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Don Hermilio Vizcarra Diaz, Hijo Ilustre de Yanahuara

    Roster of the First Company of Minutemen

    ROSTER OF THE FIRST COMPANY OF MINUTE MEN WHO ASSEMBLED IN MEDFORD AT THE CALL FOR PAUL REVERE AND ENGAGED IN THE BATTLE OF APRIL 19, 1775. Submitted by @csixty4.

    ROSTER OF THE FIRST COMPANY OF MINUTE MEN WHO ASSEMBLED IN MEDFORD AT THE CALL FOR PAUL REVERE AND ENGAGED IN THE BATTLE OF APRIL 19, 1775. Submitted by @csixty4.

    • medford
    • massachusetts
    • revolutionary war
    • minute men
    • paul revere

    This tablet is cast from metal recovered from the USS Maine

    Louis W Baker Guy W Halliday Constantine L North William P Northcross Gave the utmost     USS Maine destroyed in Havana Harbor, February 15, 1898    This tablet is cast from metal recovered from...

    Louis W Baker Guy W Halliday Constantine L North William P Northcross Gave the utmost     USS Maine destroyed in Havana Harbor, February 15, 1898    This tablet is cast from metal recovered from...

    • maine
    • orange county
    • california
    • spanish american war

    The Roxy Theatre

    Submitted by @jqmcd

    Submitted by @jqmcd

    • theatre
    • roxy
    • pleasanton
    • california
    • todo

    Johnston Building

    Submitted by @jqmcd

    Submitted by @jqmcd

    • pleasanton
    • california
    • todo

    Pleasanton Hotel

    Submitted by @jqmcd

    Submitted by @jqmcd

    • pleasanton
    • california
    • hotel
    • todo

    Captain Isaac Hall Hitching Post

    Submitted by @csixty4.  Older plaque on same subject at same location: 

    Submitted by @csixty4.  Older plaque on same subject at same location: 

    • revolutionary war
    • paul revere
    • medford
    • massachusetts

    In Memory of Sgt. Thomas J. Williams A.U.S.

    Submitted by @csixty4. 

    Submitted by @csixty4. 

    • wwii
    • cambridge
    • massachusetts

    Aliso Park Arboretum

    Aliso Park Arboretum  Donated by Frank Bruins 1883 - 1982   Smaller marker is new as of December 30, 2016.  Text is difficult to read:  In loving memory of Ben "Poppie" Sokolec  and  Florence...

    Aliso Park Arboretum  Donated by Frank Bruins 1883 - 1982   Smaller marker is new as of December 30, 2016.  Text is difficult to read:  In loving memory of Ben "Poppie" Sokolec  and...

    • california
    • aliso
    • los angeles
    • park
    • arboretum

    John Wayne Memorial Association

    In the United terminal at SNA. 

    In the United terminal at SNA. 

    • wayne
    • john wayne
    • airport
    • lots angeles
    • california
    • todo

    Tom Lantos

      Tom Lantos 1928 - 2008 The only Holocaust survivor elected to the US Congress. Sever this district for 28 years. Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Eloquent advocate for human rights...

      Tom Lantos 1928 - 2008 The only Holocaust survivor elected to the US Congress. Sever this district for 28 years. Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Eloquent advocate for human rights...

    • lantos
    • san francisco
    • bay area
    • california
    • airport
    • holocaust
    • congress

    San Francisco Airport Plaque

    Plaque announcing the San Francisco airport. Dedicated 1979 Found by Miriam Allen, age 8. 

    Plaque announcing the San Francisco airport. Dedicated 1979 Found by Miriam Allen, age 8. 

    • san francisco
    • airport
    • miriam
    • california
    • bay area

    Antisuyo

    The Inca called their empire Tahauntinsuyo, which means the Land of the Four Quarters: Chinchaysuyo to the north, Condesuyo to the west, Collasuyo to the south, and Antisuyo to the east. Cusco,...

    The Inca called their empire Tahauntinsuyo, which means the Land of the Four Quarters: Chinchaysuyo to the north, Condesuyo to the west, Collasuyo to the south, and Antisuyo to the east. Cusco,...

    • peru
    • cusco
    • inca
    • antisuyo

    Original Site of Children's National Medical Center

    "Here stood the first Children's Hospital of Washington, DC. Opened as a rented rowhouse in 1871, the hospital had a capacity of 12 beds and had only four doctors on staff. Now internationally...

    "Here stood the first Children's Hospital of Washington, DC. Opened as a rented rowhouse in 1871, the hospital had a capacity of 12 beds and had only four doctors on staff. Now internationally...

    • hospital
    • children
    • washington dc
    • rowhouse

    Cambridge

    CAMBRIDGE LOCATION CHOSEN IN 1630 TO BE THE CAPITAL OF THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. SETTLED IN 1631 UNDER LEADERSHIP TO THOMAS DUDLEY AND CALLED NEW TOWN. THE COLLEGE ORDERED TO BE HERE, 1637....

    CAMBRIDGE LOCATION CHOSEN IN 1630 TO BE THE CAPITAL OF THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. SETTLED IN 1631 UNDER LEADERSHIP TO THOMAS DUDLEY AND CALLED NEW TOWN. THE COLLEGE ORDERED TO BE HERE, 1637....

    • cambridge
    • ma
    • newtowne

    Howarth Park

    Residential development along the shoreline was slow until completion of a road between Everett and Mukilteo. Building a good road connecting the two points involved the danger and expense of...

    Residential development along the shoreline was slow until completion of a road between Everett and Mukilteo. Building a good road connecting the two points involved the danger and expense...

    • everett
    • washington
    • howarth

    Robert Morris

    Robert Morris Signer of the constitution of the United States of America Deputy From Pennsylvania to Federal Constitutional Convention May 25, 1787 - September 17, 1787 Erected by the Pennsylvania...

    Robert Morris Signer of the constitution of the United States of America Deputy From Pennsylvania to Federal Constitutional Convention May 25, 1787 - September 17, 1787 Erected by the...

    • grave
    • signer
    • constitution
    • pennsylvania
    • philadelphia

    Mag Whittaker Lodge

    In recognition of a lifetime of service to Outward Bound. Dedicated 2009. 

    In recognition of a lifetime of service to Outward Bound. Dedicated 2009. 

    • outward bound
    • florida
    • everglades

    Hell's Half Acre

    This unique setting of natural beauty covers approximately 320 acres. Viewed from a point of maximum depth, it's walls and pinnacles show soft and varied hues, comparable to the Grand Canyon of...

    This unique setting of natural beauty covers approximately 320 acres. Viewed from a point of maximum depth, it's walls and pinnacles show soft and varied hues, comparable to the Grand Canyon...

    • wyoming
    • yellowstone
    • starship troopers

    Oregon Trail Memorial

     A 5' tall obelisk hold a large metal plate with a picture of a covered wagon being pulled into the sunset. Below the wagon, it says "Oregon Trail Memorial" and has five small stars. The sign...

     A 5' tall obelisk hold a large metal plate with a picture of a covered wagon being pulled into the sunset. Below the wagon, it says "Oregon Trail Memorial" and has five small stars. The sign...

    • oregon trail
    • boise
    • idaho