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Prospect School

Prospect School had its beginning in the late 1800s, having its first class at Prospect Baptist Church, which was across the road from where the first building was built. In the late 1920s or...

Prospect School had its beginning in the late 1800s, having its first class at Prospect Baptist Church, which was across the road from where the first building was built. In the late 1920s...

  • louisiana
  • education

Fanny Rosenfeld

Submitted by Gilda Spitz

Submitted by Gilda Spitz

    Raoul Wallenberg Park

    RAOUL WALLENBERG PARKThis park is dedicated as a living memorial to Raoul Wallenberg,the Swedish diplomat who save the lives of tens of thousands of HungarianJews destined to die at the hands of...

    RAOUL WALLENBERG PARKThis park is dedicated as a living memorial to Raoul Wallenberg,the Swedish diplomat who save the lives of tens of thousands of HungarianJews destined to die at the hands...

    • raoul wallenberg
    • holocaust
    • canada
    • b'nai brith
    • saskatoon

    Piedmont High School

      Mahlon D. Ogden Residence

      THIS LIBRARY STANDS ON THE SITE  FORMERLY OCCUPIED BY THE  MAHLON D. OGDEN RESIDENCE,  THE ONLY HOUSE IN THE PATH OF  THE GREAT FIRE OF 1871  WHICH WAS NOT BURNED  PRESENTED BY THE GENERAL HENRY...

      THIS LIBRARY STANDS ON THE SITE  FORMERLY OCCUPIED BY THE  MAHLON D. OGDEN RESIDENCE,  THE ONLY HOUSE IN THE PATH OF  THE GREAT FIRE OF 1871  WHICH WAS NOT BURNED  PRESENTED BY THE GENERAL...

      • chicago
      • great fire
      • library
      • 1871

      The Cairo

      1615 Q Street, NW The Cairo apartment house, built in 1894, was (and remains) the tallest privately owned building in Washington. At 156 feet, it towered over its neighbors, prompting laws...

      1615 Q Street, NW The Cairo apartment house, built in 1894, was (and remains) the tallest privately owned building in Washington. At 156 feet, it towered over its neighbors, prompting...

        The Society of the Cincinnati

        Society of the Cincinnati   The Society of the Cincinnati was founded in 1783 by the officers of the Continental Army to perpetuate their fellowship, preserve the memory of the revolutionary war...

        Society of the Cincinnati   The Society of the Cincinnati was founded in 1783 by the officers of the Continental Army to perpetuate their fellowship, preserve the memory of the revolutionary war...

          A la Memoire Des 16 Paysans

          A la memoire des 16 paysans tues ici le 15 juin 1848 lors d'un affrontment entre les forces de l'ordre et les revoltes d'Ajain Pionnat et Ladapeyre qui reusaient de payer l'impot exceptionnel des...

          A la memoire des 16 paysans tues ici le 15 juin 1848 lors d'un affrontment entre les forces de l'ordre et les revoltes d'Ajain Pionnat et Ladapeyre qui reusaient de payer l'impot exceptionnel des...

          • 1848
          • farmers
          • taxes

          Old Saint Mary's Cathedral

          HERE STOOD OLD SAINT MARY'S  CATHEDRAL, CHURCH OF THE FIRST  FIVE CATHOLIC BISHOPS OF  CHICAGO- QUARTER, VAN DE VELDE,  O'REGAN, DUGGAN, FOLEY.  OPENED FOR DIVINE SERVICE  DECEMBER 25, 1843 ...

          HERE STOOD OLD SAINT MARY'S  CATHEDRAL, CHURCH OF THE FIRST  FIVE CATHOLIC BISHOPS OF  CHICAGO- QUARTER, VAN DE VELDE,  O'REGAN, DUGGAN, FOLEY.  OPENED FOR DIVINE SERVICE  DECEMBER 25,...

          • chicago
          • great fire
          • cathedral
          • 1843

          Land Claimed for Azathoth

          In the year of our lord 2012, Creer Pipi claimed this land for Azathoth.  The origins of this plaque is somewhat of a local legend. It appeared on a Friday morning in August of 2013 and was a talk...

          In the year of our lord 2012, Creer Pipi claimed this land for Azathoth.  The origins of this plaque is somewhat of a local legend. It appeared on a Friday morning in August of 2013 and was a talk...

            Davis Police Headquarters

              Olvera St.

              From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by tkksummers, full page.License is Attribution-ShareAlike License

              From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by tkksummers, full page.License is Attribution- ShareAlike License

                The Centenial Tree

                  Dorothy A. Walker

                    Lieutenant-Colonel Benedict Arnold

                    NEAR THIS SPOT LIEUTENANT-COLONEL BENEDICT ARNOLD WAS WOUNDED ON DECEMBER 31, 1775, AFTER HAVING TAKEN THE FIRST BARRICADE WHICH PROTECTED THE ENTRANCE TO SAULT AU MATELOT STREET AND TO THE LOWER...

                    NEAR THIS SPOT LIEUTENANT-COLONEL BENEDICT ARNOLD WAS WOUNDED ON DECEMBER 31, 1775, AFTER HAVING TAKEN THE FIRST BARRICADE WHICH PROTECTED THE ENTRANCE TO SAULT AU MATELOT STREET AND TO THE LOWER...

                    • benedict arnold
                    • battle of qu...

                    La Butte

                     This Indian mound was constructed around AD 1000. It is 7 feet tall with a square~shaped base. It was once part of a larger complex made up of up to five mounds. The oak tree on the northwest...

                     This Indian mound was constructed around AD 1000. It is 7 feet tall with a square~shaped base. It was once part of a larger complex made up of up to five mounds. The oak tree on the northwest...

                    • louisiana
                    • native american
                    • cemetery

                    Mississippi Rural Center

                    The Mississippi Rural Center was dedicated on February 9, 1949, and established with a $100,000 gift from the Women's Society of Christian Services of the Methodist Church. Created to provide...

                    The Mississippi Rural Center was dedicated on February 9, 1949, and established with a $100,000 gift from the Women's Society of Christian Services of the Methodist Church. Created to provide...

                    • mississippi
                    • church

                    Conerly's P.O. and Lampton's Store

                    In June 1848, Benjamin Lampton and his brother-in-law Cullen Conerly established a post office here in Lampton's mercantile business. Situated on Dry Creek between Conerly's Mill and Tyler's Mill,...

                    In June 1848, Benjamin Lampton and his brother-in- law Cullen Conerly established a post office here in Lampton's mercantile business. Situated on Dry Creek between Conerly's Mill and Tyler's...

                    • mississippi

                    Hanging of Will Purvis

                    On February 7, 1894, crowds gathered near this site to witness the hanging of Will Purvis, who had been convicted of the murder of local farmer Will Buckley. When the trap door was released Purvis...

                    On February 7, 1894, crowds gathered near this site to witness the hanging of Will Purvis, who had been convicted of the murder of local farmer Will Buckley. When the trap door was released Purvis...

                    • mississippi

                    Cambridge

                    Cambridge Originally part of the Choptank Indian Reservation laid out for them in 1669, Cambridge was made a port of entry by the assembly in 1684. It is one of the few towns authorized at that...

                    Cambridge Originally part of the Choptank Indian Reservation laid out for them in 1669, Cambridge was made a port of entry by the assembly in 1684. It is one of the few towns authorized at...

                    • harriet tubman
                    • slavery
                    • e
                    • astern shore
                    • choptank
                    • nanticoke na...