It Commemorates the Re-Siting of the Plaques Originally Sited Near Here
This plaque was unveiled on 21st Nov. 1979 by His Grace the Duke of Devonshire, PC, MC It commemorates the re-siting of the plaques originally sited near here which were damaged and removed during ...
- the 1939-1945 w...
- wwii
- re-siting
- meta plaque
First Newspaper In California
1846 FIRST NEWSPAPER IN CALIFORNIA IS ESTABLISHED IN MONTEREY Robert Semple, participant in the Bear Flag Revolt and later President of the California Constitutional Conventions, and Walter Colton, ...
- monterey
- california
- 1846
- newspaper
- colton
- semple
Lillian May Elizabeth Nelson Byrd
In Appreciation Of Service Rendered By Their Chapter Member Lillian May Elizabeth Nelson Byrd, In The American Red Cross Hospital Hut Unit During World War I In Beaune, France 1917-1918 Adam ...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Lemoyne - Owen College
LeMoyne-Owen College, originally known as LeMoyne Normal and Commercial School, opened its doors circa 1870 on Orleans Street. The school operated under the auspices of the American ...
- shelby county
- tennessee
St. Michael Le Belfrey
ST. MICHAEL-LE-BELFREY The only pre-Reformation church in York to have been built all at one time (1525-1536) by John Forman, Master Mason to the Minster. Buy Fawkes was baptized here on 16th April ...
- york
- england
- forman
- 1525
- guy fawkes
Steele Hall
Steele Hall was erected in 1914 when LeMoyne Institute, which began in 1862 and opened as LeMoyne Normal and Commercial School in 1871, was moved from Orleans Street to Walker Avenue. Named in honor ...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Haskell Family's Half-Century
HASKELL FAMILY'S HALF-CENTURY For more than 50 years, three generations of Haskell family lived in East Lawrence where they left an enduring legacy.
- lawrence
- kansas
- haskell
- rail-trail arch...
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- 1850s
Haskell Indian Nations Univeristy
- lawrence
- kansas
- haskell
- native american...
- haskell indian ...
- 1884
Chifley Cave
Cave named after the 16th Prime Minister of Australia although it doesn't refer to him as such on the plaque. Plaque reads: 'As a tribute to the memory of the RT. Hon. J.B. Chifley M.P. ...
- caves
- nsw
- australia
- prime minister
Site of Allama Iqbal's first poetry recital
TRANSCRIPTION: BEGINNING OF THE LEGEND POETALLAMA SIR MUHAMMAD IQBALIqbal started writing poetry at a young age and was posting it to Dagh Dehlavi for correction by the early years of college ...
- allama iqbal
- poetry
- pakistan
- lahore
- walled city
- ghazal
Jenolan Caves
Well worth a visit if you are ever in Sydney. It was one of the first tourist attractions in NSW and early Sydneysiders would trek days to get there and tour the caves by candlelight. Plaque ...
- caves
- nsw
- australia
Eric Swanson Memorial Grove
ERIC SWANSONMEMORIAL GROVEThis grove is dedicated to the memory ofEric Swanson in recognition of hisextraordinary efforts to create a whole andhealthy forest and a sustainable forest economy. ...
- mendocino
- california
- forest
- trail
Point Reyes Station Commons
A very simple plaque commemorating the work of a local author and economist, the late Jonathan Rowe. He wrote about the importance of the commons for the prosperity of societies, about ...
- california
- marin county
- point reyes sta...
- jonathan rowe
Mountain Blue Gum
Plaque reads: 'Mountain Blue Gum (Eucalyptus deanei) These magnificent Eucalypts are famous for their white shafted trunk. These trees spouted soon after the miners abandoned this area in 1896, so we ...
- tree
- blue gum
- nsw
- australia
Katoomba Coal Mine Ventilation Furnace
Plaque reads: 'Katoomba Coal Mine 1878 This furnace was used to draw air through the mine to the work face. The air was directed to the miners by use of baffles made of wood or hessian' Submitted by ...
- katoomba
- coal
- mine
- nsw
- australia
Scenic Railway
Wikipedia: 'the steepest cable-driven funicular railway in the world, the steepest incline of 52 degrees contained within a total incline distance of 310 metres (1,020 ft) Plaque reads: ' ...
- funicular
- railway
- katoomba
- nsw
- australia
Queen Elizabeth Lookout
Plaque reads: 'Queen Elizabeth Lookout Her most Gracious Majesty viewed the Jamison Valley from this lookout during her visit on 12th February 1954' Submitted by: @IanThorp
- queen
- lookout
- blue mountains
- nsw
- australia
Old town's Early Settlers
In the 1830s, the marshland of what is today known as Old Town was settled by a group of Roman Catholic immigrants from Southern Germany. As farmers and laborers, the settlers converted mainland into ...
- chicago
- illinois
- settlers
- north town
- old town
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Evansdale class exploring @LegAssemblyofAB grounds and learning to @readtheplaque! Submitted by @CityHallSchool
Cordova School
Cordova School has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places By the United States Department of the Interior Submitted from the Shelby County Register's Office.
- shelby county
- tennessee
Kearny Gap
Asbury Pie Cafe
Asbury Pie Cafe 50 years supporting local charities at the New Mexico State Fair Submitted by Sheila Paske
- new mexico
- state fair
- pie
Immigrant Impressions of Knoxville
Knoxville was a small and inconsiderable place with a population of about two thousand souls -- with no railroads, no turnpikes -- and no means of getting merchandise to and from the place, but such ...
- knoxville
- immigrant
- william brownlo...
- alfred buffat
- chattanooga
- fireflies
- french-swiss
- gay street
- sternwheeler
- boat
- 1849
Writers' Impressions of Knoxville
I always like summer best You can eat fresh corn From daddy's garden And okra and greens and cabbage And lots of barbecue and buttermilk And homemade ice cream At the church picnic And listen to ...
- knoxville
- author
- poet
- writer
- nikki giovanni
- mulvaney street
- liu zongren
- 1982
- tennessee river
- li river
- china
Writers' Impressions of the Tennessee River
The Tennessee River system begins on the worn magnificent crest of the southern Appalachians, among the earth's oldest mountains, and the Tennessee River shapes its valley into the form of a ...
- tennessee river
- knoxville
- chattanooga
- alabama
- wilson dam
- david donaldson
- poet
- paducah
- kentucky
- james agee
- novelist
- tva
- virginia
- north carolina
- georgia
- appalachian mou...
- fortune magazin...