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131130-6148 Morganton

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

Gen. Samuel Milroy 1780~1845 & The Milroy Family

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

Douglas Shortley

In memory of Eagle Scout Douglas Shortley. Gave his life in the service of his country. Vietnam 1970.Submitted by @gkatz

Maxwell House Hotel

Maxwell House Hotel on Wikipedia.Submitted by @SturmyWeather

• nashville
• maxwell
• overton
• 1859
• johnson
• hayes
• cleveland
• roosevelt
• mckinley
• taft
• wilson

John Loony House

The plaque doesn't note that the Looneys were slave owners. The house was heavily damaged by a fire in August 6, 2022. Submitted by @athikers_bob

Paul Bunyan and Babe

Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox, with 6 year old for scale. Bemidji, MN. #alwaysreadtheplaque https://t.co/tFGYyVNNQC TweetSubmitted by @gkatz

Birthplace of Aretha Franklin

Submitted by @IamVitaPresley

The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International Rotary International

Le poete Allemand Friedrich Holderlin

Palacio de Mineria

William Armstrong Rifled Muzzle Loading Fortress Gun

Small plaque at the bottom reads:'Sir William Armstrong Rifled Muzzle loading gun 1867Originally installed at Port GerribrandWilliamstown City Council...

• australia
• victoria
• weapon
• gun
• warfare
• rifled muzzl...

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...

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...

• 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

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...

• 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...

• 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...

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