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Davenport Homesite

Welcome to the homesite of Col George Davenport He arrived on this island in 1816 under contract to provide food to the soldiers building Fort Armstrong. And he, thus, became the first permanent...

Welcome to the homesite of Col George Davenport He arrived on this island in 1816 under contract to provide food to the soldiers building Fort Armstrong. And he, thus, became the first permanent...

    Denkmal

    KIEPENKERL - DENKMAL 1896 VON AUGUST SCHMIEMANN GE- SCHAFFEN, 1945 ZERSTÖRT, 1953 ALS NACHGUSS WIEDER AUFGE- STELLT. DER TYPISCHE KIEPENKERL WAN- DERTE NOCH BIS IN DIE 20ER JAHRE ALS KLEINHÄNDLER...

    KIEPENKERL - DENKMAL 1896 VON AUGUST SCHMIEMANN GE- SCHAFFEN, 1945 ZERSTÖRT, 1953 ALS NACHGUSS WIEDER AUFGE- STELLT. DER TYPISCHE KIEPENKERL WAN- DERTE NOCH BIS IN DIE 20ER JAHRE ALS...

      Rathaus

      RATHAUS SEIT ETWA 1250 AN DIESER STELLE. RÜCKWÄRTIG DIE RATSKAMMER FÜR DAS HOHE GERICHT (FRIEDENSSAAL VON 1648), DAVOR VERSAMMLUNGSRAUM DER BÜRGER- SCHAFT (BÜRGERHALLE), IN DER VORHALLE SITZ DES...

      RATHAUS SEIT ETWA 1250 AN DIESER STELLE. RÜCKWÄRTIG DIE RATSKAMMER FÜR DAS HOHE GERICHT (FRIEDENSSAAL VON 1648), DAVOR VERSAMMLUNGSRAUM DER BÜRGER- SCHAFT (BÜRGERHALLE), IN DER VORHALLE SITZ DES...

        Plaque Dedication Invitation

        THE ALAMEDA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY Invites You to their PLAQUE DEDICATION Marking the Site of OAKLAND S FIRST PUBLIC SCHOOL at Fourth and Clay Streets in Oakland 11:00 a.. Saturday, Oct. 9,...

        THE ALAMEDA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY Invites You to their PLAQUE DEDICATION Marking the Site of OAKLAND S FIRST PUBLIC SCHOOL at Fourth and Clay Streets in Oakland 11:00 a.. Saturday, Oct....

        • oakland
        • invitation
        • public school
        • dedication
        • 1976
        • 11am saturday

        Covert Park

        Mount Bonnell was part of a 54-acre tract of land owned by F.M. Covert, SR. a pioneer Austin businessman. Negotiations to give the summit of Mt. Bonnell, to be known as Covert Park, to the people...

        Mount Bonnell was part of a 54-acre tract of land owned by F.M. Covert, SR. a pioneer Austin businessman. Negotiations to give the summit of Mt. Bonnell, to be known as Covert Park, to the people...

        • covert park
        • park
        • austin
        • mount bonnell
        • mt. bonnell

        Laguna Gloria

        This Mediterranean style villa was built in 1916 for Henry H. and Clara Driscoll Sevier. Named Laguna Gloria for a nearby lagoon off the Colorado river, the stuccoed home features a decorative...

        This Mediterranean style villa was built in 1916 for Henry H. and Clara Driscoll Sevier. Named Laguna Gloria for a nearby lagoon off the Colorado river, the stuccoed home features a...

        • laguna gloria
        • austin
        • texas

        Jackson, CA, Hangman’s Tree

        Here stood in early days the hangman’s tree This marker placed by Ursula Parlor No. 1 N.D.G.W. July 24th, 1937 Submitted by @adeleseelke

        Here stood in early days the hangman’s tree This marker placed by Ursula Parlor No. 1 N.D.G.W. July 24th, 1937 Submitted by @adeleseelke

          Tongva Peak

          Tongva Peak Gabrielino~Tongva Community of Wiqanga Elevation 2656' Dedicated 2003 AD

          Tongva Peak Gabrielino~Tongva Community of Wiqanga Elevation 2656' Dedicated 2003 AD

          • peak
          • native ameri...

          Bronx Zoo

          THiS FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH CONTAINS A SECTION OF WATER PIPE 2000 YEARS OLD, FROM POMPEII WHICH AN ITALIAN LEGEND ATTRIBUTES GOOD HEALTH AND GOOD FORTUNE TO ALL WHO DRINK THEREFROM THE PIPE WAS...

          THiS FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH CONTAINS A SECTION OF WATER PIPE 2000 YEARS OLD, FROM POMPEII WHICH AN ITALIAN LEGEND ATTRIBUTES GOOD HEALTH AND GOOD FORTUNE TO ALL WHO DRINK THEREFROM THE PIPE WAS...

          • fountain of youth
          • pompeii
          • 1953
          • 200 years old

          The Bone Trail

          THE BONE TRAIL Traces of the Bone Trail may be seen just west of this marker. It was used to collect buffalo bones after the railway came to Saskatoon in 1890. The bones were processed for...

          THE BONE TRAIL Traces of the Bone Trail may be seen just west of this marker. It was used to collect buffalo bones after the railway came to Saskatoon in 1890. The bones were processed...

          • saskatchewan
          • "bone trail"
          • bison
          • buffalo
          • prairie
          • saskatoon
          • delisle
          • railway

          La Cruz De Esta Fuente

            St. Paul's Chapel

              Stringtown Shootout

              From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by jackgrayphotography, full page.License is Attribution License

              From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by jackgrayphotography, full page.License is Attribution License

                RCA Studio B

                  Andemmua ai Frati 1618-2018

                    Las Meteoritas

                      Cal Campanile Carillon

                      THE CLASS OF 1928 GIFT  ON THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF ITS GRADUATION, THE CLASS OF 1928,  WITH PRIDE AND AFFECTION FOR ITS ALMA MATER, PRESENTED THIS GIFT OF THIRTY SIX BELLS TO CREATE A CARILLON...

                      THE CLASS OF 1928 GIFT  ON THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF ITS GRADUATION, THE CLASS OF 1928,  WITH PRIDE AND AFFECTION FOR ITS ALMA MATER, PRESENTED THIS GIFT OF THIRTY SIX BELLS TO CREATE A CARILLON...

                      • campanile
                      • carillon

                      The Young Ladies Club

                      GIVEN BY THE ALUMNAE OF REDIVIVA  TO COMMEMORATE ITS PREDECESSOR, THE YOUNG LADIES CLUB FIRST WOMENS ORGANIZATION ON THIS CAMPUS, FOUNDED 1874 NEAR THIS SITE

                      GIVEN BY THE ALUMNAE OF REDIVIVA  TO COMMEMORATE ITS PREDECESSOR, THE YOUNG LADIES CLUB FIRST WOMENS ORGANIZATION ON THIS CAMPUS, FOUNDED 1874 NEAR THIS SITE

                      • water fountain
                      • drinking fountain
                      • cal
                      • rediviva
                      • 1874

                      Oak Alley Plantation

                      Built (1837-39) by Jacques T. Roman, this fine example of Greek Revival architecture is famous for its alley of 28 evenly spaced live oak trees, believed to be at least 100 years older than "Big...

                      Built (1837-39) by Jacques T. Roman, this fine example of Greek Revival architecture is famous for its alley of 28 evenly spaced live oak trees, believed to be at least 100 years older than...

                      • louisiana
                      • plantation

                      Peace Fountain