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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

    The Great Seal of the State

    • monterey
    • california
    • seal
    • eureka

    Blackwell House

    Bartlett Historic Landmark Blackwell House C. 1869 Bartlett Historic Preservation Commission Submitted from the Shelby County Register's Office.

    Bartlett Historic Landmark Blackwell House C. 1869 Bartlett Historic Preservation Commission Submitted from the Shelby County Register's Office.

    • shelby county
    • tennessee

    Cavalry Engagement Near Hunter's Mill

    Anywhere you travel around our area of Virginia is likely to have had Union and Confederate troops passing through during the American Civil War.  This sign commemorates a cavalry skirmish which...

    Anywhere you travel around our area of Virginia is likely to have had Union and Confederate troops passing through during the American Civil War.  This sign commemorates a cavalry skirmish...

    • virginia
    • hunter's mill
    • lawyers road
    • bell
    • ransom
    • j.e.b. stuart
    • civil war

    Winchcombe Abbey's 12th Century Mill

    WINCHCOMBE ABBEY'S 12TH CENTURY CORN MILL BY THE RIVER ISBOURNE GAVE ITS NAME TO THIS STREET. SEVERAL MILLS WERE POWERED BY THE RIVER ISBOURNE Submitted by @caddickbrown

    WINCHCOMBE ABBEY'S 12TH CENTURY CORN MILL BY THE RIVER ISBOURNE GAVE ITS NAME TO THIS STREET. SEVERAL MILLS WERE POWERED BY THE RIVER ISBOURNE Submitted by @caddickbrown

    • birmingham
    • england
    • corn
    • isbourne
    • abbey
    • winchcombe
    • mill