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Folsom Institute

FOLSOM INSTITUTE "EDUCATION DOTH NOT A SCHOLAR MAKE" NEAR HERE WAS THE FIRST AND ONLY COLLEGE EVER IN FOLSOM. IT LASTED TWO YEARS (1858-60) THEN CLOSED FOR LACK OF STUDENTS. FOLKS PROBABLY FIGURED...

FOLSOM INSTITUTE "EDUCATION DOTH NOT A SCHOLAR MAKE" NEAR HERE WAS THE FIRST AND ONLY COLLEGE EVER IN FOLSOM. IT LASTED TWO YEARS (1858-60) THEN CLOSED FOR LACK OF STUDENTS. FOLKS PROBABLY FIGURED...

  • folsom
  • college
  • institute

Grocery Store, 1879

GROCERY STORE 1879William Ferguson, proprietor City of Toronto, Inventory of Heritage Properties HERITAGE TORONTO    Submitted by @kmbmarshall

GROCERY STORE 1879William Ferguson, proprietor City of Toronto, Inventory of Heritage Properties HERITAGE TORONTO    Submitted by @kmbmarshall

  • grocery store
  • toronto
  • 1879

Compo Colonial Cemetery Cedar Point

COMPO COLONIAL CEMETERY CEDAR POINT 1681 1771  FAMILIES REPRESENTED BURNS, CHURCH, GRAY, HENDRICKS, SHAW. IN WHOSE MEMORY THIS TABLET IS DEDICATED BY COMPO HILL CHAPTER, D.A.R. AND THE MORRIS PARK...

COMPO COLONIAL CEMETERY CEDAR POINT 1681 1771  FAMILIES REPRESENTED BURNS, CHURCH, GRAY, HENDRICKS, SHAW. IN WHOSE MEMORY THIS TABLET IS DEDICATED BY COMPO HILL CHAPTER, D.A.R. AND THE MORRIS PARK...

  • 1681
  • compo
  • westport
  • connecticut

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    Field of Hope

    Marie Curie Cancer Care Field of Hope Sponsored by the Arundel House Hotel Planted by Cambridge City Council November 1995   Submitted by @Geograph_Bob      © Copyright Bob Harvey and licensed...

    Marie Curie Cancer Care Field of Hope Sponsored by the Arundel House Hotel Planted by Cambridge City Council November 1995   Submitted by @Geograph_Bob      © Copyright Bob Harvey and...

    • marie curie
    • cancer
    • hope
    • field

    A City of Women

    1770-1870 A City of Women Monterey's Women of all nationalities gathered and while doing wash provided a medium for information through the "Wash Tub Mail" at Washer Woman's Gulch. It was...

    1770-1870 A City of Women Monterey's Women of all nationalities gathered and while doing wash provided a medium for information through the "Wash Tub Mail" at Washer Woman's Gulch. It...

    • monterey
    • california
    • women
    • washing
    • gold fields

    Golden Gate Bridge

    Submitted by @Ritterton

    Submitted by @Ritterton

    • san francisco
    • 3-d
    • bridge
    • golden gate

    I-880 Cypress 'F' Picnic Area

    I-880 CYPRESS 'F' PICNIC AREA AT ERNIE RAIMONDI PARK  A GIFT OF AND CONSTRUCTED BY THE PARTNERING TEAM OF KIEWIT/KAISER AND CALTRANS FOR THE WEST OAKLAND COMMUNITY  DEDICATED THIS 26TH DAY OF...

    I-880 CYPRESS 'F' PICNIC AREA AT ERNIE RAIMONDI PARK  A GIFT OF AND CONSTRUCTED BY THE PARTNERING TEAM OF KIEWIT/KAISER AND CALTRANS FOR THE WEST OAKLAND COMMUNITY  DEDICATED THIS 26TH DAY...

    • 880
    • kaiser
    • a.d.
    • park
    • golf

    Liberty Hall

    LIBERTY HALL Built in 1877, Liberty Hall embodies the many layers of West Oakland history. It is an outstanding example of mid-Victorian commercial architecture, with octagonal turrets, ornamental...

    LIBERTY HALL Built in 1877, Liberty Hall embodies the many layers of West Oakland history. It is an outstanding example of mid-Victorian commercial architecture, with octagonal turrets,...

    • oakland
    • bay area
    • california
    • liberty hal

    Frank Furness (1839-1912)

    Frank Furness (1839-1912) A nationally influential architect, his forceful designs and bold use of industrial materials helped shape American modernism. His works include the Pa. Academy of Fine...

    Frank Furness (1839-1912) A nationally influential architect, his forceful designs and bold use of industrial materials helped shape American modernism. His works include the Pa. Academy of Fine...

    • philadelphia
    • architecture

    James A. Garfield Death Site

    I have a minor obsession with the assassinated President James A. Garfield. What drew my attention to him was one doleful fact about his passing: He lingered for 80 days after he was shot in July...

    I have a minor obsession with the assassinated President James A. Garfield. What drew my attention to him was one doleful fact about his passing: He lingered for 80 days after he was shot in July...

    • presidents
    • new jersey
    • long branch
    • james a. garfield

    At this point, on the Old Concord Road, as it then was, ended the midnight ride of Paul Revere

    Plaque marking the endpoint of Paul Revere's famous midnight ride.  Submitted by Eli Anders (@elioanders) 

    Plaque marking the endpoint of Paul Revere's famous midnight ride.  Submitted by Eli Anders (@elioanders) 

    • paul revere
    • revolutionary war
    • minutemen

    Clover Hill

    Maryland Historical Society plaque on the history of Clover Hill, near Johns Hopkins Homewood Campus Submitted by Eli Anders (@elioanders) 

    Maryland Historical Society plaque on the history of Clover Hill, near Johns Hopkins Homewood Campus Submitted by Eli Anders (@elioanders) 

      AIDS Library of Philadelphia

      History of the Philadelphia AIDS Library.  Submitted by Eli Anders (@elioanders) 

      History of the Philadelphia AIDS Library.  Submitted by Eli Anders (@elioanders) 

      • philadelphia
      • aids
      • library

      Free African Society

      Free African Society Established in 1787 under the leadership of Richard Allen and Absalom Jones, this organization fostered identity, leadership, and unity among Blacks and became the forerunner...

      Free African Society Established in 1787 under the leadership of Richard Allen and Absalom Jones, this organization fostered identity, leadership, and unity among Blacks and became the...

      • philadelphia
      • black history

      A Brief History of the Bone House and Graveyard

      A Brief History of the Bone House & Graveyard (Spa Fields Park) During the 1780s the land was leased as a burial ground and provided space for 2,722 interments. Eventually housing was built all...

      A Brief History of the Bone House & Graveyard (Spa Fields Park) During the 1780s the land was leased as a burial ground and provided space for 2,722 interments. Eventually housing was built...

      • london
      • spa fields park
      • graveyard
      • bone house

      Lady Bird Johnson Grove

       Lady Bird Johnson Grove   Dedicated in honor of Mrs. Johnson by Richard Nixon President of the United States August 27, 1969     In recognition of her devoted service to the cause of preserving...

       Lady Bird Johnson Grove   Dedicated in honor of Mrs. Johnson by Richard Nixon President of the United States August 27, 1969     In recognition of her devoted service to the cause of...

      • lbj
      • nixon
      • redwoods
      • nature
      • conservation

      Big Diamond

      "BIG DIAMOND," A CIRCUS ELEPHANT, EXPIRED NEAR HERE IN 1927. HIS SKINNED HULK WAS BURIED. YEARS LATER, BONES WERE UNEARTHED AND SPECULATION AROSE ABOUT A HUMBOLDT MASTODON UNTIL IN- VESTIGATORS...

      "BIG DIAMOND," A CIRCUS ELEPHANT, EXPIRED NEAR HERE IN 1927. HIS SKINNED HULK WAS BURIED. YEARS LATER, BONES WERE UNEARTHED AND SPECULATION AROSE ABOUT A HUMBOLDT MASTODON UNTIL IN-...

      • big diamond
      • elephant
      • mastodon
      • humboldt
      • ecv

      Kitty Hawk

      THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL FLIGHT OF AN AIRPLANEWAS MADE FROM THIS SPOT BY ORVILLE WRIGHT DECEMBER 17, 1908, IN A MACHINE DESIGNED AND BUILT BY WILBUR WRIGHT AND ORVILLE WRIGHT THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED...

      THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL FLIGHT OF AN AIRPLANEWAS MADE FROM THIS SPOT BY ORVILLE WRIGHT DECEMBER 17, 1908, IN A MACHINE DESIGNED AND BUILT BY WILBUR WRIGHT AND ORVILLE WRIGHT THIS TABLET WAS...

      • kitty hawk
      • wright brothers
      • airplane
      • flight

      Hutchison School

      Mary Grimes Hutchison (1872-1962), a pioneer in rigorous education for girls in Memphis, opened her school in the Wesley Halliburton home in 1902. By 1925, Hutchison School had become a leading...

      Mary Grimes Hutchison (1872-1962), a pioneer in rigorous education for girls in Memphis, opened her school in the Wesley Halliburton home in 1902. By 1925, Hutchison School had become a...

      • shelby county
      • tennessee