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Geronimo Surrender Marker

"Near here Geronimo, last Apache chieftain and Nachite with their followers surrendered, on Sept. 6th 1886, to General Nelson A. Miles, U. S. Army. Lieutenant Chas. B. Gatewood with Kieta and...

"Near here Geronimo, last Apache chieftain and Nachite with their followers surrendered, on Sept. 6th 1886, to General Nelson A. Miles, U. S. Army. Lieutenant Chas. B. Gatewood with Kieta...

    The Crutchfield Suite

    BRACKENRIDGE FIELD LABORATORY THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   "The Crutchfield Suite" For 45 years (Fall 1967 - Fall 2012) Resident Manager John Crutchfield and Grace Crutchfield lived in this...

    BRACKENRIDGE FIELD LABORATORY THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   "The Crutchfield Suite" For 45 years (Fall 1967 - Fall 2012) Resident Manager John Crutchfield and Grace Crutchfield lived in this...

    • austin
    • texas
    • brackenridge
    • suite
    • if you are r...
    • field laboratory

    The Smartest Sailing Vessel out of San Francisco -- Brigantine Galilee

    Submitted by mollyocr

    Submitted by mollyocr

    • sailing
    • san francisco
    • california
    • bay area

    From the Riches of the Sea

      Birmingham Town Hall

      JOSEPH HANSOM  JOHN WELCH  ARCHITECTS  MDCCCXXXIV Submitted by @caddickbrown

      JOSEPH HANSOM  JOHN WELCH  ARCHITECTS  MDCCCXXXIV Submitted by @caddickbrown

      • birmingham
      • england

      Union Cemetary

      UNION CEMETERYUnion Cemetery's name reflects the controversy that erupted in the civil war, three years after the cemetery's beginnings in 1859. Pro- and anti-slavery feelings ran high in...

      UNION CEMETERYUnion Cemetery's name reflects the controversy that erupted in the civil war, three years after the cemetery's beginnings in 1859. Pro- and anti-slavery feelings ran high...

      • metal
      • cemetery
      • civil war
      • 1859
      • secession
      • redwood city
      • california
      • ecv

      Sturgeons Mill

      Sturgeon’s Mill The California gold rush of 1849 and San Francisco's earthquake of 1906 spurred expansion, rebuilding, and extensive timber processing in California. Sturgeon’s mill is a fine...

      Sturgeon’s Mill The California gold rush of 1849 and San Francisco's earthquake of 1906 spurred expansion, rebuilding, and extensive timber processing in California. Sturgeon’s mill is a fine...

      • nsgw
      • sturgeon's mill
      • california
      • bay area
      • lumber history
      • saw mill
      • timber processing
      • steam powere...

      Ball's Bluff National Military Cemetery

      Submitted by @jqmcd

      Submitted by @jqmcd

      • cemetery
      • leesburg
      • virginia
      • civil war

      Glen Canyon WPA

      CONSTRUCTED BY FEDERAL WORKS AGENCY WORK PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION AND BY CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO Submitted by friscolex

      CONSTRUCTED BY FEDERAL WORKS AGENCY WORK PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION AND BY CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO Submitted by friscolex

      • glen canyon
      • san francisco
      • california
      • bay area
      • wpa

      Ball's Bluff Regional Park

      Submitted by @jqmcd

      Submitted by @jqmcd

      • civil war
      • virginia
      • ball's bluff
      • leesburg

      Rotary Centennial Project

      ROTARY CENTENNIAL PROJECT This Gazebo was funded and built by the Rotary Club of Pleasant Hill in celebration of Rotary International's 100th Anniversary of "Service Above Self" and in...

      ROTARY CENTENNIAL PROJECT This Gazebo was funded and built by the Rotary Club of Pleasant Hill in celebration of Rotary International's 100th Anniversary of "Service Above Self" and...

      • pleasant hill
      • california
      • parks
      • rotary club
      • service above self

      Edward Ricketts

      Edward Ricketts 1897 - 1948  Marine biologist, philosopher, writer, ecologist, and friend to many. Immortalized as "Doc" of John Steinbeck's Cannery Row, the real man had a profound influence on...

      Edward Ricketts 1897 - 1948  Marine biologist, philosopher, writer, ecologist, and friend to many. Immortalized as "Doc" of John Steinbeck's Cannery Row, the real man had a profound influence on...

      • monterey
      • california
      • ricketts
      • cannery row
      • steinbeck
      • train
      • death site

      Andrew Jackson Old Hickory Chapter

      Andrew Jackson Old Hickory Chapter U.S.D. 1812 APR. 28, 1932 Submitted from the Shelby County Register's Office.

      Andrew Jackson Old Hickory Chapter U.S.D. 1812 APR. 28, 1932 Submitted from the Shelby County Register's Office.

      • shelby county
      • tennessee

      Seminario de San Noefonso

      • mexico city
      • mexico
      • seminary
      • 1588

      Scaro y Real Monte de Piedad de Animas

      • mexico city
      • mexico
      • translate

      La Colonia Armenia Con Gratitud a Mexico

      • mexico city
      • mexico
      • armenia
      • genocide

      Teatro Coronel Lindbergh

      Teatro Coronel Lindbergh Dic. De 1927

      Teatro Coronel Lindbergh Dic. De 1927

      • mexico city
      • mexico
      • lindbergh
      • theatre

      El Paseo Building

      City of Palm Springs El Paseo Building Built 1926-27, this Spanish Eclectic complex is built around a courtyard in which are displayed many decorative features typical of the architectural style....

      City of Palm Springs El Paseo Building Built 1926-27, this Spanish Eclectic complex is built around a courtyard in which are displayed many decorative features typical of the architectural style....

      • palm springs
      • eclectic
      • theatre
      • california

      212 South State Street Project

      Submitted by @r4v5

      Submitted by @r4v5

        Cannery Row Parking Facility

        CITY OF MONTEREY  CANNERY ROW PARKING FACILITY  DEDICATED DECEMBER 1988

        CITY OF MONTEREY  CANNERY ROW PARKING FACILITY  DEDICATED DECEMBER 1988

        • monterey
        • california
        • parking
        • 1988