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Marr Residence

Marr Residence Built in 1994 by the Marr family, the Marr Residence is the oldest building in Saskatoon on its original location and one of the first to be built in the settlement.  During the...

Marr Residence Built in 1994 by the Marr family, the Marr Residence is the oldest building in Saskatoon on its original location and one of the first to be built in the settlement.  During...

  • saskatoon
  • saskatchewan
  • meewasin

Leonard Nimoy

From IG post

From IG post

  • holy shrine
  • 2009

Tantiusques

TANTIUSQUES THE GRAPHITE OR BLACKLEAD DEPOSIT NEAR BY WAS VALUED BY THE INDIANS FOR FACE PAINT. AND BY THE WHITE MEN FOR PENCILS AND OTHER USES. JOHN WINTHROP, JR., WAS "GRANTED THE HILL AT...

TANTIUSQUES THE GRAPHITE OR BLACKLEAD DEPOSIT NEAR BY WAS VALUED BY THE INDIANS FOR FACE PAINT. AND BY THE WHITE MEN FOR PENCILS AND OTHER USES. JOHN WINTHROP, JR., WAS "GRANTED THE HILL AT...

    Jacob Bayley

    JACOB BAYLEY Founder of Newbury and Revolutionary War General Veteran of the Indian Wars, Bayley led a migration of settlers from Newbury, Mass to the rich lands of the Coos here at the Great...

    JACOB BAYLEY Founder of Newbury and Revolutionary War General Veteran of the Indian Wars, Bayley led a migration of settlers from Newbury, Mass to the rich lands of the Coos here at the Great...

      General John Stark

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        Minnesota's Highways

        Submitted by @louisrzurn

        Submitted by @louisrzurn

          Leuty Lifeguard Station

          Submitted by @heritagetoronto

          Submitted by @heritagetoronto

            First Marine Compound Engine

            The first vessel in the world propelled by a Compound Steam Engine was the REINDEER built for service on the Saint John River. Both the vessel and engine were designed by Benjamin Tibbits, a...

            The first vessel in the world propelled by a Compound Steam Engine was the REINDEER built for service on the Saint John River. Both the vessel and engine were designed by Benjamin Tibbits,...

              Lynching in Duluth

              Submitted by @LarsonForDuluth

              Submitted by @LarsonForDuluth

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              Bolen Cemetery in Shenandoah National Park

              Submitted by DoubleDag

              Submitted by DoubleDag

                Hogsback

                НOGBACKS Interstate 25 cuts through dip- ping strata that form hogback ridges between the Great Plains and the south end of the Rocky Mountains. The Santa Fe Trail from here to Santa Fe, followed...

                НOGBACKS Interstate 25 cuts through dip- ping strata that form hogback ridges between the Great Plains and the south end of the Rocky Mountains. The Santa Fe Trail from here to Santa Fe,...

                  El Pueblo de la Reina de Los Angeles

                  This plaque marks the boundary of the original northeast corner of El Pueblo de la Reina de Los Angeles, founded on September 4, 1781, and established by survey in 1849. Submitted by cjosephjordan

                  This plaque marks the boundary of the original northeast corner of El Pueblo de la Reina de Los Angeles, founded on September 4, 1781, and established by survey in 1849. Submitted by cjosephjordan

                    The Joan of Arc Jarden

                    Submitted by @kmbmarshall

                    Submitted by @kmbmarshall

                      The Ritz Hotel, London

                      Submitted by @benjiw

                      Submitted by @benjiw

                        In Memory of Michael O. D. Brown

                        Submitted by @brian_warth

                        Submitted by @brian_warth

                          Embarcadero Transit Markers

                          Submitted by @xor

                          Submitted by @xor

                            Avery Island Buddha Shonfa Temple

                              Hook & Ladder #4

                                Nat Turner's Insurrection

                                  Porter's Anti-Pirate Fleet

                                  An outbreak of piracy in 1822 prompted the United States to organize the West Indian Squadron, an anti-pirate fleet. Commanded by Commodore David Porter, the squadron in 1823 included 17 ships and...

                                  An outbreak of piracy in 1822 prompted the United States to organize the West Indian Squadron, an anti-pirate fleet. Commanded by Commodore David Porter, the squadron in 1823 included 17 ships...