Sitting Bull
1834 - 1890 SITTING BULL TATANKA IYOTAKE Sitting Bull was born on the Grand River a few miles west of Mobridge. His tragic end came at the very place he was born. He was shot when...
- tatanka
- iyotake
Fred L. Gau, Jr.
IN MEMORY OF FRED L. GAU, JR. 1945 - 1972 GRADUATE STUDENT AND RESEARCH ASSISTANT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS WHO LOST HIS LIFE DURING CONSTRUCTION OF THE METRO SYSTEM, WHILE...
- university o...
- construction
- metro
- rock tunneling
Frank O'Hara
Submitted by @mcbramhill.
- new york
- nyc
- greenwich village
- moma
- avant garde
Cal-Nev-Ari
CAL-NEV-ARI Originally known as Stage Field, this was an outlying airfield of Camp Ibis, one of the eleven camps established within the Desert Training Center, California-Arizonan Maneuver...
- cal-nev-ari
- nevada
- wwii
- patton
- ibis
- blm
- kidwell
- torrance
- pittman act
- fly-in
Monday Morning Quarterback Club Tower of the Alabama Heart Hospital
Submitted by @LostToHistory.
- football
- hospital
- heart
- kresge
- alabama
- birmingham
Knights of Pythias
THE FRATERNAL ORDER KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS WAS FOUNDED ON THIS SITE 914 E STREET, N.W. ON FEBRUARY 19, 1864 CHARTER GRANTED BY PRESIDENT LINCOLN Submitted by @mywolfson.
- fbi
- washington dc
- dc
- pythias
- lincoln
Plaque on Pedestrian Bridge over Dnipro
Submitted by @kgshv.
- kiev
- kyiv
- dnipro
- dnieper
- braille
- discover channel
- river
- pedestrian
Flagstaff
FLAGSTAFF NAMED FOR A PINE TREE STRIPPED OF ITS BRANCHES BY A PARTY OF IMMIGRANTS AND USED AS A FLAGPOLE FOR A PATRIOTIC CELEBRATION ON JULY 4, 1876. NEARBY ANTELOPE OR OLD TOWN SPRING...
- flagstaff
- flagpole
- arizona
- antelope
- railroad
For the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Submitted by @mbeckler.
- wexford
- ireland
- cruelty to animals
- morgan
In Grateful Acknowledgement of the Generosity
Submitted by @iheartmuseums .
- queensland
- brisbane
- australia
- winterbotham
- personal interest
- valuable collections
Survival and Rescue
This plaque is located at the site of a plan crash in the backcountry of Idaho. The plane is still there and you can hike in to see it. SURVIVAL AND RESCUE The B-23 Dragon Bomber, low on fuel...
- plane crash
- rescue
- survival
- idaho
- plane
- bomber
Mount Vernon Garden
Submitted by @hobaird
- denver
- colorado
- washington
- mount vernon
- george and martha
Lubber Run Sanitary Relief Sewer Project
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL AREA OUTSTANDING CIVIL ENGINEERING ACHIEVEMENT - 1982 LUBBER RUN SANITARY RELIEF SEWER PROJECT Submitted by @larrycebula .
- arlington
- virginia
- lubber run
- sewer
- sanitary relief
Amsterdam Bridge
Submitted by @deptofhighfives.
- toronto
- amsterdam
- bridge
- polak
Captain Courageous
CAPTAIN COURAGEOUS 1963 - 1983 THE HEROIC VOYAGE OF THIS CROSSBRED STEER; FLOATING DOWNRIVER FROM KLAMATH GLEN AND UP THE COAST INTO CRESCENT CITY HARBOR, WAS AN INSPIRATION TO THE FLOOD VICTIMS...
- klamath
- flood
- bull
- captain
- greener pastures
- living memorial
- ecv
Webster House
WEBSTER HOUSE THIS HOME BUILT IN 1854 FOR JOHN NELSON WEBSTER AND CAROLINE WEBSTER IS ALAMEDA’S OLDEST HOUSE. THE HOUSE IS A PRIMARY EXAMPLE OF GOTHIC REVIVAL ARCHITECTURE BY RENOWNED...
- alameda
- california
- bay area
- webster
- redwood
- cape horn
Samuel Whittemore
NEAR THIS SPOT SAMUEL WHITTEMORE THEN 80 YEARS OLD, KILLED THREE BRITISH SOLDIERS, APRIL 19, 1775. HE WAS SHOT, BAYONETED, BEATEN AND LEFT FOR DEAD, BUT RECOVERED AND LIVED TO BE 98 YEARS...
- revolutionary war
- arlington
- massachusetts
Occupied by Both Forces in the Revolutionary War
Submitted by @mb.
- cherry hill
- new jersey
- revolutionary war
- lafayette
- pulaski
- todo
Stephen Tyng Mather - Crater Lake
"Stephen Tyng Mather July 4, 1867 - Jan 22, 1930 He laid the foundations of the National Park Service, defining and establishing the policies under which its areas shall be developed and conserved...
- national park
- crater lake
- park service
- conservation
- mather
BrUNSWICK FLAT
BrUNSWICK FLAT1502-06 MINER STREETThis building was constructed in two phases, the west portion completed in 1880 and the east section the following year. Peter Miess named the...
- brunswick
- red light
- police
- idaho springs
- colorado
- cornish
- sawtooth
- barber
- miner