The Last Public Hanging in Birmingham
Submitted by @caddickbrown
- birmingham
- england
- hanging
- puns
- cursive
Rescue of Joshua Glover
RESCUE OF JOSHUA GLOVER Joshua Glover was a runaway slave who sought freedom in Racine in 1852. In 1854, his Missouri owner used the Fugitive Slave Act to apprehend him. This 1850 law permitted...
- racine
- wisconsin
- slavery
- canada
- fuguitive slave act
Dr John Ash
![DR JOHN ASH 1723 - 1798 who resided here for a time, founded the General Hospital in 1768. [Location approximate] Submitted by @caddickbrown.](http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/ycZdpXUSWXxdiJ4bl4W3e_ORNOPL8b8hcc5a7zCTBVSvcyIjY5reaYSfRN66WrAy5Ar38LTIIMFgu2B4qJyHfEC3VcU)
DR JOHN ASH 1723 - 1798 who resided here for a time, founded the General Hospital in 1768. [Location approximate] Submitted by @caddickbrown.
- birmingham
- england
- hostpital
Guild of Handicrafts
![[Location approximate] Submitted by @caddickbrown](http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/9wh6AcJIp9UlySvRVu8r4G0lGwmKUVD0erYcmX5OeQQorT90zge9Hs09ula5anW9EQup1Mo_jUw7YH3YKfSBn_Duy183)
[Location approximate] Submitted by @caddickbrown
- birmingham
- england
- dixon
- handicrafts
Admiral Lord Nelson
Trafalgar Bi-Centenary 2005 ADMIRAL LORD NELSON 1758 - 1805 Whilst visiting Birmingham in August 1802, Vice Admiral Viscount Nelson stayed at Styles' (later the Royal) Hotel, which stood at the...
- birmingham
- england
- trafalgar
- nelson
- styles hotel
- bull ring
Medical School
![Mr WILLIAM SANDS COX, F. R. S. opened a Medical School on this site in 1925, the forerunner of the Medical School and the Queen's College, Birmingham. [Location approximate] Submitted by @caddickbrown](http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_7_VQ1_kgZ8RIq8MtnIDTEKr0PTSOlZIDRRlAC5ae55-krJHPrTXDTnZPsGSXnaJOZpn4E6N8hIIoNbKwB7T9_sSfbqB)
Mr WILLIAM SANDS COX, F. R. S. opened a Medical School on this site in 1925, the forerunner of the Medical School and the Queen's College, Birmingham. [Location approximate] Submitted by @caddickbrown
- birmingham
- england
- medical school
In Memory of Ruth Berling
RAMP In memory of RUTH BERLING ELMER SCHLOBOHM JOHN TURNBLOOM SHIRLEY WHITE DORA WHITE FERM JEITZ
- albany
- california
- bay area
- ramp
- church
Clayton B. Neill
CLAYTON B. NEILL MEMBER AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS
- carmel
- california
- engineers
- civil engineering
Court Square
Of the four original municipal parks laid out by city planners in 1819, Court Square is the only one left in its original form. Ironically, no court house was ever built on Court Square ... it was...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Red Auerbach
ARNOLD "RED" AUERBACH "THE BOSTON CELTICS ARE NOT A BASKETBALL TEAM. THEY ARE A WAY OF LIFE." WON EIGHT CONSECUTIVE NBA CHAMPIONSHIPS AND A TOTAL OF NINE AS COACH OF THE BOSTON CELTICS. WON...
- boston
- massachusetts
- celtics
- basketball
Perry House
PERRY HOUSE Victorian home build in 1860 by whaling captain Manuel Perry and his wife Mary de Mello Silva, of Boston. The house remained in the family until 1963. Restored in 1967.
- monterey
- california
- 1860
Stone Valley
STONE VALLEY SQUIRE SILAS STONE EMIGRATED WITH HIS FAMILY FROM IOWA IN 1853 AND SETTLED HALF MILE EAST OF THIS MARKER. THE PIONEER'S HOME STOOD NEARBY UNTIL 1952. HIS SON...
- alamo
- california
- bay area
- stone valley
- ecv
- iowa
- 1853
The Forgotten War
REMEMBER "THE FORGOTTEN WAR" KOREA JUNE 25, 1950 - JULY 27, 1953 TO HONOR THOSE BRAVE AMERICANS WHO UNDER TRYING CIRCUMSTANCES FOUGHT AND GAVE THEIR LIVES TO DEFEND THEIR COUNTRY AND...
- carmel
- california
- korea
- korean war
Glen Hall Playground
THE RIVER PARK MOTHERS CLUB THANKS THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO DEPARTMENT OF PARKS & COMMUNITY SERVICES, THE RIVER PARK COMMUNITY, AND THESE GENEROUS CONTRIBUTORS FOR HELPING US MAKE OUR PLAYGROUND...
- sacramento
- california
- playground
- river park
Spanish Expedition Claims Monterey
1770 SPANISH EXPEDITION CLAIMS MONTEREY Captain Don Gasper de Portola reaches Monterey on his second land expedition. Father Junipero Serra arrives by ship. Together, they claim Monterey...
- monterey
- california
- portola
- serra
- san carlos borromeo
- 1770
Special Thanks to Merv Griffin
Replica of the White House South Lawn Special Thanks to Merv Griffin Submitted by Nate DiMeo of @thememorypalace.
- simi valley
- california
- reagan
- merv griffin
- white house
- lawn
Mississippi River Bank at Memphis
The River Bank The plants and wildlife found along the riverbanks at Memphis are a product of the climate and the rise and fall of the river. Most visitors are surprised to learn of the...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Old Fisherman's Wharf
Old Fisherman's Wharf MOnterey's earliest pier of stone built in 1846 gave way to a commercial fishing wharf in the early 1900's when Monterey's multi-million dollar fishing industry...
- monterey
- california
- fisherman's wharf
- 1846
- fishing
September 11, 2001
The Great Seal of the State
- monterey
- california
- seal
- eureka