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Sir Allen Lane

Sir  Allen Lane  1902 - 1970  Publisher  was inspired to create  Penguin Books at this  station in 1934  Submitted by @Katherine_McDon

Sir  Allen Lane  1902 - 1970  Publisher  was inspired to create  Penguin Books at this  station in 1934  Submitted by @Katherine_McDon

    Luke Howard, Namer of Clouds

    Submitted by @urbigenous

    Submitted by @urbigenous

    • luke howard
    • namer of clouds
    • bruce grove
    • tottenham

    James Ward Public School

    Chicago Landmark  James Ward Public School  Johnston and Edelmann (1874-75);  Normand S. Patton (1897)  John C. Christensen (1924), architects  1874-75, additions 1897 and 1924  The earliest...

    Chicago Landmark  James Ward Public School  Johnston and Edelmann (1874-75);  Normand S. Patton (1897)  John C. Christensen (1924), architects  1874-75, additions 1897 and 1924  The earliest...

    • chicago
    • fire
    • school
    • lintels
    • semicolon

    Benicia Fire Department Headquarters Station

      Michael L. Clevenger

        Hotel Oakland

          Oakland Memorial Park

          • earthquake
          • oakland
          • loma prieta
          • 1987

          Oakland Fire Department Loma Prieta Earthquake

          • earthquake
          • oakland
          • loma prieta
          • 1987

          Reneta & Stefano Brunetto

            Bernardo de Galvez Spanish Governor of Louisiana 1776-1783

            GALVEZ, WITH THE AID OF MILITIA AND VOLUNTEERS FROM LOUISIANA,WON VICTORIES AT BATON ROUGE, MOBILE, AND PENSACOLA DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. BY HIS DARING LEADERSHIP HE DROVE THE BRITISH FROM...

            GALVEZ, WITH THE AID OF MILITIA AND VOLUNTEERS FROM LOUISIANA,WON VICTORIES AT BATON ROUGE, MOBILE, AND PENSACOLA DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. BY HIS DARING LEADERSHIP HE DROVE THE BRITISH FROM...

            • louisiana

            Eunice Jensen Park

              Benicia's Quest to Become a Tree City

                Colluseum

                From https://www.instagram.com/p/BWCeRs9jTaF/ https://twitter.com/IanThorp/status/881441340369850369

                From https://www.instagram.com/p/BWCeRs9jTaF/ http s://twitter.com/IanThorp/status/881441340369850369

                  Garibaldi

                    Fort St. Joseph

                    The French fort built here in 1691 controlled southern Michigan’s principal Indian trade routes. Missionaries and fur traders were here already. The fort became a British outpost in 1761. Two...

                    The French fort built here in 1691 controlled southern Michigan’s principal Indian trade routes. Missionaries and fur traders were here already. The fort became a British outpost in 1761....

                    • michigan
                    • michigan his...

                    Calata Gente di Mare

                      Church of the Heavenly Rest

                        Grand River Trail

                        The old Grand River Indian Trail, now US-16, became a plank road in 1848. A toll gate and Red Bridge Post Office were located here. Nearby were homes of John Mullett, pioneer surveyor, and John...

                        The old Grand River Indian Trail, now US-16, became a plank road in 1848. A toll gate and Red Bridge Post Office were located here. Nearby were homes of John Mullett, pioneer surveyor, and...

                        • michigan
                        • michigan his...

                        Bruat

                        • 1796

                        Playground of Dreams, Benicia