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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23UE_835-main-street_Pineville-LA.html
1927: I.B. Lacroix opened a gas station on the east corner of the block. It was later moved across the street where it remained under the ownership of his son, I.B. Lacroix, Jr. Bucky Pease's Garage replaced the Gremillion home adjacent to the Lac…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23KU_campus-life_Pineville-LA.html
Life at the Seminary offered few distractions and fewer luxuries to either the faculty or the cadets. Fresh produce and meat were not available, but despite the poor food, students left the Seminary in better physical condition than when they arri…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23KB_the-seminary-building_Pineville-LA.html
LocationThe site selected for the location of the Seminary building was on a hill in an opening of the pine woods north of the Red River, within four miles of the city of Alexandria, Louisiana.Building DescriptionThe main building was an imposing …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23K0_in-honor-and-memory-of-louisiana-college-students-a-war-memorial_Pineville-LA.html
In Honor and Memory of Louisiana College Students who have served and will serve honorably and faithfully in the Armed Forces of the United States of America since the founding of Louisiana College in 1906.***Deo - Veritati - Patriae***
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23HJ_900-block-of-main-street_Pineville-LA.html
1919: The First Baptist Church of Pineville was built at 901 Main. The church has now expanded to include all of the west side of the block. During the 50's and 60's Gertrude Leatherman's Tiny Tot College Kindergarten was the educational hub for t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23HC_early-leadership_Pineville-LA.html
William Tecumseh Sherman, a graduate of West Point, was appointed the fist superintendent and a professor of engineering of the Louisiana Seminary of Learning & Military Academy. In June of that year, General G. Mason Graham wrote to Major D.C. Bu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23F2_libuse-czech-colony_Pineville-LA.html
In 1908, the Bohemian Colonization Club was begun by J. Rosicky, publisher & editor of the Hospodář, to establish family centered Czech colonies. In 1912, Wesly Wosterchil, Frank Zumpfe, and J. Sobotka located 21,000 acres of cut-over pinela…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23EX_fallen-federal-firefighters-oklahoma-city-bombing-victims-memorial-grove_Pineville-LA.html
Side AFallen Federal Firefighters Memorial GroveOn May 30, 1995 this grove of 5 redbud trees was planted as a living memorial to the federal firefighters who lost their lives in the line of duty in 1994, and to the victims of the tragic April 1995…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23ET_state-seminary-of-learning-and-military-academy_Pineville-LA.html
Provided for by Constitution of 1845 with funds from fed. land grants. Opened, 1860; closed during Civil War; reopened, 1865. Burned 1869; moved to Institute for Deaf, Dumb, and Blind, Baton Rouge. Became Louisiana State University, 1870.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23EN_1101-main-street_Pineville-LA.html
1101 Main Street: The cafe and rooming house of Oliver Schwartzenburg was replaced in the 1930's by the Pineville Coffee Company, Robert Durham, owner. In the late 50's Charles Puckett opened a Mobile service station on the site which became Nugen…
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