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U. S. Color Troops Army of the James and the Potomac

IN MEMORY OF THE VALOROUS SERVICE OF REGIMENTS AND COMPANIES OF THE US COLORED TROOPS ARMY OF THE JAMES AND ARMY OF THE POTOMAC SIEGE OF PETERSBURG 1864 - 65

IN MEMORY OF THE VALOROUS SERVICE OF REGIMENTS AND COMPANIES OF THE US COLORED TROOPS ARMY OF THE JAMES AND ARMY OF THE POTOMAC SIEGE OF PETERSBURG 1864 - 65

    Cork Plain Bridge

    This Contoocook River crossing was established by the Second New Hampshire Turnpike Corporation, chartered in 1799 to build a toll highway sixty miles from Amherst to Claremont.Opened in 1801 and...

    This Contoocook River crossing was established by the Second New Hampshire Turnpike Corporation, chartered in 1799 to build a toll highway sixty miles from Amherst to Claremont.Opened in 1801...

      Chapman Hall, 1947

      Submitted by aallen65

      Submitted by aallen65

        Press Herald Building

        Submitted by @bthubbard

        Submitted by @bthubbard

          Holmfirth Monumental Almshouses

          Holmfirth Monumental Almshouses These five Almshouses were built and endowed in 1856 as a memorial of the Holmfirth Flood of 1852. The funds, raised by public subscription and a Ladies'...

          Holmfirth Monumental Almshouses These five Almshouses were built and endowed in 1856 as a memorial of the Holmfirth Flood of 1852. The funds, raised by public subscription and a...

            La Castense 1760 - 1859

              Harrisburg Giants

              HARRISBURG GIANTS Harrisburg-based Negro League baseball team founded around 1900 and operated by Colonel William Strothers until his death in 1933. One of 27 major Negro League teams across the...

              HARRISBURG GIANTS Harrisburg-based Negro League baseball team founded around 1900 and operated by Colonel William Strothers until his death in 1933. One of 27 major Negro League teams across...

                Winchester Mystery House Model

                Submitted by @JimStLeger

                Submitted by @JimStLeger

                  Old Scituate Lighthouse

                  Submitted by @ferryfaerie

                  Submitted by @ferryfaerie

                    Hadrian's Wall in Carlisle

                    Submitted by @HWpath

                    Submitted by @HWpath

                      Manly Hydraulics Laboratory

                      Submitted by @littlebobbyplaqueson

                      Submitted by @littlebobbyplaqueson

                        So-Called Temple of Romulus

                        Submitted by JMRobilliard

                        Submitted by JMRobilliard

                          AL SOTTOTENENTE UGO DELLA MONICA DEL 56° REG. MARCHE

                          AL SOTTOTENENTE UGO DELLA MONICA DEL 56° REG. MARCHE, CHE IN DATA 9 SETTEMBRE 1943, ANIMATO DALL’AMOR DI PATRIA, CON ALTO SENSO DEL DOVERE E DELL’ONORE MILITARE SI OPPOSE AL FUOCO TEDESCO,...

                          AL SOTTOTENENTE UGO DELLA MONICA DEL 56° REG. MARCHE, CHE IN DATA 9 SETTEMBRE 1943, ANIMATO DALL’AMOR DI PATRIA, CON ALTO SENSO DEL DOVERE E DELL’ONORE MILITARE SI OPPOSE AL FUOCO...

                            Detective Martin J. McFadden

                            Detective Martin J. McFadden On October 31, 1963, the actions of Cleveland Police Detective Martin J. McFadden led to a new legal standard allowing police officers in the United States to stop and...

                            Detective Martin J. McFadden On October 31, 1963, the actions of Cleveland Police Detective Martin J. McFadden led to a new legal standard allowing police officers in the United States to stop...

                              Fredericksburg Principal Auction Site in Pre-Civil War Days for Slaves and Property

                              Submitted by @Sarah_Stierch

                              Submitted by @Sarah_Stierch

                                Coquitlam and Buntzen Reservoirs Worker Memorial

                                Submitted by @BC_LHC

                                Submitted by @BC_LHC

                                  McAbee Beach

                                    Camp Pine Knot

                                    Submitted by MrWilsonZ

                                    Submitted by MrWilsonZ

                                      Charter Oak, Orange Connecticut

                                      [Location approximate] Submitted by @Todd_A_Richard

                                      [Location approximate] Submitted by @Todd_A_Richard

                                        The Japanese Community