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Replica of 1892 Incandescent Gas Lamp

Plaque reads:'Replica of 1892 Incandescent Gas LampReplica reinstated as part of restoration of historic Nelson Place. Original lamp was one of two improved-style lamps erected in the 1890's....

Plaque reads:'Replica of 1892 Incandescent Gas LampReplica reinstated as part of restoration of historic Nelson Place. Original lamp was one of two improved-style lamps erected in the...

    This Monument Illuminates Life

    Plaque reads:'This monument illuminates life.This monument will be illuminated for two consecutive nights each time a government around the world decides to abolish the death penalty or when a...

    Plaque reads:'This monument illuminates life.This monument will be illuminated for two consecutive nights each time a government around the world decides to abolish the death penalty or when...

    • death penalt...

    San Juan Pablo II

      D. Jesus Langarica

        Samuel Phelps

        From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by chrisinplymouth, full page.License is Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License

        From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by chrisinplymouth, full page.License is Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike License

          The Edison Institute / The Edison Institute

          The Edison Institute, founded on this site by Henry Ford and dedicated to Thomas Alva Edison by President Herbert Hoover on October 21, 1929, the fiftieth anniversary of the invention of the...

          The Edison Institute, founded on this site by Henry Ford and dedicated to Thomas Alva Edison by President Herbert Hoover on October 21, 1929, the fiftieth anniversary of the invention of...

          • michigan
          • michigan his...

          In Memory of Leatha Phillips

            Lewis Coffee House

            STAR INN - STORNOWAY  Established as an Alternative to the Heavy Drinking of Alcohol in the TownLEWIS COFFEE HOUSE 1884-1911After 27 yeras it Reverted to it's [sic] former role of Licensed...

            STAR INN - STORNOWAY  Established as an Alternative to the Heavy Drinking of Alcohol in the TownLEWIS COFFEE HOUSE 1884-1911After 27 yeras it Reverted to it's [sic] former role of...

            • it's
            • coffee
            • alcohol
            • heavy drinking
            • reverted

            Parrot Rifled Naval Cannon

            This 6.4 inch 100 Pounder Parrot Naval Cannon served on the U.S.S. Sabin during the Civil War.  It is the only one from that ship that survives today.  The cannon was cast in 1862 at the West...

            This 6.4 inch 100 Pounder Parrot Naval Cannon served on the U.S.S. Sabin during the Civil War.  It is the only one from that ship that survives today.  The cannon was cast in 1862 at the...

            • sic
            • parrot
            • naval canon
            • civil war
            • 9790 pounds

            Shuck Chan / Napa Chinatown

              First Street Bridge Over Napa Creek and Bypass

                Veterans Memorial Park

                  Epcot Center

                  Submitted by @CameronYeager

                  Submitted by @CameronYeager

                  • epcot
                  • disney
                  • joy hope and...

                  In Memory of Wardell Noel

                  • rasta rangah
                  • planet walk

                  First Street Bridge Over Napa Creek and Oxbow Commons

                    Mision San Francisco de Asis

                      Fort Garry - Fort Edmonton Trail

                      this thoroughfare, also known as the Saskatchewan or Carlton trail, extended 1440 kilometres between Fort Garry and Fort Edmonton and was the principal overland route in the Canadian northwest for...

                      this thoroughfare, also known as the Saskatchewan or Carlton trail, extended 1440 kilometres between Fort Garry and Fort Edmonton and was the principal overland route in the Canadian northwest for...

                      • saskatchewan
                      • carlton trail
                      • metis
                      • north-west m...

                      St. Joseph Hospital

                      Submitted by @Ritterton

                      Submitted by @Ritterton

                      • matthew 5:7
                      • 100th year
                      • bellingham

                      Lombard Street

                      Submitted by @Ritterton

                      Submitted by @Ritterton

                      • san francisco
                      • 253 steps
                      • crookedest street
                      • 1850

                      Big Cedar Stump

                      Submitted by @Ritterton

                      Submitted by @Ritterton

                      • cedar
                      • 1893
                      • 1000 years old
                      • redcedar