Achning Hardware
ACHNING HARDWARE THIS CIRCA 1866 BUILDING IS REFLECTIVE OF COMMERCIAL VICTORIAN ARCHITECTURE LOCATION OF BOOT AND SHOE SHOP, GROCERY, AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT DEALER, AND CIGAR SHOP CHARLES ACHNING...
- achning
- hardware
- building
- commercial
- victorian
- shoe
- boot
- grocery
- cigar
- lawrence
- kansas
House Building
House Building Built 1858-1860 for Josiah Miller Survived Quantrill's Raid, August 21, 1863 Façade altered 1921 Jacob House and descendants, clothiers, occupied this site 1862-1935 Submitted by: @shinton
- quantrill's raid
- josiah miller
- jacob house
Ridenour & Baker
RIDENOUR & BAKER 1858–1888 BARTELDES SEED COMPANY 1888–1963 ONE OF THE FIRST SITES REBUILT AFTER QUANTRILL'S RAID IN 1863 INTERIOR DESTROYED BY FIRE 1997 RESTORED 1997–98 THOUGH MODIFIED...
- ridenour
- baker
- barteldes se...
- quantrill's raid
- fire
- italianate
- store
- lawrence
- kansas
844-846 Massachusetts Street
844–846 MASSACHUSETTS STREET BUILT BY OCTOBER 1864 THIS STRUCTURE INITIALLY HOUSED WAGON/HARNESS MAKERS AND FARM IMPLEMENT DEALERSHIP SUBSEQUENTLY THE BUILDING HOUSED J.H. SHIMMONS...
- massachusetts street
- mass
- lawrence
- kansas
- wagon
- harness
- farm implement
- j. h. shimmons
- furniture
- kraft
- leader
Ohlone Dog Park
BERKELEY HISTORY OHLONE DOG PARK Berkeley’s Ohlone Dog Park, situated along a strip of land cleared in the 1960s for BART undergrounding, is widely considered the world’s first dog...
- berkeley
- california
- bay area
- dog park
- people's park annex
- benedict
- richards
Paloma (Fosteria)
GWIN MINE, PALOMA, AND LOWER RICH GULCH WAS MINED FOR PLACER IN 1849. QUARTZ WAS DISCOVERED BY J. ALEXANDER IN 1851. PROPERTY WAS ACQUIRED BY WILLIAM M. GWIN, CALIFORNIA'S FIRST U.S. SENATOR, IN...
- paloma
- california
- mine
- mining
- quartz
- gwin
St. John's Church
Submitted by Gilda Spitz
- nashville
- tennessee
- church
- polk
- 1842
James Knox Polk
Submitted by Gilda Spitz
- nashville
- tennessee
- polk
- 1916
National Engineering Landmark Parkes Radio Telescope
Plaque reads: 'This 64 metre diameter telescope is the realisation of the vision of CSIRO's Dr E.G. Bowen. Designed by Freeman and Fox Partners to a CSIRO specification and built by...
- radio telescope
- australia
- nsw
- csiro
- astronomy
Parkes Radio Telescope
Plaque reads 'On 21 July 1969 the Parkes Radio Telescope brought television pictures of the historic Apollo 11 moonwalk to 600 million people around the world. This remarkable event was achieved...
- radio telescope
- apollo 11
- australia
- nsw
- nasa
- moon
- csiro
Johnny's Well
Plaque reads: 'Johnny's Well was not a well in the accepted sense, but a spring which provided clean water to passing ships from ports the world over, including American whalers. Water from...
- water
- spring
- nsw
- australia
Wishing Tree
Apparently people used to walk around the tree three times backwards and then make it wish, it was apparently a popular thing to do. Plaque reads: 'This was the site of the Gardens first Wishing...
- tree
- botanic gardens
- sydney
- australia
- tree
O'Shaughnessy Dam
66,000,000,000 gallons. #HetchHetchy Submitted by friscolex
- hetchhetchy
- dam
- reservoir
Lawrence Hall of Science Children's Fountain
- berkeley
- california
- bay area
- lhs
Minster Gates
MINSTER GATES Here stood one of the entrance gates into the Minster Liberty, for foot traffic only. There have been posts here for probably 600 years. The approach was at one time called Bookland...
- york
- england
- books
- minster
- minerva
Wollemi Pine
Plaque reads: ' The Wollemi Pine: almost as rare as a dinosaur This is one of the world's rarest plants. Australia's very own Wollemi pine (wollemi nobilis). There are only three stands of...
- pine tree sy...
Alumni Endowment
The Alumni Endowment Established by the Class of 1964 The adjacent sweet gum tree symbolizes alumni support for the long-term future of the Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine...
Margaret Elizabeth Twigg
MARGARET ELIZABETH TWIGG 4/1/1940 - 3/9/2008 "REMEMBER ME WHEN I AM GONE AWAY"Submitted by @caddickbrown
Double Wave
The same wave motif on the cornice of the Tennessee Trust Building was repeated on the 81 Monroe Building that can be seen one block south. Architects Shaw and Pfeil designed both buildings within...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Volunteer Firefighters
The City of Carmel-by-the-Sea protected by VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS Since July 16, 1915 Protecting Lives and Property The Carmel-By- The-Sea Volunteer Fire Department dissolved on January 1st 2012...
- carmel
- california
- fire fighters