view gallery N2.4 km | FM 259 Forgotten Silo - Leverettes Chapel, Texas in Solitary Silos A long forgotten silo with the roof collapsed. posted by: txoilgas location: Texas date approved: 12/09/2009 last visited: 01/04/2014 |
view gallery SW8.7 km | West Rusk Stadium - New London, Texas in Illuminated School Sports Fields The stadium for West Rusk in New London, Texas. posted by: Geojeepsters location: Texas date approved: 09/15/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery SW8.9 km | 1937 - Junior-Senior High School - New London, TX in Dated Buildings and Cornerstones This building was erected after a gas explosion on March 18, 1937, leveled the 1931 school building killing 311 students and teachers. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 11/11/2019 last visited: never |
view gallery SW8.9 km | New London School Explosion in Texas Historical Markers On March 18, 1937, a massive explosion destroyed the New London Jr-Sr High School, instantly killing an est 296 students & teachers. Within weeks, the Texas Legislature passed a law requiring an odor to be added to natural gas to make it detectable. posted by: Tygress location: Texas date approved: 06/11/2014 last visited: 03/26/2023 |
view gallery SW8.9 km | School Explosion Monument - New London, TX in Roadside Attractions A natural gas explosion on March 18, 1937, killed around 300 students and teachers. A towering monument marks the site, and a museum across the street displays artifacts salvaged from the rubble posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 11/15/2019 last visited: 03/26/2023 |
view gallery SW8.9 km | The New London Texas School Explosion Cenotaph - New London, TX in Disaster Memorials A large monument erected in memory of the two hundred ninety-three students, teachers and visitors who lost their lives in one of the nation's worst catastrophes on the afternoon of March 18, 1937. Student names are separated by grade level. posted by: TeamBPL location: Texas date approved: 05/28/2018 last visited: 03/26/2023 |
view gallery SW8.9 km | New London Cenotaph - New London, TX in Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures Two 20-feet high, eight-sided columns support a cenotaph block which features twelve figures in relief, representing the victims of the 1937 New London school explosion. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 11/19/2019 last visited: 03/26/2023 |
view gallery SW8.9 km | New London Cenotaph - New London, TX in Relief Art Sculptures Located on an island in the middle of Main Street in front of the school built after the explosion. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 11/10/2019 last visited: 03/26/2023 |
view gallery S9 km | Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church in Texas Historical Markers Texas Historical marker for Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church located in rural Rusk County, TX posted by: TeamBPL location: Texas date approved: 09/30/2019 last visited: 03/26/2023 |
view gallery S9 km | Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church - New London, TX in Baptist Churches Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church is on the north side of Highway 323, just across from Pleasant Hill Cemetery - in New London, Texas. posted by: The Snowdog location: Texas date approved: 03/26/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery S9 km | Pleasant Hill Cemetery - New London, TX in Worldwide Cemeteries Pleasant Hill Cemetery is on the south side of Highway 323 - in New London, Texas. posted by: The Snowdog location: Texas date approved: 03/26/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery S9 km | Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Texas Historical Markers This Texas Historical Marker is just outside Pleasant Hill Cemetery - in New London, Texas. posted by: The Snowdog location: Texas date approved: 03/27/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery S9 km | Finley M. Hunt - Pleasant Hill Cemetery, New London, TX in Woodmen of the World Grave Markers/Monuments Finley M. Hunt was a Woodman of the World - interred in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, New London, Texas. posted by: The Snowdog location: Texas date approved: 03/26/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery S9.2 km | 100 - Alvie Carrie Lambert - Rusk County, TX in Headstones of Centenarians 100 years old in Pleasant Hill Cemetery. #1746 posted by: TerraViators location: Texas date approved: 02/05/2017 last visited: 01/21/2018 |
view gallery N9.5 km | City Cemetery - Kilgore, TX in Worldwide Cemeteries Large active cemetery with 7,119 graves. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 11/21/2015 last visited: 04/16/2016 |
view gallery N9.7 km | East Texas Oil Museum - Kilgore, TX in Roadside Attractions This museum uses full-scale dioramas to illustrate the East Texas oil boom of the 1930s. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 12/22/2014 last visited: 08/13/2020 |
view gallery N9.8 km | 1929 Mack Truck - Kilgore, TX in Permanent Car Displays Reflection off the glass makes the vehicle hard to see. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 03/11/2019 last visited: 08/13/2020 |
view gallery N9.8 km | Kilgore College Admin Office - Kilgore, TX in Art Deco - Art Nouveau Designed by the San Antonio firm of Phelps & Dewees, the Kilgore College administration building remains a good example of art moderne architecture. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 03/12/2019 last visited: never |
view gallery N9.8 km | Kilgore College Admin Office - 1936 - Kilgore, TX in Dated Architectural Structures Multifarious Designed by the San Antonio firm of Phelps & Dewees, the Kilgore College administration building remains a good example of art moderne architecture. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 03/12/2019 last visited: never |
view gallery N9.8 km | Kilgore College Admin Office - Kilgore, TX in WPA Projects Designed by the San Antonio firm of Phelps & Dewees, the Kilgore College administration building remains a good example of art moderne architecture. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 03/12/2019 last visited: never |
view gallery N9.8 km | Shakespeare Park - Kilgore, TX in Sundials This is a small metal sundial in the middle of Shakespeare Park. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 11/23/2015 last visited: never |
view gallery N9.8 km | Shakespeare Bust - Kilgore, TX in Statues of Historic Figures This small white bust of Shakespeare is located in a small garden called Shakespeare Park. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 05/28/2016 last visited: never |
view gallery N10.1 km | The Back Porch Stage on Broadway - Kilgore, TX, USA in Live Stage Theaters The Back Porch Stage on Broadway offers live entertainment on their large stage - in Kilgore, Texas. posted by: The Snowdog location: Texas date approved: 03/23/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery N10.1 km | First Presbyterian Church - Kilgore, TX in Presbyterian Churches Reflecting the Gothic style of architecture, the building features a large stained glass window and a tri-partite Gothic-arched entry. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 01/19/2016 last visited: never |
view gallery N10.5 km | Public Library - Kilgore, TX in WPA Projects Designed in a style reminiscent of cottages in the French province of Normandy. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 11/22/2015 last visited: never |
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