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buddy holly statue
from buddy holly posted in music by pete_nice
Across the street from the Buddy Holly Center is the West Texas Hall of Fame featuring "singer/songwriters, musicians, visual artists, actors, poets, producers, and entertainers" from the West Texas area. In the center is a life-size bronze statue of Buddy Holly.
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from buddy holly posted in music by pete_nice
Dedicated to the hometown hero, the Buddy Holly Center is a museum dedicated to the short life of the early rock-and-roll artist, as well as a contemporary art museum.
view full location details...joan of arc’s birthplace
from joan of arc posted in history by crabapple
Jeanne d'Arc, a.k.a. Joan of Arc, was born in Domrémy at this location to Jacques d'Arc and Isabelle Romée in 1412.
She began receiving visions to expel the English in the gardens near this location in 1424, when she was twelve years old.
Today, the birthplace is a museum. From the Lorraine Region tourism website:
"The house where Joan of Arc was born was purchased in 1818 by the Vosges Département, and listed as an Historical Monument in 1840. It has been preserved and restored. Its façade is decorated with a tympanum sculpted with coats of arms from the 15th century, and a statue of Joan in armour, kneeling. Inside, you can visit four rooms: the room where she was born, Joan's bedroom, the storeroom and the brothers' room."
view full location details...lincoln tomb
from abraham lincoln posted in history by prof_improbable
On the day that Lincoln died on April 15, 1865, a group of Springfield citizens began plans to build a monument for him in Oak Ridge Cemetery.
After several shifts in location, and a botched attempt by Chicago thieves in 1876 to steal his remains, Lincoln was laid to rest in a concrete vault beneath the monument with Mary Todd and three of his four sons in 1901.
Today, it is considered good luck to rub the nose of the Lincoln bronze sculpture (made by sculptor Gutzon Borglum).
view full location details...billy the kid’s grave
from billy the kid posted in history by prof_improbable
Legendary outlaw William "Billy the Kid" Bonney (birth name: Henry McCarty) was buried in the Old Fort Sumner cemetery after he was shot by Sheriff Pat Garrett in 1881.
The tombstone is surrounded in a cage since it's been stolen three times. The placement is a guess, since the original wooden marker washed away in a flood.
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