Emporia High School World War II Memorial

[Roll of Honored Dead]

Class of 1938

Glen P. Austin, Jr. • Carl F. Hancock • George W. Gibson, Jr. • Harold E. McCanis

Class of 1939

Dean Class • Vernon Hiatt, Jr. • Dale E. Fillmore • Joseph R. Sheen, Jr. • Jim ...

Priley Fountain / Duluth Civic Center

Priley Fountain

In grateful recognition

to Joseph C. Priley for his

unselfish and dedicated

efforts to beautify Duluth

July 26, 1970

Duluth Civic Center

has been placed on the

National Register

of Historic Places

by the United States

Department of the Interior

Marker can be reached from North 5th Avenue West north ...

Indian and Settler Conflict

On 18 Dec. 1742, the first known clash between

Indians and colonial settlers in Rockbridge

County took place near the mouth of the

Maury River. Iroquois en route south from

Pennsylvania encountered pioneers led by

Capt. John McDowell. Although accounts

differ on how the conflict arose, ...

The Rt. Rev. Monsignor Marius Etienne Chataignon

(September 17, 1886 - November 18, 1957)

A native of France, Marius Etienne Chataignon served in the French army before coming to the United States in 1907. He came to Texas in 1910 to attend St. Mary's Seminary in La Porte. ...

The Bishop's Palace

Built, 1886-1893, by Col. Walter Gresham, civic leader and U.S. Congressman. Nicholas J. Clayton was architect. One of the most lavish and massive homes in U.S., house is a Victorian adaptation of renaissance style.

Silver and onyx mantel in music room ...

The American Immigrant Wall of Honor ®

The American Immigrant Wall of Honor ®

celebrates the peopling of America.

The names of individuals and families

are inscribed on the wall for posterity as gifts of remembrance through donations made to restore and maintain Ellis Island.

The circular wall contains over 500,000 ...

The American Immigrant Wall of Honor ®

The American Immigrant Wall of Honor ®

celebrates the peopling of America.

The names of individuals and families

are inscribed on the wall for posterity as gifts of remembrance through donations made to restore and maintain Ellis Island.

The circular wall contains over 500,000 ...

Frederic Auguste Bartholdi

(1834 – 1904)

A French sculptor and friend of De Laboulaye, he created the Statue of “Liberty Enlightening the World” and selected its site. Inspired by his first view of New York Harbor, Bartholdi later wrote “The Statue was born for ...

First Cemetery in the City of Edwardsville

This tract of ground was

the first cemetery in the

City of Edwardsville.

Buried here are the soldiers

of our early wars and the

pioneer settlers of this

community.

Marker is at the intersection of Oak Lane and Randle Street, on the right when traveling south on ...

Washington Street School

A Bedrock of Black History in Newton County, GA.

In 1889 Washington Street School was established under the Covington City School system. The old building burned in 1939. Students and faculty met for two years in Black Churches.

1941 -- A new ...