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Beaufort Rotunda Plaque

This plaque on the base of the rotunda in Beaufort Plaque Reads: A.D. 1903. Erected by the residents of Beaufort and District in Commemoration of the glorious reign of her late Majesty Queen...

This plaque on the base of the rotunda in Beaufort Plaque Reads: A.D. 1903. Erected by the residents of Beaufort and District in Commemoration of the glorious reign of her late Majesty Queen...

  • beaufort
  • victoria

Beaufort Rotunda Plaque

This plaque is above the foundation stone in the rotunda and reads: The clock that surmounts this memorial was presented by Rear Admiral Bridges of Trawalla     Submitted by: @gregorystorer

This plaque is above the foundation stone in the rotunda and reads: The clock that surmounts this memorial was presented by Rear Admiral Bridges of Trawalla     Submitted by: @gregorystorer

  • beaufort
  • victoria

Prahran Market Foundation Stone

Located on Commercial Road, Prahran at the entrance to the Prahran Market Plaque Reads: City of Prahran This stone was laid by Cr. Thomas Ellis J.P. Mayor on the 25th day of March 1891 The other...

Located on Commercial Road, Prahran at the entrance to the Prahran Market Plaque Reads: City of Prahran This stone was laid by Cr. Thomas Ellis J.P. Mayor on the 25th day of March 1891 The...

  • prahran
  • memorial stone
  • melbourne
  • victoria

Felton Memorial

The plaque is on the side of the former Esplanade Hotel in St Kilda (The Espy) and reads: City of St Kilda. Alfred Felton 183 1 - 1904 Philanthropist, Industrialist Lived here 1892 - 1904...

The plaque is on the side of the former Esplanade Hotel in St Kilda (The Espy) and reads: City of St Kilda. Alfred Felton 183 1 - 1904 Philanthropist, Industrialist Lived here 1892 - 1904...

  • st kilda
  • melbourne
  • victoria

First Land Sales in St Kilda

On the side wall of a St Kilda Convenience Store in Ackland Street. Erected as part of Victoria's 150 year anniversary.  It is headed by the logo for the event. Plaque Reads: Victoria 150 Growing...

On the side wall of a St Kilda Convenience Store in Ackland Street. Erected as part of Victoria's 150 year anniversary.  It is headed by the logo for the event. Plaque Reads: Victoria 150...

  • acland st
  • st kilda
  • melbourne
  • victoria

Plaque in St Kilda Gardens

Plaque is located under a tree in the St Kilda Botanical Gardens. This tree was planted  in memory of Norman T. Scoble Supt. of Parks and Gardens City of St. Kildat 1938-1966 A tribute from His...

Plaque is located under a tree in the St Kilda Botanical Gardens. This tree was planted  in memory of Norman T. Scoble Supt. of Parks and Gardens City of St. Kildat 1938-1966 A tribute from His...

  • st kilda
  • melbourne
  • victoria

Grady Gammage Memorial Auditorium

Submitted by @jqmcd

Submitted by @jqmcd

  • gammage
  • asu
  • arizona
  • tempe
  • frank lloyd wright

In Memory of Victoria's Fire Fighters

Transcription: In Memory of Victoria's Fire Fighters This bell, cast in 1873 at the foundry of William Blews & Sons, Birmingham, England, was used to call fire fighters to duty during the late...

Transcription: In Memory of Victoria's Fire Fighters This bell, cast in 1873 at the foundry of William Blews & Sons, Birmingham, England, was used to call fire fighters to duty during the...

    W. Goodrich Jones State Forest

    W. Goodrich Jones State ForestThis forest of 1633 acres, purchased by the state in 1924, is used for research and demonstration of timber growing and is administered by The Texas Forest Service,...

    W. Goodrich Jones State ForestThis forest of 1633 acres, purchased by the state in 1924, is used for research and demonstration of timber growing and is administered by The Texas Forest Service,...

    • texas
    • 1924
    • father of forestry

    Maddox Cedars

    "Maddox Cedars"Site of the K. T. and Amanda Maddox home which was destroyed by the 1915 hurricane   Submitted by: Eric Goodill

    "Maddox Cedars"Site of the K. T. and Amanda Maddox home which was destroyed by the 1915 hurricane   Submitted by: Eric Goodill

    • texas
    • cedars
    • hurricane
    • 1915

    In Honor of Dick & Doris Hickner

    Presented in Honor of Dick & Doris Hickner with deep appreciation for their 15 years of undaunting leadership to the Texas mid coast wildlife refuges; and for serving as founder & charter...

    Presented in Honor of Dick & Doris Hickner with deep appreciation for their 15 years of undaunting leadership to the Texas mid coast wildlife refuges; and for serving as founder &...

    • texas
    • mid coast
    • wildlife refuges
    • brazoria

    Frank Rabb

    Frank Rabb (1866-1932) was born in Corpus Christi to Texas ranching pioneers John and Martha Rabb. After marrying Lillian Starck, granddaughter of ranching neighbor Mifflin Kenedy, Frank and...

    Frank Rabb (1866-1932) was born in Corpus Christi to Texas ranching pioneers John and Martha Rabb. After marrying Lillian Starck, granddaughter of ranching neighbor Mifflin Kenedy, Frank...

    • texas
    • rabb
    • san tomas
    • irrigation
    • mexican revolution

    Jamie J. Zapata Memorial Boat Ramp

    Jaime J. Zapata Memorial Boat RampIn memory of Special Agent Jaime J. Zapata who made the ultimate sacrifice while defending our country and guaranteeing our freedom."They can take our lives, but...

    Jaime J. Zapata Memorial Boat RampIn memory of Special Agent Jaime J. Zapata who made the ultimate sacrifice while defending our country and guaranteeing our freedom."They can take our lives, but...

    • texas
    • special agent
    • boat ram
    • defending

    Palmeto Piling

    These palmetto Piling are the remains of the Boca Chica crossing of the railroad from Boca Chica Inlet to White's Ranch on the Rio Grande. Begun by General Francis H. Herron, U.S.A., in 1864 and...

    These palmetto Piling are the remains of the Boca Chica crossing of the railroad from Boca Chica Inlet to White's Ranch on the Rio Grande. Begun by General Francis H. Herron, U.S.A., in 1864...

    • crossing
    • texas
    • 1864
    • transportation
    • zachary taylor
    • vandalized

    Rabb Plantation House

    Rabb Plantation House- 1891 -Built in 1891-1892 for Frank and Lillian Rabb, the Queen Anne style house had a commanding view of the Rio Grande during the waning years of steamboat era. The Rabb...

    Rabb Plantation House- 1891 -Built in 1891-1892 for Frank and Lillian Rabb, the Queen Anne style house had a commanding view of the Rio Grande during the waning years of steamboat era. The...

    • texas
    • queen anne
    • rio grande
    • steamboat

    Rabb Plantation

    Rabb PlantationToday, commonly referred to as the Rabb Plantation, this was originally known as Rancho San Tomas and, then, San Tomas Plantation  It encompassed 20,353 acres stretching north from...

    Rabb PlantationToday, commonly referred to as the Rabb Plantation, this was originally known as Rancho San Tomas and, then, San Tomas Plantation  It encompassed 20,353 acres stretching north...

    • texas
    • plantation
    • rancho

    Nashville Sit-Ins

    This plaque is on the sidewalk outside 233 5th Avenue North, a few blocks up the hill from Ryman Auditorium, the longtime home of the Grand Ol' Opry, and a few block down the hill from the state...

    This plaque is on the sidewalk outside 233 5th Avenue North, a few blocks up the hill from Ryman Auditorium, the longtime home of the Grand Ol' Opry, and a few block down the hill from the...

    • nashville
    • tennessee
    • civil rights
    • segregation

    Birthplace of a Great City

    Perhaps the best and worst historical plaque in San Francisco. Best because it calls out a moment when the the place that was about to become San Francisco was wild, a windy dune overlooking an...

    Perhaps the best and worst historical plaque in San Francisco. Best because it calls out a moment when the the place that was about to become San Francisco was wild, a windy dune overlooking...

    • san francisco
    • william richardson
    • chinatown
    • grant avenue
    • gold rush

    The Last Yahi Indian

    I was in Oroville, California, last month to cover the crisis at the dam nearby that forced evacuation of the city and other communities. I had arrived just as the evacuation order was lifted, and...

    I was in Oroville, California, last month to cover the crisis at the dam nearby that forced evacuation of the city and other communities. I had arrived just as the evacuation order was lifted, and...

    • ishi
    • yahi
    • native americans
    • california
    • oroville
    • genocide

    H.H.Jeffords Gun

    Mounted in memory of the soldiers and sailors of 1861-1865   THIS GUN PRESENTED BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO COL. H.H. JEFFORDS POST NO. 330 DEPT. OF MICHIGAN G.A.R.   Submitted by Bryan...

    Mounted in memory of the soldiers and sailors of 1861-1865   THIS GUN PRESENTED BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO COL. H.H. JEFFORDS POST NO. 330 DEPT. OF MICHIGAN G.A.R.   Submitted by...