Barrancas National Cemetery

In 1868, the U.S. Navy Yard Cemetery at the Marine Hospital was transferred to the War Department and designated Barrancas National Cemetery.

Sections 1 thru 12 of the cemetery contain the remains of 1,239 Union Civil War casualties, as well ...

Pensacola's First Lighthouse

The light from the new tower was first exhibited on December 20, 1824 by bachelor Jeremiah Ingraham. To produce a flashing signature, two groups of five lamps were fastened to opposite ends of a framework, which was rotated by a ...

Pensacola's First Lighthouse

The light from the new tower was first exhibited on December 20, 1824 by bachelor Jeremiah Ingraham. To produce a flashing signature, two groups of five lamps were fastened to opposite ends of a framework, which was rotated by a ...

230 Grand Avenue

John Charlton Dodd, the first owner of the house, immigrated to Middlesex County with his family in 1843 from Northumberland, England. With his wife, Jane Durand, Dodd fathered a family of nine children. The eldest of his sons, John G. ...

34 Frank Place

34 Frank Place was constructed in 1928 in one of the most popular architectural styles of the inter-war period, Tudor revival. This is an excellent example of the style, exhibiting a steeply pitched roof, brick construction with a stucco half-timbered ...

646 Talbot Street

Built in 1874, the house was first owned by Thomas Caldwell of the furniture company Caldwell & Anundson. This Italianate influenced home was subsequently inhabited by members of London's early political, business, and industrial community during the late 19th century. ...

651 Talbot Street

651 Talbot Street is an excellent example of early 20th century Queen Anne Style architecture. Built by the Whitwam family in 1906, this marvellous two and a half storey red brick home displays the eccentric elements typical of late Queen ...

611 Talbot Street

This home was built in 1871 by local merchant John B. Laing at a cost of $4000. As a young man, Laing worked first as a bookkeeper, and then as an accountant for John Birrel & Co. Dry Goods. John ...

Academy Park

The impact of the Minden Male Academy

An often-confused fact in Minden history is the difference between the two major antebellum educational institutions in our town, the Minden Male Academy and the Minden Female College. Most of the attention locally has ...

Dorcheat Historical Association Museum, Inc.

Our history will begin with Dorcheat Bayou, the namesake of the organization and the stream that brought European settlement to our area and today ties our parish together. It will trace the story of local life from those years when ...