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War of 1812 British Raid Hopkinton NY

          British RaidIn Feb. 1814, British troopsraided this village, seizing   300 barrels of flour ofU.S. Gov. and stored in barnsof Col. Hopkins near the brookState Education Department...

          British RaidIn Feb. 1814, British troopsraided this village, seizing   300 barrels of flour ofU.S. Gov. and stored in barnsof Col. Hopkins near the brookState Education...

  • war
  • raid
  • war of 1812
  • hopkinton
  • military
  • 1814
  • alan r reno

Skevington Crossing

  • 1990
  • 1997
  • flood
  • 2001
  • suspension bridge

Ohlone Park Mural

    Sea and Skyline

      Rear Admiral Daniel Judson Callaghan

        Julie Weir

          Alaska Airlines

            Harnessing of the Atom Totem Pole

              First Chartered College in California

              This plaque marks the original site of the first Chartered College in California. It was Chartered as the California Wesleyan College on July 10, 1851. The following year the name was changed to...

              This plaque marks the original site of the first Chartered College in California. It was Chartered as the California Wesleyan College on July 10, 1851. The following year the name was changed...

              • santa clara
              • california
              • ca
              • college
              • university

              Tulane Stadium

              Tulane Stadium was the original home of the National Football League's New Orleans Saints from 1967-1974. The Saints' first regular season game was held on September 17, 1967. Most notable for...

              Tulane Stadium was the original home of the National Football League's New Orleans Saints from 1967-1974. The Saints' first regular season game was held on September 17, 1967. Most notable...

              • louisiana
              • sports
              • new orleans

              H. Sophie Newcomb College

              Founded 1886 as the Coordinate Women's College of Tulane University by Josephine Louise Le Mommier Newcomb (1816-1901) in memory of her daughter Harriott Sophie Newcomb (1855-1870). Originally...

              Founded 1886 as the Coordinate Women's College of Tulane University by Josephine Louise Le Mommier Newcomb (1816-1901) in memory of her daughter Harriott Sophie Newcomb (1855-1870)....

              • louisiana
              • education
              • arts

              Louisiana Memorial United Methodist Church - The Cradle of Louisiana Methodism

              In 1805, Elisha W. Bowman was sent as a Missionary to Louisiana by Bishops Whatcoat and Asbury, reaching Appelousas territory in late 1805. He organized a Methodist Society in Opelousas early in...

              In 1805, Elisha W. Bowman was sent as a Missionary to Louisiana by Bishops Whatcoat and Asbury, reaching Appelousas territory in late 1805. He organized a Methodist Society in Opelousas early in...

              • louisiana
              • church

              Atchafalaya Floodway - Henderson

              Annual flooding in the Acthafalaya Basin provides an ideal crawfish habitat. Today, most of Louisiana's crawfish production comes from farms, but the Basin still leads in the production of...

              Annual flooding in the Acthafalaya Basin provides an ideal crawfish habitat. Today, most of Louisiana's crawfish production comes from farms, but the Basin still leads in the production...

              • louisiana
              • wildlife
              • environment

              Community Confluence

              Artist Bill FrymireCompleted: June 2019Celebrating place and community, this monumental mosaic shows a topographical view of the confluence of the North and South Thompson Rivers set in an...

              Artist Bill FrymireCompleted: June 2019Celebrating place and community, this monumental mosaic shows a topographical view of the confluence of the North and South Thompson Rivers set in an...

              • kamloops
              • art
              • bc
              • community
              • aluminium

              Louisiana Memorial Methodist Church

              The first Methodist Church in Louisiana began here in 1805 and is called "The Cradle of Louisiana Methodism."The first conference of Louisiana Methodists convened here in 1847.

              The first Methodist Church in Louisiana began here in 1805 and is called "The Cradle of Louisiana Methodism."The first conference of Louisiana Methodists convened here in 1847.

              • louisiana
              • church

              Mississippi River - Morganza Floodway

              Mississippi River levee breeches in the Morganza area between 1780 and 1890 resulted in 15 major floods affecting Pointe Coupée Parish and all those to the south as far as the Gulf of Mexico....

              Mississippi River levee breeches in the Morganza area between 1780 and 1890 resulted in 15 major floods affecting Pointe Coupée Parish and all those to the south as far as the Gulf of...

              • louisiana
              • environment

              Last Spike

              Here was driven the Last Spike completing Canadian Pacific Railway from ocean to ocean November 7, 1885  submitted by Paul Mackey

              Here was driven the Last Spike completing Canadian Pacific Railway from ocean to ocean November 7, 1885  submitted by Paul Mackey

              • railway
              • cpr
              • canada
              • bc
              • craigellachie

              Red Lion Inn

              Submitted by @theonlymfkirke.

              Submitted by @theonlymfkirke.

                Bewell's Cross

                Submitted by @theonlymfkirke  

                Submitted by @theonlymfkirke

                  William Keith Old Master of California

                  WILLIAM KEITH 1838 - 1911  OLD MASTER OF CALIFORNIA  FROM 1885 TO THE END OF HIS LIFE  HIS HOME STOOD ABOUT FIFTY YARDS  EAST OF THIS SPOT  "HE WHO IS A BLESSING FOR HIS TIME IS  A BLESSING FOR...

                  WILLIAM KEITH 1838 - 1911  OLD MASTER OF CALIFORNIA  FROM 1885 TO THE END OF HIS LIFE  HIS HOME STOOD ABOUT FIFTY YARDS  EAST OF THIS SPOT  "HE WHO IS A BLESSING FOR HIS TIME IS  A BLESSING FOR...

                  • east of this spot
                  • fifty yards
                  • old master