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Pioneer Methodist Episcopal Church

M.E. Church A.D. 1879   Pioneer Methodist Episcopal Church   Erected in 1879 and dedicated Feb. 1, 1880, this brick church replaced a smaller frame building on this site.  It was used by...

    Naturaliste Lighthouse

    Submitted by @_gary_

    • lighthouse
    • naturaliste
    • australia
    • 1903

    Lee Sean Beveridge

    LEE SEAN BEVERIDGE  AUGUST 1960 - JUNE 1985 "ALWAYS AND FOREVERIN OUR HEARTS" Submitted by @caddickbrown

      To the Alumni who Served Their Country

        "World War of 1917-1918." This building at Virginia Tech was dedicated in 1923, before there was a WWII.  [Location approximate] Submitted by jjruns

      • blacksburg
      • virginia
      • wwi
      • world war of...
      • priddy

      Thomas Clinton Lovett Hatcher

      Submitted by @jqmcd

      • leesburg
      • virginia
      • civil war
      • notable beard
      • ball's bluff

      First Tavern

      In 1820 several log cabins were built here to provide for the land office opening. Samuel Brown, first sheriff, later kept tavern on the same site. Adjacent on the south was the office of...

      • shelby county
      • tennessee

      Pioneer, Ohio

      PIONEERFOUNDED IN 1849 BYP.W. NORRIS, CIVIL WAR SPY FIRST TO DISCOVER NORRIS PASS IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK   Submitted by Bryan Arnold @nanowhiskers

        DeSoto Park Dedication

        This park, comprising eleven acres, was purchased in 1912 by the Board of Park Commissioners and dedicated to the use and pleasure of the citizens of Memphis in perpetuity. Dedicated in...

        • shelby county
        • tennessee

        Williams County Common Pleas

        This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior   May 7, 1973   Donated by Bryan Historic Homes Association   Submitted...

          Bryan Fountain

          THE BARD FAMILY FOUNDATIONDEDICATES THIS FOUNTAINTO THE COMMUNITY OF BRYAN, KNOWN AS "THE FOUNTAIN CITY" FOR ITS NUMEROUS ARTESIAN WELLS, IN HONOR OF THE BARD FAMILIES AND EMPLOYEESWHO...