Savannah, Georgia.
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Louis Burke Toomer, African-American leader, local bank founder, and realtor, was born in Savannah in 1897. Raised and educated locally, Toomer established the Georgia Savings and Realty Corporation on February 23, 1927, in . . .
(African Americans • Industry & Commerce • Notable Persons • Politics) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Louis Burke Toomer, African-American leader, local bank founder, and realtor, was born in Savannah in 1897. Raised and educated locally, Toomer established the Georgia Savings and Realty Corporation on February 23, 1927, in . . . (African Americans • Industry & Commerce • Notable Persons • Politics) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Le plus vieux métier du pays Naviguer sur le Saint-Laurent est très risqué. Les Européens l'ont vite compris. Par conséquent, on fait appel aux pilotes depuis les débuts du Régime français. Avec le temps, le métier s'est . . . 
In 1931 the Roosevelt Memorial Association purchased this island to create a living tribute to the former president. Congress designated funds for the project in 1960, and architectural designs were approved in 1961. . . . 
The Protection Steam Fire Company No. 3 built a grand firehouse in 1902 at the corner of Main and Canal streets (no longer standing). During the 1800s and early 1900s, volunteers provided fire protection in Natchez as in . . . 
Edward Laight Charter member of the Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York August 2, 1768
Angelica Schuyler Church 1756-1814 Sister-in-law to Alexander Hamilton Wife of British member of Parliament and businessman John Barker Church. Intelligent and socially active, Angelica Church befriended and corresponded . . . 
The Reverend Dr. Robert Ray Parks 1819-2009 Fifteenth Rector of Trinity Parish Under Parks’ leadership, from 1972-1987, Trinity built St. Margaret’s House, a subsidized apartment building for elderly and disabled residents, . . . 
The Reverend Dr. John Heuss 1908-1966 Thirteenth Rector of Trinity Parish Under Heuss’ leadership, from 1952-1966, Trinity initiated weekday programs for Wall Street-area business people and opened the Trinity Conference . . . 
Oldest building in Natchez. Standing before 1789. Operated as a tavern, stage stop, and mail station at the end of Natchez Trace. Now owned and restored by the Pilgrimage Garden Club of Natchez. Mississippi Department of . . . 
John Smith, a partner in the contracting firm of Neibert and Gemmell, built this brick cottage in 1838. The John Smith House is named for two owners with this same common name. In this 1866 photograph, evergreen trees . . . 
It is difficult to imagine that Mill Hill Park has ever been anything but a pleasant urban green space astride the Assunpink Creek, but this land had undergone remarkable changes. Over the past three centuries, it has been . . . 
This island haven honors Theodore Roosevelt, 26th president of the United States. Woodlands, waters, and wildlife habitat like this – near the City – inspired Roosevelt’s conservation ethic. After becoming the president in . . . 
A Man of Vision - A Dynamic Leader - A Developer and Builder A Great and Lovable Character The Creative Genius Of The Panama-California Exposition Of 1915 An Inspiration to the Citizens of Today.
In Memoriam Soldiers of The Revolutionary War Who rest in this yard William Alton · Issachar Bates · Aaron Bixby · Bryant Brown · Gardner Bartholomew · Elijah Carpenter · Jonathan Copeland · Capt. Stephen Crosby · Elijah . . . 
The dramatic looking Natchez Hotel (no longer standing) was built in 1891. Within a few years, parts of the building began to disappear in stages. The tent-like dome went first in a storm, and a 1926 fire destroyed most of . . . 
Astor Cross 1914 Designed by Thomas Nash This ornate cross illustrates the genealogy of Christ according to St. Luke. It was dedicated in 1914, in memory of Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor, who is buried in Trinity . . . 
Member of Assembly 1814 Speaker of Assembly 1815 State Senator 1819, 33, 34, 35, 45, 47 Candidate for Governor of N.Y. 1825. Died here 1850
Zion Chapel African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church was built in 1858 as the Second Presbyterian Church, a mission of First Presbyterian Church. Zion Chapel acquired the building in 1866, when Hiram R. Revels served as . . . 
An early community ca. 1780 shared by Malta & Ballston Townships. ME. church built 1809. Nearby was a hotel, a tavern, by 1837 a R.R. stop
David Dubinsky, one of the most influential labor leaders in the United States, was president of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU), from 1932 to 1966. Escaping Czarist imprisonment for his youthful . . . 
