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Fort Sumter Saloon

Fort Sumter Saloon According to local tradition, Charles Weick named his newly purchased saloon the day after Fort Sumter was fired on, 1861, and put the cannon out front for atmosphere. It was...

• saloon
• baton rouge
• louisiana
• fort sumter
• prohibition
• for atmosphere
• fort sumter

Former Governor's Mansion

Former Governor's Mansion Completed in 1930, this mansion was first occupied by Governor Huey P. Long. It was the official residence of successive Louisiana governors until Governor Jimmie H....

• governor's mansion
• baton rouge
• louisiana
• huey long
• jimmie davis

Old State Capitol

Old State Capitol 1850-1862, 1882-1932 This Gothic Revival structure was designed by James Harrison Dakin. The Louisiana Secession Ordinance was adopted here in January 1861. The interior...

• state capitol
• baton rouge
• louisiana
• gothic revival
• secession
• civil war

Forest Lawn

This plaque is at the top of the hill adjacent to the museum.   Forest Lawn Memorial Parks & Mortuaries 1906-2006 Glendale - 1906 Hollywood Hills - 1948 Cypress - 1958 Covina Hills - 1964 Long...

• forest lawn
• glendale
• cemetery

Mile 17

"The sea, the surf, the stars above Are the song, the spirit, the memory of John Wallace Mackenzie"  Submitted by Gilda Spitz

• california
• 17 mile drive

St Ignatious

ON THIS SITE WAS ERECTED THE FIRST ST. IGNATIUS COLLEGE AND CHURCH MAY 1855 DEDICATED BY THE SOCIETY OF CALIFORNIA PIONEERS MAY 22 1930  THE ORIGINAL ST. IGNATIUS COLLEGE HAS DEVELOPED INTO BOTH...

• san francisco
• bay area
• california
• bay
• st. ignatius
• usf

Bear Mountain at the Denver Zoo

Submitted by @changingdenver

• simulated co...
• hogback
• plaster of paris
• denver
• zoo
• bears
• colorado

Cannabis City

Context: Cannabis City was the first recreational marijuana dispensary ("pot shop") to open in the City of Seattle, months after the legalization of recreational marijuana by a statewide...

• seattle
• cannabis
• marijuana
• retail

To The Memory of Mrs Bent

No idea what she did to get a water fountain other than the nepotism of her daughter being a councillor and wife of the former premier. Plaque reads: 'Erected to the memory of Mrs Bent  wife...

• australia
• water fountain
• memorial
• drinking fountain

Michigan Central Railroad Depot

Michigan Central Railroad Depot Built in 1886, and conceived by Frederick Spier, the design of this granite block building was influenced by the Romanesque style of the great American...

Fletcher's Saloon 1895

• la conner
• washington
• saloon

Dedicated to the Memory of Anthony G. Sacco (Tony)

[Inside BART Balboa Park Station]   Dedicated to the Memory of Anthony G. Sacco (Tony) 1926-2008 Tony was a fearless advocate for the Balboa Park community. His leadership and vision led to...

• bart
• balboa park
• anthony g. sacco
• tony sacco
• people

The Pagoda

[Inside San Francisco Japanese Tea Garden]   The Pagoda Pagodas are Buddhist shrines usually made of stone, brick, or wood. They derive from the Stupa of ancient India, a funeral mound...

• pagoda
• san francisco
• japanese
• japanese tea garden

Harry Houdini

HARRY HOUDINI (Ehrich Weiss)1874-1926 In memoriam to the great Artist and Past National President who performed one of his well know escapes from this bridge on May 1, 1908. Society of...

• harvard bridge
• cambridge
• boston
• massachusetts
• houdini
• magic

Hillsboro Theater

In 1925, the Hillsboro Theater opened as a silent film house with its entrance on 21st Avenue South. The stage arch was decorated by Italian craftsman, Raffaelo Mattei. It was the home of the...

• nashville
• tennessee
• theatre
• theater
• mattei
• grand ole opry

August Stoud Cobbler Shop 1905

• la conner
• washington
• cobbler

Palace Meat Market 1890

• la conner
• washington
• meat
• palace

Dallas Log Cabin

Most colonists first settled in this "Three Forks" area of the Trinity River as members of the Peters Colony after 1841. Immigrants from such states as Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri,...

• dallas
• texas
• log cabin
• 1841

Slave Auction Block

"General Andrew Jackson and Henry Clay spoke from this slave block in Hagerstown during the Year 1830"   This plaque can be found at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History...

• slave auction block
• andrew jackson
• henry clay
• smithsonian
• museum

The Fox

From the Fantastic Mr. Phillips episode of the Outside/In podcast. [Location approximate]