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Lillian Litzsey

    Ice Center of San Jose

      George Shirakawa, Sr.

      GEORGE SHIRAKAWA, Sr. "In recognition of his tireless efforts from 1990 to 1994 to provide community recreation and quality youth activities."

      GEORGE SHIRAKAWA, Sr. "In recognition of his tireless efforts from 1990 to 1994 to provide community recreation and quality youth activities."

        Riverside Trail - The Unseen History of Riverside Park

        WPA CampsitesIn the 1930's the idea of creating campsites to accommodate the rising influx of tourisits [sic] was booming in parks across the State. Tourists taking advantage of these affordable...

        WPA CampsitesIn the 1930's the idea of creating campsites to accommodate the rising influx of tourisits [sic] was booming in parks across the State. Tourists taking advantage of these affordable...

        • wpa
        • parks
        • campsite
        • river
        • logjam
        • grand rapids
        • michigan
        • logging

        Wolf Point Bridge

        One naturally wonders how Wolf Point, the town just upriver from the bridge, got such an evocative name. The town's <a href="https://ci.wolf-point.mt.us/community/page/history-wolf-point"...

        One naturally wonders how Wolf Point, the town just upriver from the bridge, got such an evocative name. The town's...

        • missouri river
        • wolf point
        • bridges
        • montana

        Thorn Creek Woods

        Thorn Creek Woods is dedicated to the memory of Mary Lou Marzuki, 1926-1984, whose skill, enthusiasm and integrity made possible the preservation of these woods as a natural heritage for all...

        Thorn Creek Woods is dedicated to the memory of Mary Lou Marzuki, 1926-1984, whose skill, enthusiasm and integrity made possible the preservation of these woods as a natural heritage for all...

        • thorn creek woods
        • park forest
        • illinois
        • chicagoland
        • will county

        Nathan Louis Peck Memorial

        Nathan Louis Peck 12/10/1995 - 07/28/2006 Slid off a cliff near here during family hike. In his short time here he taught us all to love more deeply, openly. Dearly missed by family, friends,...

        Nathan Louis Peck 12/10/1995 - 07/28/2006 Slid off a cliff near here during family hike. In his short time here he taught us all to love more deeply, openly. Dearly missed by family,...

        • peck
        • wanakena ny
        • adirondacks
        • accidental death
        • hike
        • alan r. reno
        • 2006
        • cathedral rocks

        Massacre of Wounded Knne

        It's well known that this is a contested piece of ground and a contested piece of history. It's also an episode that remains an open wound, largely because Congress saw fit to bestow the nation's...

        It's well known that this is a contested piece of ground and a contested piece of history. It's also an episode that remains an open wound, largely because Congress saw fit to bestow the...

        • wounded knee
        • pine ridge r...
        • oglala sioux
        • native americans
        • american west
        • u.s. army
        • massacres

        Lusk Rest Area

        Although paved highways have existed in the U.S. since the 1920s, rest areas are a more recent feature of highway travel. In the 1960s, President Lyndon Johnson and First Lady, Lady Bird Johnson...

        Although paved highways have existed in the U.S. since the 1920s, rest areas are a more recent feature of highway travel. In the 1960s, President Lyndon Johnson and First Lady, Lady Bird...

        • wyoming
        • lusk
        • rest areas
        • u.s. 20

        Breaks in the Prairie

        Rawhide Buttes in front of you is an island habitat within the shortgrass prairie. Because the Buttes contain forest habitat, they support different species of wildlife than the surrounding...

        Rawhide Buttes in front of you is an island habitat within the shortgrass prairie. Because the Buttes contain forest habitat, they support different species of wildlife than the...

        • wyoming
        • lusk
        • rest areas
        • u.s. 20
        • wildlife

        Cheyenne-Deadwood Trail

        Note the sign's last line about the killing of the last buffalo in the area. One sort of wonders exactly when that happens. I can't believe it was in the era when the rest stop was built, the...

        Note the sign's last line about the killing of the last buffalo in the area. One sort of wonders exactly when that happens. I can't believe it was in the era when the rest stop was built,...

        • wyoming
        • lusk
        • rest areas
        • u.s. 20
        • wildlife

        Uwe Düne

        UWEDÜNE"Uwe's Dune" is the highest natural elevation of the island Sylt with 52.5m. It is named after lawyer and bailiff Uwe Jens LornsenUwe Jens Lornsen is one of the first syltian students with...

        UWEDÜNE"Uwe's Dune" is the highest natural elevation of the island Sylt with 52.5m. It is named after lawyer and bailiff Uwe Jens LornsenUwe Jens Lornsen is one of the first syltian students with...

          Art in the City

          6 blocks Art in the City Throughout the second half of the 20th century, Seattle has been home to a nationally recognized group of painters-past and present. These artists, called The Northwest...

          6 blocks Art in the City Throughout the second half of the 20th century, Seattle has been home to a nationally recognized group of painters-past and present. These artists, called The...

            Not a Julia Morgan

              Western Data Processing Center

              The site where one of the first computer telephone networks connected five other schools in 1963. Submitted by @krtplzr.

              The site where one of the first computer telephone networks connected five other schools in 1963. Submitted by @krtplzr.

                Cees van Corrie

                This plaque on the island of Texel in the Waddenzee commemorates the grenade collecting action of a man locally known as "Cees van Corrie", who lived in this house in the village of Den Burg. The...

                This plaque on the island of Texel in the Waddenzee commemorates the grenade collecting action of a man locally known as "Cees van Corrie", who lived in this house in the village of Den Burg. The...

                • granaat
                • grenade
                • fortress
                • texel

                Juan Bautista de Anza Trail End

                LT COLONEL JUAN BAUTISTA DE ANZA BY DECREE OF CARLOS II OF SPAIN DE ANZA EXPEDITION 1775 1776 LED AN EXPEDITION TO THIS SITE THE MISSION BEING TO COLONIZE THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA Submitted by @bezukhova

                LT COLONEL JUAN BAUTISTA DE ANZA BY DECREE OF CARLOS II OF SPAIN DE ANZA EXPEDITION 1775 1776 LED AN EXPEDITION TO THIS SITE THE MISSION BEING TO COLONIZE THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA Submitted by @bezukhova

                  AK Smiley Library

                  Submitted by @jqmcd.

                  Submitted by @jqmcd.

                    Winston P. Anderson

                    IN MEMORY OF WINSTON P. ANDERSON 1ST LIEUTENANT CO E.325TH INF. 82ND DIV. A E. F. HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY IN FRANCE JULY 4TH 1918 BURIED IN ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY 1921 IN FLANDERS...

                    IN MEMORY OF WINSTON P. ANDERSON 1ST LIEUTENANT CO E.325TH INF. 82ND DIV. A E. F. HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY IN FRANCE JULY 4TH 1918 BURIED IN ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY 1921 IN...

                      First Orchard in what is now Iowa

                      In Commemorationof theFirst Orchard In What Is NowThe State of IowaGrowing from about 1796 to about 1879 on a plot 3960 feet east from this point, it throve beneath the flags of France, Spain and...

                      In Commemorationof theFirst Orchard In What Is NowThe State of IowaGrowing from about 1796 to about 1879 on a plot 3960 feet east from this point, it throve beneath the flags of France, Spain and...

                      • iowa
                      • agriculture