Rolf Neslund, Patron Saint of the Broken Bridge
"I was the victim of a series of accidents, as are we all." Malachi Constant Delridge Maritime Historical Society and the Center for General Annoyance In the early morning of Sunday, June...
I.D.E.S. Council Hayward #14
Submitted by @jqmcd
Tornado Hill
TORNADO HILL Submitted by @themunson
An Gorta Mór ~ The Great Hunger
Never again should a people starve in a world of plenty
- irish
- ireland
- famine
- family
Town of Searsville
Here stood the lumbermen's village of Searsville whose first settler, John Sears, arrived in 1854. Across the road, west of this monument, stood a hotel. The school, store, blacksmith shop,...
Bakkerbrug/Bakkerstr aat
Two plaques in one: the illustration shows the old bridge "Bakkerburg" that connects to the little street "Bakkerstraat". The bridge was a market place in old times. The little...
- histirc market
- filmfestival
Sarcophagus of Thomas Starr King
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Richmond Region — Did You Know
Plaque on the wall at GRCC:”Richmond RegionDid You Know...In the city of Richmond, the Valentine History Centers’ Richmond’s past and present collection totals more than 900,000 objects...
- history
- richmond
- art
- artifacts
- convention center
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory
There are three plaques on the building marking very different interpretation. Submitted by @AmeliaTGrabow
LACEY V MURROW MEMORIAL BRIDGE
LACEY V MURROW MEMORIAL BRIDGE UNIQUE. FUNCTIONAL AND BEAUTIFUL, THIS FLOATING DRIDGE IS HEREBY DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF MR. LACEY V. MURROW, DYNAMIC DIRECTOR OF HIGHWAYS A BRIGADIER GENERAL IN...
Inspired by the Palazzo Della Cancellerina
\ In 1882, MCKim, Mead and White designed this block of six townhouses inspired by the Palazzo Della Cancelleria in Rome, for Henry Villard and friends prominent in publishing, railroads, finance...
The Finish of Laying a Coaxial Cable From Sydney to Melbourne
Submitted by @_marty_k
The First Presbyterian Church of Danville
The First Presbyterian Church of Danville 1875 "The Handsomest Church in the County" The original building on this site was presided by Reverend R.S. Symington who was the first minister....
Union Station, Denver
Submitted by @ChooVroom
Inuvik
Inuvik Officially opened by The Right Honourable John C Diefenbaker PCMP Prime Minister of Canada July 1 1961 Submitted by @paulori
The Cocoanut Grove Fire
Submitted by @OnlyInBOS
Taco Bell Fitness Course
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Commemorating the Great Flood of 1993 Taco Bell Foundation Submitted by @ArmyStrang [Location approximate]
WILLIAM HENRY WEBB
An Era of Dramatic Change
Historically Alameda was a peninsula, rich in natural resources. Native peoples gathered food and materials from bay salt marshes, abundant oak forests, and nearby shorelines. From the...
- transcontine...
- san francisc...
- east bay reg...
The View from Here
Looking across the Bay you can see the expanse of estuarine water and distant hills of South San Francisco and San Mateo. There, Spanish explorers first viewed San Francisco Bay less than 250...
- east bay reg...
- alameda point