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New York, Cattaraugus County, OleanApproximately 100 feet south of this spot stood the home of Frank W. Higgins. Elected State Senator in 1894 -- Lieut. Governor in 1902 -- Governor of the State of New...
View ArticleAllegany Veterans Memorial
New York, Cattaraugus County, AlleganyAllegany Veterans Memorial Casualties of WWI Michael O Connell Feb 15 1918 • Joseph Collins 27 Oct 3 1918 • Claude Slocum Oct 19 1918 • Pvt. Charles J Harbel 27...
View ArticleCivilian Conservation Corps
New York, Cattaraugus County, Salamanca1933-1942 Allegany State Park - Salamanca, New York Camp SP-50 - Red House - Company 1250 Camp SP-51 - Red House - Company 249 Camp SP-19 - Red House - Company...
View ArticleJohn Wilkes Booth
Maryland, Prince George's County, ClintonDivided loyalties and ironies tore at Marylanders’ hearts throughout the Civil War: enslaved African-Americans and free United States Colored Troops; spies and...
View ArticleB & O Railroad Station
Maryland, Frederick County, FrederickAt this intersection, President Abraham Lincoln spoke from a railroad car platform to Frederick residents assembled in the street on October 4, 1862. He had just...
View ArticleOklahoma Timeline
Oklahoma, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma City18,000BC • Native Americans Occupy Present-Day Oklahoma 1200 AD • Mississippian Culture Peaks At Spiro Mounds 1541 • Coronado First Europeans To Explore Oklahoma...
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Texas, Navarro County, FrostPrior to 1887 the community of Cross Roads existed two miles south of this location. The town of Frost was created when a post office was established in March of that year...
View ArticleL’Hôpital
France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Hérault, CapestangIl est mentionné des 1262 dans un faubourg de la ville sur la route de Béziers. Un hôpital est alors un lieu de charité plus que de soins. Celui-ci est...
View ArticleLe Château de l’archevêque
France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Hérault, CapestangLa présence d’une demeure est attestée dès le XIIe siecle. Au VIIIe l’adjonction d’une courtline avec tours d’angle et les aménagements du logis avec...
View ArticleLa maison vigneronne
France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Hérault, CapestangExemple de maison vigneronne: Celle du propriétaire exploitant (première moitié du XIXe). La partie résidentielle est bien séparée de la cave surmontée...
View ArticleLa fontaine du Théron
France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Hérault, CapestangSeules quatre fontaines “d’eau bonne” mis à part les puits, desservaient le village à la fin des années 1950. Celle-ci était la plus ancienne. Située à...
View ArticleNational Historic Site
Puerto Rico, San Juan County, San JuanHere in San Juan are the oldest European type masonry fortifications in United States Territory. The historic site includes the Spanish built forts of El Morro, El...
View ArticleL’épanchoir de Pietat
France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Hérault, CapestangOuvrage de basalte, construit après la catastrophe de 1766. Il a été complété en 1776 par l’épanchoir à siphon du fer à mulet du à l’ingénieur Garupuy...
View ArticleL’aqueduc de Saïsses
France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Hérault, Capestang1688/1689. Ouvrage de Vauban, construit par Colin et Launay. Le canal a été creusé ici à flanc de coteau. Les terres de déblais portent le chemin de...
View Article[Roman Milepost]
France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Hérault, ColombiersTibère César Auguste Fils du divin Auguste Grand Pontife Revêtu de la puissance Tribunicienne Pour la 33ème fois A refait (la voie) XII (milles)...
View ArticleThomas Jefferson
France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Hérault, Beziers13 Avil 1743 À Shadwell en Virginie 4 Juillet 1826 À Monticello En Virginie Symbole de l’amitié Franco-Américaine Ambassadeur des Etats-Unis en France...
View ArticleEccles Mine Explosions
West Virginia, Raleigh County, BeckleyFive miles west at Eccles, on April 28, 1914, a gas explosion in No. 5 Mine in the Beckley seam killed 174 miners; another nine died in No. 6 Mine above from...
View ArticleLady Guardian of Old Belmont
Nevada, Nye County, ManhattanThe grand old building to the left, once known as the Philadelphia House was built by the Combination Silver Mining Company of New York in 1866. Constructed of native stone...
View ArticleFrost Baptist Church
Texas, Navarro County, FrostLed by the Rev. H. A. Conway, a small group of Baptists established this congregation in July 1890. Beginning with about twenty charter members, the church has grown...
View ArticleAndre Cavaro Lucas
New York, Orange County, Highland FallsMedal of Honor awarded to Andre Cavaro LucasLieutenant Colonel, Infantryfor action atFire Support Base RipcordRepublic of Vietnam, 1 to 23 July 1970 “ . . ....
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