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From Natchitoches to Baton Rouge, this statue has always stirred controversy. Where is it now?
36+ min ago (1278+ words) The Schuler Statue, named for its sculptor, Hans K. Schuler, was installed on Natchitoches' Front Street in 1927. It now stands on the grounds of the LSU Rural Life Museum. The old gentleman no longer tips his hat directly in the public…...
Remembering the ride that kickstarted the American Revolution
20+ hour, 14+ min ago (108+ words) People gathered in Lexington to celebrate the 251st anniversary of the midnight ride of Paul Revere and the birth of the American Revolution. Remembering the ride that kickstarted the American Revolution People gathered in Lexington to celebrate the 251st anniversary of the…...
Peterborough, NH, to highlight historic farm
2+ week, 2+ day ago (288+ words) PETERBOROUGH, N. H. " The Peterborough Heritage Commission will host another installment of its series Restoration & Remembrance where Cranberry Meadow Farm Inn owner Carolyn Hough will give a presentation on the preservation and renovation of this town landmark. This event will take place…...
New 3 D images show wreck of iconic Civil War ship that sank in 1862
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (421+ words) More than 160 years after the USS Monitor sank off the coast of North Carolina, new 3 D images are offering a detailed look at an iconic Civil War ship that helped shape naval technology and marine architecture in the 19th century. The'timeline…...
Images Show Wreck of Civil War Ship That Sank 160 Years Ago
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (245+ words) More than 160 years after the Civil War ironclad warship, the USS Monitor, sank off North Carolina, newly released 3 D images are offering an unprecedented view of the historic wreck and its. .. Images Show Wreck of Civil War Ship That Sank…...
Fantastic Shape: New 3 D Images reveal secrets of USS Monitor shipwreck
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (355+ words) NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) " For the first time since it sank more than 160 years ago, the public is getting a high-definition look at the Civil War's most famous ironclad. New 3 D sonar images of the USS Monitor were unveiled at…...
The land now known as Nebraska was home to 40, 000 Indigenous people in 1776
51+ min ago (1256+ words) The annual New Year's Eve fireworks lit up the Council Bluffs and Omaha riverfronts on Dec. 31, 2024. The fireworks launched from Heartland of America Park on the Omaha riverfront, and the event marked the end of the Holiday Lights Festival. As…...
Oklahoma City To Mark 31st Anniversary Of Bombing With Remembrance Ceremony
7+ hour, 45+ min ago (256+ words) Oklahoma City will mark the 31st anniversary of the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building on Sunday, April 19, with a remembrance ceremony honoring the 168 people killed in the 1995 attack. Seating for the 31st Annual Remembrance Ceremony will open at 8: 30 a. m. , and the…...
Historic shipwreck off NC's Outer Banks seen in detail for first time since 1862
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (624+ words) One of the nation's most famous wartime shipwrecks is apparently still defending itself on the seafloor off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, researchers say. New high-solution sonar images captured by aerospace giant Northrop Grumman have revealed the ironclad USS Monitor retains…...
It's a happy 100th birthday for Stuart's historic Lyric Theatre
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (792+ words) STUART " Step back in time to silent movies and vaudeville acts, to a small Florida town that flocked to the theater " The Lyric Theatre " now 100 years old. This is its story. Built in 1925, The Lyric opened its doors March 15, 1926, along…...