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Artesian Water

In 1887 the Bohlen-Huse Ice Co. struck, at a depth of 354 feet, artesian water of such purity and abundance it immediately became the city supply, one of the country's finest. In 1903 the...

• shelby county
• tennessee

Angelo Del Rossi

Angelo Del Rossi Dedicated Champion of the Arts, Executive Producer, Loyal Friend and Inspirational Mentor In Honor of His Visionary Leadership at Paper Mill Playhouse from 1963 to 2003....

• new york
• playhouse
• arts
• rossi
• skylight

Holland Tunnel

Maji Moto Boardwalk Way

[Location approximate] Submitted by Sheila Paske

• tanzania

Hot Springs and the Rift Valley in Lake Manyara National Park

[Location approximate] Submitted by Sheila Paske

Maji Moto

[Location approximate] Submitted by Sheila Paske

Tamambo Karen Coffee Garden

• nairobi
• kenya
• coffee

Constructed in loving memory of Karolina Bordin

Constructed in loving memory of Karolina Bordin 1982 - 2012  Humble, caring, loving. A true guardian of nature, an ambassador of life. Her biggest passion was to help and work with animals and...

• nairobi
• kenya
• elephant

A.F.E.W. Nature Education Centre

THIS TREE WAS PLANTED BY THE HON. MAINA WANJIGI M.P. MINISTER FOR TOURISM & WILDLIFE ON NOV. 1983  TO COMMEMORATE THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE A.F.E.W. NATURE EDUCATION CENTRE LANGATA

• na

The Leslie - Melville Nature Sanctuary

THE LESLIE-MELVILLE NATURE SANCTUARY IN MEMORY OF JOCK LESLIE-MELVILLE 1933-1984FOUNDER OF AFRICAN FUND ENDANGERED WILDLIFE (A.F.E.W) 

• nairobi
• kenya
• giraffe

Alameda Firehouse

APRIL 24, 1998 IN MEMORY OF DAVE MACHO DEDICATED TO OUR FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS

• alameda
• california
• firefighters

Japanese Exile

In April 2012, twenty years after this plaque was installed, Victoria City Council rescinded the last of its wartime motions supporting internment and deportation of Japanese-Canadians during...

First Congregational Church

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH   Vermont Congregationalists organized a church in Sylvan Township in 1849. In 1852 they built the first church in the village, here on land donated by Chelsea founder...

Nashville Parthenon

THE NASHVILLE PARTHENON   1897 - 1988   THE NASHVILLE PARTHENON WAS BUILT ON THIS SITE AS THE CENTERPIECE OF THE TENNESSEE CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION OF 1897.  THE ORIGINAL FULL-SCALE REPLICA...

McConnell Field

McCONNELL FIELD   In 1927 the City of Nashville bought 131 acres from Warren Sloan and made this the city airport, named for Lieut. Brower McConnell, Tennessee National Guard pilot who died that...

• nashville
• tennessee
• airport
• mcconnell
• sky harbor
• golf

Grassmere Historic Farm

STEP BACK IN TIME   Standing before you is the historic Croft House, home to five generations of one family -- the Dunn, Shute, Tigert and Croft Families.  Built in 1810 by Michael Dunn, the house...

• nashville
• tennessee
• croft
• civil war
• emancipation
• zoo
• croft
• historic farm

National Register of Historic Places

NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES   Both the historical and the archaeological categories of the National Register of Historic Places include the Lost River Cave and Valley. Native...

• kentucky
• bowling green
• 7500bc
• folklore connections

Protecting a Natural Treasure

PROTECTING A NATURAL TREASURE   In 1986, recognizing the geological, archaeological and historical significance of the Lost River Cave and the mile-long Karst Valley, property owners Raymond and...

• kentucky
• bowling green
• national treasure
• cravens
• highbaugh
• lost river

Underground Nite Club

UNDERGROUND NITE CLUB   The opening of this unique nite club was heralded in Billboard Magazine in 1933.  Many dances featuring big bands of the period were held here to about 1960. ...

• kentucky
• bowling green
• wedding
• 1933
• nite club

Jesse James

JESSE JAMES   James and his infamous gang are believed to have hidden in the cave following their robbery at the Southern Deposit Bank of Russellville, Kentucky on March 18, 1868.  A Bowling Green...

• kentucky
• bowling green
• jesse james
• 1868
• coca-cola