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Springbank Snow Countess 81871

IN HONOR OF SPRINGBANK SNOW COUNTESS  81871 WORLD CHAMPION LIFETIME BUTTERFAT PRODUCER 9062 LBS. BUTTERFAT AND 207,505 LBS MILK IN 10 LACTATIONS, AVERAGE TEST 4.37 BORN NOV 18, 1919 - DIED AUG...

• butterfat
• woodstock
• ontario
• cow

N.A.A.C.P.'s First Rural Branch

N.A.A.C.P.'s First Rural Branch In 1915, Falls Church ordered residential segregation. Many African-American homeowners would be forced to move. The Colored Citizens Protective league entered a...

• naacp
• segregation
• falls chuch. viginia

Church Hill Tunnel

CHURCH HILL TUNNEL About 200 feet east is the western portal of the Church Hill Tunnel. On 11 Dec. 1873, Ches-apeake and Ohio locomotive number 2 passed through the tunnel, marking the completion...

• richmond
• virginia
• train
• tunnel
• 1873
• 1925
• entombed

Prof. Dr. Hendrik Antoon Lorentz

Placed in front of a large monument with a statue of Lorentz in the center. Original in dutch, translated for international sake:This Arnhem born became famous world wide for his revelations...

• science
• lorentz
• statue

Robert O. Fishel Field

Before working for the Yankees and American League, Robert O. Fishel was a product of Hiram College. ROBERT O. FISHEL FIELD  IN HONOR OF A LOYAL MEMBER OF THE CLASS OF 1936 AND GARFIELD FELLOW...

• hiram
• ohio
• fishel
• yankees
• baseball

Monterey's First Railroad

1874 Monterey's First Railroad  The Monterey and Salinas Valley Railroad was constructed as a narrow-gauge, granger railroad linking Monterey to the rest of California. For the first...

• monterey
• california
• railroad
• salinas
• 1874

USS Potomac

• oakland
• california
• bay area
• potomac
• fdr
• wwii
• roosevelt

First Public Library

1849  FIRST PUBLIC LIBRARY IN CALIFORNIA IS ESTABLISHED IN MONTEREY

• monterey
• california
• library
• 1849

Casey Jones

From a station on this site the night of Apr. 29, 1900, John Luther Jones, replacing the regularly detailed engineer, took out engine 382, pulling the Illinois Central "Cannonball." Driving into...

• shelby county
• tennessee

An island of trees

This island of trees and plants has been created for visual enjoyment and as a place for contemplation and discussion. It is in memory of Robert Reid Moffat - 1906-1960 - a graduate of this...

• university o...
• saskatoon
• saskatchewan
• robert reid moffat
• architecture
• architect
• massachusett...
• mit

Joseph Bartha

ERECTED IN HONOR OF JOSEPH BARTHA AGE 95 TRAILS CHAIRMAN 1490 TO 1955 [illegible] TRAIL CONFERENCE JUNE 3, 1966   [Location approximate] Submitted by no_such_zone

• new york
• trails
• bartha
• bear mountain

Robert Louis Stevenson

1879  Robert Louis Stevenson  In poor health, almost penniless and with his literary success still a few years away, RObert Louis Stevenson created a romantic view of Monterey and the surrounding...

• monterey
• california
• 1879
• stevenson

The Colonnade Staircase

THE COLONNADE His worship the late Donald Summerville, Mayor of Toronto officially opened the Colonnade on October 16th, 1963 with these words: "A creative and imaginative answer to the pressing...

• spiralling s...
• toronto
• colonnade
• spiral staircase
• totally canadian
• ontario
• canada
• colonnade

Dingman's Hall

DINGMAN'S HALL (later Broadview Hotel) 1891 This four-storey Romanesque Revival-style building was constructed for Archibald W. Dingman, an entrepreneur influential in Alberta's early...

• toronto
• ontario
• hotel
• oil drilling
• squared-head...
• famous strip club

Mary Ellen Pleasant Memorial Park

MARY ELLEN PLEASANT MEMORIAL PARK MOTHER OF CIVIL RIGHTS IN CALIFORNIA  SHE SUPPORTED THE WESTERN TERMINUS OF THE UNDERGROUND RAILWAY FOR FUGITIVE SLAVES 1850-1865. THIS LEGENDARY PIONEER...

• san francisco
• bay area
• california
• slavery
• underground railroad
• underground railway
• terminus
• pioneer
• civil rights
• six trees

100 Broad Street

100 BROAD STREET  DEVELOPMENT BY BOULTBEE LAND PLC BUILT BY LOVELL CONSTRUCTION LTD OPENED 15TH JUNE 1990 BY THE LORD MAYOR OF BIRMINGHAM COUNCILLOR BERNARD ZISSMAN Submitted by @caddickbrown

• birmingham
• england
• broad st

The World's Largest Chair

THE WORLD'S LARGEST CHAIR PRESENTED TO CURTIS BROS FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC BY THE BASSETT FURNITURE INDUSTRIES  THE CHAIR MADE OF SOLID HONDURAS MAHOGANY IS...

• washington dc
• dc
• chair

Charles Taylor Master Mechanic Award

CHARLES E. TAYLOR  THE CHARLES TAYLOR MASTER MECHANIC AWARD IS AN HONOR PRESENTED BY THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION IN HONOR OF CHARLES TAYLOR, THE FIRST AVIATION MECHANIC...

• wright brothers
• airplane
• chicago
• illinois
• certificated
• taylor
• aircraft
• 50 years

Great Salt Lake Base and Meridian

No 12 ERECTED JUNE 12, 1932 GREAT SALT LAKE BASE AND MERIDIAN LATITUDE 40°46'04" - LONGITUDE 111°54'00" ALTITUDE (SIDEWALK) 4327.27 FT. FIXED BY ORSON PRATT ASSISTED BY HENRY G. SHERWOOD, AUGUST...

• salt lake city
• utah
• base
• meridian
• mormon
• 99pi

Sgt. Walter K. Singleton (1944 - 1967)

Born in Memphis and a graduate from Bartlett High School, Singleton was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor by Congress for heroism during combat in Vietnam. Serving in the 3rd...

• shelby county
• tennessee