Birth Date: December 23, 1867 Death Date: May 25, 1919 Location: Delta, Louisiana, USA Monument Type: Historic/Residence In the aftermath of the bloodshed associated with the U.S. Civil War (1861-1865), and amidst the backdrop of Reconstruction, a future entrepreneur...
When people think of the stereotypical “Native American princess” they immediately think of Pocahontas, as a young woman who struggled to establish peace between the Powhatan tribe and Virginia colonists. However, few have heard about Mary Kittamaquund,...
Full Name: Mary Pickford Birth Date: April 8, 1892 Death Date: May 29, 1979 Location: Pickford-Fairbanks Studios, Hollywood, California, USA Monument Type: Historic/Residence Mary Pickford’s background did not predict her future as a celebrity. An irony was that...
Please note that we have elected not to include a picture of Minnesota Minnie in respect for the wishes of descendant tribes. In 1931 construction crews working on Highway Route 59 came across a human skeleton in along the eastern shore of Prairie Lake near Pelican...
