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    Pantages House

    ----- Pantages House Built in 1907 for Alexander Pantages Vaudeville Impressario Founder of Over 200 Theaters Nationwide Designated a Seattle Historic Landmark in 2004 Restored in 2005 by Capitol...

    ----- Pantages House Built in 1907 for Alexander Pantages Vaudeville Impressario Founder of Over 200 Theaters Nationwide Designated a Seattle Historic Landmark in 2004 Restored in 2005 by Capitol...

    • pantages
    • vaudeville
    • seattle
    • capitol hill

    George Ward House

     (Marker 1) Ward HouseSeattle's Oldest Building1882Seattle Landmark (Marker 2) George Ward House520 E Denny Wayhas been placed on theNational Registerof Historic Placesby the United...

     (Marker 1) Ward HouseSeattle's Oldest Building1882Seattle Landmark (Marker 2) George Ward House520 E Denny Wayhas been placed on theNational Registerof Historic Placesby the United...

    • nrhp
    • landmark
    • seattle
    • capitol hill

    Remington Art Memorial

    Remington Art Memorial Cor of Washington & State Sts. Dedicated July 19 1923 State Education Department 1938 Located in Ogdensburg, NY. Submitted by Alan R. Reno

    Remington Art Memorial Cor of Washington & State Sts. Dedicated July 19 1923 State Education Department 1938 Located in Ogdensburg, NY. Submitted by Alan R. Reno

    • art memorial
    • ogdensburg
    • reno
    • remington

    Baker Burying Ground

    Baker Burying Ground Here Lie Six Revolutionary Soldiers and Many Pioneers of Clinton County State Education Department 1936 Located between Plattsburgh and West Plattsburgh, NY. Submitted by Alan R. Reno

    Baker Burying Ground Here Lie Six Revolutionary Soldiers and Many Pioneers of Clinton County State Education Department 1936 Located between Plattsburgh and West Plattsburgh, NY. Submitted by Alan R. Reno

    • reno
    • plattsburgh
    • graves
    • american revolution
    • soldiers
    • pioneers

    George W. Lee1894 - 1976

    Political, business and civic leader, Lee was a lieutenant in the U.S. Army Expeditionary Forces. Heroic in W.W.I, he was an active black combat officer. An insurance executive and capitalist, Lee...

    Political, business and civic leader, Lee was a lieutenant in the U.S. Army Expeditionary Forces. Heroic in W.W.I, he was an active black combat officer. An insurance executive and capitalist, Lee...

    • shelby county
    • tennessee

    Lowenstein Mansion

    Born in Germany in 1835, Elias Lowenstein emigrated to Memphis in 1854. The firm which he headed, B. Lowenstein & Bros. Department Store, was prominent in Memphis for 125 years. A leader in the...

    Born in Germany in 1835, Elias Lowenstein emigrated to Memphis in 1854. The firm which he headed, B. Lowenstein & Bros. Department Store, was prominent in Memphis for 125 years. A leader in the...

    • shelby county
    • tennessee

    St. Mary's Episcopal School

    St. Mary's Episcopal School is the oldest private school in Memphis. It has operated continuously since its founding in 1847, and during most of its existence has been exclusively for girls....

    St. Mary's Episcopal School is the oldest private school in Memphis. It has operated continuously since its founding in 1847, and during most of its existence has been exclusively for girls....

    • shelby county
    • tennessee

    Gettysburg Address Monument

    KENTUCKY HONORS HER SON, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, WHO DELIVERED HIS IMMORTAL ADDRESS AT THE SITE NOW MARKED BY THE SOLDIERS' MONUMENT   Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this...

    KENTUCKY HONORS HER SON, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, WHO DELIVERED HIS IMMORTAL ADDRESS AT THE SITE NOW MARKED BY THE SOLDIERS' MONUMENT   Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on...

    • lincoln
    • gettysburg

    Adams Square Gas Station

    ADAMS SQUARE GAS STATION Glendale Register of Historic Resources No. 111   Built in 1936 By Richfield Oil Corporation   Rare surviving example of a streamline moderne gas station, significant for...

    ADAMS SQUARE GAS STATION Glendale Register of Historic Resources No. 111   Built in 1936 By Richfield Oil Corporation   Rare surviving example of a streamline moderne gas station, significant for...

    • gas station
    • glendale
    • 1936
    • california

    Blacksmith and Corn Store

    Plaque reads: 'On this site in 1882, Mr G.R. White erected his factory and commenced his business as a implement maker and general blacksmith. He was elected a member of the Lilydale Council in...

    Plaque reads: 'On this site in 1882, Mr G.R. White erected his factory and commenced his business as a implement maker and general blacksmith. He was elected a member of the Lilydale Council in...

    • shop
    • australia
    • hay and corn store
    • implement maker

    Australian Rural Police Cells

    These Police Cells were originally located at the rear of the former Maroondah Highway police station destroyed by fire in 1994. They are typical of the style used in rural areas of Victoria over...

    These Police Cells were originally located at the rear of the former Maroondah Highway police station destroyed by fire in 1994. They are typical of the style used in rural areas of Victoria over...

    • australia
    • police
    • jail

    Victoria 150th Anniversary

    Plaque reads: 'Victoria 150 Growing together 1984-5 This project marks the 150th Anniversary of the State of Victoria, commemorated in 1984-85.  Unveiled by Cr T. C. Marr Shire President  20th...

    Plaque reads: 'Victoria 150 Growing together 1984-5 This project marks the 150th Anniversary of the State of Victoria, commemorated in 1984-85.  Unveiled by Cr T. C. Marr Shire President ...

    • victoria
    • australia
    • anniversary
    • shire

    Giovanni Battista Vare

      Submitted by James Fesalbon.

      Submitted by James Fesalbon.

    • venice
    • italy
    • san marcos square

    Francesco Avesani

      Submitted by James Fesalbon.

      Submitted by James Fesalbon.

    • venice
    • italy
    • san marcos square

    Marina Drzica

    U SPOMEN CETIRISTOTE GODISNJICE SMRTI HRVATSKOG KNJIZEVNIKA  MARINA DRZICA OVU PLOCU PODIZU MATICA HRVATSKA I DRUSTVO PRIJATELJA DUBROVACKE STARINE 4 LISTOPADA 1967   [Location approximate]...

    U SPOMEN CETIRISTOTE GODISNJICE SMRTI HRVATSKOG KNJIZEVNIKA  MARINA DRZICA OVU PLOCU PODIZU MATICA HRVATSKA I DRUSTVO PRIJATELJA DUBROVACKE STARINE 4 LISTOPADA 1967   [Location approximate]...

    • dubrovnik
    • croatia

    Papa Ivan Pavao II

    OVDIE PRED CRKVOM SV VLAHA 6 LIPNJA 2003 PAPA IVAN PAVAO II BLAGOSLOVIO JE GRAD SLAVECI PAK SVETU MISU U GRUZU REKAO JE "DUGO SAM VREMENA ZELIO POSJETITI BUBROVNIKTA SE MOJA ZELA DANAS...

    OVDIE PRED CRKVOM SV VLAHA 6 LIPNJA 2003 PAPA IVAN PAVAO II BLAGOSLOVIO JE GRAD SLAVECI PAK SVETU MISU U GRUZU REKAO JE "DUGO SAM VREMENA ZELIO POSJETITI BUBROVNIKTA SE MOJA ZELA...

    • bell tower
    • dubrovnik
    • croatia

    Hiram Bingham

    EL CUZCO AGRADEGIDO A HIRAM BINGHAM DESCUBRIDOR CIENTIFICO DE MACHU PICCHU EN 1911 OCTUBRE 1948 1911 2011 EL ROTARY CLUB DEL CUSCO EN EL CENTENARIO DEL DESCUBRIMIENTO CIENTIFICO...

    EL CUZCO AGRADEGIDO A HIRAM BINGHAM DESCUBRIDOR CIENTIFICO DE MACHU PICCHU EN 1911 OCTUBRE 1948 1911 2011 EL ROTARY CLUB DEL CUSCO EN EL CENTENARIO...

    • machu picchu
    • 1911
    • 2011
    • bingham

    Machu Picchu

    • 1450
    • 1540
    • machu picchu

    Descanso Gardens Bird Observation Station

    Descanso Gardens Bird Observation Station Dedicated in memory of Helen Steele Pratt, 1883-1965 devoted naturalist, nature teacher and counselor whose efforts let to the adoption of the California...

    Descanso Gardens Bird Observation Station Dedicated in memory of Helen Steele Pratt, 1883-1965 devoted naturalist, nature teacher and counselor whose efforts let to the adoption of the California...

    • descanso gardens
    • california
    • quail
    • helen steele pratt