War of 1898
ON THIS SITE THE CATHOLIC CONVENT OF THE HOLY NAMES OF JESUS AND MARY WAS LOCATED Members of the following military units were treated here during the War of 1898. REGULAR U.S. CAVALRY, THE...
Tavernier
What is today Tavenier was originally inhabited by the Calusa and Tequesta Native Americans. The Tequesta occupied the area around Biscayne Bay, while the Calusa inhabited Southwest Florida....
Tamiami Trail
THE TAMIAMI TRAIL LINKS THE TWO GREAT CITIES FOR WHICH IT WAS NAMED -- TAMPA AND MIAMI. IT BRIDGES THE EVERGLADES. TYING TOGETHER SOUTH FLORIDA´S ATLANTIC AND GULF COASTS. ITS OFFICIAL OPENING...
Federals Occupy Rocky Springs
FEDERALS OCCUPY ROCKY SPRINGS After U.S. Grant had planned much of his campaign at Mrs. Bagnell’s, four miles west, he arrived at Rocky Springs on May 7. He remained until May 10, allowing the...
Charles Darwin
Attached to the wall in the doorway of the Gardner's Inn pub. Plaque reads: Charles Darwin In January 1836 a young distinguished English naturalist by the name of Charles Darwin, arrived at Sydney...
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- australia
Charles George Gordon
Apparently Charlton Heston played him in the movie Khartoum and there is a twin statue in Trafalgar Square in London that was removed and then placed elsewhere at the behest of Churchill....
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- statue
- war
- crimea
- khartoum
- melbourne
- australia
Improved by Works Progress Aministration 1937 - 1938
- berkeley
- california
- bay area
- malcolm x
Bush Pilots Airways
In the departure lounge at Cairns airport Plaque reads: 'Bush Pilots Airways (Air Queensland) This airline ceased operating in 1988, having given 37 years of service to the communities of...
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- airline
- queensland
- australia
- pilots
Greenfield Village
In 1929, Henry Ford created Greenfield Village. Guided by the philosophy of "learning by doing," Ford not only paid tribute to his friend and hero, Thomas Edison, but also gave Americans a chance...
Thomas Alva Edison
Thomas Alva Edison 1847 - 1931 Commissioned by Henry Ford. Sculpted by James Earle Fraser 1918 Submitted by Bryan Arnold @nanowhiskers
Detroit Orchestra Hall
Orchestra Hall This concert hall was built in 1919 as the home of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. It was constructed to satisfy the demand of its music director, the internationally esteemed...
The Everett J. "Vic" Firth Percussion Studios
The Everett J. "Vic" Firth Percussion Studios In recognition of his contributions to and impact on the world of percussion as a musician, teacher, and innovator, the studios are in honor...
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- massachusetts
- new england ...
- percussion
- impact
Marilyn Bell, Victoria
THIS CAIRN COMMEMORATES THE FEAT OF MISS MARILYN BELL WHO LANDED IN THIS BAY 23RD AUGUST 1956 TO BECOME THE FIRST WOMAN AND FIRST CANADIAN TO SWIM JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT FROM PORT ANGELES,...
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- victoria
- port angeles
- washington
- british columbia
- swimming
Stanford Fountain
It's a fountain fountain carved by a horse thief in prison outside the state parliament. Plaque reads: 'Stanford Fountain (1867-1970) William Stanford immigrated to Victoria to try his luck in...
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- sculptor
- victoria
- melbourne
- australia
- 1854
- gold
- jail
Mohandas Karamchand Ghandi
Statue of Ghandi in Glebe Park Canberra with some very wise words: Plaques read: 'Mohandas Karamchand Ghandi APOSTLE of NON-VIOLENCE (Ahimsa) & TRUTH (Satyagrah) 2 October 1869 - 30 January 1948...
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- statue
- canberra
- australia
Birthplace of Kentucky Fried Chicken
BIRTH OF A LEGEND KENTUCKY'S MOST FAMOUS CITIZEN Colonel Harland Sanders began the part of this life that brought him fame in a small gasoline service station on the opposite side of this highway....
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Higbee Memorial
1908 Erected in Loving Memory of Jenny M. Higbee by the Higbee Alumnae Association Her Life-Work is Her Monument Submitted from the Shelby County Register's Office.
- shelby county
- tennessee
Pennsylvania Abolition Society
PENNSYLVANIA ABOLITION SOCIETY Found here, 1775, as the Society for the Relief of Free Negroes Unlawfully Held in Bondage. In 1787 it became the Pennsylvan-nia Abolition Society which sought...
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- philadelphia
- 1775
- abolition
Redwood Markers
San Jose Garden Club,Conserving and caring for the Redwood Forest Furyu Floral Designers 111 CAGC In memory of Ilona Smith
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- grove
- big basin
- california
Roos Bros. Building
CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1984 ROOS BROS. BUILDING Miller and Pflueger, Architects, 1926 In 1876 the Central Pacific (later Southern Pacific) Railroad expanded into downtown...
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- california
- bay area
- roos
- cal
- golden bears