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Moyer House

HISTORICAL MARKER  The Moyer House was built in 1881, in Italian Villa style, by J. M. Moyer, an early pioneer of Linn County. Donated in 1962 by the Hill Family Foundation to the Linn...

HISTORICAL MARKER  The Moyer House was built in 1881, in Italian Villa style, by J. M. Moyer, an early pioneer of Linn County. Donated in 1962 by the Hill Family Foundation to the...

  • brownsville
  • oregon
  • pioneer

Alva Neal High School

Alva Neal High School This was the site of the Franklin High School from 1909 through 1939 and housed grades 6, 7 and 8 until 1974. In 1928 the Franklin Schools Board of Trustees resolved: "That...

Alva Neal High School This was the site of the Franklin High School from 1909 through 1939 and housed grades 6, 7 and 8 until 1974. In 1928 the Franklin Schools Board of Trustees resolved:...

  • indiana
  • school

The Sowerby Family

    Frieda Klussmann, the Cable Car Lady

    Submitted by @Ritterton

    Submitted by @Ritterton

    • cable car museum
    • frieda klussman
    • cable car
    • san francisco
    • nob hill
    • powell street

    Sentier Rideau Trail

    Submitted by Gilda Spitz.

    Submitted by Gilda Spitz.

      First Post Office In California

      1849  FIRST POST OFFICE IN CALIFORNIA ESTABLISHED AT MONTEREY  The Pacific mail steamer, "California" arrived in Monterey on February 24, 1849. This exciting event brought the first mail to the...

      1849  FIRST POST OFFICE IN CALIFORNIA ESTABLISHED AT MONTEREY  The Pacific mail steamer, "California" arrived in Monterey on February 24, 1849. This exciting event brought the first mail to the...

      • monterey
      • california
      • mail
      • steamer

      Mother Lode Fair and Horse Show

      • legalized ho...
      • wagering
      • furtherance ...
      • earl warren

      Pony Express Wharf

      PONY EXPRESS WHARF  NEARBY WAS THE LOCATION OF THE BROADWAY WHARF. THE WHARF EXTENDED FROM BROADWAY AND DAVIS STREETS EAST TO THIS LOCATION. ALL OF THE PONY EXPRESS MAIL THAT WAS DELIVERED TO AND...

      PONY EXPRESS WHARF  NEARBY WAS THE LOCATION OF THE BROADWAY WHARF. THE WHARF EXTENDED FROM BROADWAY AND DAVIS STREETS EAST TO THIS LOCATION. ALL OF THE PONY EXPRESS MAIL THAT WAS DELIVERED TO...

      • pony express
      • wharf
      • san francisco

      Brisbane Rain Bank

      Plaque reads: 'RAIN BANK was officially opened by Her Majesty The Queen accompanied by His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh in the presence of The Honourable Anna Bligh MP Premier of...

      Plaque reads: 'RAIN BANK was officially opened by Her Majesty The Queen accompanied by His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh in the presence of The Honourable Anna Bligh MP Premier of...

      • sustainability
      • water
      • brisbane
      • queensland
      • australia
      • queen
      • duke

      Church of the Saints James and Christopher

      Plaque reads: 'This church is the oldest architectonically  relevant building of the area. The tabernacle shaped facade, made in square stone ashlars, and the tiny walled-up door on the left flank...

      Plaque reads: 'This church is the oldest architectonically  relevant building of the area. The tabernacle shaped facade, made in square stone ashlars, and the tiny walled-up door on the left flank...

      • italy
      • tuscany
      • church
      • medieval