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Paper Mill Dam and Fish Ladder

PAPER MILL DAM AND FISH LADDER ON THIS SPOT, IN 1887, THE FIRST FISH LADDER OF ITS KIND ON THE PACIFIC COAST WAS DESIGNED AND BUILT BY STEPHEN SCHUYLER STEDMAN, A MARIN COUNTY PIONEER. IT...

• samuel p. taylor
• square botto...
• fish ladder
• dam
• paper mill
• 99ppi

Thirteen Feet of Ground From This Wall Belongs to the Church.

MEMORANDUM June 1819 Thirteen Feet of Ground from this Wall belongs to the Church.   13 feet would reach as far as the opposite pavement, and a little more, ending within inches of the face of the...

• stamford
• england
• church
• thirteen

Old St Raymond's Church

Submitted by ‏@jqmcd 

• bay area
• dublin
• california

Amador Valley Hotel

Submitted by ‏@jqmcd 

• dublin
• california
• bay area

The Green Store

  Submitted by ‏@jqmcd 

• bay area
• dublin
• california

Olney Cottage

  © Copyright Adrian S Pye and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence Submitted by @Geograph_Bob  via http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2075302

• olney
• cottage
• england

Britain's Most Easterly Point

Plaque at Centre of The EuroScope, Ness Point, Lowestoftness, Lowestoft, Suffolk Lowestoftness is the most easterly point of the British Isles. This auspicious site is marked with a gas...

• england
• lowestoftness
• suffolk

The Black Boy Branch

THE BLACK BOY BRANCH The line of Blue Cobbles marks the route of the 1827 Black Boy Railway Line it remained in use until 1842 when the tunnel under this spot was opened these wagons were hauled...

• england
• railroad
• steam engine

Founder of the Emeryville Community Garden

In memory of Elain Bradshaw Drukman Founder of the Emeryville community gardenMay 1992 Her vision and passion for gardening and community building are an inspiration to us all 

• emeryville
• bay area
• california
• community
• garden

Legation for the Ministers from the Republic of Texas to the Court of St. James

The Republic of Texas Texas Legation In this building was the legation for the ministers from the Republic of Texas to the Court of St. James, 1842 - 1845. Erected by the Anglo-Texan Society.

• texas
• legation
• london
• england

Civil War Healing

CIVIL WAR HEALING The Eureka Springs area's reputation as a health resort has its origins in the Civil War. Late 19th-century accounts claim Dr. Alvah Jackson treated sick and wounded soldiers...

• civil war
• eureka springs
• arkansas
• sesquicentennial

The Grand Old Lady of California Street

  Submitted by @jqmcd

• san francisco
• california
• bay area
• bank
• earthquake

Fort Gunnybags

FORT GUNNY-BAGS WAS SITUATED ON THIS SPOT HEADQUARTERS OF THE VIGILANCE COMMITTEE DURING THE YEAR 1956 Articles on this at Noe Hill and Art and Architecture. Submitted by @jqmcd and @friscolex

• san francisco
• california
• bay area
• gunnybags
• vigilance committee
• civil war

John Raymond

John Raymond On April 19, 1775 the British Regulars occupied Monroe Tavern during their retreat from Concord through Lexington toward Boston. John Raymond, a member of Captain Parker's Company,...

• lexington
• revolutionary war
• massachusetts

In the North West Wall of the Disabled Toilet

TIME CAPSULE TO MARK THE NEW MILLENNIUM A TIME CAPSULE WAS PLACED IN THE NORTH WEST WALL OF THE DISABLED TOILET DURING ALTERATIONS 6TH JANUARY 2000 Submitted by Casey Briggs

• adelaide
• austrailia
• time capsule
• millennium

Tripe Dressing Baths

 TRIPE DRESSING BATHS Presented to Pudsey Civic Society in 1987 having belonged to Ross's Tripe Dressers and Retailers who occupied various premises in Pudsey and Stanningley 1938 -...

• england
• pudsey
• tripe
• bath
• ross's tripe...

Sailing of the Mayflower

London borough of Southwark Sailing of the Mayflower In 1620 the Mayflower sailed from Rotherhithe on the first stage of its epic voyage to America In command was Captain Christopher Jones of...

• england
• london
• mayflower

Original Iron Lions

ORIGINAL IRON LIONS WHICH GUARDED THE ENTRANCE TO THE COUNTY HALL OF RECORDS SINCE 1880 PLACE HERE IN 1968 BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF[ALAMEDA?] COUNTY Submitted by Abby Paske

• oakland
• zoo
• bay area
• california

Brass Was First Made

NEAR THIS PLACE IN THE YEAR 1568 BRASS WAS FIRST MADE BY ALLOYING COPPER WITH ZINC [LOGO] TO COMMEMORATE THE EVENT AND ON THE OCCASION OF THE DIAMOND JUBILEE OF THE NATIONAL...

• brass
• england
• zinc
• copper
• brassfoundry

A Caring Lady

IN MEMORY  HOPE BRANDT  A CARING LADY Submitted by Abby Paske. 

• oakland
• zoo
• california
• bay area