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The Final Problem

1891 - 1991 AT THIS FEARFUL PLACE, SHERLOCK HOLMES VANQUISHED PROFESSOR MORIARTY, ON 4 MAY 1891.Erected by The Bimetallic Question of Montreal and The Reichenbach Irregulars of Switzerland....

1891 - 1991 AT THIS FEARFUL PLACE, SHERLOCK HOLMES VANQUISHED PROFESSOR MORIARTY, ON 4 MAY 1891.Erected by The Bimetallic Question of Montreal and The Reichenbach Irregulars of Switzerland....

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The James Johnston House

Submitted by @jqmcd

Submitted by @jqmcd

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Weidner Auto Court

OLYMPIA HERITAGE SITE ca. 1929  WEIDNER AUTO COURT  (OLYMPIA COURT APARTMENTS, 1999)  JOSEPH WOHLEB DESIGNED THIS DISTINCTIVE  TUDOR-STYLE/BUILDING FOR VIOLA AND ERNIE  WEIDNER, A BREWERY SALES...

OLYMPIA HERITAGE SITE ca. 1929  WEIDNER AUTO COURT  (OLYMPIA COURT APARTMENTS, 1999)  JOSEPH WOHLEB DESIGNED THIS DISTINCTIVE  TUDOR- STYLE/BUILDING FOR VIOLA AND ERNIE  WEIDNER, A BREWERY SALES...

    Cal Cherry Tree Grove

    THIS GROVE OF CHERRY TREES  STANDS AS A LEGACY TO THE  GRADUATES OF JAPANESE ANCESTRY  IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR CONTRIBUTION  TO OUR SOCIETY AND AS A TRIBUTE TO THE  EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE OF THE ...

    THIS GROVE OF CHERRY TREES  STANDS AS A LEGACY TO THE  GRADUATES OF JAPANESE ANCESTRY  IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR CONTRIBUTION  TO OUR SOCIETY AND AS A TRIBUTE TO THE  EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE OF THE ...

      Secaucus Junction Dedication Plaque

      NJ TRANSIT Corporation dedicates Secaucus Junction to theHONORABLE FRANK R. LAUTENBERGDuring an exemplary and extraordinarily productive career in public service that nowspans over two decades,...

      NJ TRANSIT Corporation dedicates Secaucus Junction to theHONORABLE FRANK R. LAUTENBERGDuring an exemplary and extraordinarily productive career in public service that nowspans over two...

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      The Young Men and Women of Berkeley Who Gave Their Lives

      TO HONOR  THE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN  WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES  IN THE SECOND WORD WAR  THIS BUILDING IS DEDICATED  TO THE SERVICE OF YOUTH BERKELEY WAR COUNCIL Submitted by @jqmcd

      TO HONOR  THE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN  WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES  IN THE SECOND WORD WAR  THIS BUILDING IS DEDICATED  TO THE SERVICE OF YOUTH BERKELEY WAR COUNCIL Submitted by @jqmcd

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      Companies L and K 182nd Inf. M.N.C. WWII

      Submitted by Ben Becker

      Submitted by Ben Becker

        In Honor of Those From Ward Four Who Served or Died in World War II

        Submitted by Ben Becker

        Submitted by Ben Becker

          Fifth Infantry Massachusetts National Guard WWI Deaths

          Submitted by Ben Becker

          Submitted by Ben Becker

            Admiralty Anchor

            Submitted by Ben Becker

            Submitted by Ben Becker

              Hammond Castle

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              Submitted by Ben Becker

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              Black Mariners

              Submitted by Ben Becker

              Submitted by Ben Becker

                Henry Sherburne House

                Submitted by Ben Becker

                Submitted by Ben Becker

                  The North End: Deer Street

                  Submitted by Ben Becker

                  Submitted by Ben Becker

                    Centanni Way

                    Submitted by Ben Becker

                    Submitted by Ben Becker

                      Vlad Dracul

                      In aceasta casa a locuit intre anii 1431-1435 domnitorul Tarii Romanesti VLAD DRACUL fiul lui Mircea cel Batrin Submitted by @petramatic

                      In aceasta casa a locuit intre anii 1431-1435 domnitorul Tarii Romanesti VLAD DRACUL fiul lui Mircea cel Batrin Submitted by @petramatic

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                      Forty-Year Episcopate

                      ON THIS SITE  THEN OCCUPIED BY  TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH  WILLIAM INGRAHAM KIP  FIRST PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL BISHOP OF CALIFORNIA BEGAN HIS FORTY-YEAR EPISCOPATE  ON JANUARY 29, 1854 Submitted by @jqmcd

                      ON THIS SITE  THEN OCCUPIED BY  TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH  WILLIAM INGRAHAM KIP  FIRST PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL BISHOP OF CALIFORNIA BEGAN HIS FORTY- YEAR EPISCOPATE  ON JANUARY 29, 1854 Submitted by @jqmcd

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                      J. E. H. MacDonald

                      J. E. H MACDONALD 1873-1932  MacDonald, one of Canada's outstanding artists, lived here  1913-1932. Born in Durham, England, of Canadian parents,  he came with his family to Hamilton in 1887...

                      J. E. H MACDONALD 1873-1932  MacDonald, one of Canada's outstanding artists, lived here  1913-1932. Born in Durham, England, of Canadian parents,  he came with his family to Hamilton in 1887...

                        Sylvestri Terminal

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