Carol I
Ruler of the Romania Principalities and King of Romania 1866 - 1881 - 1914 He was enthroned on 10 May 1866. Gained country's independence from the Ottoman Empire on 9 May 1977 then...
- romania
- ottoman empire
- 1866
- 1881
- 1914
Luis de Camoes
PORTUGAL'S GREAT NATIONAL POET BORN IN LISBON STUDIES AT COIMBRA UNIVERSITY SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN AFRICA, INDIA AND CHINA Submitted by @mywolfson
- cambridge
- massachusetts
- portugal
Adobe Store Building, Dutch Flat
HISTORICAL LANDMARK ADOBE STORE BUILDING BUILT BY CHINESE IN 1870'S INSTEAD OF BRICKS THEY USED A SOLID WALL TYPE CONSTRUCTION. PLACER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY Submitted by friscolex
- dutch flat
- california
- chinese
- placer county
- bricks
- adobe
Laid Out the City of Adelaide in 1836
COLONEL WILLIAM LIGHT FIRST SURVEYOR GENERAL FIXED THE SITE AND LAID OUT THE CITY OF ADELAIDE * IN 1836 * * ERECTED BY CITIZENS 1906 Submitted by @littlebobbyplaqueson and @simeonking.
- adelaide
- australia
- light
- surveyor
- fixed the site
Site of Presentation High School and Convent
SITE OF PRESENTATION HIGH SCHOOL AND CONVENT A CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK FROM 1877 TO 1988 THE SISTERS OF THE PRESENTATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY OPERATION BERKELEY'S FIRST...
- berkeley
- california
- bay area
- convent
- parochial
- mcgee
- grotto
- presentation high
Church of the Good Shepherd
CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1980 CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD Charles L. Bugbee, Architect, 1878 Listed on the National Register of Historic Places This is Berkeley’s...
- berkeley
- california
- bay area
- church
- victorian
- gothic
- blymer bell
Delaware Street Historic District
CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1979 DELAWARE STREET HISTORIC DISTRICT (Rehabilitated and Partially Reconstructed in 1986. William Coburn, Historic Architectural Consultant) Period of...
Camp Site First California Regiment United States Volunteer Infantry
CAMP SITE FIRST CALIFORNIA REGIMENT UNITED STATES VOLUNTEER INFANTRY MAY TO MAY 23, 1898 COL. JAMES F. SMITH, COMMANDING --------- SAILED FOR MANILA MAY 25, 1898 RETURNED TO PRESIDIO AUG...
- san francisco
- bay area
- california
- guan
- presidio
- manila
First Street Cars In World Propelled By Cable
ANDREW SMITH HALLIDIE SITE OF EASTERN TERMINUS FIRST STREET CARS IN WORLD PROPELLED BY CABLE COMMENCED OPERATION AUGUST 1, 1875. CEASED FEBRUARY 15, 1942. INVENTED AND INSTALLED BY ANDREW S....
- san francisco
- bay area
- california
- cable car
- terminus
- chinatown
- library
- wire cables
Burial Chamber Plaque
Burial Chamber (IV.) Discovered in 1913. The ground plan is rectangular. The vaults were preserved in good condition and have no fresco ornamentation. Neither human bones nor other finds...
- hungary
- pécs
- burial chamber
Brian R. Skerry
IN MEMORY OF BRIAN R. SKERRY LIFELONG RESIDENT OF SOUTH BOSTON, SHIPYARD WORKER, LOVING SON, HUSBAND, OFFICER AND MEMBER OF SHIPBUILDERS LOCAL 25 Submitted by @mywolfson.
- vietnam
- marines
- southie
- south boston
- shipyard
- skerry
Sydney Harbour Bridge
SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE THIS BRIDGE WAS CONSTRUCTED FOR AND THE APPROACHES BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT OF NEW SOUTH WALES. THE GENERAL DESIGN AND SPECIFICATIONS WERE PREPARED AND THE...
- austrailia
- bridge
- harbour
An International Historic and Legendary Pizzeria
This Site has been Declared An International Historic and Legendary Pizzeria by PMQ's Pizza Magazine and has bee Inducted as a Member of the Pizza Hall of Fame TOTO'S PIZZA HOUSE Is...
- australia
- pizza
- tot's
- pizza magazine
- pizza hall of fame
New Orleans Moonwalk
Submitted by @jasonrdavis
- mississippi
- louisiana
- new orleans
- moonwalk
- landrieu
The Original Hand- Scuptured Form Stone
The Original HAND-SCULPTURED Form Stone Submitted by grahamprojects
- baltimore
- maryland
- hand-sculpted
- formstone
The First Pnuematic Tyre Factory in the World
The first pnuematic tyre factory in the world was started here in 1889, to make tyres under John Boyd Dunlop's patents of the 7th December, 1888. Submitted by johnke
- tyres
- dunlop
- pneumatic
- dublin
- ireland
Ryde Wharf
![Ryde Wharf A whart at this site was complete [illegible] although it was not used by passengers until 1866. From then until 1886, when the railway was build through West Ryde this wharf was the...](http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/nM8Kk1thrhoiUERmI3iqpXqjy_y55ZGqciHNGU-sZTCglUM_CAU7NuxHUM8AIyFJbL3LwGmml2D2jCLPAsSzXuxRtM4E)
Ryde Wharf A whart at this site was complete [illegible] although it was not used by passengers until 1866. From then until 1886, when the railway was build through West Ryde this wharf was the...
The First Town House of Providence
ON THIS LOT STOOD THE FIRST TOWN HOUSE OF PROVIDENCE HERE FROM TIME TO TIME ROGER WILLIAMS PRESIDED OVER THE FREEMEN FROM 1644 TO 1647 Submitted by bshaykin
- providence
- rhode island
- roger williams
- 1644
- town house
Prison Quarry
Congress appropriated $30,000 in 1881 for the construction of a prison in Sioux Falls to serve Dakota Territory. In order to finance a building large enough to house up to 150 inmates,...
- south dakota
- sioux falls
- prison
- quarry
- 1881
Chemin Royal
CHEMIN ROYAL ON THE 5TH AUGUST 1734, LANOUILLIER DE BOISCLER, CHIEF ROADMASTER OF NEW FRANCE, STARTED FROM QUEBEC BY COACH FOR MONTREAL, THUS OFFICIALLY INAUGURATING THE KING'S HIGHWAY...
- quebec city
- canada
- road
- royal
- king's highway
- new france
- 1734