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Lake Pontchartrain began forming about 5,000 years ago when North America glacier melts caused the Mississippi River to swell and shift to the east. The river deposited sediments into the Gulf of Mexico, creating a broad delta, which would later b…
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Kenner Community Band was organized in 1944 by Henry "Teddy" Stewart and Rodney Jones. Band was under the direction of Maestro Wilson. In 1960, renowned drummer and singer Joseph Williams organized his band, Big Joe Williams & The Rhythm Play Boys…
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First black City Councilman (1979),first black Assistant to the Mayor (1982), educatorreligious leader, civil right activist,a great humanitarian.
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In 1682 the French explorer, Robert Cavalier De La Salle, landed in an Indian village later to be known as the city of Kenner. Proclaiming ownership in the name of Louis XIV, King of France, he erected a cypress cross to commemorate the historic e…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SBY_world-war-i-u-s-army-doughboy_Kenner-LA.html
The United States had a regular Army of only 200,000 men when it declared war on Germany on April 6, 1917.
With a need for a larger army, Congress passed a Selective Service Act that made all able-bodied men between the ages of 21 and 30 subjec…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1S6T_unied-states-field-infantry-world-war-ii_Kenner-LA.html
The Infantry, the largest combat branch of the Army, represented the greatest American fighting force ever to enter the field of battle. Six million infantrymen, or foot soldiers, fought the complexities of the war on many battle fronts including …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1S64_world-war-ii-u-s-navy-seaman_Kenner-LA.html
In World War II, U.S. Navy Seaman were members of the most powerful fleet ever established to maintain control of the seas. These courageous fighting men participated in the most important U.S. victories at sea including those fought in the Pacifi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1S63_korean-war-u-s-navy-nurse-corps_Kenner-LA.html
The Korean War began on June 25, 1950, when troops from Communist North Korea invaded South Korea. The United Nations called the invasion a violation of international peace and demanded that the Communist withdraw. Sixteen UN member nations sent t…
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The U.S. Forces commenced combat operations in Vietnam on 4 Aug 1965. By the time the 27 Jan 1973 cease fire ended the war, 8,744,000 U.S. Military personnel had been called upon to serve in the armed forces, including 794,000 Marines. Military pe…
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The 1990-91 Gulf War, known as "Operation Desert Storm" is considered one of the greatest military deployments and victories since World War II. Over 680,000 coalition troops fought in this operation of which the United States Air Force played a s…