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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...

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 war
  • 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...

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...

  • 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 Dale...

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 Missionary...

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...

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...

  • 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...

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...

  • 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.

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 architect
  • native americans
  • haskell indi...
  • 1850s

Haskell Indian Nations Univeristy

  • lawrence
  • kansas
  • haskell
  • native americans
  • haskell indi...
  • 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. who...

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 (the...

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