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Justus H. Schwab

Justus H. Schwab, 1847 - 1900An extraordinary figure in the socialist and anarchist movements of the late 19th century, German-born Justus H. Schwab lived with his family and operated a saloon at...

Justus H. Schwab, 1847 - 1900An extraordinary figure in the socialist and anarchist movements of the late 19th century, German-born Justus H. Schwab lived with his family and operated a saloon at...

  • justus h. schwab
  • east first street
  • east village
  • lower east side
  • emma goldman
  • ambrose bierce
  • samuel gompers
  • labor activi...
  • social and p...

Robie Street Reservoir

National Historic Civil Engineering Site Robie Street Reservoir The 48 m diameter x 7.5 m deep concrete reservoir was originally build in 1913. It was one of the few structures in the area to...

National Historic Civil Engineering Site Robie Street Reservoir The 48 m diameter x 7.5 m deep concrete reservoir was originally build in 1913. It was one of the few structures in the area...

  • halifax
  • nova scotia
  • halifax explosion
  • civil engineering
  • water reservoir
  • construction
  • dome

Lorraine Vivian Hansberry

Lorraine Vivian Hansberry May 19, 1930 – January 12, 1965 The first African America woman to write a play performed on Broadway, Lorraine Vivian Hansberry bought her Greenwich Village home in...

Lorraine Vivian Hansberry May 19, 1930 – January 12, 1965 The first African America woman to write a play performed on Broadway, Lorraine Vivian Hansberry bought her Greenwich Village home...

  • lorraine hansberry
  • waverly place
  • greenwich village
  • the ladder
  • to be young ...
  • the daughter...
  • robert nemiroff
  • a raisin in the sun

The Penny Farthing

The Penny. Where a young Joni Mitchell get her start.  Submitted by @ScenesFromACity

The Penny. Where a young Joni Mitchell get her start.  Submitted by @ScenesFromACity

  • joni mitchell
  • toronto
  • farthing

William J. Battle, Professor of Latin and Greek

Submitted by @pkmonaghan

Submitted by @pkmonaghan

  • austin
  • texas
  • co-op
  • founder
  • 1896

Arnold Bakery

Submitted by @pkmonaghan

Submitted by @pkmonaghan

  • 1906
  • austin
  • texas

Hugo Reid Adobe CHL# 368

From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by tkksummers, full page.License is Attribution-ShareAlike License

From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by tkksummers, full page.License is Attribution- ShareAlike License

    NEWHALL - Western Walk of Stars

    From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by tkksummers, full page.License is Attribution-ShareAlike License

    From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by tkksummers, full page.License is Attribution- ShareAlike License

      Rue du Bac Plaques

      [Location approximate] Submitted by @Eric_Anceau

      [Location approximate] Submitted by @Eric_Anceau

        Livermore War Memorials

        Submitted by @jqmcd

        Submitted by @jqmcd

          Honoring the Farmers of the Puyallup Valley

            Gramercy Park Historic District

            • ruggles
            • 1831
            • friends

            The First Atlantic Cable

            CYRUS WEST FIELD  BORN NOV 30 1819 - DIED JULY 12 1993 HERE FOR FORTY YEARS WAS HIS HOME AND HERE THE PLANS WERE MADE FOR THE FIRST ATLANTIC CABLE LAID IN 1858 

            CYRUS WEST FIELD  BORN NOV 30 1819 - DIED JULY 12 1993 HERE FOR FORTY YEARS WAS HIS HOME AND HERE THE PLANS WERE MADE FOR THE FIRST ATLANTIC CABLE LAID IN 1858 

              Residence Plantation

              Queen Anne Revival style house built in 1898 by Roberta Volumnia Barrow Slatter. Constructed using materials from a house built on same site in 1854 by her parents noted Louisiana planter Robert...

              Queen Anne Revival style house built in 1898 by Roberta Volumnia Barrow Slatter. Constructed using materials from a house built on same site in 1854 by her parents noted Louisiana planter...

              • louisiana
              • plantation

              Highland Cemetery

              Oldest surviving cemetery in Baton Rouge. Dedicated by George Garig as a burial ground in 1813 and deeded to St. Joseph Roman Catholic Parish in 1819. This cemetery holds the remains of American...

              Oldest surviving cemetery in Baton Rouge. Dedicated by George Garig as a burial ground in 1813 and deeded to St. Joseph Roman Catholic Parish in 1819. This cemetery holds the remains of American...

              • louisiana
              • cemetery

              Bayou Paul Colored School

              Established by the United Sons and Daughters Benevolent Society, the Bayou Paul Colored School provided elementary education for African-American children in the Bayou Paul community and served as...

              Established by the United Sons and Daughters Benevolent Society, the Bayou Paul Colored School provided elementary education for African-American children in the Bayou Paul community and served...

              • louisiana
              • education
              • african american

              LA Providence (1)

              Concession 1720's-1730'sOn the old Chemin de la MetairieBirthplaceJacques Phillipe Roi de Villeré1761-1830First native born Governor ofLouisiana 1816-1820  

              Concession 1720's-1730'sOn the old Chemin de la MetairieBirthplaceJacques Phillipe Roi de Villeré1761-1830First native born Governor ofLouisiana 1816-1820

              • louisiana

              LA Providence (2)

              Concession 1720's-1730's.On the old Chemin de la Metairie Concession, later became Sauvé Plantation, site of Mississippi River crevassé which flooded New Orleans in 1849. 

              Concession 1720's-1730's.On the old Chemin de la Metairie Concession, later became Sauvé Plantation, site of Mississippi River crevassé which flooded New Orleans in 1849. 

              • louisiana

              Tchoupitoulas Plantation

              Site of plantation acquired in 1808 by Joseph Soniat du Fossat. Visited by Governor William C.C. Claiborne and, legend says, privateer Jean Lafitte. "Chapitoulas" Indians, whose name means "river...

              Site of plantation acquired in 1808 by Joseph Soniat du Fossat. Visited by Governor William C.C. Claiborne and, legend says, privateer Jean Lafitte. "Chapitoulas" Indians, whose name means "river...

              • louisiana
              • plantation

              City of Harahan

              Community est. 1914 by Illinois Central Railroad. Named for James Harahan, RR President, 1906-1911. Village incorporated 1920. City incorporated 1953. Francis William Mayo, First Mayor, 1920-1922.

              Community est. 1914 by Illinois Central Railroad. Named for James Harahan, RR President, 1906-1911. Village incorporated 1920. City incorporated 1953. Francis William Mayo, First Mayor, 1920-1922.

              • louisiana