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Henkle & Joyce Hardware Building 1887

Henkle & Joyce Hardware Building 1887 The Henkle& Joyce Hardware Building, built circa 1887, is one of the Haymarket's key early structures. With it's smaller scale and rich ornamentation, it is...

Henkle & Joyce Hardware Building 1887 The Henkle& Joyce Hardware Building, built circa 1887, is one of the Haymarket's key early structures. With it's smaller scale and rich ornamentation, it...

    Color Guard of the 8th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment

    Submitted by @Waxler81

    Submitted by @Waxler81

      H. P. Gleason

      Submitted by @jqmcd

      Submitted by @jqmcd

        The Hamburg Massacre

        THE HAMBURG MASSACRE The Hamburg Massacre. which occurred nearby on July 8. 1876, was one of the most notable incidents of racial and political violence in S.C. during Reconstruction. White...

        THE HAMBURG MASSACRE The Hamburg Massacre. which occurred nearby on July 8. 1876, was one of the most notable incidents of racial and political violence in S.C. during Reconstruction....

          Central Platte Valley

          • pany express
          • oregon trail
          • plum creek massacre
          • telegraph

          San Augustine City Cemetery

          This burial ground originated as the private cemetery of the J. C. Anderson family, whose residence stood on a nearby lot. The oldest of the 500 to 700 graves date from the 1830s. Prominent...

          This burial ground originated as the private cemetery of the J. C. Anderson family, whose residence stood on a nearby lot. The oldest of the 500 to 700 graves date from the 1830s....

          • texas
          • cemetery
          • san augustine county

          An Early Presbyterian Church in Texas

          Organized as the Bethel Presbyterian Church at Goodlaw school house by the Rev. Hugh Wilson on June 2, 1838 with the following charter members:James, Isabella, Joseph andMartha SharpH. G. Peggy,...

          Organized as the Bethel Presbyterian Church at Goodlaw school house by the Rev. Hugh Wilson on June 2, 1838 with the following charter members:James, Isabella, Joseph andMartha SharpH. G. Peggy,...

          • texas
          • church. religion
          • san augustine county

          Sam Houston in San Augustine

          Sam Houston (March 2, 1793 - July 26, 1863) left home in 1809 and lived among the Cherokees. After two years he returned to the Anglo world; he opened a school, fought the British under Andrew...

          Sam Houston (March 2, 1793 - July 26, 1863) left home in 1809 and lived among the Cherokees. After two years he returned to the Anglo world; he opened a school, fought the British under...

          • texas
          • sam houston
          • politician

          Providence Baptist Church

           Organized October 3, 1818. First pastor, Norvell Robertson, was a Revolutionary soldier. Eight charter members were of the Granberry, Robertson and Lee families.

           Organized October 3, 1818. First pastor, Norvell Robertson, was a Revolutionary soldier. Eight charter members were of the Granberry, Robertson and Lee families.

          • mississippi
          • hattiesburg
          • church
          • religion

          Vernon F. Dahmer, Sr.

          Vernon Dahmer (1908-1966), a farmer, businessman, and Civil Rights leader widley known for his belief that "if you don't vote, you don't count" was killed here defending his home and family from a...

          Vernon Dahmer (1908-1966), a farmer, businessman, and Civil Rights leader widley known for his belief that "if you don't vote, you don't count" was killed here defending his home and family from a...

          • mississippi
          • civil rights

          A Bench by the Road - Hattiesburg

          There is no place you or I can go, to think about or not think about, to summon the presences of, or recollect the absences of slaves; nothing that reminds us of the ones who made the journey and...

          There is no place you or I can go, to think about or not think about, to summon the presences of, or recollect the absences of slaves; nothing that reminds us of the ones who made the journey and...

          • mississippi
          • civil rights...

          Stephen Tyng Mather -- Lassen National Park

          Submitted by Nathaniel Platt.

          Submitted by Nathaniel Platt.

            Millennium Skate Park at Owls Head

            CITY OF NEW YORKMILLENNIUM SKATE PARK AT OWLS HEAD 2001 RUDOLPH W GIULIANI, MAYOR HOWARD GOLDEN, BOROUGH PRESIDENT MARTIN J. GOLDEN, COUNCIL MEMBER HENRY J STERN, COMMISSIONER MILLENNIUM VOLUNTEER...

            CITY OF NEW YORKMILLENNIUM SKATE PARK AT OWLS HEAD 2001 RUDOLPH W GIULIANI, MAYOR HOWARD GOLDEN, BOROUGH PRESIDENT MARTIN J. GOLDEN, COUNCIL MEMBER HENRY J STERN, COMMISSIONER MILLENNIUM...

            • brooklyn
            • bay ridge
            • owl's head park
            • park
            • skate park
            • rudy giuliani
            • howard golden
            • henry stern
            • j. grant anderson
            • peter wolpensinger
            • 2001

            Engine Company 241 / Ladder Company 109 Centennial

            Centennial Engine Company 241 1896-1996 Ladder Company 109 1891-1991 The tree opposite this plaque is dedicated to those firefighters who have served this community bravely for the past hundred...

            Centennial Engine Company 241 1896-1996 Ladder Company 109 1891-1991 The tree opposite this plaque is dedicated to those firefighters who have served this community bravely for the past...

            • brooklyn
            • bay ridge
            • centennial
            • fdny
            • fire department
            • 1896
            • 1891
            • 1991
            • 1996

            Leiv Eiriksson

            LEIV EIRIKSSON  DISCOVERED AMERICA YEAR 1000 THIS IS A REPLIKA OF A RUNE STONE FOUND IN TUNE NORWAY ------- RUNE STONES WERE ERECTED IN HONOR OF VIKING HEROES DEDICATED JULY 6th, 1939 BYH.R.H....

            LEIV EIRIKSSON  DISCOVERED AMERICA YEAR 1000 THIS IS A REPLIKA OF A RUNE STONE FOUND IN TUNE NORWAY ------- RUNE STONES WERE ERECTED IN HONOR OF VIKING HEROES DEDICATED JULY 6th, 1939...

            • brooklyn
            • bay ridge
            • leif ericson
            • leiv eirkisson
            • viking
            • 1000
            • tune
            • norway

            Chief Truckee

              Manville Hatcher

              • water fountain
              • drinking fountain

              Soroptomist

              SOROPTIMIST INT'L STANDS FOR SERVICE

              SOROPTIMIST INT'L STANDS FOR SERVICE

                Cascade District Garden Club

                  Lolita

                  • ashland