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Oxford Hotel

Lower Downtown  Walking Tour Oxford Hotel and Annex 1891 The Oxford Hotel, built in 1891, is Denver's oldest hotel. Bankrolled by brewer Adolph Zhang and his partners Philip Feldhauser Andy...

Lower Downtown  Walking Tour Oxford Hotel and Annex 1891 The Oxford Hotel, built in 1891, is Denver's oldest hotel. Bankrolled by brewer Adolph Zhang and his partners Philip Feldhauser...

  • oxford hotel
  • denver
  • colorado
  • frank e. edbrooke
  • lodo

Minuteman National Park

Submitted by @coolroadtrip

Submitted by @coolroadtrip

  • concord
  • grapes
  • revolutionary war
  • concord
  • massachusetts
  • ephraim wales bull
  • welch
  • vineland
  • juice

Knute Rockne

TO KNUTE ROCKNE  IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MAN WHOSE STANDARDS OF FAIR PLAY ARE IAN IMMORTAL INSPIRATION TO THE YOUTH OF AMERICA, AND WHOSE MANY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GREAT SPORT OF FOOTBALL...

TO KNUTE ROCKNE  IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MAN WHOSE STANDARDS OF FAIR PLAY ARE IAN IMMORTAL INSPIRATION TO THE YOUTH OF AMERICA, AND WHOSE MANY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GREAT SPORT OF...

  • forward pass
  • knute rockne
  • football
  • sandusky
  • ohio

Early Bird

IN COMMEMMORATION [sic] OF THE HISTORIC FLIGHT BY EARLY BIRD GLENN H. CURTISS  CLEVELAND - CEDAR POINT AND RETURN AUGUST 31, 1910  AWARDS TO THE EARLY BIRD BY THE SANDUSKY CHAMBER OF...

IN COMMEMMORATION [sic] OF THE HISTORIC FLIGHT BY EARLY BIRD GLENN H. CURTISS  CLEVELAND - CEDAR POINT AND RETURN AUGUST 31, 1910  AWARDS TO THE EARLY BIRD BY THE SANDUSKY CHAMBER...

  • early bird
  • airplane
  • flight
  • sandusky
  • ohio
  • misspellings

Ginko Tree

This tree is to be forever known as the Tree of Remembrance It is placed here at personal expense to represent the natural genetic makeup of the Chinese Ginkgo Tree. This is one of the few trees...

This tree is to be forever known as the Tree of Remembrance It is placed here at personal expense to represent the natural genetic makeup of the Chinese Ginkgo Tree. This is one of the few...

  • millennium park
  • grand rapids
  • michigan
  • gingko

Pendleton House, Hiram College

Many of my favorite hours were spent here. #alwaysreadtheplaque #almamater https://t.co/e2IpD9xcbz Tweet Submitted by @LostToHistory

Many of my favorite hours were spent here. #alwaysreadtheplaque #almamater https://t.co/e2IpD9xcbz Tweet Submitted by @LostToHistory

  • hiram
  • pendleton
  • thorn
  • frances
  • ohio

Horse Thief Canyon

Submitted by @lauxmyth

Submitted by @lauxmyth

  • horse
  • horse thief
  • thief
  • dinosaur
  • fossil
  • red deer
  • alberta
  • drumheller
  • canada

Voight House

VOIGT HOUSE  This elegant and perfectly preserved Victorian mansion was built for Carl G. A. Voigt in 1895. Voigt came to Grand Rapids in 1870 and ran mill and dry good store with W....

VOIGT HOUSE  This elegant and perfectly preserved Victorian mansion was built for Carl G. A. Voigt in 1895. Voigt came to Grand Rapids in 1870 and ran mill and dry good store with...

  • grand rapids
  • herpolshelmer
  • michigan
  • voigt

Parking Garage and Heliport

COUNTY OF ALAMEDA PARKING GARAGE AND HELIPORT

COUNTY OF ALAMEDA PARKING GARAGE AND HELIPORT

  • oakland
  • califorinia
  • heliport

High Pressure Pumping Station Number One, Oakland Fire Department

  • oakland
  • califorinia
  • merritt
  • pressure
  • fire department

MINT ROBBERY

MINT ROBBERY February 1864 The first man to rob the Denver Mint was "Small Bad Jim" - James Clark. The gold bars were so heavy that he began dropping them only one mile away in what is now...

MINT ROBBERY February 1864 The first man to rob the Denver Mint was "Small Bad Jim" - James Clark. The gold bars were so heavy that he began dropping them only one mile away in what is now...

  • denver
  • mint
  • robbery
  • wall street ...
  • 1864
  • small bad jim
  • james clark

Frank T. Johns Landmark

Frank T. Johns Landmark  A double tragedy occurred in the Deschutes River beside Drake Park on May 21, 1928. Frank T. Johns, a candidate for United States President, was on the campaign trail in...

Frank T. Johns Landmark  A double tragedy occurred in the Deschutes River beside Drake Park on May 21, 1928. Frank T. Johns, a candidate for United States President, was on the campaign trail...

  • bend
  • oregon
  • swimming
  • fishhook
  • river
  • johns

America's Oldest Maintained Cemetery

AMERICA'S OLDEST MAINTAINED CEMETERY  MYLES STANDISH BURYING GROUND IS THE OLDEST MAINTAINED CEMETERY IN THE UNITED STATES. THIS SACRED GROUND HAS BEEN CARED FOR BY THE TOWN OF DUXBURY,...

AMERICA'S OLDEST MAINTAINED CEMETERY  MYLES STANDISH BURYING GROUND IS THE OLDEST MAINTAINED CEMETERY IN THE UNITED STATES. THIS SACRED GROUND HAS BEEN CARED FOR BY THE TOWN OF...

  • duxbury
  • massachusetts
  • plymouth colony
  • cemetary

Bellingham Bay Building

  • bellingham
  • washington
  • flatiron

Francis Kittredge Shattuck Building

CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1995 FRANCIS KITTREDGE SHATTUCK BUILDING Stone and Smith, Architects, 1901 Jim Novosel: The Bay Architects, 1998   Berkeley’s transit pattern was...

CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1995 FRANCIS KITTREDGE SHATTUCK BUILDING Stone and Smith, Architects, 1901 Jim Novosel: The Bay Architects, 1998   Berkeley’s transit pattern...

  • berkeley
  • california
  • bay area
  • railroad

Site of David Park's Studio

BERKELEY HISTORY SITE OF DAVID PARK’S STUDIO In the 1940’s painter David Park (1911–1960) had a studio in a brick building that once occupied this site. Despite a well-received exhibition of his...

BERKELEY HISTORY SITE OF DAVID PARK’S STUDIO In the 1940’s painter David Park (1911–1960) had a studio in a brick building that once occupied this site. Despite a well-received exhibition of...

  • berkeley
  • california
  • bay area
  • park
  • painting

AIDS Memorial of Snohomish County

AIDS MEMORIAL  of Snohomish County We remember our friends and family lost to AIDS.  We honor your struggles, your lives, and your memory. We dedicate this memorial to all those lives touched by...

AIDS MEMORIAL  of Snohomish County We remember our friends and family lost to AIDS.  We honor your struggles, your lives, and your memory. We dedicate this memorial to all those lives touched by...

  • aids
  • everett
  • washington

Cartersville Baptist Church

This marker is at the location of the current small cinderblock church with an African-American congregation which traces its roots to 1863. According to tradition, free African-Americans...

This marker is at the location of the current small cinderblock church with an African-American congregation which traces its roots to 1863. According to tradition, free...

  • african-amer...
  • virginia
  • cartersville
  • 1863

Notre Dame de Paris

  • 1163
  • paris
  • notre dame
  • france

Flamme De La Liberte

  • paris
  • france
  • liberty
  • statue of liberty