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Vittime Della Ferocia Teutonica

    U.S. Sanitary Commission Great Central Fair

    US SANITARY COMMISSION GREAT CENTRAL FAIR Held at Logan Square from June 7-28, 1864, this event raised more than one million dollars for the Union cause during the Civil War. Formed to coordinate...

    US SANITARY COMMISSION GREAT CENTRAL FAIR Held at Logan Square from June 7-28, 1864, this event raised more than one million dollars for the Union cause during the Civil War. Formed to...

      Jack Kerouac Birthplace b. 1922

        Prince Edward Viaduct

        Submitted by @heritagetoronto

        Submitted by @heritagetoronto

          Carousel on the Mall

          Carousel on the Mall WASHINGTON DC On August 28, 1963, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, not far from here. On that same...

          Carousel on the Mall WASHINGTON DC On August 28, 1963, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, not far from here. On that...

            Ball's Bluff Battlefield

            Submitted by @jqmcd

            Submitted by @jqmcd

              Vulcan Mine Site

              • historic
              • mine
              • colorado

              John and Annie Radford Residence

              Submitted by @dawnvalentine

              Submitted by @dawnvalentine

                The Descendants of the First Acadian Settlers of St. James Parish

                @readtheplaque https://t.co/8OqRuep47P TweetSubmitted by @paul1981Z28 Dedicated to the descendants of the first Acadian settlers of St. James Parish, who visited this site August 1999 on the...

                @readtheplaque https://t.co/8OqRuep47P TweetSubmitted by @paul1981Z28 Dedicated to the descendants of the first Acadian settlers of St. James Parish, who visited this site August 1999 on the...

                  Bureau County's Red Covered Bridge

                  Submitted by @balinesecat

                  Submitted by @balinesecat

                    Seven Days Battle Malvern Hill

                      The Founders of Mohonk

                      ERECTED BY THEIR GUESTS TO COMMEMORATE THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WEDDING OF ALBERT KIETH SMILEY AND ELIZA PHELPS SMILEY THE FOUNDERS OF MOHONK 1857 JULY 8TH 1907 QUAERE MONUMENTUM CIRCUMSPICE

                      ERECTED BY THEIR GUESTS TO COMMEMORATE THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WEDDING OF ALBERT KIETH SMILEY AND ELIZA PHELPS SMILEY THE FOUNDERS OF MOHONK 1857 JULY 8TH 1907 QUAERE MONUMENTUM CIRCUMSPICE

                        This is the Stern of the Pressure Hull

                        Submitted by @alisa_stephens

                        Submitted by @alisa_stephens

                        • torpedo
                        • hydroplanes
                        • ducks arse
                        • submarine

                        Iris Louise McPhetridge Thaden

                        Submitted by @kevl42

                        Submitted by @kevl42

                          STRATFORD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

                          STRATFORD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ON FEBRUARY 2. W, STRATFORD HIGH BECAME THE FIRST RACIALLY INTEGRATED SCHOOL IN VIRGINIA. THE LONG BATTLE TO INTEGRATE VIRGINIA'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOLLOWED THE U.S....

                          STRATFORD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ON FEBRUARY 2. W, STRATFORD HIGH BECAME THE FIRST RACIALLY INTEGRATED SCHOOL IN VIRGINIA. THE LONG BATTLE TO INTEGRATE VIRGINIA'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOLLOWED THE U.S....

                            1854 Courthouse

                            Sketched in 1871 by A. R. Waud of Harper's Weekly, this drawings is the only known full sketch of the 1854 Courthouse. Built at a cost of $2,750 under the supervision of T. J. 0. Morrison, the...

                            Sketched in 1871 by A. R. Waud of Harper's Weekly, this drawings is the only known full sketch of the 1854 Courthouse. Built at a cost of $2,750 under the supervision of T. J. 0. Morrison, the...

                            • missouri
                            • new madrid
                            • courthouse

                            U. S. Color Troops Army of the James and the Potomac

                            IN MEMORY OF THE VALOROUS SERVICE OF REGIMENTS AND COMPANIES OF THE US COLORED TROOPS ARMY OF THE JAMES AND ARMY OF THE POTOMAC SIEGE OF PETERSBURG 1864 - 65

                            IN MEMORY OF THE VALOROUS SERVICE OF REGIMENTS AND COMPANIES OF THE US COLORED TROOPS ARMY OF THE JAMES AND ARMY OF THE POTOMAC SIEGE OF PETERSBURG 1864 - 65

                              Cork Plain Bridge

                              This Contoocook River crossing was established by the Second New Hampshire Turnpike Corporation, chartered in 1799 to build a toll highway sixty miles from Amherst to Claremont.Opened in 1801 and...

                              This Contoocook River crossing was established by the Second New Hampshire Turnpike Corporation, chartered in 1799 to build a toll highway sixty miles from Amherst to Claremont.Opened in 1801...

                                Chapman Hall, 1947

                                Submitted by aallen65

                                Submitted by aallen65

                                  Press Herald Building

                                  Submitted by @bthubbard

                                  Submitted by @bthubbard