Pierre Dugat Home Site
In 1776 Pierre Dugat received a Spanish land grant for this site, which became his plantation. Indian artifacts found on this site date from 3000 B.C. to about the eighteenth century.
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You Are Free
YOU ARE FREE FROM MAY 1940 UNTIL AUGUST 1945 THE NETHERLANDS GOVERNMENT FOUND REFUGE HERE IN STATION HOUSE Submitted by @invertiert
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Cuddy & Hughes Pacific Appeal
CUDDY & HUGHES PACIFIC APPEAL LOCATED ON THE SW CORNER OF SANSOME AND MERCHANT STREETS, CUDDY AND HUGHES PRINTED THE PACIFIC APPEAL, AN AFRICAN AMERICAN NEWSPAPER THAT SERVED FOR MANY YEARS AS THE...
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Kong Chow Temple, Established 1851
KONG CHOW TEMPLE ESTABLISHED 1851 KONG CHOW BENEVOLENT ASS'N. ESTABLISHED 1854 KONG CHOW BUILDING ERECTED 1977
Devil's Acre
DEVIL'S ACRE & BATTLE ROW "The Center of Sin in San Francisco" From the mid-1880s onward, the diagonally cut block bounded by Broadway, Kearny, and Columbus came to be known locally as...
Terrific Street
TERRIFIC STREET AND THE INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENT Pacific Ave. between Kearny and Montgomery St. The devastation wrought by the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire forever diminished the...
Paul Steketee & Sons
Michigan Centennial Business This plaque is issued by the historical society of Michigan in recognition of Paul Steketee & Sons Founded in 1862 For more than 100 years of...
The Condor Where It All Began
Claeys House
The Claeys House This elaborate brick and stone house was built in 1936 – 37 for Henry L. Claeys Mr. Claeys had the well-digging and plumbing supply business which he started in 1904. In...
The Observatory of John Gummere
THIS STONE MARKS THE SITE OF THE OBSERVATORY OF JOHN GUMMERE (1784-1845) ERECTED ABOUT 1834 Submitted by @KarenLMasters
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Charing Cross Station
This station was opened on the 15th of march 1886 by the Glasgow City & District Railway, which was the first underground railway in Scotland. The route, two and a quarter miles in length,...
War Memorial Opera House
THIS PLAQUE IS PRESENTED TO THE CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO COMMEMORATE THE USE OF THE WAR MEMORIAL OPERA HOUSE...
Jaqueline Diaz
Jaqueline Diaz. Much love your boo. Submitted by Alpeware
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Sunday Rock
Welcome to Sunday Rock An Adirondack Landmark and Legend This glacial boulder, twice preserved by local citizens, marks the gateway to the "Great South Woods." In the frontier days it was...
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Gim L. Wong arrive 1914
Victory Memorial Hall
VICTORY MEMORIAL HALL ERECTED BY CHINA WARE RELIEF ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA SEPTEMBER 1, 1951
"The Family"
"THE FAMILY", ONE OF SAN FRANCISCO'S OLDEST AND MOST DISTINCTIVE SOCIAL CLUBS, WAS FOUNDED ON THIS SITE ON APRIL 5, 1902 THIS PLAQUE DEDICATED ON THE CLUB'S CENTENNIAL
The Gardner Vistor Center Guide Dogs for the Blind
Submitted by Darren Platt
Louisiana Memorial United Methodist Church
The cradle of Louisiana Methodism In 1805, Elisha W. Bowman was sent as a Missionary to Louisiana by Bishops Whatcoat and Asbury, reaching Appelousas territory in late 1805. He organized a...
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Tulane Stadium
Tulane Stadium was the original home of the National Football League's New Orleans Saints from 1967-1974. The Saints' first regular season game was held on September 17, 1967. Most notable...
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