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Last Indian Clash

After decades of driving past this plaque, I finally stopped to read the "Last Indian Clash" Near this spot in 1764, Shawnee Indians killed John Tremble (Trimble) in the last such event in Augusta...

After decades of driving past this plaque, I finally stopped to read the "Last Indian Clash" Near this spot in 1764, Shawnee Indians killed John Tremble (Trimble) in the last such event in Augusta...

  • colonization
  • virginia
  • 1764
  • pontiac
  • augusta county

The Bivouc of the Dead

A memorial at Dows Rest Area in Iowa. It reads:  "On fame's eternal camping ground, Their silent tents are spread And glory guards with solemn spread The bivouac of the dead."

A memorial at Dows Rest Area in Iowa. It reads:  "On fame's eternal camping ground, Their silent tents are spread And glory guards with solemn spread The bivouac of the dead."

  • memorial
  • war
  • iowa

Compton's Cafeteria Riot

UPTOWN TENDERLOIN Lost Landmarks COMPTON'S CAFETERIA RIOT ~ 1996 ~  ONE AUGUST EVENING IN 1966, TRANSGENDER WOMEN AND GAY MEN BANDED TOGETHER TO FIGHT BACK AGAINST OPPRESSION AFTER A...

UPTOWN TENDERLOIN Lost Landmarks COMPTON'S CAFETERIA RIOT ~ 1996 ~  ONE AUGUST EVENING IN 1966, TRANSGENDER WOMEN AND GAY MEN BANDED TOGETHER TO FIGHT BACK AGAINST OPPRESSION AFTER A...

  • san diego
  • california
  • transgender
  • gay rights
  • galvanized

Site of North Hall

SITE OF NORTH HALL SECOND OF TWO ORIGINAL CAMPUS BUILDINGS ERECTED 1873 RAZED 1917 AND 1931 

SITE OF NORTH HALL SECOND OF TWO ORIGINAL CAMPUS BUILDINGS ERECTED 1873 RAZED 1917 AND 1931 

  • berkeley
  • california
  • cal
  • razed

Mary Galloway Home Memorial

The Mary Galloway Home For Aged Women Was Chartered By The State Of Tennessee In 1896, And Is The Oldest Home Of Its Kind In Shelby County, Providing A Home Of Dignity And Comfort. This 18 Space...

The Mary Galloway Home For Aged Women Was Chartered By The State Of Tennessee In 1896, And Is The Oldest Home Of Its Kind In Shelby County, Providing A Home Of Dignity And Comfort. This 18 Space...

  • shelby county
  • tennessee

Steven Gerald Krohn

In Loving Memory BMC STEVEN GERALD KROHN April 3, 1949 - February 25, 2009 United States Coast Guard Octover 19[?] - October 1987 OINC Station Depoe Bay May 1983 - October 1987  A true American...

In Loving Memory BMC STEVEN GERALD KROHN April 3, 1949 - February 25, 2009 United States Coast Guard Octover 19[?] - October 1987 OINC Station Depoe Bay May 1983 - October 1987  A true...

  • depoe bay
  • oregon
  • coast guard

The First Asphalt- Paved Road in the State of Washington

  • 1913
  • asphalt
  • washington
  • loops road

Edwin Knox Memorial

Plaque reads: 'Cleve Gardens Edwin Knox drowned in South Africa in 1901 while serving in the Boer War. He had grown up in St Kilda but was working in the Toongabbie district in South Eastern...

Plaque reads: 'Cleve Gardens Edwin Knox drowned in South Africa in 1901 while serving in the Boer War. He had grown up in St Kilda but was working in the Toongabbie district in South...

  • australian
  • boer
  • war
  • melbourne

San Vincenzo Train Station

Not In My Back Yard is not a new thing. Plaque reads: 'Between 1860 and 1880 the Ferrovia Maremmana was built. In 1863 the railway reached Cecina and, in 1864, Orbetello. In these years the Town...

Not In My Back Yard is not a new thing. Plaque reads: 'Between 1860 and 1880 the Ferrovia Maremmana was built. In 1863 the railway reached Cecina and, in 1864, Orbetello. In these years the Town...

  • train station
  • italy
  • tuscany

Ludwig's Fountain

LUDWIG'S FOUNTAIN IN HONOR OF LUDWIG VON SCHWARENBURG CAMPUS CANINE --------BY ACT OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS APRIL 24, 1961 DEDICATED JUNE 13, 1968 

LUDWIG'S FOUNTAIN IN HONOR OF LUDWIG VON SCHWARENBURG CAMPUS CANINE --------BY ACT OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS APRIL 24, 1961 DEDICATED JUNE 13, 1968 

  • berkeley
  • california
  • cal
  • fountain
  • canine