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York Railway Station

YORK RAILWAY STATION One of the great buildings of Victorian England, built 1873-7 (when it was then said to be the largest station in the world) to an original design by Thomas Prosser. It was...

YORK RAILWAY STATION One of the great buildings of Victorian England, built 1873-7 (when it was then said to be the largest station in the world) to an original design by Thomas Prosser. It was...

    Fort Stedman, Siege of Petersburg

      FUENTE DE SAN ANTONIO

      = FUENTE DE SAN ANTONIO = = CHUMPANEIRA= No digas nunca de esta agua no bebere pues esta fuente que equi ves es fuente de la virtud y tiene tal magnitud que a beber su aqua invita la confirmo un...

      = FUENTE DE SAN ANTONIO = = CHUMPANEIRA= No digas nunca de esta agua no bebere pues esta fuente que equi ves es fuente de la virtud y tiene tal magnitud que a beber su aqua invita la confirmo...

        The Marco Polo

        THE MARCO POLO From shipyard scraps to the world's fastest ship, the Marco Polo had a storied beginning. She was built in tough economic times at the Smith Ship Yard, when Saint John was a...

        THE MARCO POLO From shipyard scraps to the world's fastest ship, the Marco Polo had a storied beginning. She was built in tough economic times at the Smith Ship Yard, when Saint John was...

          Branniff Airways, Inc.

          Submitted by @kevl42

          Submitted by @kevl42

            Charles E. C. Woods

            Submitted by @Ritterton

            Submitted by @Ritterton

              The Eagle Pub

              The Eagle Pub Liverpool was so important during the 18th Century that President George Washington appointed James Maury, an American merchant already trading in Liverpool, as America's first...

              The Eagle Pub Liverpool was so important during the 18th Century that President George Washington appointed James Maury, an American merchant already trading in Liverpool, as America's...

                Princess Margaret Fountain

                Submitted by @MatthewPiers

                Submitted by @MatthewPiers

                  Edgar Wallace

                  Submitted by @TheSueTurner

                  Submitted by @TheSueTurner

                    ELIZABETH TIMOTHY

                    ON OR NEAR THIS SPOT "ON THE BAY, NEAR VENDUE RANGE," ELIZABETH TIMOTHY IN 1738 BECAME THE FIRST WOMAN NEWSPAPER PUBLISHER IN AMERICA WHEN SHE TOOK OVER PUBLICATION OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA GAZETTE...

                    ON OR NEAR THIS SPOT "ON THE BAY, NEAR VENDUE RANGE," ELIZABETH TIMOTHY IN 1738 BECAME THE FIRST WOMAN NEWSPAPER PUBLISHER IN AMERICA WHEN SHE TOOK OVER PUBLICATION OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA...

                      "Big Papi" David Ortiz Bridge

                      "BIG PAPI" DAVID ORTIZ BRIDGE Submitted by @MaryAnnHogan525

                      "BIG PAPI" DAVID ORTIZ BRIDGE Submitted by @MaryAnnHogan525

                        Don River

                        Submitted by ScenesFromACity

                        Submitted by ScenesFromACity

                          The former Reader's Digest Building

                            The Vendome

                            Submitted by D_Billy

                            Submitted by D_Billy

                              Lake Union Story Plaques

                              Submitted by @Ritterton

                              Submitted by @Ritterton

                                Toronto Cricket Club

                                Submitted by @heritagetoronto

                                Submitted by @heritagetoronto

                                  Chalmer's Collierville Raid

                                  Early in November 1863, Union Gen. William T. Sherman was moving east to relieve the Union army at Chattanooga. Confederate Gen. Joseph E. Johnston ordered Gen. James H. Chalmers to "harass...

                                  Early in November 1863, Union Gen. William T. Sherman was moving east to relieve the Union army at Chattanooga. Confederate Gen. Joseph E. Johnston ordered Gen. James H. Chalmers to...

                                  • shelby county
                                  • tennessee

                                  South Carolina Exchange and Provost

                                    CALIFORNIA/BRYANT PARKING STRUCTURE

                                    Submitted by @AJKhn

                                    Submitted by @AJKhn

                                      Dred and Harriet Scott

                                      DRED AND HARRIET SCOTT FILED SUIT FOR THEIR FREEDOM AT THIS COURTHOUSE IN 1846. THEIR CASE REACHED THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT AND WAS DECIDED IN 1857. THE COURT RULED THAT THE SCOTTS AND ALL...

                                      DRED AND HARRIET SCOTT FILED SUIT FOR THEIR FREEDOM AT THIS COURTHOUSE IN 1846. THEIR CASE REACHED THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT AND WAS DECIDED IN 1857. THE COURT RULED THAT THE SCOTTS AND ALL...