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    Colton Hall

    COLTON HALL. IN THIS BUILDING FROM SEPTEMBER 1 TO OCTOBER 13, 1849 ASSĖMBLED THE CONVENTION WHICH DRAFTED THE CONSTITUTION UNDER WHICH CALIFORNIA WAS ADMITTED TO/STATEHOOD, - SEPTEMBER 9, 1850....

    COLTON HALL. IN THIS BUILDING FROM SEPTEMBER 1 TO OCTOBER 13, 1849 ASSĖMBLED THE CONVENTION WHICH DRAFTED THE CONSTITUTION UNDER WHICH CALIFORNIA WAS ADMITTED TO/STATEHOOD, - SEPTEMBER 9,...

      Bederwood Park

      Submitted by Sisu_Runner

      Submitted by Sisu_Runner

        Historical Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge

        Submitted by @Ritterton

        Submitted by @Ritterton

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        Doelger Building

        Submitted by @jqmcd

        Submitted by @jqmcd

          Conestee

          These plaques stand just 10' apart. One commemorating the lost Cherokee settlement & another marking the location of the first meeting of a group of masons. The juxtaposition is its own statement...

          These plaques stand just 10' apart. One commemorating the lost Cherokee settlement & another marking the location of the first meeting of a group of masons. The juxtaposition is its own statement...

            YEO-THOMAS

            WING COMMANDER FFE. YEO-THOMAS GC 1902-1964 Secret Agent codename "The White Rabbit" lived here Submitted by benhammersley

            WING COMMANDER FFE. YEO-THOMAS GC 1902-1964 Secret Agent codename "The White Rabbit" lived here Submitted by benhammersley

              Sandstone in the City

              Submitted by BoiseDon [location approximage]

              Submitted by BoiseDon [location approximage]

                Joshua Glover

                Submitted by @heritagetoronto.

                Submitted by @heritagetoronto.

                  City of Governors

                  Submitted by @olathewildcat

                  Submitted by @olathewildcat

                    Fort San Fernando De Las Barrancas(1795-97)

                    Louisiana's lieutenant governor, Manuel Gayoso de Lemos, erected Fort San Fernando de las Barrancas near this site in May of 1795. He named the structure for Spain's crown prince and future king,...

                    Louisiana's lieutenant governor, Manuel Gayoso de Lemos, erected Fort San Fernando de las Barrancas near this site in May of 1795. He named the structure for Spain's crown prince and future king,...

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                    RAILROAD BRIDGES OVER THE PECOS

                    RAILROAD BRIDGES OVER THE PECOS A MAJOR TRIBUTARY OF THE RIO GRANDE, THE PECOS RIVER WAS LONG A BARRIER TO TRANSPORTATION, PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE DEEP GORGE THAT ONCE MARKED ITS JOINING WITH THE...

                    RAILROAD BRIDGES OVER THE PECOS A MAJOR TRIBUTARY OF THE RIO GRANDE, THE PECOS RIVER WAS LONG A BARRIER TO TRANSPORTATION, PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE DEEP GORGE THAT ONCE MARKED ITS JOINING WITH...

                      Elisha Mitchell

                      Submitted by mia_partlow HERE LIES IN THE HOPE OF A BLESSED RESURRECTION THE BODY OF THE REV. ELISHA MITCHELL D.D. WHO AFTER BEING FOR THIRTY NINE YEARS A PROFESSOR IN THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH...

                      Submitted by mia_partlow HERE LIES IN THE HOPE OF A BLESSED RESURRECTION THE BODY OF THE REV. ELISHA MITCHELL D.D. WHO AFTER BEING FOR THIRTY NINE YEARS A PROFESSOR IN THE UNIVERSITY OF...

                        Hope Square

                        Submitted by @lucindahawksley

                        Submitted by @lucindahawksley

                          First Medical Education Building

                          Submitted by JustineBot

                          Submitted by JustineBot

                            Retro Woman Napa

                            Submitted by friscolex

                            Submitted by friscolex

                              Bill Clinton McDonald's

                              Both as governor and as a 1992 presidential candidate, Bill Clinton made regular stops at this downtown McDonald's during his morning runs from the Arkansas Governor's Mansion, These visits made...

                              Both as governor and as a 1992 presidential candidate, Bill Clinton made regular stops at this downtown McDonald's during his morning runs from the Arkansas Governor's Mansion, These visits...

                                Peralta Adobe

                                Submitted by @Ritterton

                                Submitted by @Ritterton

                                  Carmel WWII Soldiers

                                    Geelong Keys

                                    IN 1847 THERE WERE FOUND ON THIS SITE IN LIMEBURNER BOURCHIER'S KILN FIFTEEN FEET BELOW THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND THE GEELONG KEYS REPORTED BY SUPERINTENDENT, LATER GOVERNOR C. J. LA TROBE A SOME...

                                    IN 1847 THERE WERE FOUND ON THIS SITE IN LIMEBURNER BOURCHIER'S KILN FIFTEEN FEET BELOW THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND THE GEELONG KEYS REPORTED BY SUPERINTENDENT, LATER GOVERNOR C. J. LA TROBE A SOME...

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