Frost Baptist Church

Led 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 steadily over the years. Early worship services were held once a month. ...

Eccles Mine Explosions

Five 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 blackdamp. On March 8, 1926, 19 died in ...

Roman Milepost

Tibère César Auguste

Fils du divin Auguste

Grand Pontife

Revêtu de la puissance

Tribunicienne

Pour la 33ème fois

A refait (la voie)

XII (milles)

Milliare restitué par le

Parc Culturel Du Biterrois

Inauguré le 05.09.2009

Michel BARBE, éntant maire

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L’épanchoir de Pietat

The Pietat Flood Diversion

Ouvrage 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 (monument inscrit). Avec les aqueducs de l;Ale et de Pietart, ...

L’Hôpital

[The Hospital]

Il 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 aussi un asile sur le chemin de Saint Jacques. ...

Camp Ford - Early Days as a Prison Camp

During the winter of 1863-64 the camp housed only about 170 prisoners, mostly officers. Life was generally

pleasant and the men were well treated. Prison crafts and endeavors flourished. Fairly substantial log cabins were

erected. Streets were laid out ...

The Jones Point Lighthouse

Shedding Light on a Landmark

In the 1850's, Alexandria was one of the busiest seaports in the Chesapeake region. To help guide Potomac River ship traffic, the federal government built the Jones Point lighthouse, illuminating the beacon for the first time ...

Porter Wood Burning Locomotive

Porter wood burning locomotive

representing type of engine

employed during the 1880's on the

St. Johns Railway, St. Augustine's

first passenger line - chartered

in 1858 and in active operation

until 1894.

Donated to City

by

Greville Bathe

January 8, ...

Major Adam Hoops

In Memory of Major Adam Hoops

A soldier of the Revolution and founder of Olean, N.Y.

1804

and to keep in remembrance the patriots of the War for Independence who are buried in Cattaraugus County, New York

Marker is on ...

The Settlement of Knapp Creek

The Settlement of Knapp Creek, formerly known as Knapps Creek, was a genuine boomtown in the early days of the Bradford Oil Field, beginning about 1877. It was on a narrow gauge railroad and later an electric street car line. ...