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From December 1884 through May 1885, New Orleans hosted a now nearly forgotten event: The World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition. Seeking to commemorate the first export of cotton from the United States in 1784, the National Cotton Planters Association selected New Orleans, the largest city in the south, as the site for the great international exposition. The citizens and business community of New Orleans, eager to promote the city's recovery from both the ravaging effects of the Civil War and the aftermath of Reconstruction, welcomed the chance to stage an event which would attract visitors and investors to the commercially revitalized city. Established in 1875, the Cent ...

Coming to terms with Early New Netherland - New York History: 1610-1614 While most histories of New Netherland begin with Henry Hudson’s 1609 voyage and skip to the founding of New Amsterdam in 1624, it’s the period between that holds the real fires of creation—not simply for the Dutch colony but all that followed in New York and the United States. In the years 1613-1614 traders Adrian Block, Hendrick Christiaensen and Jacob Eelkens forged an agreement with people of the First Nations that established the first world trade center in the New World and altered the course of history. This is the epic story of what these forgotten founding fathers accomplished, from first contact to ...

During WWII The Kentucky State Hospital was utilized as a German POW camp as well as a center to provide psychiatric treatment for American Soldiers. Later, it was converted into a mental asylum. This is your opportunity to go behind the walls and find out what it was like inside the Kentucky mental asylum. The medical treatments considered routine at that time will shock and amaze you.

"Hidden Treasures of Northwest Florida and Alabama" is a look at some of the exciting history of Gulf Coast pirates and the stories of hidden treasures as well as Indian, Civil War and more modern day sites in the Florida Panhandle and Alabama where a treasure hunter might find relics from the past.

HISTORICAL MARKERS ARKANSAS Historical Marker Series Volume 13. This book shows you the HISTORICAL MARKERS in the state of ARKANSAS. In this edition you will find a total of 108 historical markers. Each marker is described with its location, GPS coordinates, and the exact inscription. The markers are sort by the name of the location. The list of the markers will never be complete. Every day new markers will be added. Perfect travel guide to take with you on your trip to Arkansas. I hope you are a little satisfied with this arrangement of facts.

HISTORICAL MARKERS NEVADA Historical Marker Series Volume 19. This book shows you the HISTORICAL MARKERS in the state of NEVADA. In this edition you will find a total of 369 historical markers. Each marker is described with its location, GPS coordinates, and the exact inscription. The markers are sort by the name of the location. The list of the markers will never be complete. Every day new markers will be added. Perfect travel guide to take with you on your trip to Nevada. I hope you are a little satisfied with this arrangement of facts.

HISTORICAL MARKERS NORTH DAKOTA Historical Marker Series Volume 6. This book shows you the HISTORICAL MARKERS in the state of NORTH DAKOTA. In this edition you will find a total of 13 historical markers. Each marker is described with its location, GPS coordinates, and the exact inscription. The markers are sort by the name of the location. The list of the markers will never be complete. Every day new markers will be added. Perfect travel guide to take with you on your trip to North Dakota. I hope you are a little satisfied with this arrangement of facts.

HISTORICAL MARKERS SOUTH DAKOTA Historical Marker Series Volume 10. This book shows you the HISTORICAL MARKERS in the state of SOUTH DAKOTA. In this edition you will find a total of 72 historical markers. Each marker is described with its location, GPS coordinates, and the exact inscription. The markers are sort by the name of the location. The list of the markers will never be complete. Every day new markers will be added. Perfect travel guide to take with you on your trip to South Dakota. I hope you are a little satisfied with this arrangement of facts.

HISTORICAL MARKERS WYOMING Historical Marker Series Volume 11. This book shows you the HISTORICAL MARKERS in the state of WYOMING. In this edition you will find a total of 129 historical markers. Each marker is described with its location, GPS coordinates, and the exact inscription. The markers are sort by the name of the location. The list of the markers will never be complete. Every day new markers will be added. Perfect travel guide to take with you on your trip to Wyoming. I hope you are a little satisfied with this arrangement of facts.

A substantive record of the ancestry of the Owens families of the northern neck of Virginia, from A.D. 1960 to 1178 B.C., starting with Eustace Conway Owens, then following his lineage back to Brutus Silvius, the founder and first King of Britain. The first paragraph of each chapter contains the subject’s name, other names they were known by, titles, monikers, ranks, and basic personal data when available, i.e., date of birth, place of birth, christening or baptism, date of death, place of death, date of burial, and place of burial. The story or narrative of each person begins with the second paragraph. This usually starts with information regarding the subject’s place of birth or marria ...