obrigkeitstaat, die begleitet vom Aufruhr der städtischen Unterschichten, die unter Massenarmut und Missernten litten. Eduard Forster trat . . . 
The Faraday Memorial Michael Faraday (22 September 1791 to 25 August 1867) Near this spot in Newington Butts, Michael Faraday, one of Britain's greatest scientific figures, was born on 22 September 1791 and his birth is . . . 
First World War Islington 1914-1918 This plaque commemorates the men who lived in this street and lost their lives in the First World War James L. Blake: aged 20 Killed in action, 25 September 1917, in Belgium · Thomas L. . . . 
First World War Islington 1914-1918 This plaque commemorates the men who lived in this street and lost their lives in the First World War Henry S. Lowry: aged 27 Died of wounds, 13 April 1918, in France Leslie W. Thacker: . . . 
William Nicholson 1824-1909 Distiller, Politician, Cricket Player, Benefactor This alehouse is part of the Nicholson's heritage collection. They're all different, yet they all owe something to the man who founded them. . . . 
