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Coffman Swimming Pool

    Jack's Restaurant

    • 1864
    • restaurant

    The Detroit Industry Murals

    The Detroit Industry Murals has been designated a National Historic Landmark This site possesses national significance as the United State's finest modern monumental artwork devoted to industry. ...

    The Detroit Industry Murals has been designated a National Historic Landmark This site possesses national significance as the United State's finest modern monumental artwork devoted to...

    • typo
    • united state's

    Pierre Dugat Home Site

    In 1776 Pierre Dugat received a Spanish land grant for this site, which became his plantation. Indian artifacts found on this site date from 3000 B.C. to about the eighteenth century.

    In 1776 Pierre Dugat received a Spanish land grant for this site, which became his plantation. Indian artifacts found on this site date from 3000 B.C. to about the eighteenth century.

    • louisiana
    • lafayette

    You Are Free

    YOU ARE FREE FROM MAY 1940 UNTIL AUGUST 1945 THE NETHERLANDS GOVERNMENT FOUND REFUGE HERE IN STATION HOUSE Submitted by @invertiert

    YOU ARE FREE FROM MAY 1940 UNTIL AUGUST 1945 THE NETHERLANDS GOVERNMENT FOUND REFUGE HERE IN STATION HOUSE Submitted by @invertiert

    • wwii

    Cuddy & Hughes Pacific Appeal

    CUDDY & HUGHES PACIFIC APPEAL LOCATED ON THE SW CORNER OF SANSOME AND MERCHANT STREETS, CUDDY AND HUGHES PRINTED THE PACIFIC APPEAL, AN AFRICAN AMERICAN NEWSPAPER THAT SERVED FOR MANY YEARS AS THE...

    CUDDY & HUGHES PACIFIC APPEAL LOCATED ON THE SW CORNER OF SANSOME AND MERCHANT STREETS, CUDDY AND HUGHES PRINTED THE PACIFIC APPEAL, AN AFRICAN AMERICAN NEWSPAPER THAT SERVED FOR MANY YEARS AS THE...

    • emperor norton

    Kong Chow Temple, Established 1851

    KONG CHOW TEMPLE ESTABLISHED 1851  KONG CHOW BENEVOLENT ASS'N. ESTABLISHED 1854 KONG CHOW BUILDING ERECTED 1977  

    KONG CHOW TEMPLE ESTABLISHED 1851  KONG CHOW BENEVOLENT ASS'N. ESTABLISHED 1854 KONG CHOW BUILDING ERECTED 1977

      Devil's Acre

      DEVIL'S ACRE & BATTLE ROW "The Center of Sin in San Francisco" From the mid-1880s onward, the diagonally cut block bounded by Broadway, Kearny, and Columbus came to be known locally as the...

      DEVIL'S ACRE & BATTLE ROW "The Center of Sin in San Francisco" From the mid-1880s onward, the diagonally cut block bounded by Broadway, Kearny, and Columbus came to be known locally as...

        Terrific Street

        TERRIFIC STREET AND THE INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENT Pacific Ave. between Kearny and Montgomery St. The devastation wrought by the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire forever diminished the sordid...

        TERRIFIC STREET AND THE INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENT Pacific Ave. between Kearny and Montgomery St. The devastation wrought by the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire forever diminished the...

          Paul Steketee & Sons

          Michigan Centennial Business This plaque is issued by the historical society of Michigan in recognition of   Paul Steketee & Sons   Founded in 1862   For more than 100 years of continuous...

          Michigan Centennial Business This plaque is issued by the historical society of Michigan in recognition of   Paul Steketee & Sons   Founded in 1862   For more than 100 years of...

            The Condor Where It All Began

              Claeys House

              The Claeys House   This elaborate brick and stone house was built in 1936 – 37 for Henry L. Claeys  Mr. Claeys had the well-digging and plumbing supply business which he started in 1904.  In 1920...

              The Claeys House   This elaborate brick and stone house was built in 1936 – 37 for Henry L. Claeys  Mr. Claeys had the well-digging and plumbing supply business which he started in 1904.  In...

                The Observatory of John Gummere

                THIS STONE MARKS THE SITE OF THE OBSERVATORY OF JOHN GUMMERE (1784-1845) ERECTED ABOUT 1834 Submitted by @KarenLMasters

                THIS STONE MARKS THE SITE OF THE OBSERVATORY OF JOHN GUMMERE (1784-1845) ERECTED ABOUT 1834 Submitted by @KarenLMasters

                • haverford
                • observatory
                • gummere
                • 1834

                Charing Cross Station

                This station was opened on the 15th of march 1886 by the Glasgow City & District Railway, which was the first underground railway in Scotland.   The route, two and a quarter miles in length,...

                This station was opened on the 15th of march 1886 by the Glasgow City & District Railway, which was the first underground railway in Scotland.   The route, two and a quarter miles in length,...

                  War Memorial Opera House

                  THIS PLAQUE IS PRESENTED TO THE CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO COMMEMORATE THE USE OF THE WAR MEMORIAL OPERA HOUSE...

                  THIS PLAQUE IS PRESENTED TO THE CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO COMMEMORATE THE USE OF THE WAR MEMORIAL OPERA HOUSE...

                    Jaqueline Diaz

                    Jaqueline Diaz. Much love your boo. Submitted by Alpeware  

                    Jaqueline Diaz. Much love your boo. Submitted by Alpeware

                    • botanical garden
                    • love
                    • birthday

                    Sunday Rock

                    Welcome to Sunday Rock An Adirondack Landmark and Legend This glacial boulder, twice preserved by local citizens, marks the gateway to the "Great South Woods." In the frontier days it was said...

                    Welcome to Sunday Rock An Adirondack Landmark and Legend This glacial boulder, twice preserved by local citizens, marks the gateway to the "Great South Woods." In the frontier days it was...

                    • rock
                    • south colton
                    • ny
                    • reno
                    • j historical
                    • places
                    • adirondacks

                    Gim L. Wong arrive 1914

                      Victory Memorial Hall

                      VICTORY MEMORIAL HALL ERECTED BY  CHINA WARE RELIEF ASSOCIATION  OF AMERICA  SEPTEMBER 1, 1951

                      VICTORY MEMORIAL HALL ERECTED BY  CHINA WARE RELIEF ASSOCIATION  OF AMERICA  SEPTEMBER 1, 1951

                        "The Family"

                        "THE FAMILY", ONE OF SAN FRANCISCO'S OLDEST AND MOST DISTINCTIVE SOCIAL CLUBS, WAS FOUNDED ON THIS SITE ON APRIL 5, 1902  THIS PLAQUE DEDICATED ON THE CLUB'S CENTENNIAL

                        "THE FAMILY", ONE OF SAN FRANCISCO'S OLDEST AND MOST DISTINCTIVE SOCIAL CLUBS, WAS FOUNDED ON THIS SITE ON APRIL 5, 1902  THIS PLAQUE DEDICATED ON THE CLUB'S CENTENNIAL