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Davenport Bridge of 1856

Davenport Bridge of 1856 Near this spot and upon these stones rested the first bridge to span the Mississippi River. The first train consisting of a locomotive and eight cars passed over the...

    Davenport Homesite

    Welcome to the homesite of Col George Davenport He arrived on this island in 1816 under contract to provide food to the soldiers building Fort Armstrong. And he, thus, became the first permanent...

      Denkmal

      KIEPENKERL - DENKMAL 1896 VON AUGUST SCHMIEMANN GE- SCHAFFEN, 1945 ZERSTÖRT, 1953 ALS NACHGUSS WIEDER AUFGE- STELLT. DER TYPISCHE KIEPENKERL WAN- DERTE NOCH BIS IN DIE 20ER JAHRE ALS...

        Rathaus

        RATHAUS SEIT ETWA 1250 AN DIESER STELLE. RÜCKWÄRTIG DIE RATSKAMMER FÜR DAS HOHE GERICHT (FRIEDENSSAAL VON 1648), DAVOR VERSAMMLUNGSRAUM DER BÜRGER- SCHAFT (BÜRGERHALLE), IN DER VORHALLE SITZ DES...

          Plaque Dedication Invitation

          THE ALAMEDA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY Invites You to their PLAQUE DEDICATION Marking the Site of OAKLAND S FIRST PUBLIC SCHOOL at Fourth and Clay Streets in Oakland 11:00 a.. Saturday, Oct....

          • oakland
          • invitation
          • public school
          • dedication
          • 1976
          • 11am saturday

          Covert Park

          Mount Bonnell was part of a 54-acre tract of land owned by F.M. Covert, SR. a pioneer Austin businessman. Negotiations to give the summit of Mt. Bonnell, to be known as Covert Park, to the people...

          • covert park
          • park
          • austin
          • mount bonnell
          • mt. bonnell

          Laguna Gloria

          This Mediterranean style villa was built in 1916 for Henry H. and Clara Driscoll Sevier. Named Laguna Gloria for a nearby lagoon off the Colorado river, the stuccoed home features a...

          • laguna gloria
          • austin
          • texas

          Jackson, CA, Hangman’s Tree

          Here stood in early days the hangman’s tree This marker placed by Ursula Parlor No. 1 N.D.G.W. July 24th, 1937 Submitted by @adeleseelke

            Tongva Peak

            Tongva Peak Gabrielino~Tongva Community of Wiqanga Elevation 2656' Dedicated 2003 AD

            • peak
            • native ameri...

            Bronx Zoo

            THiS FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH CONTAINS A SECTION OF WATER PIPE 2000 YEARS OLD, FROM POMPEII WHICH AN ITALIAN LEGEND ATTRIBUTES GOOD HEALTH AND GOOD FORTUNE TO ALL WHO DRINK THEREFROM THE PIPE WAS...

            • fountain of youth
            • pompeii
            • 1953
            • 200 years old