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STRATFORD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

STRATFORD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ON FEBRUARY 2. W, STRATFORD HIGH BECAME THE FIRST RACIALLY INTEGRATED SCHOOL IN VIRGINIA. THE LONG BATTLE TO INTEGRATE VIRGINIA'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOLLOWED THE U.S....

STRATFORD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ON FEBRUARY 2. W, STRATFORD HIGH BECAME THE FIRST RACIALLY INTEGRATED SCHOOL IN VIRGINIA. THE LONG BATTLE TO INTEGRATE VIRGINIA'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOLLOWED THE U.S....

    1854 Courthouse

    Sketched in 1871 by A. R. Waud of Harper's Weekly, this drawings is the only known full sketch of the 1854 Courthouse. Built at a cost of $2,750 under the supervision of T. J. 0. Morrison, the...

    Sketched in 1871 by A. R. Waud of Harper's Weekly, this drawings is the only known full sketch of the 1854 Courthouse. Built at a cost of $2,750 under the supervision of T. J. 0. Morrison, the...

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    U. S. Color Troops Army of the James and the Potomac

    IN MEMORY OF THE VALOROUS SERVICE OF REGIMENTS AND COMPANIES OF THE US COLORED TROOPS ARMY OF THE JAMES AND ARMY OF THE POTOMAC SIEGE OF PETERSBURG 1864 - 65

    IN MEMORY OF THE VALOROUS SERVICE OF REGIMENTS AND COMPANIES OF THE US COLORED TROOPS ARMY OF THE JAMES AND ARMY OF THE POTOMAC SIEGE OF PETERSBURG 1864 - 65

      Cork Plain Bridge

      This Contoocook River crossing was established by the Second New Hampshire Turnpike Corporation, chartered in 1799 to build a toll highway sixty miles from Amherst to Claremont.Opened in 1801 and...

      This Contoocook River crossing was established by the Second New Hampshire Turnpike Corporation, chartered in 1799 to build a toll highway sixty miles from Amherst to Claremont.Opened in 1801...

        Chapman Hall, 1947

        Submitted by aallen65

        Submitted by aallen65

          Press Herald Building

          Submitted by @bthubbard

          Submitted by @bthubbard

            Holmfirth Monumental Almshouses

            Holmfirth Monumental Almshouses These five Almshouses were built and endowed in 1856 as a memorial of the Holmfirth Flood of 1852. The funds, raised by public subscription and a Ladies'...

            Holmfirth Monumental Almshouses These five Almshouses were built and endowed in 1856 as a memorial of the Holmfirth Flood of 1852. The funds, raised by public subscription and a...

              La Castense 1760 - 1859

                Harrisburg Giants

                HARRISBURG GIANTS Harrisburg-based Negro League baseball team founded around 1900 and operated by Colonel William Strothers until his death in 1933. One of 27 major Negro League teams across the...

                HARRISBURG GIANTS Harrisburg-based Negro League baseball team founded around 1900 and operated by Colonel William Strothers until his death in 1933. One of 27 major Negro League teams across...

                  Winchester Mystery House Model

                  Submitted by @JimStLeger

                  Submitted by @JimStLeger

                    Old Scituate Lighthouse

                    Submitted by @ferryfaerie

                    Submitted by @ferryfaerie

                      Hadrian's Wall in Carlisle

                      Submitted by @HWpath

                      Submitted by @HWpath

                        Manly Hydraulics Laboratory

                        Submitted by @littlebobbyplaqueson

                        Submitted by @littlebobbyplaqueson

                          So-Called Temple of Romulus

                          Submitted by JMRobilliard

                          Submitted by JMRobilliard

                            AL SOTTOTENENTE UGO DELLA MONICA DEL 56° REG. MARCHE

                            AL SOTTOTENENTE UGO DELLA MONICA DEL 56° REG. MARCHE, CHE IN DATA 9 SETTEMBRE 1943, ANIMATO DALL’AMOR DI PATRIA, CON ALTO SENSO DEL DOVERE E DELL’ONORE MILITARE SI OPPOSE AL FUOCO TEDESCO,...

                            AL SOTTOTENENTE UGO DELLA MONICA DEL 56° REG. MARCHE, CHE IN DATA 9 SETTEMBRE 1943, ANIMATO DALL’AMOR DI PATRIA, CON ALTO SENSO DEL DOVERE E DELL’ONORE MILITARE SI OPPOSE AL FUOCO...

                              Detective Martin J. McFadden

                              Detective Martin J. McFadden On October 31, 1963, the actions of Cleveland Police Detective Martin J. McFadden led to a new legal standard allowing police officers in the United States to stop and...

                              Detective Martin J. McFadden On October 31, 1963, the actions of Cleveland Police Detective Martin J. McFadden led to a new legal standard allowing police officers in the United States to stop...

                                Fredericksburg Principal Auction Site in Pre-Civil War Days for Slaves and Property

                                Submitted by @Sarah_Stierch

                                Submitted by @Sarah_Stierch

                                  Coquitlam and Buntzen Reservoirs Worker Memorial

                                  Submitted by @BC_LHC

                                  Submitted by @BC_LHC

                                    McAbee Beach

                                      Camp Pine Knot

                                      Submitted by MrWilsonZ

                                      Submitted by MrWilsonZ