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Battle of Dranesville

  Submitted by @jqmcd

  Submitted by @jqmcd

  • reston
  • virginia
  • civil war
  • tarvern
  • turnpike

The Dingle

W & B CANALSIDE WALK 1993 THE DINGLE Submitted by @caddickbrown

W & B CANALSIDE WALK 1993 THE DINGLE Submitted by @caddickbrown

  • birmingham
  • england
  • canal
  • dingle

Continental and Commercial Bank

This massive block-long office building was built to house one of Chicago's leading banks and exemplifies the large commercial buildings that define the distinctive LaSalle Street "canyon."...

This massive block-long office building was built to house one of Chicago's leading banks and exemplifies the large commercial buildings that define the distinctive LaSalle Street...

  • chicago
  • illinois
  • bank
  • pilasters
  • lasalle
  • canyon

Penicillin

SIR ALEXANDER FLEMING 1881 - 1955 DISCOVERED PENICILLIN IN THE SECOND STOREY ROOM ABOVE THIS PLAQUE I was strolling through Paddington yesterday. Spotted a wonderful plaque. This discovery saved...

SIR ALEXANDER FLEMING 1881 - 1955 DISCOVERED PENICILLIN IN THE SECOND STOREY ROOM ABOVE THIS PLAQUE I was strolling through Paddington yesterday. Spotted a wonderful plaque. This discovery saved...

  • london
  • england
  • penicillin
  • fleming
  • storey
  • above this plaque

The Kelly Family

The Kelly Family This famous family lived in the home built here by John B. Kelly. A successful bus-inessman active in city politics, Jack was a 3-time Olympic gold medal winner in the 1920s for...

The Kelly Family This famous family lived in the home built here by John B. Kelly. A successful bus-inessman active in city politics, Jack was a 3-time Olympic gold medal winner in the 1920s...

  • philadelphia
  • pennsylvania
  • rowing
  • olympics
  • kelly
  • princess of monaco
  • regatta

In Memory of Kunio Owaki

Photographer, Husband, Father Submitted by joestracci [Location approximate]

Photographer, Husband, Father Submitted by joestracci [Location approximate]

  • photographer
  • husband
  • father
  • connecticut
  • bethel

Goodman, Chaney and Schwerner Murder Site

On June 21, 1964, James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner were murdered near here by members of the Ku Klux Klan and local law enforcement. They were volunteers for Mississippi Freedom...

On June 21, 1964, James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner were murdered near here by members of the Ku Klux Klan and local law enforcement. They were volunteers for Mississippi Freedom...

  • voter registration
  • black voter ...
  • murder
  • ku klux klan
  • church burning
  • mississippi

Raleigh Cemetery

Here are buried some members of the generation that settled Shelby County. The County Court had been formed less than five years when, in 1824, Raleigh was surveyed as the place to which courts...

Here are buried some members of the generation that settled Shelby County. The County Court had been formed less than five years when, in 1824, Raleigh was surveyed as the place to which...

  • shelby county
  • tennessee

B&B Glazier Stove Co

Landmark site of the former B&B Glazier Stove Co. offices Finished in 1902   Northwest Side of Main Street Looking South c. 1908   On the northwest corner of Main Street and the railroad corridor...

Landmark site of the former B&B Glazier Stove Co. offices Finished in 1902   Northwest Side of Main Street Looking South c. 1908   On the northwest corner of Main Street and the railroad...

    Battle Of Collierville

    On Oct. 11, 1863, Gen. James R. Chalmers, with a force of about 3000 Confederate Cavalrymen, consisting of the 7th TN, 13th TN, 18th MS, 2nd MO, 2nd AR, and 3rd MS, approached Collierville from...

    On Oct. 11, 1863, Gen. James R. Chalmers, with a force of about 3000 Confederate Cavalrymen, consisting of the 7th TN, 13th TN, 18th MS, 2nd MO, 2nd AR, and 3rd MS, approached Collierville from...

    • shelby county
    • tennessee

    John Grisham

    Author John Grisham immortalized downtown Memphis, particularly Front Street, in his novel The Firm. In 1993, he became the first author to have four books on the best seller list at the same...

    Author John Grisham immortalized downtown Memphis, particularly Front Street, in his novel The Firm. In 1993, he became the first author to have four books on the best seller list at the same...

    • shelby county
    • tennessee
    • risham
    • oxford

    Clark's Point

    AT THIS POINT OF ROCKS CALLED  CLARK'S POINT  IN THE YEAR 1847  WILLIAM SQUIRE CLARK  DROVE PILES AND BUILT THE FIRST WHARF IN THE BAY OF SAN FRANCISCO

    AT THIS POINT OF ROCKS CALLED  CLARK'S POINT  IN THE YEAR 1847  WILLIAM SQUIRE CLARK  DROVE PILES AND BUILT THE FIRST WHARF IN THE BAY OF SAN FRANCISCO

    • san francisco
    • bay area
    • clark
    • wharf
    • piles
    • point of rocks

    Belmont

    BELMONT  BELMONT WAS PATENTED EARLY IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY BY THOMAS LEE, OF STRATFORD. ABOUT 1800, LUDWELL LEE, AN OFFICER IN THE REVOLUTIONARY ARMY, BUILD THE HOUSE AND HE LIVED HERE UNTIL...

    BELMONT  BELMONT WAS PATENTED EARLY IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY BY THOMAS LEE, OF STRATFORD. ABOUT 1800, LUDWELL LEE, AN OFFICER IN THE REVOLUTIONARY ARMY, BUILD THE HOUSE AND HE LIVED HERE UNTIL...

    • belmont
    • lafayette
    • lee
    • revoutionary army
    • hurley

    Ethel's Bench

    ETHEL'S BENCH Donated by Family and Friends to the City of Albany In Loving Memory of ETHEL V. HANSEN  Albany's First Crossing Guard for her 33 Years of Service

    ETHEL'S BENCH Donated by Family and Friends to the City of Albany In Loving Memory of ETHEL V. HANSEN  Albany's First Crossing Guard for her 33 Years of Service

    • albany
    • california
    • bay area
    • crossing guard

    The First Settlers of Sandy Bay

    TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN HONOR OF THE FIRST SETTLERS OF SANDY BAY THE FIRST PARISH IN ROCKPORT WAS CONSTITUTED IN 1755. THE CORNER STONE OF THIS MEETING HOUSE LAID IN 1803. THE TOWER WAS...

    TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN HONOR OF THE FIRST SETTLERS OF SANDY BAY THE FIRST PARISH IN ROCKPORT WAS CONSTITUTED IN 1755. THE CORNER STONE OF THIS MEETING HOUSE LAID IN 1803. THE TOWER...

    • rockport
    • massachusetts
    • park
    • cleaveland
    • ebenezer
    • civil war
    • franklin pierce
    • revolutionary war

    Constance Johnson Spiewak

    IN MEMORY OF CONSTANCE JOHNSON SPIEWAK WHOSE DREAM OF HOPE AND LABOR OF LOVE IS WITH US HERE IN THE HERITAGE CENTER

    IN MEMORY OF CONSTANCE JOHNSON SPIEWAK WHOSE DREAM OF HOPE AND LABOR OF LOVE IS WITH US HERE IN THE HERITAGE CENTER

    • spiewak
    • rockport
    • massachusetts
    • hope and labor

    Town of Rockport

    TOWN OF ROCKPORT  THIS PARK WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE GENEROSITY AND PUBLIC SPIRIT OF GEORGE W. HARVEY HER NATIVE SON 1924 

    TOWN OF ROCKPORT  THIS PARK WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE GENEROSITY AND PUBLIC SPIRIT OF GEORGE W. HARVEY HER NATIVE SON 1924 

    • rockport
    • massachusetts
    • park
    • rock
    • harvey

    Getty Tomb

    Submitted by @Susannist

    Submitted by @Susannist

    • geometric massing
    • ornament
    • graceland cemetery
    • chicago
    • illinois

    Kam Wah Chung Company Building

    KAM WAH CHUNG COMPANY BUILDING  HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK  THIS PROPERTY POSSESSES NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE IN COMMEMORATING THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  KAM...

    KAM WAH CHUNG COMPANY BUILDING  HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK  THIS PROPERTY POSSESSES NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE IN COMMEMORATING THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  KAM...

    • john day
    • oregon
    • chinsese
    • mercantile
    • herb

    William Alexander Leidesdorff

    WILLIAM ALEXANDER LEIDESDORFF 1810 - 1846 BUILDER ENTREPRENEUR VISIONARY PIONEER SAN FRANCISCAN AFRICAN-AMERICAN

    WILLIAM ALEXANDER LEIDESDORFF 1810 - 1846 BUILDER ENTREPRENEUR VISIONARY PIONEER SAN FRANCISCAN AFRICAN-AMERICAN