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CAPTAIN JOHN LONERGAN

CAPTAIN JOHN LONERGAN 1837-1902 Hero of Gettysburg

CAPTAIN JOHN LONERGAN 1837-1902 Hero of Gettysburg

    John E. Fryer, M.D.

      The Heigold Facade

      Submitted by theJudithLife The Heigold Facade Christian Heigold, a German immigrant and stonecutter, came to Louisville sometime prior to 1850, and in 1857 be built his home at 264 Marion Street...

      Submitted by theJudithLife The Heigold Facade Christian Heigold, a German immigrant and stonecutter, came to Louisville sometime prior to 1850, and in 1857 be built his home at 264 Marion Street...

        Poe Returning to Boston

        Submitted by @sethlkap

        Submitted by @sethlkap

          Postum Cereal Company

          Submitted by @aloha_taboo

          Submitted by @aloha_taboo

            Interval House

            Submitted by @heritagetoronto

            Submitted by @heritagetoronto

              Vittime Della Ferocia Teutonica

                U.S. Sanitary Commission Great Central Fair

                US SANITARY COMMISSION GREAT CENTRAL FAIR Held at Logan Square from June 7-28, 1864, this event raised more than one million dollars for the Union cause during the Civil War. Formed to coordinate...

                US SANITARY COMMISSION GREAT CENTRAL FAIR Held at Logan Square from June 7-28, 1864, this event raised more than one million dollars for the Union cause during the Civil War. Formed to...

                  Jack Kerouac Birthplace b. 1922

                    Prince Edward Viaduct

                    Submitted by @heritagetoronto

                    Submitted by @heritagetoronto

                      Carousel on the Mall

                      Carousel on the Mall WASHINGTON DC On August 28, 1963, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, not far from here. On that same...

                      Carousel on the Mall WASHINGTON DC On August 28, 1963, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, not far from here. On that...

                        Ball's Bluff Battlefield

                        Submitted by @jqmcd

                        Submitted by @jqmcd

                          Vulcan Mine Site

                          • historic
                          • mine
                          • colorado

                          John and Annie Radford Residence

                          Submitted by @dawnvalentine

                          Submitted by @dawnvalentine

                            The Descendants of the First Acadian Settlers of St. James Parish

                            @readtheplaque https://t.co/8OqRuep47P TweetSubmitted by @paul1981Z28 Dedicated to the descendants of the first Acadian settlers of St. James Parish, who visited this site August 1999 on the...

                            @readtheplaque https://t.co/8OqRuep47P TweetSubmitted by @paul1981Z28 Dedicated to the descendants of the first Acadian settlers of St. James Parish, who visited this site August 1999 on the...

                              Bureau County's Red Covered Bridge

                              Submitted by @balinesecat

                              Submitted by @balinesecat

                                Seven Days Battle Malvern Hill

                                  The Founders of Mohonk

                                  ERECTED BY THEIR GUESTS TO COMMEMORATE THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WEDDING OF ALBERT KIETH SMILEY AND ELIZA PHELPS SMILEY THE FOUNDERS OF MOHONK 1857 JULY 8TH 1907 QUAERE MONUMENTUM CIRCUMSPICE

                                  ERECTED BY THEIR GUESTS TO COMMEMORATE THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WEDDING OF ALBERT KIETH SMILEY AND ELIZA PHELPS SMILEY THE FOUNDERS OF MOHONK 1857 JULY 8TH 1907 QUAERE MONUMENTUM CIRCUMSPICE

                                    This is the Stern of the Pressure Hull

                                    Submitted by @alisa_stephens

                                    Submitted by @alisa_stephens

                                    • torpedo
                                    • hydroplanes
                                    • ducks arse
                                    • submarine

                                    Iris Louise McPhetridge Thaden

                                    Submitted by @kevl42

                                    Submitted by @kevl42