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Here Stood the Residence of John Hancock

  Plaque as cautionary tale: the loss of the John Hancock House in Boston helped galvanize the #preservation movement Submitted by @CitizenWald

  Plaque as cautionary tale: the loss of the John Hancock House in Boston helped galvanize the #preservation movement Submitted by @CitizenWald

    The Last Public Hanging in Birmingham

    Submitted by @caddickbrown

    Submitted by @caddickbrown

    • birmingham
    • england
    • hanging
    • puns
    • cursive

    Rescue of Joshua Glover

    RESCUE OF JOSHUA GLOVER Joshua Glover was a runaway slave who sought freedom in Racine in 1852. In 1854, his Missouri owner used the Fugitive Slave Act to apprehend him. This 1850 law permitted...

    RESCUE OF JOSHUA GLOVER Joshua Glover was a runaway slave who sought freedom in Racine in 1852. In 1854, his Missouri owner used the Fugitive Slave Act to apprehend him. This 1850 law permitted...

    • racine
    • wisconsin
    • slavery
    • canada
    • fuguitive slave act

    Dr John Ash

    DR JOHN ASH 1723 - 1798  who resided here for a time, founded the General Hospital in 1768.  [Location approximate] Submitted by @caddickbrown.

    DR JOHN ASH 1723 - 1798  who resided here for a time, founded the General Hospital in 1768.  [Location approximate] Submitted by @caddickbrown.

    • birmingham
    • england
    • hostpital

    Guild of Handicrafts

    [Location approximate] Submitted by @caddickbrown

    [Location approximate] Submitted by @caddickbrown

    • birmingham
    • england
    • dixon
    • handicrafts

    Admiral Lord Nelson

    Trafalgar Bi-Centenary 2005  ADMIRAL LORD NELSON 1758 - 1805  Whilst visiting Birmingham in August 1802, Vice Admiral Viscount Nelson stayed at Styles' (later the Royal) Hotel, which stood at the...

    Trafalgar Bi-Centenary 2005  ADMIRAL LORD NELSON 1758 - 1805  Whilst visiting Birmingham in August 1802, Vice Admiral Viscount Nelson stayed at Styles' (later the Royal) Hotel, which stood at the...

    • birmingham
    • england
    • trafalgar
    • nelson
    • styles hotel
    • bull ring

    Medical School

    Mr WILLIAM SANDS COX, F. R. S.  opened a Medical School on this site in 1925, the forerunner of the Medical School and the Queen's College, Birmingham. [Location approximate] Submitted by @caddickbrown

    Mr WILLIAM SANDS COX, F. R. S.  opened a Medical School on this site in 1925, the forerunner of the Medical School and the Queen's College, Birmingham. [Location approximate] Submitted by @caddickbrown

    • birmingham
    • england
    • medical school

    In Memory of Ruth Berling

    RAMP  In memory of RUTH BERLING ELMER SCHLOBOHM JOHN TURNBLOOM SHIRLEY WHITE DORA WHITE FERM JEITZ

    RAMP  In memory of RUTH BERLING ELMER SCHLOBOHM JOHN TURNBLOOM SHIRLEY WHITE DORA WHITE FERM JEITZ

    • albany
    • california
    • bay area
    • ramp
    • church

    Clayton B. Neill

    CLAYTON B. NEILL  MEMBER  AMERICAN SOCIETY OF  CIVIL ENGINEERS

    CLAYTON B. NEILL  MEMBER  AMERICAN SOCIETY OF  CIVIL ENGINEERS

    • carmel
    • california
    • engineers
    • civil engineering

    Court Square

    Of the four original municipal parks laid out by city planners in 1819, Court Square is the only one left in its original form. Ironically, no court house was ever built on Court Square ... it was...

    Of the four original municipal parks laid out by city planners in 1819, Court Square is the only one left in its original form. Ironically, no court house was ever built on Court Square ... it was...

    • shelby county
    • tennessee

    Red Auerbach

    ARNOLD "RED" AUERBACH "THE BOSTON CELTICS ARE NOT A BASKETBALL TEAM. THEY ARE A WAY OF LIFE." WON EIGHT CONSECUTIVE NBA CHAMPIONSHIPS AND A TOTAL OF NINE AS COACH OF THE BOSTON CELTICS. WON SEVEN...

    ARNOLD "RED" AUERBACH "THE BOSTON CELTICS ARE NOT A BASKETBALL TEAM. THEY ARE A WAY OF LIFE." WON EIGHT CONSECUTIVE NBA CHAMPIONSHIPS AND A TOTAL OF NINE AS COACH OF THE BOSTON CELTICS. WON...

    • boston
    • massachusetts
    • celtics
    • basketball

    Perry House

    PERRY HOUSE  Victorian home build in 1860 by whaling captain Manuel Perry and his wife Mary de Mello Silva, of Boston. The house remained in the family until 1963. Restored in 1967.

    PERRY HOUSE  Victorian home build in 1860 by whaling captain Manuel Perry and his wife Mary de Mello Silva, of Boston. The house remained in the family until 1963. Restored in 1967.

    • monterey
    • california
    • 1860

    Stone Valley

    STONE VALLEY  SQUIRE SILAS STONE EMIGRATED WITH HIS FAMILY FROM IOWA IN 1853 AND SETTLED HALF MILE EAST OF THIS MARKER. THE PIONEER'S HOME STOOD NEARBY UNTIL 1952. HIS SON ALBERT EVENTUALLY...

    STONE VALLEY  SQUIRE SILAS STONE EMIGRATED WITH HIS FAMILY FROM IOWA IN 1853 AND SETTLED HALF MILE EAST OF THIS MARKER. THE PIONEER'S HOME STOOD NEARBY UNTIL 1952. HIS SON...

    • alamo
    • california
    • bay area
    • stone valley
    • ecv
    • iowa
    • 1853

    The Forgotten War

    REMEMBER  "THE FORGOTTEN WAR"  KOREA JUNE 25, 1950 - JULY 27, 1953 TO HONOR THOSE BRAVE AMERICANS  WHO UNDER TRYING CIRCUMSTANCES  FOUGHT AND GAVE THEIR LIVES  TO DEFEND THEIR COUNTRY  AND THE...

    REMEMBER  "THE FORGOTTEN WAR"  KOREA JUNE 25, 1950 - JULY 27, 1953 TO HONOR THOSE BRAVE AMERICANS  WHO UNDER TRYING CIRCUMSTANCES  FOUGHT AND GAVE THEIR LIVES  TO DEFEND THEIR COUNTRY  AND...

    • carmel
    • california
    • korea
    • korean war

    Glen Hall Playground

    THE RIVER PARK MOTHERS CLUB THANKS THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO DEPARTMENT OF PARKS & COMMUNITY SERVICES, THE RIVER PARK COMMUNITY, AND THESE GENEROUS CONTRIBUTORS FOR HELPING US MAKE OUR PLAYGROUND...

    THE RIVER PARK MOTHERS CLUB THANKS THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO DEPARTMENT OF PARKS & COMMUNITY SERVICES, THE RIVER PARK COMMUNITY, AND THESE GENEROUS CONTRIBUTORS FOR HELPING US MAKE OUR PLAYGROUND...

    • sacramento
    • california
    • playground
    • river park

    Spanish Expedition Claims Monterey

    1770  SPANISH EXPEDITION CLAIMS MONTEREY  Captain Don Gasper de Portola reaches Monterey on his second land expedition. Father Junipero Serra arrives by ship. Together, they claim Monterey...

    1770  SPANISH EXPEDITION CLAIMS MONTEREY  Captain Don Gasper de Portola reaches Monterey on his second land expedition. Father Junipero Serra arrives by ship. Together, they claim Monterey...

    • monterey
    • california
    • portola
    • serra
    • san carlos borromeo
    • 1770

    Special Thanks to Merv Griffin

    Replica of the White House South Lawn  Special Thanks to Merv Griffin Submitted by Nate DiMeo of @thememorypalace.

    Replica of the White House South Lawn  Special Thanks to Merv Griffin Submitted by Nate DiMeo of @thememorypalace.

    • simi valley
    • california
    • reagan
    • merv griffin
    • white house
    • lawn

    Mississippi River Bank at Memphis

    The River Bank The plants and wildlife found along the riverbanks at Memphis are a product of the climate and the rise and fall of the river. Most visitors are surprised to learn of the tremendous...

    The River Bank The plants and wildlife found along the riverbanks at Memphis are a product of the climate and the rise and fall of the river. Most visitors are surprised to learn of the...

    • shelby county
    • tennessee

    Old Fisherman's Wharf

    Old Fisherman's Wharf MOnterey's earliest pier of stone built in 1846 gave way to a commercial fishing wharf in the early 1900's when Monterey's multi-million dollar fishing industry was...

    Old Fisherman's Wharf MOnterey's earliest pier of stone built in 1846 gave way to a commercial fishing wharf in the early 1900's when Monterey's multi-million dollar fishing industry...

    • monterey
    • california
    • fisherman's wharf
    • 1846
    • fishing

    September 11, 2001