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Birthplace of Aretha Franklin

Submitted by @IamVitaPresley

Submitted by @IamVitaPresley

    The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International Rotary International

      Le poete Allemand Friedrich Holderlin

        Palacio de Mineria

          William Armstrong Rifled Muzzle Loading Fortress Gun

          Small plaque at the bottom reads:'Sir William Armstrong Rifled Muzzle loading gun 1867Originally installed at Port GerribrandWilliamstown City Council...

          Small plaque at the bottom reads:'Sir William Armstrong Rifled Muzzle loading gun 1867Originally installed at Port GerribrandWilliamstown City Council...

          • australia
          • victoria
          • weapon
          • gun
          • warfare
          • rifled muzzl...

          Replica of 1892 Incandescent Gas Lamp

          Plaque reads:'Replica of 1892 Incandescent Gas LampReplica reinstated as part of restoration of historic Nelson Place. Original lamp was one of two improved-style lamps erected in the 1890's....

          Plaque reads:'Replica of 1892 Incandescent Gas LampReplica reinstated as part of restoration of historic Nelson Place. Original lamp was one of two improved-style lamps erected in the...

            This Monument Illuminates Life

            Plaque reads:'This monument illuminates life.This monument will be illuminated for two consecutive nights each time a government around the world decides to abolish the death penalty or when a...

            Plaque reads:'This monument illuminates life.This monument will be illuminated for two consecutive nights each time a government around the world decides to abolish the death penalty or when...

            • death penalt...

            San Juan Pablo II

              D. Jesus Langarica

                Samuel Phelps

                From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by chrisinplymouth, full page.License is Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License

                From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by chrisinplymouth, full page.License is Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike License

                  The Edison Institute / The Edison Institute

                  The Edison Institute, founded on this site by Henry Ford and dedicated to Thomas Alva Edison by President Herbert Hoover on October 21, 1929, the fiftieth anniversary of the invention of the...

                  The Edison Institute, founded on this site by Henry Ford and dedicated to Thomas Alva Edison by President Herbert Hoover on October 21, 1929, the fiftieth anniversary of the invention of...

                  • michigan
                  • michigan his...

                  In Memory of Leatha Phillips

                    Lewis Coffee House

                    STAR INN - STORNOWAY  Established as an Alternative to the Heavy Drinking of Alcohol in the TownLEWIS COFFEE HOUSE 1884-1911After 27 yeras it Reverted to it's [sic] former role of Licensed...

                    STAR INN - STORNOWAY  Established as an Alternative to the Heavy Drinking of Alcohol in the TownLEWIS COFFEE HOUSE 1884-1911After 27 yeras it Reverted to it's [sic] former role of...

                    • it's
                    • coffee
                    • alcohol
                    • heavy drinking
                    • reverted

                    Parrot Rifled Naval Cannon

                    This 6.4 inch 100 Pounder Parrot Naval Cannon served on the U.S.S. Sabin during the Civil War.  It is the only one from that ship that survives today.  The cannon was cast in 1862 at the West...

                    This 6.4 inch 100 Pounder Parrot Naval Cannon served on the U.S.S. Sabin during the Civil War.  It is the only one from that ship that survives today.  The cannon was cast in 1862 at the...

                    • sic
                    • parrot
                    • naval canon
                    • civil war
                    • 9790 pounds

                    Shuck Chan / Napa Chinatown

                      First Street Bridge Over Napa Creek and Bypass

                        Veterans Memorial Park

                          Epcot Center

                          Submitted by @CameronYeager

                          Submitted by @CameronYeager

                          • epcot
                          • disney
                          • joy hope and...

                          In Memory of Wardell Noel

                          • rasta rangah
                          • planet walk

                          First Street Bridge Over Napa Creek and Oxbow Commons