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David M. Whelan

In Loving Memory David M. Whelan Anchoring the Charlestown community to make us one Founding Board Member Friends of the Charlestown Navy Yard 2004 - 2015

In Loving Memory David M. Whelan Anchoring the Charlestown community to make us one Founding Board Member Friends of the Charlestown Navy Yard 2004 - 2015

    Broad Canal: Seaport Cambridge

      Commander Barry Carle

      IN MEMORIAM COMMANDER BARRY CARLE U.S. NAVY 1933-1974 DIED WHILE IN THE SERVICE OF HIS COUNTRY DEPUTY DISTRICT CIVIL ENGINEER FOR THE COMMANDANT OF THE FIRST NAVAL DISTRICT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE...

      IN MEMORIAM COMMANDER BARRY CARLE U.S. NAVY 1933-1974 DIED WHILE IN THE SERVICE OF HIS COUNTRY DEPUTY DISTRICT CIVIL ENGINEER FOR THE COMMANDANT OF THE FIRST NAVAL DISTRICT RESPONSIBLE FOR...

        Portsmouth Memorial Park

        PORTSMOUTH MEMORIAL PARK DEDICATED NOVEMBER 2013 DISPLAYED AT THE CENTER OF THIS MEMORIAL, ARE THE GRANITE FOUNDATION ABUTMENTS THAT SUPPORTED THE MEMORIAL BRIDGE FOR EIGHTY-EIGHT YEARS....

        PORTSMOUTH MEMORIAL PARK DEDICATED NOVEMBER 2013 DISPLAYED AT THE CENTER OF THIS MEMORIAL, ARE THE GRANITE FOUNDATION ABUTMENTS THAT SUPPORTED THE MEMORIAL BRIDGE FOR EIGHTY-EIGHT...

          Mount Washington: The Grand View

          Submitted by @KegofM.

          Submitted by @KegofM.

            Elwha Dam Constructed

            1910 Elwha Dam Constructed First dam on the Elwha River constructed in 1910. This dam blew out in 1912 and was replaced with a stronger structure by 1913. Thereafter the river was no longer...

            1910 Elwha Dam Constructed First dam on the Elwha River constructed in 1910. This dam blew out in 1912 and was replaced with a stronger structure by 1913. Thereafter the river was no longer...

              Francis Barraud

              Submitted by @Ritterton.

              Submitted by @Ritterton.

              • nipper
              • his master's voice

              Porters Rest

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              Submitted by @Ritterton.

                Royal Artillery Memorial Statue

                Submitted by @Ritterton.

                Submitted by @Ritterton.

                  Royal Artillery Memorial

                  Submitted by @Ritterton.

                  Submitted by @Ritterton.

                    The Wild Table of Love

                    ] Submitted by @Ritterton.

                    ] Submitted by @Ritterton.

                      Gillie and Marc

                      Submitted by @Ritterton.

                      Submitted by @Ritterton.

                        Paternoster

                        Submitted by @Ritterton.

                        Submitted by @Ritterton.

                          Henry Austen's Townhouse

                          Submitted by @Ritterton.

                          Submitted by @Ritterton.

                            In Memory of William B. Duryee

                            In Memory of William B. Duryee*First agricultural teacher, 1913-1914*First agricultural agent, 1914-1917*Sec. of Agriculture, State of New Jersey, 1925-1937*Member of Monmouth County Planning...

                            In Memory of William B. Duryee*First agricultural teacher, 1913-1914*First agricultural agent, 1914-1917*Sec. of Agriculture, State of New Jersey, 1925-1937*Member of Monmouth County Planning...

                            • new jersey
                            • monmouth county
                            • holmdel township
                            • holmdel county park

                            Destrehan Plantation - 1811 Slave Revolt

                            Destrehan Plantation is located on the 1811 Slave Revolt Trail approximately midway between the start at the 1811 Kid Ory Historic House and the ending points of the revolutionary march near...

                            Destrehan Plantation is located on the 1811 Slave Revolt Trail approximately midway between the start at the 1811 Kid Ory Historic House and the ending points of the revolutionary march...

                            • louisiana
                            • st. charles parish
                            • 1811 slave revolt
                            • civil rights

                            1811 Kid Ory Historic House - 1811 Slave Revolt

                            The first bloodshed in the 1811 Slave Revolt Occurred within the walls of 1811 Kid Ory Historic House. The room where the initial unrest likely happened is furnished as it would have looked in...

                            The first bloodshed in the 1811 Slave Revolt Occurred within the walls of 1811 Kid Ory Historic House. The room where the initial unrest likely happened is furnished as it would have looked...

                            • louisiana
                            • st. john the...
                            • laplace
                            • civil rights
                            • 1811 slave revolt

                            Historic Riverlands - 1811 Slave Revolt

                            Historic Riverlands Church is located in Reserve, a few miles upriver from where the Slave Revolt began in 1811. In 2005, this site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places because...

                            Historic Riverlands Church is located in Reserve, a few miles upriver from where the Slave Revolt began in 1811. In 2005, this site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places...

                            • louisiana
                            • reserve
                            • st. john the...
                            • civil rights
                            • 1811 slave revolt

                            Natchez in the Center of Slavery - Forks of the Road

                            Slavery is central to American history. The labor of enslaved African Americans built much of the nation’s wealth and enabled it to gain its economic independence. The enslavement of people also...

                            Slavery is central to American history. The labor of enslaved African Americans built much of the nation’s wealth and enabled it to gain its economic independence. The enslavement of people also...

                            • mississippi
                            • slavery
                            • civil rights

                            The Business of Slavery - Forks of the Road

                            Fueled by the closing of the interstate slave trade into Louisiana from 1831 through 1834, traders began flooding Natchez with their human cargo. With the increasing trader activity, Natchez...

                            Fueled by the closing of the interstate slave trade into Louisiana from 1831 through 1834, traders began flooding Natchez with their human cargo. With the increasing trader activity, Natchez...

                            • mississippi
                            • slavery
                            • civil rights