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Lee Sean Beveridge

LEE SEAN BEVERIDGE  AUGUST 1960 - JUNE 1985 "ALWAYS AND FOREVERIN OUR HEARTS" Submitted by @caddickbrown

LEE SEAN BEVERIDGE  AUGUST 1960 - JUNE 1985 "ALWAYS AND FOREVERIN OUR HEARTS" Submitted by @caddickbrown

    To the Alumni who Served Their Country

      "World War of 1917-1918." This building at Virginia Tech was dedicated in 1923, before there was a WWII.  [Location approximate] Submitted by jjruns

      "World War of 1917-1918." This building at Virginia Tech was dedicated in 1923, before there was a WWII.  [Location approximate] Submitted by jjruns

    • blacksburg
    • virginia
    • wwi
    • world war of...
    • priddy

    Thomas Clinton Lovett Hatcher

    Submitted by @jqmcd

    Submitted by @jqmcd

    • leesburg
    • virginia
    • civil war
    • notable beard
    • ball's bluff

    First Tavern

    In 1820 several log cabins were built here to provide for the land office opening. Samuel Brown, first sheriff, later kept tavern on the same site. Adjacent on the south was the office of Frances...

    In 1820 several log cabins were built here to provide for the land office opening. Samuel Brown, first sheriff, later kept tavern on the same site. Adjacent on the south was the office of...

    • shelby county
    • tennessee

    Pioneer, Ohio

    PIONEERFOUNDED IN 1849 BYP.W. NORRIS, CIVIL WAR SPY FIRST TO DISCOVER NORRIS PASS IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK   Submitted by Bryan Arnold @nanowhiskers  

    PIONEERFOUNDED IN 1849 BYP.W. NORRIS, CIVIL WAR SPY FIRST TO DISCOVER NORRIS PASS IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK   Submitted by Bryan Arnold @nanowhiskers

      DeSoto Park Dedication

      This park, comprising eleven acres, was purchased in 1912 by the Board of Park Commissioners and dedicated to the use and pleasure of the citizens of Memphis in perpetuity. Dedicated in 1919...

      This park, comprising eleven acres, was purchased in 1912 by the Board of Park Commissioners and dedicated to the use and pleasure of the citizens of Memphis in perpetuity. Dedicated in...

      • shelby county
      • tennessee

      Williams County Common Pleas

      This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior   May 7, 1973   Donated by Bryan Historic Homes Association   Submitted by...

      This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior   May 7, 1973   Donated by Bryan Historic Homes Association   Submitted...

        Bryan Fountain

        THE BARD FAMILY FOUNDATIONDEDICATES THIS FOUNTAINTO THE COMMUNITY OF BRYAN, KNOWN AS "THE FOUNTAIN CITY" FOR ITS NUMEROUS ARTESIAN WELLS, IN HONOR OF THE BARD FAMILIES AND EMPLOYEESWHO HAVE...

        THE BARD FAMILY FOUNDATIONDEDICATES THIS FOUNTAINTO THE COMMUNITY OF BRYAN, KNOWN AS "THE FOUNTAIN CITY" FOR ITS NUMEROUS ARTESIAN WELLS, IN HONOR OF THE BARD FAMILIES AND EMPLOYEESWHO...

          G. Grant Brown Building

          G. Grant Brown Building   This building is dedicated to honor the memory of G. Grant Brown (1910-2001).   Throughout his long and active life, Grant consistently served the citizens of the City of...

          G. Grant Brown Building   This building is dedicated to honor the memory of G. Grant Brown (1910-2001).   Throughout his long and active life, Grant consistently served the citizens of the City of...

            Bryan's Air Mail Field

            Ohio Historical Marker   Bryan's Air Mail Field   Here, on September 6, 1918, Bryan's Air Mail Field began operations as one of Ohio's first official airfields with the arrival of a survey flight...

            Ohio Historical Marker   Bryan's Air Mail Field   Here, on September 6, 1918, Bryan's Air Mail Field began operations as one of Ohio's first official airfields with the arrival of a survey flight...

              Woodstock Manual Labor Institute

              Michigan Registered Historic Site   Woodstock Manual Labor Institute   Prior Foster, an Ohio Negro, began this school "in the woods" in 1844 and four years later it was incorporated.  Designed to...

              Michigan Registered Historic Site   Woodstock Manual Labor Institute   Prior Foster, an Ohio Negro, began this school "in the woods" in 1844 and four years later it was incorporated.  Designed to...

                Bicentennial trees

                These Trees Honoring the Bicentennials of the Northwest Ordinance and the U.S. Constitution were Sponsored by Ohio's: Dept. of Natural Resources Nurserymen's Association Daughters of the American...

                These Trees Honoring the Bicentennials of the Northwest Ordinance and the U.S. Constitution were Sponsored by Ohio's: Dept. of Natural Resources Nurserymen's Association Daughters of the...

                  Father of American Cavalry

                  Ohio Historical Marker   Casimir Pulaski Father of American Cavalry   Pulaski and Pulaski Township in Williams County are named for Casimir Pulaski, a Polish cavalry officer who died to win...

                  Ohio Historical Marker   Casimir Pulaski Father of American Cavalry   Pulaski and Pulaski Township in Williams County are named for Casimir Pulaski, a Polish cavalry officer who died to win...

                    South Melbourne Water Fountain

                    Plaque reads: 'Presented to the citizens of South Melbourne by Councillor John Cockbill Mayor, 1898-9, 1899-00, 1909-10. Jany. 20, 1910 Submitted by: @IanThorp

                    Plaque reads: 'Presented to the citizens of South Melbourne by Councillor John Cockbill Mayor, 1898-9, 1899-00, 1909-10. Jany. 20, 1910 Submitted by: @IanThorp

                    • melbourne
                    • australia
                    • water fountain
                    • drinking fountain
                    • mayor

                    Esther Redel and Lee Marsh

                    In Honor of Esther RedelAnd Lee Marsh Together with many other Volunteers who Founded the Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center  1978

                    In Honor of Esther RedelAnd Lee Marsh Together with many other Volunteers who Founded the Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center  1978

                    • berkeley
                    • california
                    • bay area
                    • jcc

                    A Legacy of Winning

                    A LEGACY OF WINNING LYNN O. "PAPPY" WALDORF HEAD COACH FOOTBALL 1947 - 1957 PRESENTED WITH LOVE AND RESPECT BY PAPPY'S BOYS PETE SCHARBARUM PROJECT CHAIR1994

                    A LEGACY OF WINNING LYNN O. "PAPPY" WALDORF HEAD COACH FOOTBALL 1947 - 1957 PRESENTED WITH LOVE AND RESPECT BY PAPPY'S BOYS PETE SCHARBARUM PROJECT CHAIR1994

                    • berkeley
                    • california
                    • bay area
                    • cal
                    • pappy
                    • football

                    Fought Its Way From Savage Isolation

                    • berkeley
                    • california
                    • bay area
                    • cal
                    • holmes

                    Shore Whalers

                    1854  Monterey Shore Whalers  Captain J. P. Davenport organized the first shore whaling company which was followed in 1855 by seventeen Portuguese fishermen who started the "Old Company." Between...

                    1854  Monterey Shore Whalers  Captain J. P. Davenport organized the first shore whaling company which was followed in 1855 by seventeen Portuguese fishermen who started the "Old Company." Between...

                    • monterey
                    • california
                    • 1854
                    • whaling
                    • whales

                    John Wayne's Gravestone

                    Tomorrow is the most Important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday...

                    Tomorrow is the most Important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from...

                    • california
                    • john wayne
                    • tomorrow

                    Sonny Carter Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory

                    Sonny Carter Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory, Houston TX. Astronauts swim in 6.2 million gallons of water to simulate microgravity.Submitted by @Alka009er

                    Sonny Carter Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory, Houston TX. Astronauts swim in 6.2 million gallons of water to simulate microgravity.Submitted by @Alka009er

                    • nasa
                    • texas
                    • neutral buoyancy
                    • carter