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Moon Tree

COAST REDWOOD SEQUOIA SEMPERVIRENS  THIS "MOON TREE" IS A COAST REDWOOD GROWN FROM A SEED THAT IN JANUARY 1971 WAS CARRIED TO THE MOON AND BROUGHT BACK TO EARTH BY MAJOR STUART ROOSA,...

COAST REDWOOD SEQUOIA SEMPERVIRENS  THIS "MOON TREE" IS A COAST REDWOOD GROWN FROM A SEED THAT IN JANUARY 1971 WAS CARRIED TO THE MOON AND BROUGHT BACK TO EARTH BY MAJOR STUART...

  • monterey
  • california
  • moon
  • redwood
  • apollo
  • forest genetics
  • roosa
  • moon tree
  • apollo 14
  • space tree

Rickwood Field

    Built by local industrialist A. H. "Rick" Woodward, Rickwood Field served as home to the Birmingham Barons and Birmingham Black Barons for most of the 20th century. Recognized as "America's...

    Built by local industrialist A. H. "Rick" Woodward, Rickwood Field served as home to the Birmingham Barons and Birmingham Black Barons for most of the 20th century. Recognized as...

  • birmingham
  • alabama
  • baseball
  • rickrood
  • babe ruth
  • ty cobb
  • willie mays
  • reggie jackson

Mrs. Gardner's Address

As a young bride living at No. 152 Beacon Street (now demolished), Isabella Stewart Gardner began surrounding herself with art and legend. During 40 years she amassed a fabulous collec-tion of art...

As a young bride living at No. 152 Beacon Street (now demolished), Isabella Stewart Gardner began surrounding herself with art and legend. During 40 years she amassed a fabulous collec-tion of art...

  • boston
  • massachusetts
  • back bay
  • beacon st
  • art
  • gardner

Janet Lady Clarke Rotunda

Plaque reads: 'This building Erected by the public of Victoria  As a tribute to the memory of A high example of the beneficence and public spirit Janet Lady Clarke Was committed to the perpetual...

Plaque reads: 'This building Erected by the public of Victoria  As a tribute to the memory of A high example of the beneficence and public spirit Janet Lady Clarke Was committed to the perpetual...

  • rotunda
  • melbourne
  • australia

Rutherglen Leopard Tank

Found next to the kids playground in rural Australia Plaque reads  'In recognition of the gifting of this Leopard main battle tank by the Commonwealth Government of Australia to the Rutherglen...

Found next to the kids playground in rural Australia Plaque reads  'In recognition of the gifting of this Leopard main battle tank by the Commonwealth Government of Australia to the Rutherglen...

  • tank
  • rsl
  • australia
  • wwii

Collins Chapel Christian Methodist Episcopal Church

A "Daughter" of Wesley Chapel (later, the First United Methodist Church), Collins Chapel was organized in 1841 and purchased this site in 1859. Named for its first pastor, J.T.C. Collins, it...

A "Daughter" of Wesley Chapel (later, the First United Methodist Church), Collins Chapel was organized in 1841 and purchased this site in 1859. Named for its first pastor, J.T.C. Collins,...

  • shelby county
  • tennessee

Pleasant Hill Cemetery

This cemetery, founded in 1853, grew up around the Brunswick Cumberland Presbyterian Church, which has since moved. During the Confederate War, the church building was used as a hospital and 17...

This cemetery, founded in 1853, grew up around the Brunswick Cumberland Presbyterian Church, which has since moved. During the Confederate War, the church building was used as a hospital and...

  • shelby county
  • tennessee

Forrest's Early Home

In a house which stood here in antebellum days lived Nathan Bedford Forrest. Born in middle Tennessee, 1821, he spent his early life on a Mississippi plantation. Following marriage in 1845, he...

In a house which stood here in antebellum days lived Nathan Bedford Forrest. Born in middle Tennessee, 1821, he spent his early life on a Mississippi plantation. Following marriage in 1845, he...

  • shelby county
  • tennessee

Booker T. Washington High School

From a two-room, two-teacher structure known as Clay Street School, Booker T. Washington High School evolved as the first public high school for black students in Memphis. About 1911, the school...

From a two-room, two-teacher structure known as Clay Street School, Booker T. Washington High School evolved as the first public high school for black students in Memphis. About 1911, the...

  • shelby county
  • tennessee

Memphis And Arkansas Bridge

Memphis and Arkansas Bridge Erected 1949 A.D. through the efforts of The Memphis & Arkansas Bridge Commission E.H. Crump, Chairman Submitted from the Shelby County Register's Office.

Memphis and Arkansas Bridge Erected 1949 A.D. through the efforts of The Memphis & Arkansas Bridge Commission E.H. Crump, Chairman Submitted from the Shelby County Register's Office.

  • shelby county
  • tennessee

Emily Warren Roebling

THE BUILDERS OF THE BRIDGE DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF EMILY WARREN ROEBLING 1843 - 1903 WHOSE FAITH AND COURAGE HELPED HER STRICKEN HUSBAND COL. WASHINGTON A. ROEBLING, C.E. 1837 - 1926 COMPLETE...

THE BUILDERS OF THE BRIDGE DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF EMILY WARREN ROEBLING 1843 - 1903 WHOSE FAITH AND COURAGE HELPED HER STRICKEN HUSBAND COL. WASHINGTON A. ROEBLING, C.E. 1837 - 1926...

  • brooklyn
  • new york
  • bridge
  • roebling
  • rooster
  • caisson disease

The Ancient Ones

THE ANCIENT ONES  Native Americans of this region lived in Monterey for thousands of years before Spanish explorers arrived in California. 

THE ANCIENT ONES  Native Americans of this region lived in Monterey for thousands of years before Spanish explorers arrived in California. 

  • monterey
  • california
  • indians

Whose Blood Was Shed That We Might Live

TO THE MEMORY OF CARMEL'S SERVICEMEN  WHOSE BLOOD WAS SHED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE  AMERICAN LEGION POST NO. 512 JOHN ARNN 1965CARLITO L. DORSEY 1966 FRANK G. ANTONE 1967 RUDOLPH H. CORONA III...

TO THE MEMORY OF CARMEL'S SERVICEMEN  WHOSE BLOOD WAS SHED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE  AMERICAN LEGION POST NO. 512 JOHN ARNN 1965CARLITO L. DORSEY 1966 FRANK G. ANTONE 1967 RUDOLPH H. CORONA III...

  • carmel
  • california
  • vietman
  • vietnam war
  • blood was shed

Jaques Sterne

JAQUES STERNE, Precentor of York Minster, lived here from 1742 to 1759 Submitted by @slashdotat

JAQUES STERNE, Precentor of York Minster, lived here from 1742 to 1759 Submitted by @slashdotat

  • york
  • england
  • precentor

Bournville Village Trust

BOURNVILLE VILLAGE TRUST  In memory of James Taylor who was a Trustee from 1981 - 2005 in tribute to his wise counsel and lasting contribution to Lightmoor Village Submitted by benjiw

BOURNVILLE VILLAGE TRUST  In memory of James Taylor who was a Trustee from 1981 - 2005 in tribute to his wise counsel and lasting contribution to Lightmoor Village Submitted by benjiw

  • bournville
  • lightmoor village
  • telford
  • uk
  • james taylor

In Memory of Louise E. McCaully 1978

  • monterey
  • california
  • 1978

DeSoto Mounds

When first visited by the explorers, this acreage was the site of the fortress of Chisca, the chief of the Indian tribe which inhabited this region and whose principal village stood a short...

When first visited by the explorers, this acreage was the site of the fortress of Chisca, the chief of the Indian tribe which inhabited this region and whose principal village stood a short...

  • shelby county
  • tennessee

Shelby County Training School

In 1913, Shelby County Training School was established for African-American students. Boarding students performed all necessary chores including gardening, cooking, cleaning and laundering. Prof....

In 1913, Shelby County Training School was established for African-American students. Boarding students performed all necessary chores including gardening, cooking, cleaning and laundering. Prof....

  • shelby county
  • tennessee

East Rock House

EAST ROCK HOUSE ADMIRAL LORD NELSON SIR WILLIAM AND LADY HAMILTON STAYED HERE IN [illegible] Submitted by Nayson

EAST ROCK HOUSE ADMIRAL LORD NELSON SIR WILLIAM AND LADY HAMILTON STAYED HERE IN [illegible] Submitted by Nayson

  • tenby
  • wales
  • nelson

Court Square

The Hebe fountain, erected here in 1876, has become the most familiar symbol of changing Memphis. The original town and courthouse were several blocks north. This park was out in the woods,...

The Hebe fountain, erected here in 1876, has become the most familiar symbol of changing Memphis. The original town and courthouse were several blocks north. This park was out in the woods,...

  • shelby county
  • tennessee