2020-09-19 17:24
near Spring Branch, Texas.Located off State Highway 46 on Farm to Market road 311 in the Texas Hill Country, the Smithson Valley Cemetery is the final resting place for German immigrants who… Read More
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2020-09-19 17:22
near New Braunfels, Texas.Discovered March 27, 1960, by four students of St. Mary's University, San Antonio. Named for the rock bridge that marks entrance. Dedicated on August 5, 1964 by Gov… Read More
2020-09-19 17:21
Ann Arbor, Michigan.In 1925 King-Seeley, inventor and manufacturer of the first dash-mounted gas gauges for autos, moved into the old Krause tannery building with its tall smokestacks on Sec… Read More
2020-09-19 17:19
near Luling, Texas.? This graveyard is the last visible reminder of the Old Nixon Community, which grew up here in the mid-19th century. The settlement was named for Robert T. Nixon and beca… Read More
2020-09-19 17:16
San Antonio, Texas.Jack Harris was born in Connecticut in 1834 and ran away to sea at the age of 12. In 1856 he was a member of William Walker's Nicaragua Expedition where he was captured an… Read More
2020-09-19 17:04
Boca Grande, Florida.Side1 The oldest church on the island. On Jan.10, 1910 the Rev. D.B. Sweat was sent to minister to the needs of the growing community. Six months later the church was ch… Read More
2020-09-19 15:51
Ann Arbor, Michigan.When the Orpheum opened in 1913 at 326 South Main Street, the event drew such a crowd that people had to be turned away. Constructed by clothier J. Fred Wuerth, it was th… Read More
2020-09-19 15:26
New Orleans, Louisiana.Purchased in 1965 by The Saint Charles Avenue Presbyterian Church And named in honor of its first pastor and Pastor Emeritus The Rev. Dr. John Samuel Land (1893-1993)… Read More
2020-09-19 14:26
Ilasco, Missouri.Continental Cement 1980 - Universal Atlas Cement 1930 - 1980 Atlas Cement 1903 - 1930 (Industry & Commerce) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map… Read More
2020-09-19 14:11
Ilasco, Missouri.Memorial dedicated 2010 by the former students, teachers and friends [Drawing of school] Ilasco Grade School 1914 — 1962 [Drawing of school] Ilasco High School 1926… Read More
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