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Napoleon was laid out in 1820. [4] The town was named in honor of Napoleon (1769–1821), a French General and Emperor. [5] A post office has been in operation at Napoleon since 1821. [6] The Central House and Elias Conwell House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [7] The Central House, a community landmark
Central House, also known as the Tavern Inn, is a historic home located at Napoleon, Ripley County, Indiana. It was built in the late-1820s, and is a two-story, Federal style brick building. It has a side gable roof with stepped gable ends. The interior consists of three rooms on each floor.
Peter Heinz Feist (most often Peter H. Feist) (29 July 1928 – 26 July 2015) was a German art historian. Life.
At the time of his death, most American newspapers reprinted the obituary notice from the New York Evening Post that was in turn quoting from The American Citizen, [118] which read in part: "He had lived long, did some good, and much harm". Only six mourners came to his funeral, two of whom were black, most likely freedmen. Months later ...
Napoleon's tomb at Les Invalides. The retour des cendres (literally "return of the ashes", though "ashes" is used here as a metaphor for his mortal remains, as he was not cremated) was the return of the mortal remains of Napoleon I of France from the island of Saint Helena to France and the burial in Hôtel des Invalides in Paris in 1840, on the initiative of Prime Minister Adolphe Thiers and ...
U.S. Postage Stamp, 1957 issue, 3c, commemorating 200th anniversary of the birth of La Fayette The 1899 Lafayette silver dollar, designed by Charles E. Barber, honors Lafayette and George Washington and is the only U.S. commemorative silver dollar prior to 1983.
A tornado outbreak sequence began in Illinois, Missouri and Indiana. [160] The sequence would continue until December 20, affecting the Midwestern and Southern United States, causing 19 deaths, 291 injuries and $15,855,000 in damage. [161] [162] This included a violent F5 tornado, which wiped out the entire community of Sunfield, Illinois. [163]
Joseph Bonaparte (1768–1844), elder brother of Napoleon Bonaparte, who made him King of Naples and Sicily (1806–1808), and later King of Spain (1808–1813, as José I). Appointed as grand master of the Grand Orient of France by Napoleon in 1805. [10] Louis Bonaparte (1778—1846), brother of Napoleon Bonaparte and King of Holland (1806 ...