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Joaquin Miller Teaching Garden

    Coaches Playfield

      Washington Park, Burlingame

      WASHINGTON PARK DEDICATED TO THE FATHER OF OUR COUNTRY BY A RESOLUTION OF THE BURLINGAME CITY COUNCIL FEBRUARY 22, 1932 Submitted by @jqmcd

      WASHINGTON PARK DEDICATED TO THE FATHER OF OUR COUNTRY BY A RESOLUTION OF THE BURLINGAME CITY COUNCIL FEBRUARY 22, 1932 Submitted by @jqmcd

        Washington State Veterans Memorial

        Submitted by @Ritterton

        Submitted by @Ritterton

          Jensen House

          KELEY LANDMARK designated in 1996 CITY OF BERKELEY JENSEN HOUSE George Jensen, Builder 1891 This is one of the earliest houses built in the north Berkeley hills. George Jensen came from Denmark...

          KELEY LANDMARK designated in 1996 CITY OF BERKELEY JENSEN HOUSE George Jensen, Builder 1891 This is one of the earliest houses built in the north Berkeley hills. George Jensen came from...

            New Brunswick Legislative Building

            Submitted by @bthubbard

            Submitted by @bthubbard

            • ministry of health
            • charles fisher
            • wilmot
            • douglas

            Cecil B. DeMille Paradise Ranch

            In memory of Cecil B. DeMille, his Paradise Ranch was given by the Cecil B. DeMille Trust with the hope that it would be a Paradise for children. (Recently sold, now a church) Submitted by Craig Baker

            In memory of Cecil B. DeMille, his Paradise Ranch was given by the Cecil B. DeMille Trust with the hope that it would be a Paradise for children. (Recently sold, now a church) Submitted by Craig Baker

            • movies
            • celebrities
            • entertainment

            First woman to vote in NY state

            LISLE VILLAGE HALL Built 1902 In this building, January 5, 1918 Florence B. Chauncey was the first woman in New York State to vote in an election. Erected January 5, 2018 Preservation Association...

            LISLE VILLAGE HALL Built 1902 In this building, January 5, 1918 Florence B. Chauncey was the first woman in New York State to vote in an election. Erected January 5, 2018 Preservation...

            • lisle
            • ny
            • suffrage

            Bowles Hall

              Mulford-Marina Branch Library

                Gerald Stull

                "On May 5, 1958, Lt. Gerald Stull USAF was returning to Truax Field from a training mission when his F-102A jet faltered add headed toward the residential neighborhood along Hudson Park. Lt Stull...

                "On May 5, 1958, Lt. Gerald Stull USAF was returning to Truax Field from a training mission when his F-102A jet faltered add headed toward the residential neighborhood along Hudson Park. Lt Stull...

                  Madison Club

                  Submitted by @sashadm

                  Submitted by @sashadm

                    Covered Wagons

                    IN MEMORY OF THE PIONEER MEN AND WOMEN WHO PASSED THIS WAY IN COVERED WAGONS ERECTED BY JOHN BELL CHAPTER DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION Submitted by @sashadm

                    IN MEMORY OF THE PIONEER MEN AND WOMEN WHO PASSED THIS WAY IN COVERED WAGONS ERECTED BY JOHN BELL CHAPTER DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION Submitted by @sashadm

                      The Loss of Wetlands

                        52 WWII Submarines Lost at Sea

                          Five Corners, Genoa, NY

                            Weston Missouri, Home of Buffalo Bill cody

                              The Bill of Rights, Little Rock Arkansas

                              Placed on December 15, 1991 by the Arkansas Bar Association to commemorate the Bicentennial of the ratification of the Bill of Rights. 

                              Placed on December 15, 1991 by the Arkansas Bar Association to commemorate the Bicentennial of the ratification of the Bill of Rights. 

                                The Tree That Owns Itself

                                The Tree That Owns Itself is a white oak tree that, according to legend, has legal ownership of itself and of all land within eight feet (2.4 m) of its base. The tree, also called the Jackson Oak,...

                                The Tree That Owns Itself is a white oak tree that, according to legend, has legal ownership of itself and of all land within eight feet (2.4 m) of its base. The tree, also called the Jackson Oak,...

                                  Presque Isle Perry Monument

                                  Plaque detailing information regarding the monument to Oliver Perry, the US Naval Commander who defeated a British fleet on Lake Erie in 1813 during the War of 1812.

                                  Plaque detailing information regarding the monument to Oliver Perry, the US Naval Commander who defeated a British fleet on Lake Erie in 1813 during the War of 1812.