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Coffee Siding

Note that the marker appears to have been sponsored by descendants of the rancher, Charles Franklin Coffee, who built the railroad siding commemorated here. As usual when you start looking for...

Note that the marker appears to have been sponsored by descendants of the rancher, Charles Franklin Coffee, who built the railroad siding commemorated here. As usual when you start looking for...

  • nebraska
  • sioux county
  • ranching
  • railroads
  • great plains

The Cheyenne Outbreak

The Cheyenne Outbreak   On September 9, 1878, after a year of suffering on an Oklahoma reservation, some 300 Northern Cheyenne Indians began a trek back to their homeland. Dull Knife’s bank of 149...

The Cheyenne Outbreak   On September 9, 1878, after a year of suffering on an Oklahoma reservation, some 300 Northern Cheyenne Indians began a trek back to their homeland. Dull Knife’s bank of 149...

  • indian wars
  • nebraska
  • fort robinson
  • cheyenne

Ralph Carr Memorial Highway

Location on U.S. 285 at Kenosha Pass. More on Governor Ralph L. Carr here. Plaque text: In Commemoration of Ralph L. Carr Governor of Colorado (1939-1943) Following the Japanese attack on Pearl...

Location on U.S. 285 at Kenosha Pass. More on Governor Ralph L. Carr here. Plaque text: In Commemoration of Ralph L. Carr Governor of Colorado (1939-1943) Following the Japanese attack on Pearl...

  • colorado
  • world war ii
  • japanese americans
  • executive order 9066
  • internment
  • ralph carr

Here Stood the Mission Hospice

"Here stood the Mission Hospice built around 1800 by the Spanish Padres on El Camino Real to break the journey from Santa Clara and serve the Indians of Mission Dolores." California Historical...

"Here stood the Mission Hospice built around 1800 by the Spanish Padres on El Camino Real to break the journey from Santa Clara and serve the Indians of Mission Dolores." California...

  • california missions
  • mission dolores
  • ohlone people

Legend of the Turnips

    This Your Wishing Well

    IN THESE BEAUTIFUL SURROUNDINGS BY THE COURTESY OF THE KINGS PARK BOARD OF PERTH THE ROTARY CLUB OF PERTH HAS PLACED THIS YOUR WISHING WELL HELP BY YOUR GIFTS THOSE WHO ARE LESS FORTUNATE YOUR...

    IN THESE BEAUTIFUL SURROUNDINGS BY THE COURTESY OF THE KINGS PARK BOARD OF PERTH THE ROTARY CLUB OF PERTH HAS PLACED THIS YOUR WISHING WELL HELP BY YOUR GIFTS THOSE WHO ARE LESS FORTUNATE YOUR...

    • community projects
    • laden with good

    In Memory of the 4,000 Cherokees Who Died on the Trail of Tears

    PLANTED OCT. 29, 1988 IN MEMORY OF THE 4,000 CHEROKEES WHO DIED ON THE TRAIL OF TEARS 1838

    PLANTED OCT. 29, 1988 IN MEMORY OF THE 4,000 CHEROKEES WHO DIED ON THE TRAIL OF TEARS 1838

      Ottawa Bell Tower

      Submitted by mamileham

      Submitted by mamileham

        Governor's Alley Stairs

        The historic steps were reopened in June 2009. Submitted by @ferryfaerie

        The historic steps were reopened in June 2009. Submitted by @ferryfaerie

          Boundary Marker 9

          Submitted by @stuherrm

          Submitted by @stuherrm

            Captain Robert Falcon Scott RN

            Submitted by pompeygeorge

            Submitted by pompeygeorge

            • antarctic explorer
            • fareham
            • stubbington

            Smith County Jamboree

              The Fallen 21

              Submitted by SBCGlobalDotNet

              Submitted by SBCGlobalDotNet

                Sarah Cunliffe

                Submitted by @UnionChapelUK

                Submitted by @UnionChapelUK

                  Freedom Form II

                  Submitted by @gkatz

                  Submitted by @gkatz

                    U.S.S. Maine

                    Submitted by @Ritterton

                    Submitted by @Ritterton

                      The Marston Drop

                      From IG post

                      From IG post

                        Here Stood The Mansion of Governor Thomas Hutchinson Built About 1687

                        Submitted by @RNewengland

                        Submitted by @RNewengland

                          The Chocorua Legend

                            James A. Hyter, "Ol' Man River"

                            Born in Athens, Alabama, on February 2, 1922, James Alfred Hyter moved to Memphis with his family when he was one week old. From 1978 to 1998, he sang "Ol Man River" in his deep, resonant voice at...

                            Born in Athens, Alabama, on February 2, 1922, James Alfred Hyter moved to Memphis with his family when he was one week old. From 1978 to 1998, he sang "Ol Man River" in his deep, resonant voice at...

                            • shelby county
                            • tennessee