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Women Veterans Monument

WOMEN VETERANS MONUMENT DEDICATED BY THE  DANIEL M. O'CONNELL POST NO. 272  AMERICAN LEGION AND FRIENDS,  SEPTEMBER 24, 1989 IN GRATEFUL RECOGNITION OF ALL  THOSE WOMEN WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY IN...

WOMEN VETERANS MONUMENT DEDICATED BY THE  DANIEL M. O'CONNELL POST NO. 272  AMERICAN LEGION AND FRIENDS,  SEPTEMBER 24, 1989 IN GRATEFUL RECOGNITION OF ALL  THOSE WOMEN WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY IN...

    Memorial Avenue of Elms

    MEMORIAL AVENUE OF ELMSIn 1922 this avenue of elms was completed, and was dedicated as a living memorial to the men from the Manitoba Agricultural College, who had laid down their lives for their...

    MEMORIAL AVENUE OF ELMSIn 1922 this avenue of elms was completed, and was dedicated as a living memorial to the men from the Manitoba Agricultural College, who had laid down their lives for...

    • winnipeg
    • manitoba
    • "world war i"
    • wwi
    • memorial
    • "university ...

    Imperial Bank of Canada

    HISTORIC WINNIPEGImperial Bank of Canada1906On this site the Imperial Bank of Canada opened the first branch of the bank in Winnipeg on January 4, 1881. The original Robertson Block was replaced...

    HISTORIC WINNIPEGImperial Bank of Canada1906On this site the Imperial Bank of Canada opened the first branch of the bank in Winnipeg on January 4, 1881. The original Robertson Block was replaced...

    • winnipeg
    • manitoba
    • "imperial bank"
    • bank

    Fort Craillo

    2500 FEET  FORT CRAILO  "YANKEE DOODLE"  WRITTEN THERE 1758 Submitted by @portraysMadison

    2500 FEET  FORT CRAILO  "YANKEE DOODLE"  WRITTEN THERE 1758 Submitted by @portraysMadison

      Gefrin

      AT THIS PLACE WAS GEFRIN ROYAL TOWNSHIP OF THE SEVENTH CENTURY ANGLO-SAXON KINGS OF NORTHUMBRIA HERE THE MISSIONARY PAULINUS IN A.D. 627 INSTRUCTED THE PEOPLE IN CHRISTIANITY FOR THIRTY SIX DAYS...

      AT THIS PLACE WAS GEFRIN ROYAL TOWNSHIP OF THE SEVENTH CENTURY ANGLO-SAXON KINGS OF NORTHUMBRIA HERE THE MISSIONARY PAULINUS IN A.D. 627 INSTRUCTED THE PEOPLE IN CHRISTIANITY FOR THIRTY SIX DAYS...

      • 627
      • paulinus
      • northumbria

      Chicago Sister Cities International

      Chicago Sister Cities International  In the spirit of global citizenship  Francis W Parker School Class of 2019,  in collaboration with their teachers, offers  these signs as a gift to the City of...

      Chicago Sister Cities International  In the spirit of global citizenship  Francis W Parker School Class of 2019,  in collaboration with their teachers, offers  these signs as a gift to the City of...

        Michigan Central Freighthouse

        The Michigan Central Railroad (MCRR) came to Ypsilanti in 1838, transforming the farming community into a transportation center. This Italianate structure, built in 1878, increased the...

        The Michigan Central Railroad (MCRR) came to Ypsilanti in 1838, transforming the farming community into a transportation center. This Italianate structure, built in 1878, increased...

        • michigan
        • michigan his...

        Cannery and Packing House

          Michigan Paper Company Mill

          On January 26, 1886, twenty-five businessmen founded the Michigan Paper Company. Daniel Albertson, a mill designer from Kalamazoo, built the mill complex using slow-burn construction methods....

          On January 26, 1886, twenty-five businessmen founded the Michigan Paper Company. Daniel Albertson, a mill designer from Kalamazoo, built the mill complex using slow-burn construction methods....

          • michigan
          • michigan his...

          St. Joseph's Retreat

          In 1885 Michigan’s first private mental institution was located here under the guidance of the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul. In 1855 the Sisters at St. Mary’s Hospital in Detroit...

          In 1885 Michigan’s first private mental institution was located here under the guidance of the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul. In 1855 the Sisters at St. Mary’s Hospital in Detroit...

          • michigan
          • michigan his...