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Centennial Square Fountain

Placed in concrete around the edge of the Centennial Square Fountain is an inscription made out of metal letters. The words say, "The Centennial Fountain Gift to the City of Victoria from the...

Placed in concrete around the edge of the Centennial Square Fountain is an inscription made out of metal letters. The words say, "The Centennial Fountain Gift to the City of Victoria from the...

    First Memphis Waterfront

    From here north to Auction Avenue steamboats landed; flatboats used the mouth of Gayoso Bayou above. Paddy Meagher, associated with this bluff as early as 1783, built a warehouse here in 1828. In...

    From here north to Auction Avenue steamboats landed; flatboats used the mouth of Gayoso Bayou above. Paddy Meagher, associated with this bluff as early as 1783, built a warehouse here in 1828. In...

    • shelby county
    • tennessee

    Bartlett, Tennessee

    The toll road of 1829 became Stage Road, Bartlett's main street. In 1856 the town was called Union Depot. Incorporated in 1866 and named Bartlett for Major Gabriel Matson Bartlett. Shelby County...

    The toll road of 1829 became Stage Road, Bartlett's main street. In 1856 the town was called Union Depot. Incorporated in 1866 and named Bartlett for Major Gabriel Matson Bartlett. Shelby County...

    • shelby county
    • tennessee

    G. P. Hamilton

    Born in Memphis 1867, G.P. Hamilton was the author of The Bright Side of Memphis, one of the earliest books on black residents of Memphis. In 1892 Hamilton, an honors graduate of LeMoyne, was...

    Born in Memphis 1867, G.P. Hamilton was the author of The Bright Side of Memphis, one of the earliest books on black residents of Memphis. In 1892 Hamilton, an honors graduate of LeMoyne,...

    • shelby county
    • tennessee

    Eudora Baptist Church

    Organized October 19, 1850 on two acres of land donated by Col. Eppy White, using the Greek word "Eudora" signifying "good gift" as its name, this church met in a log schoolhouse until the...

    Organized October 19, 1850 on two acres of land donated by Col. Eppy White, using the Greek word "Eudora" signifying "good gift" as its name, this church met in a log schoolhouse until...

    • shelby county
    • tennessee

    Gold Discovered

    1848  GOLD DISCOVERED News of the discovery of gold at Coloma reaches Monterey. Many people depart for the gold fields, leaving Monterey almost abandoned.

    1848  GOLD DISCOVERED News of the discovery of gold at Coloma reaches Monterey. Many people depart for the gold fields, leaving Monterey almost abandoned.

    • monterey
    • california
    • 1848
    • gold
    • coloma

    Burt Toler, Sr

    • berkeley
    • california
    • bay area
    • football
    • field official

    Corona WWII Deaths

    • corona
    • italy
    • wwii

    Silk Stocking Historic District Est. 1912

    Submitted by @jqmcd

    Submitted by @jqmcd

    • chandler
    • arizona
    • silk stocking
    • 1912

    Federal Building

    THIS FEDERAL BUILDING WAS OFFICIAL OPENED BY DAVID W. GROOS M.P. ON 17 JANUARY 1967     Submitted by: Vincent Gornall

    THIS FEDERAL BUILDING WAS OFFICIAL OPENED BY DAVID W. GROOS M.P. ON 17 JANUARY 1967     Submitted by: Vincent Gornall

    • victoria
    • british columbia
    • federal building

    The Famous "49 Fourth Street" Location

    ON THIS SITE, THE FAMOUS "49 FOURTH STREET" LOCATION OF THE UNITED STATES SELECTIVE SERVICE INDUCTION CENTER, TENS OF THOUSANDS OF SAN FRANCISCANS AND OTHER NORTHER CALIFORNIANS WERE INDUCTED INTO...

    ON THIS SITE, THE FAMOUS "49 FOURTH STREET" LOCATION OF THE UNITED STATES SELECTIVE SERVICE INDUCTION CENTER, TENS OF THOUSANDS OF SAN FRANCISCANS AND OTHER NORTHER CALIFORNIANS WERE INDUCTED INTO...

    • san francisco
    • bay area
    • california
    • wwii
    • selective service
    • 1940

    Usonia Homes

    Submitted by: Sam Santangelo

    Submitted by: Sam Santangelo

    • frank lloyd wright
    • usonia
    • 99pi
    • new york

    Eternal Vigilance is the Price of Liberty

    "ETERNAL VIGILANCE IS THE PRICE OF LIBERTY" MARKING ROUTE TAKEN BY WASHINGTON FROM PHILADELPHIA TO CAMBRIDGE TO ASSUME COMMAND OF THE PATRIOT ARMY IN 1775 PLACED HERE BY THE NEW JERSEY...

    "ETERNAL VIGILANCE IS THE PRICE OF LIBERTY" MARKING ROUTE TAKEN BY WASHINGTON FROM PHILADELPHIA TO CAMBRIDGE TO ASSUME COMMAND OF THE PATRIOT ARMY IN 1775 PLACED HERE BY THE NEW...

    • washington
    • george washington
    • revolutionary wary
    • liberty
    • vigilance
    • 1775

    Usonia Homes

    Submitted by Avery Trufelman. 

    Submitted by Avery Trufelman. 

    • wright
    • frank lloyd wright
    • 99pi
    • new york

    Reconciling History, Baltimore's Confederate Monuments

    Lee Jackson Monument This monument was a gift from prominent Baltimore banker J. Henry Fergusun, who left funds in his will for the City of Baltimore to create a monument to his childhood heroes,...

    Lee Jackson Monument This monument was a gift from prominent Baltimore banker J. Henry Fergusun, who left funds in his will for the City of Baltimore to create a monument to his childhood...

    • baltimore
    • maryland
    • confederacy
    • civil war
    • special commission
    • white supremacy
    • lost cause

    1887 Railway Accident Memorial

    Plaque reads: This memorial is erected by public subscription in the honor of the late Frederick William Maskell and James McNab  The former engine driver, aged 46 years And the latter Fireman,...

    Plaque reads: This memorial is erected by public subscription in the honor of the late Frederick William Maskell and James McNab  The former engine driver, aged 46 years And the latter Fireman,...

    • train
    • railway
    • accident
    • melbourne
    • australia
    • heroic devot...
    • windsor
    • fearful accident

    Western Canada's Oldest Skyscraper

    Union Bank Building (Top right plaque. English transcription)   Constructed in 1903-1904, this building is Western Canada's oldest skyscraper. It combines the technology of steel framing, a rich...

    Union Bank Building (Top right plaque. English transcription)   Constructed in 1903-1904, this building is Western Canada's oldest skyscraper. It combines the technology of steel framing, a...

    • winnipeg
    • manitoba
    • royal bank
    • skyscraper
    • canada
    • western canada
    • tallest

    Field Artillery Cannon, Donor Unknown

      Proclaiming Its Admission to the Union

      THIS GUN WAS USED TO FIRE THE FIRST SALUTE (OCTOBER 18TH, 1850) ON THE ARRIVAL OF THE NEWS IN CALIFORNIA PROCLAIMING ITS ADMISSION TO THE UNION  REMOUNTED FOR THE CITY OF WATSONVILLE, MARCH 22,...

      THIS GUN WAS USED TO FIRE THE FIRST SALUTE (OCTOBER 18TH, 1850) ON THE ARRIVAL OF THE NEWS IN CALIFORNIA PROCLAIMING ITS ADMISSION TO THE UNION  REMOUNTED FOR THE CITY OF WATSONVILLE, MARCH 22,...

      • watsonville
      • california
      • cannon
      • admission
      • 1850

      George Washington

      GEORGE WASHINGTON  1732 - 1799  FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY  FIRST IN WAR, FIRST IN PEACE FIRST IN THE HEARTS OF HIS COUNTRYMENT

      GEORGE WASHINGTON  1732 - 1799  FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY  FIRST IN WAR, FIRST IN PEACE FIRST IN THE HEARTS OF HIS COUNTRYMENT

      • watsonville
      • california
      • george washington