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The C E Hudspeth Redwood

  • 1922
  • no redwood

Bateau

The motor-powered boat that replaced the skiff in the basin was the bateau. It was also commonly called a "gas-boat," " joe-boat," and a " john-boat." It is a long, heavy, flat-bottomed boat, with...

The motor-powered boat that replaced the skiff in the basin was the bateau. It was also commonly called a "gas-boat," " joe-boat," and a " john- boat." It is a long, heavy, flat-bottomed...

  • louisiana

Cardiff Castle

Cardiff Castle's history began with the first Roman fortress built in the 1st C. The Norman Conquest in the 11th C. brought impressive fortifications. In the 19th C. the apartments were extended...

Cardiff Castle's history began with the first Roman fortress built in the 1st C. The Norman Conquest in the 11th C. brought impressive fortifications. In the 19th C. the apartments were extended...

  • wales
  • castle

Lawrence Taylor Busch

    Wixom-Wire House

    This house was built in the early 1850s by Lucy Wixom, widow of Ahijah Wixom, one of the town’s founders. Its first residents were the Reverend and Mrs. Samuel Wire. He was the pastor of the Free...

    This house was built in the early 1850s by Lucy Wixom, widow of Ahijah Wixom, one of the town’s founders. Its first residents were the Reverend and Mrs. Samuel Wire. He was the pastor of the Free...

    • michigan
    • michigan his...

    John Almon Starr / Saginaw Trail

    John Almon Starr (1828-1895) and his wife, Nancy Quick (1831-1895), built this house in 1868 from bricks fired in Almon’s tile factory. Almon and his parents had emigrated to Michigan from...

    John Almon Starr (1828-1895) and his wife, Nancy Quick (1831-1895), built this house in 1868 from bricks fired in Almon’s tile factory. Almon and his parents had emigrated to Michigan...

    • michigan
    • michigan his...

    Mohonk Mountain House

      Truckee Fire Protection Flagpole

        Truckee Jewel of the Eastern Sierra

          Who Served Their Country in the World War 1917 - 1918

            Donner Party

              Virile to Risk and Find

              VIRILE TO RISK AND FIND; KINDLY WITHAL AND A READY HELP. FACING THE BRUNT OF FATE; INDOMI- TABLE, -- UNAFRAID.

              VIRILE TO RISK AND FIND; KINDLY WITHAL AND A READY HELP. FACING THE BRUNT OF FATE; INDOMI- TABLE, -- UNAFRAID.

              • virile to risk
              • unafraid
              • brunt of fate

              Donner Camp

                Schallenberger Cabin Site

                  The Origin of the Park

                    Truckee's Vigilance Committee

                      Golden Gate Bridge -- Men of Vision

                        Golden Gate Bridge Dedication

                          The Golden Gate Bridge

                            The House of Anne Hutchinson

                            Submitted by @HistoricBoston

                            Submitted by @HistoricBoston